Level 42 - Bass Solo & Love Games - Wembley 1986

[@timpricedrums]

Phil Gould. Still the best drummer Level 42 had. There have definitely been players with all the chops since like Gary H and now Pete R B, but Phil had the groove and the right feel. I am a massive Gary Husband fan ,but you can't beat Mr Gould.

[@drewlawrence696]

AGREED :) Phil Gould just doesn't seem to get talked about as a being one of the all time greats. Certainly one my biggest influences :)

[@getawaywithpaul5513]

Agree! There was something about the goulds that made level 42.

[@benfrewin9926]

Phil is up there with the greats. Absolutely phenomenal drummer. Even Jeff Porcaro was a fan of his..

[@glennsuckling5478]

100%

[@jamesarnold5554]

AGREED!!!!!!

[@MadeByEarTV]

Most underrated band of all time.

[@tmelitta51]

This is my go to video when I want someone to see the possibilities of the Bass!

[@dianne6155]

one of the things i love about this concert is they don’t need flash, dancers, hype etc. they have presence and personality plus pure well-written catchy tunes. just appreciating the talent

[@karlc2869]

Well, times have to change. I mean, your comment is wrong. Everything has to EVOLVE. In other words, use your common sense, girl.

[@shiptj01]

​@@karlc2869wrong.

[@davecoalwood9487]

​@@karlc2869shite comment

[@kamarancolamusicola3738]

and thats why Mark King is one of the best slap funk Bass players of all time

[@Tramseskumbanan]

His finger style is very underrated.

[@petehotton4740]

Of course he bloody is

[@davidkunst8598]

@@petehotton4740 Dear Kamaran, unfortunately you are mistaken. Mark Kink IS the best slap funk Bass player known to mankind. Small mistake, no harm taken.

[@davidkunst8598]

Dear Kamaran, unfortunately you are mistaken. Mark Kink IS the best slap funk Bass player known to mankind. Small mistake, no harm taken. However, this cat is pretty cool as well .... kzbin.info/www/bejne/f3moZ5uQipxld5Y

[@MrSilver261]

@@davidkunst8598 mark king is our lord and saviour he saves us from impure funk with his god like talent !

[@kingktakeiarthurbrown1226]

The ORIGINAL LINEUP OF L42 WILL NEVER BE EQUALED! NEVER!

[@COMMON-SENSE501]

Never did I see ( BACK then till NOW) of heard a bass player use his bass as a Spanish FUNKY rythm guitar, for me that's the best part.. Mark King FUNKSs

[@shiptj01]

I hope that these guys were friends back in the day and I hope that they are friends today, too.

[@terrymurphy66]

THE greatest bass player ever

[@BruceLee-zd9bw]

The thing that makes Mark King extra special, is the way he not only plays bass incredibly, but sings at the same time. Once in a lifetime talent. Living legend.👊😎

[@boogiewoogietoysetcstore4526]

And he is Left Handed

[@RingoWild]

And he truly loves it. Playing, being on stage, wanting to put out a great show. You can tell he loves it.

[@kpec3]

Mark King, straight genius.

[@michaelb.42112]

Hands down (no pun intended) one of THE most diverse, complete bass solos ever recorded. It's as if it's an audition for God's band. Every style and technique is demonstrated in just a few minutes. Mark King is the King for a reason.

[@theloganshow3602]

I always come for the solo but end up staying for this version of love games lol. That solo is incredible, those chords in the beginning part are just so lovely and trying to figure them out is a pain in the arse but wow its just so so good. Much love to the King himself ❤❤❤

[@jimleveilleurlive3790]

mark is the best bass player and lead singer of the world ! since 1983 !!! respect !!!

[@scottlabass5015]

Cool , curious.. why 83 ?

[@mexton]

When I first saw Mark I thought Wow what a Funky Beast..To this day Level 42 is my favorite Pop Band.

[@ayrshiresoundman]

this is the best level 42 live performance I've ever seen!

[@fragwagon]

Check out the '92 ones! Ripping good.

[@mattiasgarvello185]

@@fragwagon it is really good but i miss the boon brothers

[@fragwagon]

@@mattiasgarvello185 there will never be anything like that group! (Plus Wally Badarou. I always call him the secret sauce of Level 42.)

[@carlomazzucato049]

Only Mark can play like this and sing at the same time!!

[@MysteriousLabyrinth]

I used to have this on VHS and watched it many times.

[@iansnyder274]

What a band...really been revisiting Phil Goulds incredible work...what a pocket man!!!

[@jrosner6123]

This lineup was just so damned good. I listened to them endlessly as a teen. Good memories!

[@BazzerObama]

I was at this concert........what a night !!!

[@Initialgs]

Same, was an amazing gig. Super tight band live.

[@Tramseskumbanan]

Actually there were about 16 - 20 sold out concerts in late 86/early 87. The video is a mixture of recordings from a few of those.

[@paulcastle3171]

It’s like someone has hit the fast forward button on his hands but everything else is at normal speed..! Incredible. Number One. Always has been.

[@theshadester0]

That drumming though!! Crisp, clean and still groovy.

[@carbonbodyworker]

Love king .. but when boons guitar kicks in on love games thats the ticket 👍

[@gui2001]

As I watch your face I can see my life go by You mean everyhing to me Just can't take no more Throw a smile my way And the pain I feel inside Turns to love for you And I'm yours Do lovers ever need to hide The things they really fell inside I simply need you yo need me Can't you see Once I hoped to be Your lover and your friend It just can't go on Your love games Your love games Do lovers ever need to hide The things they really feel inside If you won't show your heart to me Set me free Now the time has come To show you how I feel The love I gave to you I can't give no more Even now I see The salt tears n your eyes But it can't go on Your love games

[@nitsamichael1436]

God what a magnificcent bass player he is. I've never heard anything like it!!

[@soemardjiemudjani4144]

Amazing,,, Original Line Up for Level 42

[@paulallwood6033]

3:15 to around 4:20, is that just the best groove ever. Drums and Bass absolutely nailed beyond belief. Also the crack on the snare is awesome

[@gdfggggg]

This is so dam funky. World class musicians.

[@todd3205]

Half a dozen years ago, I picked up a guy as an uber passenger from backstage at Blossom Music Center that I think was the current Bassist for Crissy Hinds when she was in town (her home, Akron). We were talking about Bass players, and I said that Mark King was one of my favorites. At first, the guy didn't seem to know who that was, until he said, in kind of a snarky way "Oh yeah. He's a slapper". i just thought to myself - I bet he could slap circles around you.

[@paulojnascimento9014]

The man is a monster on bass!!!😳

[@johndoyle1810]

It’s probably so difficult to keep this type of class act together because it’s really genius and a real gemstone

[@danielethier2015]

I've always been a fan of level 42 and always had a great sense of appreciation for Mark's bass slapping style. How the heck did I manage to miss this performance

[@karpathos08]

Check out the even clearer Rockpalast 84 version; as amazing if not more

[@DuffTV]

This still sounds amazing in 2023.

[@Pandamonium09]

Still there greatest performance on camera to date ... and this was in the 80's!! They've not topped this on film ... and unfortunately never will again.

[@Pandamonium09]

Same can be said about his bass solo ... #missthejaydee

[@jameswhite7997]

Don't agree with much on KZbin but on this one yes, yes, yes. Perfection.

[@fragwagon]

Slickest production for sure. But for sheer performance check out the '92 live at town and country club show. It's got the horns and some great tight performances with the Husband/Jakko lineup.

[@jonathanwhittaker677]

@@fragwagon must admit that 91 guaranteed tour was tremendous!!

[@johnryan3374]

This is the bass solo that inspired me to learn the bass :)

[@16addam]

I was there....Never forgotten the drums atop of so many cabinets! Blacklight heaven!!!

[@johnhufton5787]

Love that strummed bit in the solo. Superbly funky!

[@eloisefreire2477]

The way that he jumps, just cracks me up

[@dazmaplesden2515]

8.18 - had no idea Barry Venison was a fan but good to see him out enjoying himself

[@ulfboquist7291]

I never forget when you played in GISLEPARKEN in GISLAVED in 1984 or 1985. I was backstage and got your autographs 😍😍😍. It was an amazing evening 🙏😍🎧🎤🎶🎛

[@rayyannavilafreda325]

And they say bass is ez... This dude makes me play bass... And almost every week my hand went to see the gods...

[@markmurray5816]

Mark king is amazing guitarist no one comes near the man x

[@weisswurstfruhstuck8523]

Classic! Rock and Funk combined as I think no one else can do it. Maybe chillie peppers from time to time but these guys grove even more amazingly and it it’s head banging hard even if it’s almost easy listening music 😂💪🏼

[@johndoyle1810]

Amazing just amazing

[@muller1007]

This is by far one of the best live bass solo's ever!! Outstanding concert video as well.

[@dazmaplesden2515]

Ahhhh, the days of Boons magic jacket sleeve. Up, down, up, down. Great concert, great band.

[@dieterkahsnitz5921]

Just so good.

[@MysteriousLabyrinth]

I also went to one of the Wembly concerts,it was totally awsome.

[@spitzerhall]

Normally Mark is the loudest Player in the Band!! Very Smooth and gentle at Wembley!!

[@githead]

I was at one of these Wembley gigs, I think this is the tour that had Mike and Mark suspended from wires flying around the stage. The band inspired me to become the musician I am now.

[@milanmernjik8354]

Svi momci u bendu su odlicni muzicari.U pesmi Love games,magiju daju pre svega Mike Lindup na klavijaturama,I gitara Boon Goulda,sofisticiranost ove dvojice,dopunjava ritam sekciju.

[@greatwhite61967]

Level 42 " Love Games " Lyrics Verse As I watch your face I can see my life go by You mean everything to me Just can't take no more Throw a smile my way And the pain I feel inside Turns to love for you And I'm yours Chorus Do lovers ever need to hide The things they really feel inside I simply need you to need me Can't you see Verse Once I hoped to be Your lover and your friend But it turned into a game I won't play no more I believe I'm right When I say you loved me too It just can't go on Your love games Your love games Chorus Do lovers ever need to hide The things they really feel inside If you won't show your heart to me Set me free Verse Now the time has come To show you how I feel The love I gave to you I can't give no more Even now I see The salt tears in your eyes But it can't go on Your love games Your love games Your love games Your love games (Repeat to fade) Songwriters: Mark King / Philip Gould Love Games is the first single from Level 42 first & self titled Album " Level 42 " It was also their first Single to break into the UK Top 40... Though regarded as a classic Level 42 song it only reached Number 38 in the UK Top 40 during the Spring of 1981 but such was its popularity that it went on to help to Level 42 get their first appearance on the long running " British Music Chart " Television Programme Top Of The Pops aka TOTP... Which was made by the BBC & originally broadcast weekly between the 01/01/1964 up until 30/06/2006 & TOTP cemented its place in TV history for being at one time the world's longest running weekly Music Show... The single " Love Games " by Level 42 fast became a classic that would remain all the way through Level 42's career & became one of their most beloved & famous signature songs that they always played Live in the same way as Queen will forever be remembered for their classic single " Bohemian Rhapsody " & also Duran Duran's classic single " Rio " Though i venture some in the USA will say that it would be the single " The Reflex " As eventually " The Reflex " went on to become the first of 2 Singles to hit Number 1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 & became Duran Duran's breakthrough that they were seeking in the USA & would go on to become a long term established band that would go on to continually strive to try something different with each new album, all the while working with the brightest & best producer's insured Duran Duran would try to remain fresh & deliver a volume of 14 Studio Albums with the release of their 2015 " Paper Gods " Album becoming their 9th Top 5 album overall & making them one of only a handful of bands who have scored Top 5 albums in 4 consecutive decades... Not bad considering they were labelled by their critics as a one hit boy band that relied on their pretty boy good looks than their talent as musician's & singwriters & its safe to say they proved their detractors wrong & then some... Thankfully all 3 Band's are still touring/though having various line up changes through all those year's/& playing Live when their schedule permits this... I was so looking forward to seeing Level 42 play Live again (as i last saw them play Live back in 2016) & again it would be in the same month of October but this time in 2020... I rarely book so early in advance but with it being their 40th Anniversary Tour I decided to had book my 2 Tickets in advance back in December 2019 to ensure i'd get to see the lads doing what they do best & thats playing Live... Plus this tour had the added bonus of them going out on tour again to celebrate their 40th Anniversary with the tour name being a nice twist of an Oscar & Multiple Award Winning classic Movie " From Here To Eternity " but with Level 42 paying a nice homage & twist to this movie by calling their 40th Anniversary the " From Eternity To Here " Tour... But no doubt as all Level 42 fans will now know the decision was made to cancel the tour until October 2021 for safety reasons & the greater good of all those worldwide doing their bit to try & stop this coronavirus from starting a 2nd Wave of infections... It was simply a matter of common sense prevailing that led to the step of cancelling & rescheduling Level 42's 40th Anniversary Tour until October 2021... As it will give us all a better chance of containing & eradicating Covid-19 thus minimising any chance of fans & all those involved with planning & preparing this tour from either unknowningly catching &/or unintentionally spreading Covid-19... With that all being said i will add that " In light of the still ongoing coronavirus stay safe and healthy wherever you are in the world... .....

[@Pandamonium09]

Marks look at 5.16 ... classic!!

[@TheJimmyballard]

i went to this concert and it was amazing.

[@lukegodjer2948]

Unforgettable.

[@user-cb8mj2dw5t]

My love♥️

[@nataliegarrett7378]

Love these guys

[@bjornfleuren]

Just nailed it that night.

[@vicentepons2956]

Que recuerdos, como sonaba la batería de Phil Gould, bestial, en esa época aprendía a tocar la batería e intentaba aprenderme los ritmos que hacía, gracias por vuestra música

[@vincentnicolas8038]

un solo basse extraordinaire comme en on en plus dans la musique pop Rock

[@samsonwoods5448]

He "DEFINITELY A BLUE- EYED FUNK BROTHER!!!!!!!!

[@ahmedbashir6783]

Thanks for uploading this awesome performance. A faster tempo and more complicated arrangement compared to the album version

[@nobodynevermind583]

Sweet. Very nice rendition of this classic tune from my childhood. Thanks for sharing!

[@moe9196]

I like this original Level 42 lineup best with the Gould brothers, 1 on lead guitar and other on drums. also included in this live performance are Annie Mckean(correct name ?) singing behind Mike Lindup master keyboardist, and the guy ? on saxophone .

[@gustavoledesma5878]

¡Que banda! Sin dudas fue la mejor de Level 42, los gould, lindup y the super bass Mark King

[@bakermark6891]

I met Mark and the guys in Germany in the 80s.. this is one bad ass bass player. But the whole band was tight. And you have to keep in mind, he's playing these crazy bass lines and singing..lol

[@scottlabass5015]

I met mark years ago first time when he was at the reopening of rose Morris music shop Denmark st … managed to pull him aside and ask …. Hey mark that bass solo at Wembley, wow how did you do that !!!! He’s reply was ….. I don’t know mate I just made it up at the time !! …. What a legend 👍

[@dianne6155]

i’m always aware of how much fun they seem to be having

[@andrewmcgregor9915]

Phil is just perfect!!!

[@subculture-records]

Class.

[@paradiddle16]

best band imo in the 80s

[@kingktakeiarthurbrown1226]

Tbis must have been a GREAT show!!!

[@Guiboo59000]

After years listening Level 42, I think that is the best song ever wrote by this band. The bass line is simply terrific even is not the more complex and it could play solo for each instrument if Mark let's just a little place for them ;)

[@steveheywood255]

I was there that night... I've never seen a video before though

[@toomuchtoofast4533]

Thank u for this

[@yasminnadhira950]

The Best Performance

[@MrNelco]

thanks, for a long time i was looking for this specific bass solo, still got my own VHS tape with live concert but unfortunaly no way to ear it ;-) cheers

[@johndoyle1810]

A pure bass guitar wizard

[@World-Superbike]

True magnificence!

[@campsecxxi7448]

King Mark

[@carolyntorres8171]

Be still, my heart...

[@mckaigg]

trying to learn this bass solo. It's a workout!

[@fragwagon]

Just keeping it in the pocket, through singing and transitions is wicked hard!

[@charlottejoyce7766]

I'm 99% sure that Boon is playing a Westone Pantera X390...lovely guitars!

[@johndoyle1810]

My main influence was this man on bass,,,i played the bass guitar myself but unfortunately I have multiple sclerosis now and have had to cancel all of my tour dates lol

[@fragwagon]

I'm sorry to hear it, John!

[@gilcimarmoreira7148]

eles realmente sao perfeitos...

[@electronicmail4richard371]

God bless ya Boon. Filmed over two (or three nights) - hence continuity isnt great - look at the Up and Down of Boons sleves Ahh - still an all time classic though!

[@indeInde]

Can"t believe this is only 766 view as of today!

[@davecoalwood9487]

Best Rythym Section in Humanity. The Keyboard Player and Guitarist are shit hot too.

[@moe9196]

song Love Games begins at 3:18 timestamp

[@enriqueormenovillafuerte5791]

Top!!!

[@DuffTV]

I bougbt a Trace Elliott bass amp. Cowt me a fortune back in the day. Blame Mark King. Ha ha

[@roland8578]

Das war später als 1986, würde ich mal so sagen....

[@hearthebullet]

inanilmaz güzel aglcm

[@MrSilver261]

fuck yea x infinity!

[@Gerardjhughes]

Boon was the biz

[@akencanamulya7577]

😘😘😘

[@Slates986]

Like the only guitarist in the world that feels like the bass player in the band 😬😅

[@elecoestudioficial]

That`s easy. Anyone with three brain hemisphers could do that: playing, singing and chewing gum, all at the same time...

[@angelapeters6111]

What can you say to that other than brilliant

[@leeholden8658]

I’ve been hunting for a Level 42 concert that was shown on TV in the U.K. in the 80’s. The track was iirc ‘Something about you’ and for the time it was a first for the fact they had a camera attached to the end of Mark King’s bass guitar. I’ve been hoping someone had uploaded it but I’m still hunting. Any ideas anyone?

[@BNveRucker]

The Live at Wembley concert that this performance is from has a camera attached to the headstock on the last song Hot Water.

[@BNveRucker]

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