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Level 42 - "World Machine" (1985) ...
In 1985, the Pop/Funk/Jazz Level 42 released arguably their best album( and their most commercial) World Machine, and it would yield their biggest hit, "Something About You".....
Produced by Wally Badarou
Mark King - Bass, Vocals, Percussion Mike Lindup, Keys, Vocals , Percussion Phil Gould - Drums, Percussion Boon Gould - Guitars Wally Badarou - additional Keyboards, Synths
World Machine
I Sleep On My Heart
Something About You
Lying Still
Dream Crazy
Leaving Me Now
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[Edited 8/9/12 20:02pm] [Edited 8/9/12 21:13pm] " I've got six things on my mind --you're no longer one of them." - Paddy McAloon, Prefab Sprout | |
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" I've got six things on my mind --you're no longer one of them." - Paddy McAloon, Prefab Sprout | |
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I have this album. You can take a black guy to Nashville from right out of the cotton fields with bib overalls, and they will call him R&B. You can take a white guy in a pin-stripe suit who’s never seen a cotton field, and they will call him country. ~ O. B. McClinton | |
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One of my favorite tracks is "Good Man In a Storm"...but I couldn't find it on youtube.......
... " I've got six things on my mind --you're no longer one of them." - Paddy McAloon, Prefab Sprout | |
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I didn't like this album. I don't want you to think like me. I just want you to think. |
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... " I've got six things on my mind --you're no longer one of them." - Paddy McAloon, Prefab Sprout | |
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Some live takes from a 2010 Lugano show...
"Ya see, we're not interested in what you know...but what you are willing to learn. C'mon y'all." | |
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I just saw this...a "42" Fan doing a cover of the "Good Man In A Storm" bassline...hope he doesn't mind, but I thought it was kool--I was just fumbling with that same line over the weekend ( and failing miserably)....
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Good job. "Ya see, we're not interested in what you know...but what you are willing to learn. C'mon y'all." | |
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Wasn't Running in the family as commercial as this one? Lessons in love was HUGE back then, I own the album of course and the fabulous MAXI-Remix on vinyl. |
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Something About You - a great and classic track from the 80s! [Edited 8/12/12 10:15am] The greatest live performer of our times was is and always will be Prince.
Remember there is only one destination and that place is U All of it. Everything. Is U. | |
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"Something About You" will always and forever be the shit. "Get up off that grey line" | |
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Right on. First time I saw those blue bad-boys on the neck of Mark's rig i was like Funk Is It's Own Reward | |
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Good call, Pali. "Coup D'etat" and "I Sleep On My Heart" slipped past most fans here in The States (the hits got all the airplay). Mr King whippin MUCH ass on both tho. [Edited 8/12/12 12:22pm] Funk Is It's Own Reward | |
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good track by a good band but i always preferred Running In The Family. got to see them on the Staring At The Sun tour in 88 which had Johnny Hates Jazz on support.
She Believed in Fairytales and Princes, He Believed the voices coming from his stereo
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Yup, I should've said, "Their most commercial up to that point"...."Running" was even more commercial than "World Machine"....
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True!
Now that I think back, I actually heard 'Coup de Tat' before the rest of the album--it was the b-side of the "Something about you" 12 inch.... and "I Sleep on my Heart" is still one of my favorites...
... [Edited 8/12/12 19:53pm] " I've got six things on my mind --you're no longer one of them." - Paddy McAloon, Prefab Sprout | |
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