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Friday, February 14, 2003 |
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| Topics for Friday, February 14, 2003 1 - stuff, my comments, and not much else... - Eric J. Hansen 2 - tour dates or MK leading the cavalry - jt 3 - tracks, vids and gig. - Stephen.Whyte @ lpc.tv 4 - Level 42 Digest MARKETPLACE for 2/14/2003 - Level 42 Digest MARKETPLACE |
| 1 - stuff, my comments, and not much else... |
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| From: | Eric J. Hansen <ehansen @ worldmachine.com> |
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| Date: | Thu, 13 Feb 2003 13:36:09 -0500 |
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| Loz wrote: > I see Level 42 (Mark King remix) are doing a few dates. Seriously though, > we need a succinct was of distinguishing between talk of Level 42 and > talk of grupo Mark King which will appease the mark-o-philes in the > 'other place'. I think MK/Level 42 is a good way to approach it. Are you saying that we need a way to distinguish between contemporary Mark King touring as Level 42, or that we need a way to distinguish between Mark doing his "new" solo material versus covering old Level 42 standards? Either way, doesn't any current "tour" or "gig" imply that its Mark, with his current band, playing a mix of Level 42 and his solo material? Am I confusing matters even more with this circular reasoning?? ;) Danny wrote: > I also heard a story that the name was taken from the biggest multi-storey > car park in New York at the time that had 42 Levels and interestingly > enough on one of their 'Greatest Hits' compilations if I am not very > much mistaken that multi story car park is on the CD Cover. This is the "story" that I referred to a few days back, although I don't know anything about an album cover that features this garage... can anyone else confirm/deny? Colin wrote: > But this is what made the band so great; the varied material, most of > which was...funky. I think this is an important distinction... namely, that while most material was "funky", there are relative few tunes that I would classify as actual "funk" as compared with other definitively funk bands ala Parliament. Speaking of funky, I'd like to say that the version of You Can't Blame Louis on the Reading 2001 DVD is definitely FUNKY. :) I am also preparing a more detailed post to review the Reading and Ohne Filter DVD gigs, both of which I've just acquired. It strikes me that we've never really had an in depth discussion on the Digest about the live DVD vids, so I'm interested to see what people comment on. Monique wrote: > i am interested in these two different volumes of eclectic music.anyone > with info lets chat. Hey Monique, what are your comments/thoughts about the material? I personally find this genre of deep, soulful, house/electrolounge to be very enjoyable. So much that I've ammassed the entire Naked Music catalog and numerous other CD's and singles. I particularly like the more vocal tracks, such as Music & Wine, which is by now one of NM's most notable tracks. FYI they have a great site at http://www.naked-music.com TPM wrote: > However, while reading yesterday's digest I realized that AG at one time > enjoyed the music of Haircut 100. I listened to "Pelican West" just a > few days ago. I am not saying they were up to par with Level 42 but hey, > we didn't get much "Brit Funk" in the states. AG's preferences aside, I have to say that Pelican West is a *great* album... one of my favorites from the 80's. Speaking of which, someone else posted a message with "What Price Paradise" in the subject line the other day. I believe this was a reference to the novel by the same name, but its also happens to be an album by another great (lesser known) 80's group called China Crisis. If you dug Haircut 100, you should also check out these guys. I'd put them in the same bag as Talk Talk, another one of my favorite groups from that era, whom I feel was extremely talented. And finally, why not throw in Tears For Fears and XTC! These were all great, talented groups who had their heyday in the 80's... and probably a good thing that they were never ultra-popular, or I would have ended up labeling them as pandering sell-outs like U2 became. cheers, Eric | ||
| 2 - tour dates or MK leading the cavalry |
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| From: | jt <jtraci @ yahoo.com> |
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| Date: | Fri, 14 Feb 2003 01:48:21 -0800 (PST) |
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| >Seriously though, we need a succinct was of > distinguishing between talk of Level 42 and talk of > grupo Mark King which will appease the mark-o-philes > in the 'other place'. I think MK/Level 42 is a good > way to approach it. MIght not be necessary, if L42 is being talked about in the present/future tense, I think we can all assume that itis the present/future formation. I, along with you think it is absurd that MK is using the name Level 42 we can't abolish it by ignoring it....although until they do anything more than be a mediocre cover band, I will refer them to them as Cover 42. > I wish Mark would work on some new solo material, > it's been too long. It seems that the current band of boys is, let's say, not too inspiring/inspired (I have never heard of any musician NOT writing anything in a period of 4+ years). And with the final product of One Man, I dont look forward to a solo releasem unless he stops trying to write love/pop songs... > So, if anyone is in the same pickle or wouldn't mind > someone tagging along, > can they please contact me. Pickles aside, Cheryl, you may wait until another date is announced, Cover42 does plan to do "some festivals in Europe this Summer", so maybe something will wind up being closer to you. Good luck. >results of meetings (levelfests)there have been 2 marriages .... Any divorces? > I couldn't live without "Something About You", I couldn't live without oxygen, but I'm sure fans thought the same way with certain tunes and certian bands, then, oddly, when departing form a Rush concert, not hearing Tom Sawyer for xxxxxth time, oddly, didn't kill them. And I think there was a little band called Led Zeppeling that faired pretty well without playing "Stairway to Heaven"... > 9 - Bare Essentials and Nude Dimensions Does a photo come with this? > I have been lurking in the shadows for a few months > reading all of your comments afraid to come out > because AG might give me a verbal lashing. yes, but this is indeed better than his physical lashings, I still have bruises. OK, for those of you that dont peek at the other various sites, here are a few confirmed dates. Although I beg of you, please, please do not go into some of the insane wining that is seen elsewhere that Cover42 is going into possible 'war' territory.It seems people really think this band is so big that they could be a traget for "bombing", or what-not. Not quite strategic planning when trying to make a point (however valid/invalid), "hmmm, yeah, let's really punish the "crusaders" (remember folks, this is all about religion) by blowing up a (very) minor league band that hasn't produced an album, nor seen the charts is xx years". I dont think so. Either way, for those in Imaginary Land, I am most sure that when these dates get closer, if the 'shit is flying' the gigs will be cancelled. MK's sanity, not to mention insurance would probably speak loud in this matter. So please, do not act like MK is being handed a rifle and told to "take the point". More typos than usual, j April 1st - Studio East Bandung, Indonesia April 3rd - Ballroom Grand Melia Hotel Jakarta, Indonesia April 5th - Hyatt Golf Court Jogjakarta, Indonesia April 7th - Ballroom Shangrila Hotel Surabaya, Indonesia April 26th - Harlekyn Festival Maarheeze, Holland Jue 14th - Sherwood Forest Nottingham, UK __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Shopping - Send Flowers for Valentine's Day http://shopping.yahoo.com | ||
| 3 - tracks, vids and gig. |
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| From: | Stephen.Whyte @ lpc.tv <Stephen.Whyte @ lpc.tv> |
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| Date: | Fri, 14 Feb 2003 09:59:49 +0000 |
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Almost There cd - £41 and counting. Still 4 days to go. Sweet Jezuz, who is bidding that amount of money? I have to agree with Don - tracks like HW and TCW have their place but they do tend to get a bit boring - especially when you just know they'll appear on the set list for every tour. Same goes for RITF and LIL. But I do tend to enjoy live versions of Sun Goes Down, I have to admit. Also agree with Danny - the video for LIL is an absolute disgrace. P*ss poor. Embarressing. I have to say that the vids for HIMH and Take A Look are probably my faves - stylish and slick, professional looking. Dunno if I can bothered with the Sherwood Forrest gig - probably be the same set as last year, and I'll put money on the weather being terrible. I stood through hours of rain when I went to see New Order at Finsbury Park last year - one of the most miserable days I've had in a long time, not fun at all. And to cap it all off, they finished the set with World In Motion, the England World Cup song - and being a Scotsman that really cheered me up! Have a good weekend folks. Steve *************************************************************************** This email is confidential and may well also be legally privileged. If you have received this email in error, you are in notice of its status. Please notify the sender immediately by reply e-mail and then delete this message from your system. Please do not copy or use it for any purposes, or disclose its contents to any other person: to do so could be a breach of confidence. Thank you for your co-operation. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender and may not necessarily reflect the views of The RTL Group or its associated companies. Please contact our IT Helpdesk on +44 (0)20 7691 6996 or e-mail support.it @ fremantlemedia.com if you require further assistance. *************************************************************************** | ||
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| Date: | Fri, 14 Feb 2003 05:50:40 -0500 |
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