From: Level42-request @ worldmachine.com (Level42 Digest) Subject: Level42 Digest V99 #101 _ ____ _ ____ _ _ ___ // //__ // / //__ // /__// __// //__ //__ \\_/ //__ //__ // /__ D I G E S T Level42 Digest Volume 99 : Issue 101 1062 subscribers Today's topics: RE: Lumpy Custard Adam Hankinson Jamiroquai and MP3 stuff Adam Hankinson Re: Level42 Digest V99 #100 Laurence Green Katy Lied Nightfly83 42 Occurrance EMIKATIE Another portion of Lumpy Custard ERICWHE01 New to the Digest Bill Montgomery Re: Level42 Digest V99 #100 Bubbasnana Forever Now impression Greg Jamate The Chinese Way and Basslines Alessandro Maccari ------------------------------ Subject: RE: Lumpy Custard From: "Adam Hankinson" Date: Sun, 11 Apr 1999 13:44:16 +0100 >Subject: Lumpy Custard >From: ERICWHE01 @ aol.com >Date: Sat, 10 Apr 1999 22:12:22 EDT That was just Too funny Eric gets my vote for "best post '99" (so far) Adz Adam Hankinson "Am I as big a fool as I can be?" ------------------------------ Subject: Jamiroquai and MP3 stuff From: "Adam Hankinson" Date: Sun, 11 Apr 1999 14:33:08 +0100 Some one was asking about jamiroquai....... You can download clips of their new single "Canned Heat" at the official site http://www.jamiroquai.co.uk and their "digest" type site http://jamiroquai.com/multimedia/news/ Stu Zender is no longer with them and will not be on the tour. He has his own website now with news of him sueing Jay and his own statement of leaving Jamiroquai http://www.ticnet.com/predetor/sz This site isn't really ready yet. I think that http://stuartzender.com may be active too. Also you can hear him play on Lauryn Hill's song "Final hour". Jam's new bass player is Nick Fife. I'm getting the MP3 of Canned heat right now ....that's why Im killing time writing all of this :-) In fact there are a few cool tracks here like Holywood swinging (live) and upside down (live) i think I'll be online for a while :-) If you want the URL's..mail me. Someone asked about the L42 Mp3 page that Ranger and I had running last year....Well, Hopefully we will be bringing it back to you. But all is not lost. Dan James has kept most of the files and added some new ones too. You can find them all at : www.neurotoxin.net/~djames/Files/Level42/Mpeg3/ Nice one Dan! (do you really like Mr Oizo?) :-) umm, that'll do...bye bye everybody bye bye. Adz Adam Hankinson "Am I as big a digerydoo as I can be?" ------------------------------ Subject: Re: Level42 Digest V99 #100 From: "Laurence Green" Date: Sun, 11 Apr 1999 17:05:55 +0100 >This is an unashamed advertisement for WORD MACHINE 3. All people, places and >events portrayed in this piece are purely there for my amusement ;-) Probably ONLY for your amusement judging by the liberally scattered rogue characters in my version (could be Microshift Outlook) - see below >This was to alert us of the nefarious activities of that notorious shyster, >Loz Green. Very Christian, I must say Why am I in the news all of a sudden. Is it because there are only 7 days to go??? and Heck, I've even started this quoting business which I abhor. If we carry on the digest will become one massive iteration of itself. >?And he can't spell Common ground established - let's set up base camp here. >Heaven: Mr (S) Pink! (doh) >Hell: she can't help herself (possibly the worst song in living history) Lisa, you have gone down in my estimations - I can't believe you admit to not liking a song (I willing accept the bashing I will get for saying that -- 'you don't have to like EVERy song etc etc etc ad infinitum) Eric&*%("*%*()&£$)"!^)W - so thats what I was doing in my pre-digest days. I didn't seem to remember any of it. I actually AM writing 2 books - one a thesis of course and the other a novel, but it may take me many years (probably for both) and yes, it would be thoroughly proof read for spelling and grammar. Sorry for a post which was actually quite low in level 42 related content. Someone asked why the old fan club magazine said LFT, that's because the F stands for Forty and the T for Two. (That comment especially for AG, no offence intended, I too found it strange) LOZ ------------------------------ Subject: Katy Lied From: Nightfly83 @ aol.com Date: Sun, 11 Apr 1999 15:42:58 EDT > Subject: RE: Level42 Digest V99 #99 > From: "Matthew Areford" > > Hate to be picky here, but this reply was so smarmy. The original was > correct -- better than you and I. Smarmy? SMARMY? I must have broadened my repertoire without even realising it. Well done on spotting the grammatical double bluff though. I think Alex got it, but in typical abstruse style he chose to cloak his acknowledgement in some bizarre Kung Fu reference. Where are all my fawning acolytes when I'm actually here, hey? You all miss me when I'm gone, but as soon as I re-appear you leave me to the sharks. Sniff. AG ------------------------------ Subject: 42 Occurrance From: EMIKATIE @ aol.com Date: Sun, 11 Apr 1999 16:08:55 EDT Yup, Another one. Saturday........rotating my tires........embedded nail.............removal...............flat tire.........arrive at shop just before closing..........4 new tires.................question from assisstant manager to manager......" How many tires we do today?"............ answer..........."42". If only they knew :-) The machine stops, John ------------------------------ Subject: Another portion of Lumpy Custard From: ERICWHE01 @ aol.com Date: Sun, 11 Apr 1999 17:31:58 EDT (Seems I'm still a novice in the ancient paper art of cut and paste,so I've decided to resubmit my post from yesterday with a few additions. The more cunning and observant of you may have noticed a bit of the old machine code creeping in. You can now read the piece as nature intended...take that as you will !) As you all know, I hate to contradict people, but the person who said that "nothing is now going on" seems to be very mis-informed. Mark is going back into the studio (hence no April gigs), Boon and Phil are pursuing their own projects, Gary Husband is on tour and Mike Lindup is enjoying great reviews and plaudits as the Stunt Double of 'the Cat' in Red Dwarf. Now, I'd just like to say that I'm new to the Loz Green digest. I've followed him since the early literary days when I first read 'Blizzard' from Strata Publishing house with help from his friends Ike Ringpull, Moon Bald, and Jill Bald and with his agent Gone Bald. I then bought the craftily titled 'Loz Green' from the Cauliflower publishing house. This was a new step for Loz and bought his literary works to a wider audience. With the interest in his live recitals Cauliflower published some of his earlier works in a book entitled 'Early Quotes'. Loz's success spawned a new confidence in his writings, and he then started to write the enchanting 'Keep away from the light', a truly magnificent work , with poems like 'Lycra Kid', 'Store this side up' and 'Fairy's Cream'. It was at this time the BBC became interested in his work, and they produced a programme, 'Sights and Sounds in Cromford' which is now often shown in the early hours on satellite and cable tv. But Loz wanted a wider audience and yearned for international success. Goaded by his tastefully dressed Manager Saul Crickneck , he went to the States to promote his work but had little success. It was at this time he decided to come more into the mainstream of publishing, a move that didn't go down well with his colleagues the Bald brothers. However, Loz still managed to write a hit book called 'Rude Mothers', with heart wrenching poems such as 'A Floating Wife', 'Rude Achievers', Cromford's Shitty Dustmen and the rather raunchy 'Seven Lays'. The most catchy and successful of this anthology was 'Bot Water'. An outburst of 'Bot Water' is now an integral part of his live work. Loz then took time away from performing jointly with his pals, and wrote his eclectic individual collection 'Under the Influence'. Loz was now coming to the peak of his creative phase, and began to write his masterpiece 'Word Machine', from which Loz has won several awards. Loz and his pals also managed to headline in the 'Mincers Truss' Poetry festival . But the cracks were beginning to show in his relationship with the Balds. Constant book signings and a change in literary direction bought the strained relationship to an end, and Loz and the Balds split in 1987. However, they managed to jointly write and publish the incredibly successful 'Hobbling with a Gammy Leg' before the split was formally announced. The world beating 'HwaGL' is certainly the most commercial of Loz's work, and poems from it such as 'It's Rover', 'To be in bed with you again' , and 'Mildred says' are still performed all over the world today. However, Loz's commercial success began to wane. In partnership with Ike Ringpull, he produced the scholarly 'Leering at my Mum', which again achieved good sales in the bookshops. But their next venture called 'Glam and teeth' was rejected by Cauliflower as a write-off. Undaunted by this let down, Loz approached another publishing house Arsey Hay. Arsey Hay published the book, but this proved to be a false dawn, and sales were disappointing. Loz decided to take a break from writing to concentrate on his family and his burgeoning Restaurant chain Jim Diablos. It was at this time that Ike Ringpull wrote his solo effort 'Flanges'. With the constant touring and book signings taking their toll, Loz decided that there was room for one last book, and the retro-book 'For Heavens Sake' was published by Arsey Hay. It headlined with poems like 'All over Stu', 'Learn to Say Maybe' and the chilling 'One hurls at Marillion'. It was at that time that Loz decided to call it a day and hung up his typewriter. But now 5 years later, Loz has risen phoenix-like from the flames, and has shown some of his best work in his new book 'Woman', with an all too refreshing brand of the old and new. This is shown in poems such as 'Littered Room', 'Half eaten sponge' and everyones favourite 'Mandela'. I have collected all of Loz's works, all the tour flyers, and I even have patented a stripy tee-shirt pattern similar to that worn by Loz on his web-site. If anyone has a lifesize cutout of Loz (again as per his website) I would like to swap it for an actual Loz red 'Woman' tour jacket. But he also writes a belting little book called 'WORD MACHINE', and I recommend you buy it. It is full of interesting info on your favourite band, with news, info and interviews. This is an unashamed advertisement for WORD MACHINE 3. All people, places and events portrayed in this piece are purely there for my amusement ;-) Eric W. ------------------------------ Subject: New to the Digest From: Bill Montgomery Date: Mon, 27 Aug 1956 21:40:00 +0000 Just a greeting to fellow digesters. Am new to the digest; had no idea that there are so many people worldwide who have an awareness of the wonderful musical contributions made by Level 42. Despite the general perception that the band was largely underappreciated in the U.S., I must tell you that this is due to the obvious stupidty of the record companies, and not to the community of musicians who recognize the band's equally obvious greatness. Just want to let you all know that I am really enjoying your insights concerning the band, and I really appreciate all of the new information about Mr. King and his current efforts. Thanks, Bill M ------------------------------ Subject: Re: Level42 Digest V99 #100 From: Bubbasnana @ aol.com Date: Sun, 11 Apr 1999 17:55:26 EDT gotta agree with whoever voted "she can't help herself"the worse song ever recorded. Heaven-Leaving Me Now ------------------------------ Subject: Forever Now impression From: "Greg Jamate" Date: Mon, 12 Apr 1999 03:15:18 -0400 Hey folks, My impression of Forever Now is that Level 42 reached a point of maturity where they can produce a full album of material at a very high level of quality. Their experiences over the years of making so much pop music has taught them the ways to produce top notch songs. Advances in recording technology have probably contributed, and there is an undeniable chemistry in the rhythmn section between drummer and bass player. These things help, but the maturity of the band as musicians I am thinking is the key factor. It is unfortunate that the culmination of all their music making knowledge came at a time when the individual musicians felt there was nothing more to do. I imagine Level 42 starting with FN as their first album. What success they would achieve. Why has FN not done better commercially? It's beyond me. Forever Now also gives me something I did not expect. There is some 'in your face bass' in the title song, Sunbed Song and All Over You, which satisfies my need for funk, but what I wasn't expecting, was to be touched by their ballads. Romance, hits my mood so well. Billy's Gone, nice and smooth. Does anyone hear resemblence to Atomic Dog? I listen and enjoy this CD much the way I do Incognito's music. That is, by passive listening. I don't sit on the edge of my seat expecting to hear the bump and groove. The smoothness of the sounds find there way to me. Greg J ------------------------------ Subject: The Chinese Way and Basslines From: "Alessandro Maccari" Date: Mon, 12 Apr 1999 00:34:07 PDT I remember a few days ago discussions about the bass note in The Chinese Way's riff, is it a G or a G sharp? well, Basslines by J. Hubbard (that some of you mentioned also in the digest) reports the bassline (as you would expect from the title!) and the infamous note is a G flat. So bass players, bend it, but don't sharpen it. By the way, the source is reliable since Mark King cooperated with Hubbard in writing the book... Alessandro M ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com