hows it going digesters

im looking for a couple i meet at the levelfest in london in 2002 

i gave them tickets for hammersmith last year  but there was a problem with the tickets or something    there was a refit goin on and seats were mixed up    just wanted to know how they got on and did they go

i used to be DREAMCRAZZY on the other digest till was kick off for trying to protect the good name of level 42   and i see on here theres some negative  comments goin on   oh well im better of out of it     its a shame as i did like the levelfest but theres to much of a click goin on    ie a small group who dominate and think there the only fans and end up     oh hell im off again sorry everyone

so if anyone reads this and just wants a chat about all things 42 or not get in touch via this digest

all the best         keep it level 

steve

Well I must admit that I haven't posted a message in a while, but I entirely agree with Dean Osborn about Level 42. It was never about one member, it's all five of them (yes I am including Wally Badarou) together. For me, Mark was the one that had the funky sound, Mike brought his classic smooth sound to the mix, Boon was more of the rock muse, Phil was the artistic jazz guy, and Wally rounded it out with his unique sound. Take any one of those guys away and there is no Level 42 IMO. I haven't kept up with the new incarnation of Level 42 either because of that. The original members just had a chemistry that will probably never be achieved again sad to say. Even Gary Husband and the late Alan Murphy couldn't replace Boon and Phil in my eyes, although I did like Staring at the Sun, it was a good album, and Guaranteed is also a good album but neither are as good as the band's first eight albums. I was hoping for a full L42 reunion and a new album after Forever Now, it seemed like they did recapture some of the old juice but that didn't happen, :(. Mike, Phil, and Boon all seem to be doing fairly well as solo artists, and I think that Mark's talents would be better suited pursuing his solo career as well (One Man is awesome!) rather than trying to hang on to the past glory of Level 42. Feel free to disagree, lol, but this is just how I see it. :)

>Yes, 2 (or 3) months. Your sense of timing is arcane.
>But useful, I guess.

 

Close J(a)y (for you). No, about 5 years. Oh but then you weren’t around then, were you, Jay.

 

>Better yet, I am currently working on some anti-Loz
antibodies

 

Are they in the form of a LOZenge? (You tee ‘em up – I’ll knock ‘em down the fairway)

 

>Why not?  How do you know that, given the chance, they might hit their stride as comosers and surprise us all?  From what you've said, it sounds to me like you're more >interested in personalities than in music.

 

That’s a fair point Don. But if I’ve to ‘give people a chance’ what makes Mark’s band special? Why should I look there and not at any other random folk I have no idea about? Instead of just sitting around and hoping three fellas whose output I’ve never heard and which may never appear just might be to my liking; I’d be better off either 1) listening to the music I know I like or 2) going out and finding some other music I like. Either way, just because Mark calls them Level 42 their output is no more likely to appeal to me than anyone else’s. Lets be honest, I’d be much better off getting into YCB – at least I know they have similar influences to my favourite band and are therefore more likely to produce music I enjoy. (I’m not going to do that though)

 

L()Z