Level 42 Digest for Sunday, August 31, 2003

Sunday, August 31, 2003

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Topics for Sunday, August 31, 2003

    1.  the The Bollocks - Jeff Mahoney
    2.  My Top 20 Artisits/Groups - David A. Ratcliffe
    3.  Top 20 not enough! - Bob & Debra Deitrich
    4.  top bands - tim and sarah hardwicke
    5.  twang chung - Tom Foolery
    6.  No acoustic please - Raymond Lamont
    7.  My top 20 - Ronn Torrens
    8.  My Top 20 - Nathania Apple
    9.  Another Top 20 - JerryRehn @ aol.com
    10.  + MARKETPLACE - Level 42 Digest
    11.  + WEB DIGEST SUMMARY - Level 42 Digest

1. the The Bollocks
From:	Jeff Mahoney <jeffm @ cia.com.au>
Date:	Sat, 30 Aug 2003 19:34:31 +1000	[top]
Pom............I did'nt know YOU liked theTHE.... But thanks........I have the THE covered...........I have the lot....... plus...... AND.....nice to hear from you. Glad you are still playing Gil............. I have to add a couple more to my list.....from last night....... that I forgot.......... Led Zeppelin..........how could I forget the steam roller of the 70's Incognito and That Petrol Emotion. Van Morrison........... Cream UB40 Howard Jones........ I will have more tomorrow ......I'm Sure. An Impeccable Groove Cheers From Sydney Jeff

2. My Top 20 Artisits/Groups
From:	David A. Ratcliffe <d.a.ratcliffe @ ntlworld.com>
Date:	Sat, 30 Aug 2003 12:36:31 +0100	[top]
Well here is my list of 20. Is anyone collating these? Anyway:- Level 42 (But of course, my favourites. King of Bassists) Steely Dan (Sublime Rock/R&B/Jazz) Sting (Cool) Chic (Love the basslines, Bernard Edwards Rocked. Sit still to a Chic tune, I don't think so) Scritti Politti (Great synth sounds, Silky vocals) Earth, Wind & Fire (They got the funk) Brand New Heavies (They got the Brit funk, and a bass player) Go West (Alan Murphy on guitar) Vangelis (Inventive, Unique Distinctive Sounds. Chill) Kraftwerk (Invented modern music. Literally with soldering irons.) Human League (Made synth pop and weird haircuts cool) Tangerine Dream (Granddaddies of synth, Chris Franke's Babylon 5 soundtracks) Jean Michel Jarre (Emotional Synths, Syncopated rhythms, Garlic) Beatles (Brilliant song writers and sonic experimentalists, Paul McCartney plays bass) Police (Pared back sound, with a not bad vocalist and bass player) Talking Heads (David Byrne is from Scotland you know. Female bass player) Nik Kershaw (The one and only (he wrote it). Signed Mark King on Loan) Howard Jones (What is love, Hide and seek, Synth heaven) Joy Division/New Order (I'm from Manchester and so are they, Hooky does more than alright on the bass) 10cc (They came from Manchester and recorded in Stockport) So there you are Eric and every one. Make of it what you will.

3. Top 20 not enough!
From:	Bob & Debra Deitrich <deitrich @ adelphia.net>
Date:	Sat, 30 Aug 2003 09:34:10 -0400	[top]
Do you know how soon you could get tired of 20 CDs on and island. Look at how many CDs are in your collection now, and how many songs you've down loaded. How could 20 CDs keep you from going bananas after a few years of coconut and crab? Me, I might grab a bunch of 70s greatest hits CDs just for variety. Def Leppard AC/DC Frapmton Comes Alive Heart (early) Duran Duran Fleetwood Mac Journey Tower of Power (some brass funk!) Earth Wind and Fire (OK, I'm a child of the 70s & 80s) Some new angry music like: Puddle of Mud Alice in Chains Maybe some Kid Rock when I'm board Ooh...Nora Jones Simply Red Stevie Ray Vaughn Susan Tedeschi (cant go anywhere without Susan) Police/Sting Maybe some Led Zeppelin for when I come across an island mushroom Sade and some Level 42 - maybe some live stuff. Bob from VA

4. top bands
From:	tim and sarah hardwicke <tim.sarahj @ virgin.net>
Date:	Sat, 30 Aug 2003 05:58:36 +0100	[top]
In no particular order 1 level 42 2 oasis 3 jamiriquoi 4 james taylor quartet (brilliant live always play jazz cafe xmas) 5 new order 6 depeche mode 7 UB40 8 brand new heavies Has anyone got any news on whether mark will change the set.I was dissapointed at the same set played at the circus tavern. TIM Hardwicke

5. twang chung
From:	Tom Foolery <grooveyardtom @ yahoo.com>
Date:	Sat, 30 Aug 2003 09:01:44 -0700 (PDT)	[top]
Eric spake thusly: >Given the choice between C&W and top-40, I'll nearly >always opt for the country since the songs are >better, the musicians are better, and on a relative >basis, it sucks far, far less. Exactly correct, Eric! I have felt the same way for over a year now. In almost ANY country song, they are actually Playing their Own Instruments . . . what a concept! Ask yourself: what mental image would you most prefer conjured up when you listen to a song - a guy in a cowboy hat and a guitar, or five teenage twerps with saggin' drawers shimmying to a click-track? So let's devolve the stigma around Country music - the last refuge of real music written and played by real people (apart from jazz). And, what does it say about the current pop music industry, when something sappy like Country and Western becomes cooler than it?!? or, what does that say about me??!? anyway, -Tom ekke ekke twang: http://www.emeraldsoul.com __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com

6. No acoustic please
From:	Raymond Lamont <rjlamont @ iolfree.ie>
Date:	Sat, 30 Aug 2003 18:13:56 +0100	[top]
I hope L42 don't go 'acoustic'. I've heard other performers do this and you might as well sing the stuff yourself! I hope they are very electronic with some brass.

7. My top 20
From:	Ronn Torrens <ronntorrens @ cox.net>
Date:	Sat, 30 Aug 2003 12:47:52 -0700	[top]
Here is my top 20. Pretty much based in the amount of CD's I own of each artist/group Level 42 (all incarnations) Ben Folds Five Elvis Costello Squeeze Joe Jackson Grover Washington Jr. Barenaked ladies Toad the wet sprocket Matthew Sweet Lionel Hampton Brian Setzer Orchestra Run DMC Miles Davis The Who Rush The Dead Milkmen They might be giants Anita Baker Basia Seal *artists I have seen in concert One that I was too embarassed to put in the top twenty, but is a rather guilty listening pleasure is..... The Jackson Five/Michael Jackson (Pre-nose job #5 or was it #6). Falling in at #22 would be the only country artist that I listen to, George Strait. Probably the most varied of all the lists that I have seen so far. I am sure it can be topped. Keep it level, Ronn Torrens

8. My Top 20
From:	Nathania Apple <n @ nathaniaapple.com>
Date:	Sat, 30 Aug 2003 22:58:06 -0700	[top]
In no particular order: 1. Level 42 (et al) 2. Peter Gabriel 3. Sting / Police 4. Depeche Mode 5. The Smiths / Morrissey 6. Sarah McLachlan 7. James Taylor 8. Alison Krauss / Union Station 9. Annie Lennox 10. Jeff Buckley 11. Tears For Fears (early stuff) 12. Gypsy Kings 13. Django Rheinhardt 14. Yo-yo Ma 15. Dead Can Dance 16. Fleetwood Mac 17. Delerium 18. Bebel Gilberto 19. The Cure 20. Erasure Eclectic, for sure... ~Nathania

9. Another Top 20
From:	JerryRehn @ aol.com <JerryRehn @ aol.com>
Date:	Sun, 31 Aug 2003 02:16:23 EDT	[top]
Ok, I'll bite: Pat Metheny Group Al Di Meola Pink Floyd Led Zepplin Stevie Wonder Parliament/Funkadelic Earth, Wind & Fire Level 42 Tears For Fears (Elemental to Present - including Orzabal solo) Alice In Chains Beatles Bela Fleck & the Flecktones Steely Dan (& Fagen solos) Prince Al Jarreau Dave Matthews Band Maxwell Seal Toto (preferably w/Simon Phillips as drummer) Van Halen Top 40 would have been easier. But let's not... Cheers, - Jerry

10. + MARKETPLACE
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Date:	Sun, 31 Aug 2003 03:00:01 -0400	[top]
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Don't miss a Level beat! The following is a list of messages posted to the Level 42 WEB Digest over the last day (not including off-topic and admin boards). Click on a heading to get the full content for any board or topic. Questions about this mailing list related service? Email us at level42-admin @ worldmachine . com. Have fun!

General Discussion
	1 new -- FAVORITE L42 MEMORABILIA? by Ronald
	1 new -- How many U.S. L42 fans are here? by aicdfwm
	3 new -- How many Ultimate Tour shows are you going to? by lakeybloke, Sharmin H, dickmorrell
	1 new -- u.s tour dates by aicdfwm
	3 new -- what is the best bass line ever ? by les-funk, Bassgirl
International Levelfests
	1 new -- Moved: Look..Hammy tickets on Ebay! by Sharmin H
Buy, Sell & Trade
	2 new -- "Ultra ULTRA Rare Level 42 Double CD" on eBay by Ronald, winman42
	1 new -- Look..Hammy tickets on Ebay! by Sharmin H
Musicians' Lounge
	2 new -- Learning to play bass by Essexboy, Christoph
	1 new -- Musicman NAMM bass by P-funk
	1 new -- Stringy Things! by Bassgirl
	2 new -- What's everyone's first choice? by Rich, Steve_Lawson

Author Summary

3 messages:
     Bassgirl, Sharmin H
2 messages:
     aicdfwm, Ronald
1 messages:
     winman42, P-funk, Christoph, les-funk, Essexboy, Steve_Lawson, lakeybloke, dickmorrell, Rich

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