From: Level42-request @ worldmachine.com (Level42 Digest) Subject: Level42 Digest V2001 #69 _ ____ _ ____ _ _ ___ // //__ // / //__ // /__// __// //__ //__ \\_/ //__ //__ // /__ D I G E S T Level42 Digest Volume 2001 : Issue 69 1334 subscribers Today's topics: Is Canada where the USA sends its' simpetons? desiecle Alan Holdsowrth Norman van den Wildenberg L.F. Green - thanks for your comments desiecle Off the mark Band members' favorite songs Lolitaj ------------------------------ Subject: Is Canada where the USA sends its' simpetons? From: "desiecle" Date: Sat, 10 Mar 2001 12:18:34 -0000 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0013_01C0A95C.3A4BB7A0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Celine Dion, Bryan Adams...god help us all. If Level 42 had come from Canada they would have sounded like re- injested vomit. God, even the French (who want Canada for some reason) are more interesting! Wally Badarou, Air, Daft Punk, Deep Forest etc sound like they come from the 20th century. Is Canada where the Americans send their simpletons? As for the UK - don't call us Europeans for god's sake. I mean, being grouped together with Belgium. Actually, I respect everyone from Canada. Where would Planet Earth be without you?? ------=_NextPart_000_0013_01C0A95C.3A4BB7A0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Celine Dion, Bryan Adams...god help us all.

If Level 42 had come from Canada they would have sounded like re- injested vomit. God, even the French (who want Canada for some reason) are more interesting! Wally Badarou, Air, Daft Punk, Deep Forest etc sound like they come from the 20th century.

Is Canada where the Americans send their simpletons?

As for the UK - don't call us Europeans for god's sake. I mean, being grouped together with Belgium.

Actually, I respect everyone from Canada. Where would Planet Earth be without you??

------=_NextPart_000_0013_01C0A95C.3A4BB7A0-- ------------------------------ Subject: Alan Holdsowrth From: "Norman van den Wildenberg" Date: Sat, 10 Mar 2001 17:55:14 +0100 Dutch Levelheads!! Alan Holdsworthgroup is playing 22th in Zoetermeer (Boerderij) Gary used to play with his group..so... Norman.... ------------------------------ Subject: L.F. Green - thanks for your comments From: "desiecle" Date: Sat, 10 Mar 2001 20:15:07 -0000 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000B_01C0A99E.CCB1B8A0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi! If you've got something to say to me - E-mail me direct, rather than coming across like a patronising smart arse on the digest. I more than willing to admit to being a sad old prat - but better that than being so far up my own arse that all I can see is Canada I'll give you a Computer lesson - switch off. ------=_NextPart_000_000B_01C0A99E.CCB1B8A0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Hi!

If you've got something to say to me - E-mail me direct, rather than coming across like a patronising smart arse on the digest.

I more than willing to admit to being a sad old prat - but better that than being so far up my own arse that all I can see is Canada

I'll give you a Computer lesson - switch off.

------=_NextPart_000_000B_01C0A99E.CCB1B8A0-- ------------------------------ Subject: Off the mark From: Date: Sat, 10 Mar 2001 19:00:14 -0500 Hi Jeff, in your comparison of Level 42 to the Average White Band, your implication that Level 42's brand of funk was lower class is off target. What criteria did you judge Love Games, Mr Pink, Sandstorm, even All Over You by to consider them disingenuous? > They were highclass genuine pure r&b soul funk. To sum it- up, the > AWB were at a completely higher plane, and CAN sing authentic > soul. Level 42 created fresh sounds in the early 1980's. Their blend of jazz fusion with funk and pop was unique and welcome to the music scene, and soul artists in particular. Evidence of this is in the leaders of Earth Wind and Fire travelling to England to produce the Standing In The Light. One area where AWB have an edge is they are actively touring. I also agree that AWB's vocals are more soulful, however this does not mean Level's vocals were in any way not authentic. If you are interested in seeing AWB check their tour dates at www.averagewhiteband.com. They recently posted new dates in England and the USA. Greg J greg @ nac.net ------------------------------ Subject: Band members' favorite songs From: Lolitaj @ aol.com Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2001 00:20:17 EST I know that Mark has stated that one of his favorite songs is To Be With You Again, which is why it was inexplicably played at so many gigs [to the exclusion of other great and less seemingly obscure songs]. Lolita