― lukey (Lukey G), Friday, 14 May 2004 14:04 (nineteen years ago) link
?? Please elaborate.
― frankE (frankE), Friday, 14 May 2004 14:17 (nineteen years ago) link
but to your point, i remember liking this back in the day.
― frankE (frankE), Friday, 14 May 2004 14:19 (nineteen years ago) link
― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Friday, 14 May 2004 14:29 (nineteen years ago) link
― Jeff W (zebedee), Friday, 14 May 2004 14:55 (nineteen years ago) link
― ___ (___), Friday, 14 May 2004 14:59 (nineteen years ago) link
― mark e (mark e), Friday, 14 May 2004 15:00 (nineteen years ago) link
Wet Wet Wet's first couple of albums were good, too.
― noodle vague (noodle vague), Friday, 14 May 2004 18:04 (nineteen years ago) link
― jed_ (jed), Friday, 14 May 2004 18:33 (nineteen years ago) link
― Barry Bruner (Barry Bruner), Friday, 14 May 2004 19:09 (nineteen years ago) link
Admittedly L42 rapidly disappreared up their own arses once they started to get regular hits in the UK and became increasingly anxious to break into the US market around '85 (and anything recorded after the Gould's left in '87 is best left well alone) but prior to that they did some great stuff - what the hell did Wet Wet Wet ever do that's as "radical" as e.g. Sandstorm, Theme To Margaret, Mr. Pink, 43, Heathrow, Dune Tune, Starchild, Weave Your Spell, Last Chance, Shapeshifter or Kouyate?
― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Friday, 14 May 2004 19:56 (nineteen years ago) link
CCC
― Limoncello Carlin (The stickman from the hilarious "xkcd" comics), Sunday, 8 February 2009 22:15 (fifteen years ago) link
Needs sampling, especially those opening three seconds
― Limoncello Carlin (The stickman from the hilarious "xkcd" comics), Sunday, 8 February 2009 22:16 (fifteen years ago) link
I knew Dom or Bimble was behind this.
― The Screaming Lobster of Challops (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 8 February 2009 22:25 (fifteen years ago) link
Would it be ridic to say that what Dire Straits were to the guitar in the 80s, Level 42 were for the bass?
― Limoncello Carlin (The stickman from the hilarious "xkcd" comics), Sunday, 8 February 2009 22:29 (fifteen years ago) link
You mean in making a respected instrument a laughing stock?
("Lessons in Love" is a C, by the way).
― The Screaming Lobster of Challops (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 8 February 2009 23:07 (fifteen years ago) link
Dud dud dud.'Lessons In Love' came on the workplace radio today, and I realised that Level 42 sound bored by their own music.
― Eins zwei PoliSci (snoball), Friday, 27 November 2015 18:50 (eight years ago) link
WRONG
― Noodle Vape (Noodle Vague), Friday, 27 November 2015 18:55 (eight years ago) link
i like something about you better but this is a bit of a tune an' all tbh
― Karl Rove Knausgård (jim in glasgow), Friday, 27 November 2015 18:55 (eight years ago) link
this was on the rotation at the b&q I worked at when I was 19; halcyon days; facing up cans of paint; sorting out the screws, nails and hooks; tannoy'd for a price-check; vibing to level 42.
― Karl Rove Knausgård (jim in glasgow), Friday, 27 November 2015 18:57 (eight years ago) link
This is a ridiculously good bass line.
― Master of Treacle, Friday, 27 November 2015 19:41 (eight years ago) link
That is a ridiculously bad video. *Scours lyrics for inspiration* - 'all the homes that we were building' - hey let's set it on a building site! Now Mark, how about you come up with some illustrative hand gestures for the nautical metaphors in the first verse. Mike, for the falsetto middle eight that you do in every single song why don't you wander off into some dark shadows where we can't see your face? And guitarist, whatever your name is, you can just stand around looking like you're not sure what you're doing in this bass and keyboard led band.
― ledge, Saturday, 28 November 2015 11:07 (eight years ago) link
tbf there is a clear guitar break before the last chorus iirc
― I don't have the time or energy to make a counterargument (stevie), Saturday, 28 November 2015 11:25 (eight years ago) link
I guess they threw him a bone from time to time.
― ledge, Saturday, 28 November 2015 11:54 (eight years ago) link
Mike Lindup's occasional spooky vocals are their secret weapon.
― mitch bagnet (MaresNest), Saturday, 28 November 2015 12:00 (eight years ago) link
I served Lindup once when I was working a weekend job at WH Smith's, 20 odd years ago. He was wearing a Level 42 Racing Team jacket. I wanted to say something, having been a bit obsessed with the group when I was eleven. But now I was 18 and all I cared about what Public Enemy and Pearl Jam, so I just rang up his items and took his cash. I guess he was used to not being recognised. But I still feel a bit guilty about it.
I've come to terms with my Level 42 since then. They're patchy but they have some great jazz-funk jams and the odd ersatz soul gem. I can listen to World Machine and Running In The Family without skipping, for the most part.
― I don't have the time or energy to make a counterargument (stevie), Saturday, 28 November 2015 12:03 (eight years ago) link
This would be my favourite thing they've done, I think. Led by Lindup but with a great pre chorus sung by MK that makes the song.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_cie39XdWM
― mitch bagnet (MaresNest), Saturday, 28 November 2015 12:16 (eight years ago) link
And guitarist, whatever your name is
the magnificently named Boon Gould fyi
― gazcom (NickB), Saturday, 28 November 2015 13:02 (eight years ago) link
The Goulds left as King wanted to go down the full Lessons/Something About You/Running In The Family direction, they apparently didnt
― Master of Treacle, Saturday, 28 November 2015 14:11 (eight years ago) link
Make the most of the 'pop' direction, rather. Gould/King were a great rhythm section
― Master of Treacle, Saturday, 28 November 2015 14:18 (eight years ago) link