Level 42 Digest for Monday, February 06, 2006

>I was interested in Doug White's e-mail yesterday and comments that the Guaranteed album was "bashed". >I really liked this album - there were some really good songs on it. I believe this was a completely different >page in the Level 42 book and showed their mellow side.

The Guaranteed album is a strange one. It does get bad press here on a regular basis, but it also has it's supporters too. For me, there isn't really a standout track on the album, and the choice of My Father's Shoes as a single still puzzles me. Like it or loathe it, it was never going to make an impression on the charts, was it?

When Guaranteed first came out back in '91 I have to admit that i thought it was the best thing since sliced bread, but now it's the least played L42 album on the shelf. I think the reason i took to it so strong at first was because of the seemingly endless delay in the album's release. I know this was due partly to a change in record company, but it still seemed like an eternity between SATS and Guaranteed, although thankfully we had Changes to plug the gap in a way. I travelled to one of the Hammersmith gigs in Dec '90 and, like most i'm sure, felt that the album would be out straight after, but it was still months away.

Anyway, i don't want this to turn into another Guaranteed bashing - goodness knows we've had enough of them on here - but i genuinely think that Guaranteed suffers from the fact that L42 fans anticipated it's release for so long, that when it finally arrived, most found themselves wondering what all the fuss had been about.

1. Guaranteed
From:	Stephen Whyte <stephen.whyte @ ascentmedia.co.uk>
Date:	Sun, 5 Feb 2006 10:45:10 -0000	[top]
Level 42 Digest for Sunday, February 05, 2006 >I was interested in Doug White's e-mail yesterday and comments that the Guaranteed album was "bashed". >I really liked this album - there were some really good songs on it. I believe this was a completely different >page in the Level 42 book and showed their mellow side. The Guaranteed album is a strange one. It does get bad press here on a regular basis, but it also has it's supporters too. For me, there isn't really a standout track on the album, and the choice of My Father's Shoes as a single still puzzles me. Like it or loathe it, it was never going to make an impression on the charts, was it? When Guaranteed first came out back in '91 I have to admit that i thought it was the best thing since sliced bread, but now it's the least played L42 album on the shelf. I think the reason i took to it so strong at first was because of the seemingly endless delay in the album's release. I know this was due partly to a change in record company, but it still seemed like an eternity between SATS and Guaranteed, although thankfully we had Changes to plug the gap in a way. I travelled to one of the Hammersmith gigs in Dec '90 and, like most i'm sure, felt that the album would be out straight after, but it was still months away. Anyway, i don't want this to turn into another Guaranteed bashing - goodness knows we've had enough of them on here - but i genuinely think that Guaranteed suffers from the fact that L42 fans anticipated it's release for so long, that when it finally arrived, most found themselves wondering what all the fuss had been about. Ascent Media Group Ltd, 1 Stephen Street, London W1T 1AL web: http://www.ascentmedia.co.uk The information contained in this e-mail is confidential and may be subject to legal privilege. If you are not the intended recipient, you must not use, copy, distribute or disclose the e-mail or any part of its contents or take any action in reliance on it. If you have received this e-mail in error, please e-mail the sender by replying to this message. All reasonable precautions have been taken to ensure no viruses are present in this e-mail. Ascent Media Group Ltd cannot accept responsibility for loss or damage arising from the use of this e-mail or attachments and recommend that you subject these to your virus checking procedures prior to use.

2. Doug!
From:	Julian Best <email @ julianbest.co.uk>
Date:	Sun, 5 Feb 2006 10:01:51 -0000	[top]
Doug, Have you really nothing else better to do then read old digests? Most of them were not of much interest the first time round! Oh well perhaps it's just me. Jules.

3. trash
From:	Steve Bugster <steve.bugster @ virgin.net>
Date:	Sun, 5 Feb 2006 18:27:23 -0000	[top]
Since last weeks discussion on Trash CDs degradation I have been playing mine non stop. I love some of the stuff on there; you can hear some of the jazz influences that were being integrated in the 15 Apollo nights era. (and an electric drill I think. Not so sure about the inclusion of the banjo - but each to his own! Come on baby, throw your body over. Count up to three and then jump! Steve Randall

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