From: Level42-request @ worldmachine.com (Level42 Digest) Subject: Level42 Digest V2001 #162 _ ____ _ ____ _ _ ___ // //__ // / //__ // /__// __// //__ //__ \\_/ //__ //__ // /__ D I G E S T Level42 Digest Volume 2001 : Issue 162 1259 subscribers Today's topics: ignorance is bliss bunty omar Re: We know what you wanna hear... Steve Robson Richard.West Radiogrammehead! David Goodall Re: Level42 Digest V2001 #161 - Mark and fretle>> Louis Barfe Jazz Cafe BRUCE ODOWD Birthdays Randall, Steve Days? ztavendl A deep burning pain in my siiiiiide. Tom Trudell Nationality Brian Flint Once Upon A Time In The West Andrew Goodwin [ILF] Y Chromo Boyz - 2 Double 01 Mueller, Carl perfect Dive Christien De Roo ------------------------------ Subject: ignorance is bliss From: "bunty omar" Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2001 06:12:22 -0400 * "Radiohead; the most tuneless vile waste of studio time" Loz - what colour is the sky in your blissfully ignorant world? ** MK really is one funny fucker, this is the best thread I've read in ages, the fire door quip is absolute class! *** As someone pointed out, Gil Scott Heron is wicked live and playing the Jazz Cafe in June (shit hot percussion and bass player in the band too - funky as fuck!). --------------------------------------------------------------- Using a Macintosh? Get FREE E-mail, web space and MORE http://www.applelinks.com/ --------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Subject: Re: We know what you wanna hear... From: Steve Robson Organization: Cadence Design Systems Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2001 11:27:31 +0100 > Subject: "We know what you wanna hear..." > From: Richard.West @ invensys.com > Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2001 10:04:50 +0100 > >It'd be great to hear some of Influences, but what I'd really love is >HEATHROW. > >Mark... please please please please please please play it. HO YUSS!!! Now you're talking. Much underplayed live but such a fantastic groove. And the sax takes it to the heights. It was the first song in the set that was used for the Physical Presence recordings, as I recall. Now there's a thought. How can the suggestion be made to Mark that he gets a sax in on this year's shows? The one and only Krys Mach seems to be the obvious choice. What does the team think? Regards, Steve IT Support - UNIX Cadence Design Systems Tel: +44 (0)1344 866523 Bagshot Road Mobile: +44 (0)7901 855046 Bracknell BERKSHIRE Fax: +44 (0)1344 866588 RG12 0PH UK ------------------------------ Subject: From: Richard.West @ invensys.com Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2001 11:29:01 +0100 >i think the funniest gig cock up that happened with l42 >is when they played are you hearing what i hear at the >coronet woolwich/hexagon reading (not sure which one), >and they really muck it up at the beginning, and MK says >"hang on, they were the wrong f***ing words!" Ah yes, I remember it well... it was the Hexagon in Reading, I was there and yes Mark made a complete tish of that song..! The funniest bit of that particular gig was the singalongaMark bit in Turn It On, only part of which made it onto vinyl ("OK Reading... you know that we're making a record... I said YOU'RE ON RECORD!"). Our first attempt at it was pretty damn feeble, and Mark was not impressed. He stopped playing, glared furiously at us and bellowed into the mic, "That was f**king terrible!". Naturally, we all cheered. "Listen," he added, "we were in Woolwich last night, and Woolwich is a shithole... but they can sing better than YOU!". Needless to say, our second attempt was a bit better. ------------------------------ Subject: Radiogrammehead! From: "David Goodall" Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2001 11:06:43 -0000 Hi! >>Radiohead; the most tuneless vile waste of studio time since Pat & Mick's >>'I haven't stopped dancing yet'. .. >>Critically acclaimed for droning on about a load of rubbish >Yes, Radiohead could be a good band if they could only come up with >something as emotive as, say, Fashion Fever. Yeah- sorry to pursue this off-topic thread but I've gotta put my oar in here. Ok, you may not find Radiohead to your taste- fair do's- but I think you could certainly _argue_ that they're one of the most original and innovative bands of the last 5-10 in the UK. OK Computer is pretty much a classic and Amnesiac is pretty damn good too (I really like the mix of electronic sounds and 'traditional' guitar sounds). They've certainly evolved and are not afriad to experiment- a trait that is sadly lacking in a lot of UK rock bands (in my opinion). Although I must admit I was _this close_ to joining the slagging match against the Lighthouse Family- so maybe I'm just as bad! :-) (Þakka þér fyrir!) David -- goodall_david @ hotmail.com david @ sandstorm.demon.co.uk _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. ------------------------------ Subject: Re: Level42 Digest V2001 #161 - Mark and fretless From: Louis Barfe Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2001 12:23:40 +0100 (GMT+01:00) ----- Original Message ----- From: Level42-request @ worldmachine.com (Level42 Digest) To: Level42 @ worldmachine.com Sent: Mon, 11 Jun 2001 11:00:01 +0100 (GMT+01:00) Subject: Level42 Digest V2001 #161 > << PS: Just to ask a stupid bass question, is Mark using a fretless in Lasso The Moon > No. ISTR that it was recorded using his MIDIed up Wal and a synth module. The only track on Guaranteed with real fretless is Seven Years. L ____________________________________________________________ Freeserve - get your free ISP service including web-mail at: www.freeserve.co.uk ------------------------------ Subject: Jazz Cafe From: "BRUCE ODOWD" Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2001 11:34:10 -0000 Could someone please tell me where to purchase the "Live at the Jazz Cafe" thing? I seemed to have lost my copy, and I can't for the life of me remember how or where I got it. Thanks a lot. Bruce~~ _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com ------------------------------ Subject: Birthdays From: "Randall, Steve" Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2001 08:52:13 -0400 I can't remember the dates but they are both Pisceans, as is Mike. This is why bossy old Libran Mark mananged to rule the roost. He probably woke them up and got their wet weekend arses into gear to start with! Steve Randall ------------------------------ Subject: Days? From: "ztavendl" Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2001 14:55:28 +0100 Hi Digesters, will the jazz cafe tickets go on sale in a couple of days????!!!! And if we can choose a couple of songs, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE VOTE FOR...... "WHY ARE YOU LEAVING"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! NO ONE HAS HEARD THIS BEFORE LIVE AND I THINK IT IS THE BEST LOVE SONG THAT L42 HAD DONE. THERE MUST BE MORE DIGESTERS WHO WOULD AGREE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! STANDARD DISCLAIMER: This message is confidential. You should not copy it or disclose its contents to anyone. You may use and apply the information only for the intended purpose. Internet communications are not secure and therefore Fullbrook School does not accept legal responsibility for the contents of this message. Any views or opinions presented are only those of the author and not those of Fullbrook School. If this email has come to you in error please delete it and any attachments. ------------------------------ Subject: A deep burning pain in my siiiiiide. From: Tom Trudell Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2001 07:24:05 -0700 Dear Tenthsun et al, Interesting thoughts! Don't like "My Father's Shoes," eh? That's one of my favorites, wouldn't you know . . . its "factory dust" on his shoes, not from the "dust bowl." I appreciate the metaphor of the fancy boots to "Judas' Silver" - it speaks to anyone whose career choices have substituted the real elements of earth, air, and water with cubicles, databases, and phosphorescence. In my twisted mind, anyway . . . My Father's Shoes is twangy, delightfully so in my opinion, as the twang goes nicely with the snare rimshot on 2 and 4. Love that groove. As for L42 not seeming to fit with Kansas prairies, or the American West in general, I might agree, but it seems they were influenced somehow by the American West. Mark's solo album 'Influences" has him leaning against a tree contemplatively scanning the panoramic vista of the G. A. W. while trying not to split his ill-chosen white pants. And I've seen the "desert" in an early video. I like it when people comment on the rythmic "needs" of a song! Your suggestion of a "slower, loping gait to underscore the rural subtheme" . . .that's good. I picture Mark and Mike in dusters or chaps faced off on a dusty 1800's western town, ready to gunfight, a lonesome tumbleweed drifts by, a dirt devil in the background, while the shopkeepers anxiously board up their storefront windows and Miss Kitty cries her heart out. Or maybe it's Rosa from Rosa's Cantina in El Paso. maybe that should be Mark squaring off with Phil. perhaps I've gone too far . . . -Tom > MY FATHER'S SHOES DON'T. I find it very > hard to accept Englishmen singing about something so American. True that > factory scenario could apply anywhere. But I think the lyrics mention > something about dust on his father's shoes. Add that in with that twangy, > country-sound and I'm thinking Kansas praries which don't exactly fit Level > 42. Also, I can't help but think the tempo is just wrong; the song is too > fast and the rhythm structure needs to be changed. It needs a slower, more > loping gait to underscore that rural subtheme. Oh well... > > Just some thoughts:-) > > Tenthsun (aka Terri) ------------------------------ Subject: Nationality From: "Brian Flint" Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2001 15:33:58 Firstly, Alex, I didn't mean the drummers were american, I meant that I am american so therefore the list was americanized, but since you brought it up, yes Neil Peart is Canadian, but what is it to be Canadian, since the only reason Canada is a sovereign nation, is because the U.S. hasn't been inclined to conquer them, they are still canadian. At any moment however, our economy could get really bad, orthe nation needs something to unify over, or any of a number of reasons the U.S. deems it necesarry to have a little war, canada would become a province of the U.S., so while you are right, you are only right out of the goodness of our governments heart. If I were a canadian citizen, I start memorizing the star spangled banner. Oh, my use of caps the other day can be attributed soley to the pimply face techno geek that wrote the software for our esteemed Superior court here, the software won't recognize a thing unless it's in caps. Freakin bastards. While we are on the subject of the American Empire as it expands north. Let me list off my top five favorite live shows. #1 Rush-Presto #2 Oingo Boingo #3 Sting #4 INXS #5 Adam Ant (Can you believe that?) Okay, so I haven't been to many concerts that impressed me as far as the production is concerned. Bye Bri _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com ------------------------------ Subject: Once Upon A Time In The West From: "Andrew Goodwin" Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2001 19:46:33 +0100 >Subject: Re: Level42 Digest V2001 #156 >From: TenthSun @ aol.com > >However A KINDER EYE and LASSO THE MOON and even WITH A LITTLE LOVE all >stand >out as gems for me. OVERTIME too. MY FATHER'S SHOES DON'T. I find it very >hard to accept Englishmen singing about something so American. True that >factory scenario could apply anywhere. But I think the lyrics mention >something about dust on his father's shoes. No you're right, we don't have factories in this country, let alone - heaven forbid - dust. All we have are cucumber sandwich shops and bowler hat farms. AG _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. ------------------------------ Subject: [ILF] Y Chromo Boyz - 2 Double 01 From: "Mueller, Carl" Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2001 20:04:41 -0400 Everyone, My copy of "2 DOUBLE 01" came in last friday and I've been listening to it all weekend (and this morning on the way to work; let me tell you, it's GREAT driving music!) "2 DOUBLE 01" is a superb collection of intrumental jazz-funk. The Y Chromo Boyz have the classic line-up: Phil D on the bass Marky N on the keys, Ben Pegley on guitar, Andy Brush on sax and Mark Simpson on drums. Each song is a showcase for the individual musician as well a place for instruments to team up. Saxophone & keyboards harmonize, guitar & bass double-up in grooving catchy melodies. Marky N's keyboards have a never ending assortment of sounds, Ben Pegley's guitar provides the supporting rhythm grooves as well as ripping solos, and smoothly floating over it all is Andy Brush's sax. You'll hear the influences of Stanley Clarke and Mark King when Phil D plays thundering slap-bass with the occassional harmonics. The Y Chromo Boyz play thundering, groovin' Jazz funk, smooth-but- not-too-smooth jazz & samba grooves with a bit of that latin flavor. It recalls the early days of Level 42, the days when jazz-funk masterpieces would be hidden on the b-sides of 12-inch singles, the days of "The Return Of The Handsome Rugged Man", "43", "Mr. Pink" and "The Pursuit Of Accidents". An incredible clean recording where every instrument sounds like itself, rare and refreshing in this age overproduced & sequenced fare. You are listening to 5 guys HAVING FUN, playing their instruments on 11 instrumental songs AND THEY ARE COOKIN'! Visit their website and buy the album!!! Visit http://www.Y-Chromo-Boyz.com/YCB_Album_Ecommerce.htm Carl Mueller webmaster @ forevernow.com http://ww.forevernow.com/ ------------------------------ Subject: perfect Dive From: "Christien De Roo" Organization: Lycos Mail (http://mail.lycos.com:80) Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2001 08:49:54 0000 Hi all, I've got a e-mail from Trevor Smith today. And I will spread the word. (sorry Paul, I don't want to take over your job wich you are doing great). - ---------------------------- Just thought I'd tell you that Perfect Dive will be doing some gigs hopefully in August (just waiting for confirmation from venues).They will probably be support slots initially around the Camden area in London-I will let you know as soon as I have more details. Maybe you could spread the word around the Level 42 digest. It would be great to get you and as many of the level 42 fans to the gigs as possible! the line up for the band is: Tim Charlton (lead vocals,guitar) Trevor Smith (drums) Nathan King (bass,vocals) Julian Burdock (guitar,vocals) -------- Bye for now Christien Get 250 color business cards for FREE! http://businesscards.lycos.com/vp/fastpath/