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I'm currently listening to a recent purchase, the 2CD reissue of Levelling The Land. Not just the original album, expanded from my rather worn vinyl copy, but a set from Glastonbury '92 as well. I'd forgotten just how good an album it was and how good they were live. Any other fans?

T.

In reply to Pursued by a bear:

Yep. Great album.

In reply to Pursued by a bear:

Yes, in a sort of folksy, chumbawamba light, Kind of way.

In reply to Pursued by a bear:

Yep, caught them at the Acoustic Festival a few years ago. I wasn't really a fan until I experienced them live with a bellyful of cider and me dancin feet on.

In reply to Choss: Or in a more southern version of The Tansads sort of way. Both fine bands and I'll be putting them on next.

It fair takes me back, so it does.

T.

In reply to Pursued by a bear:

A big fan here

Seen them countless times and they never fail to play a good set.

Think the best time was when I saw them supported by the Wonder Stuff. Two great bands, one night

In reply to Pursued by a bear:

Come across Merry Hell? partial reincarnation of The Tansads

In reply to Pursued by a bear:
They were the last night party act at Grassington Festival last year. Guy at work who (along with most of Wharfedale) goes no matter who's on said "I'm not really sure who they are, but I understand they're quite popular with people who have dogs on bits of string...".

Bless him - it's Heather Small this year...

In reply to toad: No, but thanks for the heads-up. I'll see what I can find.

T.

In reply to andy:

moving on up this year then.

In reply to Choss:
And (assuming Sir Bob's up for it) it's the Boomtown Rats the night before!

In reply to Pursued by a bear:

I do have tickets for Beautiful Days They do know how to do a festival right. It's kind of the anti-V

In reply to katherinec85:


First time I saw them they were supporting New Model Army. And of course we were too cool to see the support act so only arrived in time to seethe last 3 or 4 songs. Bloomin amazing even then! (Leicester De Montford on the "Impurity" tour, trivia fans!

In reply to Pursued by a bear:

Yea, must have seen them 5 or 6 times over the years, amazing live. I haven't listened to much of the later stuff, maybe I should?

In reply to Pursued by a bear:

Degrees in Circus Skills are all the fault of The Levellers.

Redeemed by running Metway Studios which was handy for the recording of Electrelane's first album

In reply to Blue Straggler:

Which is good as some friends of mine teach circus skills

In reply to Pursued by a bear:

Yup, and was there at Glastonbury in '92....

In reply to Blue Straggler:
Come on, sing along!

you know you want to really.....

youtube.com/watch?v=0mVvMopn2os&

edit for better version, because if there are 50,000 people it's ironic like

In reply to Pursued by a bear:

Yeah, they're brilliant. I love what a wide range of ages you get at their gigs - anyone from parents with kids to students to "proper" punks etc.

Neil

In reply to Pursued by a bear:
One of those bands that I feel I ought to like but don't. That said, this is stonking cover of a song so good it's difficult to do it justice, but they manage:

youtube.com/watch?v=JrcpxpbgAnc&

In reply to toad:


Well NMA were always the better band, not that it's a competition.

I used to love The Levellers, pretty much wore out my copies of Levelling the Land and Weapon Called the Word. They were always a brilliant live act, especially with stuff like Dirty Davey, Subvert, Riverflow etc.

When I listen back now though, I find their lyrics horribly trite somehow, but I guess they still rock out pretty well.

I saw NMA last year and despite the crap venue they were really good, as is their latest album pretty good too, somewhat unbelievably after all those years.

Impurity tour must have been good, one of their best albums to my mind. Always wanted the Kalashnikov tee shirt!

In reply to Tom Last:
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This is the nub of my relationship with the Levs. lyrically their heart is in the right place, but it never seems to translate in the same way that NMAs do (though I guess that's the hand -or pen - of Joolz)

Saw them at Rock City last Christmas. Really very good indeed

In reply to Pursued by a bear:

Love them. Seen them countless times, always put on a cracking show and nice mixed aged crowd. Introduced my girlfriend to them and she was very much converted by their headline set at Bearded Theory festival last year. Many many good times singing along to them in a field somewhere.

In reply to Pursued by a bear:

They turn up in the most amazing places too. Last time I saw them was at the Middlewich
folk and boat festival - a (very) small town music event.

In reply to Pursued by a bear:

"Clog Rock".