One of my absolute personal favourite bands from the eighties, boasting an amazing catalogue of hits.
Mark King - a true bass God! He could (and still can!) play every trick in the book and then some.
Anyway, your favourite Level 42 songs my good people if you please.
Who’s seen them live? |
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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago
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Saw them live around the time of the Running In The Family album and very good they were too - wouldn't say I was a huge fan apart from the singles but Mark King is without doubt a master bassist |
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First band I ever saw live. Was at the Fridge in Brixton and they were supported by The Flying Pickets. I liked them up until their 3rd album but then become bored by them as they went to commercial.
Starchild is easily their best song. |
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"First band I ever saw live. Was at the Fridge in Brixton and they were supported by The Flying Pickets. I liked them up until their 3rd album but then become bored by them as they went to commercial.
Starchild is easily their best song. "
This was in 1981 |
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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago
There and to the left a bit |
"First band I ever saw live. Was at the Fridge in Brixton and they were supported by The Flying Pickets. I liked them up until their 3rd album but then become bored by them as they went to commercial.
Starchild is easily their best song. "
I actually got into them through their more commercial stuff and then "found" the earlier stuff which was better |
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As a bass player myself Mark King is one of my all time heroes. Theres no other bass player in the world matches his style of playing. Unfortunately never got the chance to check them out live but I absolutely love all their stuff |
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Early years were better when they were a jazz funk band before getting bastardised by the pop industry
Used to like them around the pursuit of accidents album and another band -light of the world |
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"One of my absolute personal favourite bands from the eighties, boasting an amazing catalogue of hits.
Mark King - a true bass God! He could (and still can!) play every trick in the book and then some.
Anyway, your favourite Level 42 songs my good people if you please.
Who’s seen them live? "
The Chinese Way, Sons & Daughters and of course Lessons In Love!
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How interesting. I am currently listening through their back catalogue on Spotify.
My favourite is Something About You.
I have always found they had some great singles and the rest of the albums were quite average to my ears. They were/are much more exciting live than on record, like many bands.
Mark King is indeed a monster bass player. It's particularly impressive because that's not his first instrument and he only took it up because the band needed somebody to play it.
RIP Boon.  |
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