Subject: Level 42 Digest, #81

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                              * LEVEL 42 DIGEST *
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Digest 81                                                  Tuesday, 02/15/94

Today's topics:
Wally Badarou's "Echos" album (two thumbs up!)
Wally Badarou's "Echos" album (two thumbs up!)

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From: eric (Eric J. Hansen)
Date: Mon, 14 Feb 94 19:32:14 EST
Subject: Wally Badarou's "Echos" album (two thumbs up!)

Hey all,

I picked up Wally Badarou's album "Echos" this past Saturday
at Tower Records in Boston, MA.  It was completely random that I saw it -
I wasn't looking for it, but it happened to be at the very front of the
rack.  For those of you who (gasp) don't really know who W.B. is...
He's been with L42 ever since their founding.  I believe that he's
listed as a contributor on every album.  I don't think he's ever toured
with the band, but he is definitely responsible for alot of work done
in the studio.

Anyways, "Echos" is W.B.'s first of two solo efforts.  I bought
his second album "Words of a Mountain" a few years back - completely
on spec I might add.  W.O.A.M. is pretty good - very new-ageish and
electronic a la Vangelis and JMJ.  I was pretty suprised when I first
plugged in Echos - it is quite upbeat and more "mainstream".  My
overall review is a resounding, no-holds-barred "Go buy it!!"  I *really* like
this album, and it even makes me ponder about how much writing/playing Mike
Lindup is _actually_ responsible for... (keyboard parts, anyways).  I
think that any fan would instantly recognize a similarity between
Echos and earlier L42 stuff (even new stuff, though).  The keyboard
work is really good - alot of polished mixing and well-thought-out
harmonies and progressions.

Now that I've got both of W.B.'s solo albums, as well as Mark
King's "Influences", does anyone have any suggestions for getting Mike
Lindup's solo album?!  Or at least, can anyone who owns it post a brief note
telling about it?

Eric "Chief Inspector"
Administrator, Level 42 Mailing List

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From: lazlo @ unm.edu (Lazlo Nibble)
Date: Mon, 14 Feb 1994 20:48:38 -0700 (MST)
Subject: Wally Badarou's "Echos" album (two thumbs up!)

> Now that I've got both of W.B.'s solo albums, as well as Mark King's
> "Influences", does anyone have any suggestions for getting Mike Lindup's
> solo album?!  Or at least, can anyone who owns it post a brief note
> telling about it?

I rather like it.  Most of the tracks are upbeat but introspective ballads,
similar to L42 tracks like "Physical Presence", "It's Over", "Children
Say", etc.  No in your face power-funk dance stuff (no guest appearances by
any of the other core 42 personnel like King/Badarou/bros. Gould, for that
matter).

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Lazlo (lazlo @ unm.edu)
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