Ahh, as a displaced Geordie it brings a lump to my throat just seeing reference to the great NE of England. I saw the original gig in London last yr and it was tops – meeting MK at the gig was a bonus, so enjoy. Hoping to catch this No2 tour all being well. I used to work for Sage also, but that brings a different lump to the throat……

 

And a great post from the other side re ‘I Want Eyes’. Very apt.

 

I’m a big fan of PG, and I remember a post about Phil playing with a band called Museum (?) at a London club every Thursday. Anyone remember or am I imagining/dreaming?

 

 

andrew harbron

 

spending too many hours by the window……..

 

 

 

Hi all,

 

First off, a PS to my post from the other day. In addition to the three bands I mentioned regarding my constant defending of new material/members/releases (Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest), I'd also like to add Deep Purple and Rainbow, though they're both more hard rock than heavy metal. Reason being is that like Level 42, these are all bands with both a long history and a dedicated following. Many of whom are extremely resistant to change, regardless of the quality. One person on a Judas Priest related message board shocked me by saying that now fans had both Rob Halford (former JP vocalist) releases AND Judas Priest releases to look forward to- something which always felt was true. But sadly, those mindsets are few and far between. 

 

You know what the funny thing is though? As soon as I heard that Sabbath, Maiden, and Priest were reuniting with their former vocalists (read: no$talgia), I completely lost interest because I knew that musically, they'd all be going backwards- not forwards like they had been.

 

The announcement of the original Level 42 getting back together, honestly, left me kind of ambivalent. I know Boon and Mark still get on quite well, but I don't believe that's the case Phil. Reading different interviews over the years, I get the impression that the underlying problems for the original split are still there. OK fine, that happens. Everyone moved on and did their own thing. If my feet were to the fire though, I'd be more inclined (after a lot of reading between the lines) to believe that Boon really did leave because of exhaustion, and Phil opted out at the same time for more creative reasons (and did so a second time in 1994). Again, that's all well and good. Truth be told, what would really get me stoked would be Mark, Mike, Gary, and a new guitar player coming together and creating some new material. If enough of the right elements are present, call it Level 42. If not, call it something else. But it'd be something new, something interesting, and something that's moving the music FORWARD.

 

 

Chris L.

 

 

 

Woodhouse, Mark <Mark.Woodhouse @ pfizer.com> wrote:

 

>>Blimey,

I read the post from Chris Lawless & couldn't believe some of the similiarities I found.
One of my favourite Level 42 Albums is also the much maligned "Guaranteed".
And I'm off to see Judas Priest in concert at the end of March.
And I went to see Iron Maiden in December 2003.
I've always put my appreciation of the "rockier" Level 42 material down to
the fact that I came to the band from a heavy rock/metal background. Maybe
there's some truth in this?
And one more coincidence, going back to the summer of (I think) 2003, within
a couple of weeks of each other both Level 42 & Judas Priest announced
reformations of their "classic" line ups. I too was concerned at the
prospect of there being a studio & a live Level 42. I felt that it might
have spelt the end of the band totally. Put yourself In Lyndon, Nathan or
especially Garys shoes, it would have all ended in tears.<<