Level 42 - Hot Water - Live Wembley 1986

Hot Water - Live Wembley 1986

[@ersatz_ben]

Only in the 80s could you have a flying slap bass frontman

[@drew78ism]

Phil gould, amazing player. Whereas people play along to click tracks through their in ear monitors these days, he is keeping impeccable time with the hot water bass/keyboard loop which must be coming out of those massive monitors behind his drums.

[@markroyeppen8922]

Walking metronome

[@VivaMcCrilly]

Couldnt agree more! Playing with a click is easy with experience. Playing without a click in a band a whole another level of hard

[@dianne6155]

can’t deal this drummer is so good. so tasty and that groove. i’ve watched this concert so many times. in my top 5

[@hennyverheij5969]

And now we are 37 years later and Level 42 is still getting strong!

[@danielpalmersofficial]

“Level 42” are amazing, they were brilliant at their best when it was Mark, Mike, Phil and Boon. ✌️☺️

[@robthemod58]

Totally and utterly superb! We wore our VHS copy out. One one the best bands (both as writers and live) in the world. Thanks for the upload.

[@philmcnamara1845]

Was at this concert. One of the best concerts I've been too. Legends.

[@jameswhite7997]

So so jealous. Loved this gig as the best for 32 years since I liked them. Perfection lucky you!

[@planktonrecords]

I was there too. Brilliant

[@davecoalwood9487]

So Jealous Chaps. Was already into Them but only 13 so didn't see till 88 and Boon and Phil had gone. THE Best.

[@davecoalwood9487]

Jealous ain't the word. Forgotten how many times I've seen now but 1st gig was Staring at Sun tour so never saw proper Level. Phil has blocked Me on Twatter though😂 😂😂

[@johncollins5552]

Always loved this song but wondered if they could do it justice live....😂❤Amazing.

[@davecoalwood9487]

They did everything justice live- Their Pillars are Live - which has kept Them upright since 80 regardless of line up.

[@merlin5420]

Can smell Stevie Wonders influence all over this jam! 🔥🔥

[@davecoalwood9487]

I've never thought that but Mike is a Big Stevie Fan.

[@merlin5420]

@@davecoalwood9487 More the syncopated synth rhythms than Stevie’s vocals

[@victorsimpson4487]

What an awesome live performance.

[@francescogiungato9715]

Fantasticccccccccccccc Philllll Goulddddd ... !!!

[@ryanfleming995]

Yeah Dave I was blessed to see these guys in Downtown LA couple years ago Marc and the boy's are awesome . I'm a bassist myself. He has my respect.

[@lhair02]

a flying mark!!

[@Auto2112Rush]

R.I.P. Boon.

[@BlakeFoxBlue]

Still awesome in 2020

[@davecoalwood9487]

Hello Dave. The difference with Phil behind it all is amazing. Who's Got a Nice Balloon Then?

[@nickbitten6037]

Awesome- still got this on VHS.

[@philipaddicott7243]

Me too !

[@drew78ism]

My dad videoed it off bbc2 on our phillips 2000 recorder. It was only an hour long and had some songs cut. Had to wait a few years but got it on video for a birthday, played it everyday for years! Still got it in the loft.

[@WildWildWeasel]

Thank you, Boon.

[@jeremyhaines4481]

Fantastic music 👍 great band x

[@johnhufton5787]

Best concert I’ve been to by far

[@dpalitang]

I've watched this Wembley concert numerous times, and just caught that camera angle like a GoPro attached to the bass guitar? 1986, lol?

[@DanielJopQ]

Wowsies, I was barely born this year but I think they're insanely cool.

[@davidupton3186]

Thanks for the whole concert David. Brings back loads of great memories :)

[@markroyeppen8922]

On a lighter note...didn't know that Stefan Edberg played the saxophone 🎷 🤣

[@davecoalwood9487]

Thanks For putting this back up Mate.

[@tomaszbeksinski-tributetbt2631]

lokomotywa, amazing number, love this team:)

[@chrislyall6251]

PREACH !!!!

[@owenmcgee8496]

Mad. There must have been mega promotion going on then, with stage shows, mega-sound-production and the like. And then the plug is pulled, back to a normal band and few are listening. Oh well. Showbiz is always a kind of rise and fall tale, innit?

[@davidsanderson5918]

Wasn't quite like that. They had monster hits during most of 1985, 1986 going into 1987 so naturally their shows, after so many years building their following steadily, suddenly thrust them into arenas and the long residency at Wembley. Half the band (the brothers on guitar and drums) then left due to a mix of disenchantment with the band's direction as well as exhaustion with the hard work. But they still had big ambitions with their replacement members as well as the album that came along in 1988. By 1989 going into 1990 the peak of their worldwide success had certainly passed. But hey....it took almost half a decade for the bubble to deflate and the hits to dry up, as it were. True Level 42 fans though weren't bothered. They loved the old material before all this in any case. Plus most would agree that the album Forever Now, released after the big commercial period had passed and before the long hiatus began, was a fine album. So the plug was never pulled as such. They gradually returned to what they really were and what they remain to be to this day....a well-loved Britfunk band with serious chops. :)

[@werderhead6399]

😀thank u david....wish u a funky new year....yhea 😁 greetings

[@Tramseskumbanan]

The bass (#0006#) with the camera strapped on the neck is not the same bass (#00002#) that is shown hanging on Mark.

[@joseCastro-fv3bm]

😷😳😍😍❤️❤️👍👍👍

[@michirican]

I have such crush on younger Mark King 🥰 Weird 😳

[@kneeleydavis574]

So handsome and Mike Lindup too🙂

[@Monokitty768]

could someone lip read and figure out what Phil Gould was saying to camera?

[@alcockell]

Something like "Lovely fill coming up... now.

[@cymbals1111]

Watch this fill coming up...now

[@halcyon289]

@@cymbals1111 And it was !

[@kouchpotato1]

the double kick at the end of the fill is lovely - played with a single pedal I might add! Phil is an incredible drummer.

[@bethhollins3556]

@@kouchpotato1 Came here from an article/ interview with him "Secrets of Groove", MusicRadar mag 2015. He says this song, this concert one is his favorite instances of "being in the groove" for him.

[@slender6990]

Was there. My first gig with L42. Can anyone tell me who the support band were?

[@jasongraves1514]

Kevin Bacon on drums? ;-)

[@alnair8230]

😂😂😂

[@rayyanmyth7589]

One question, when mark king fly, does his bass still plugged in?

[@russwilliamson3917]

Yes, he was using a wireless pack

[@bashess4913]

SNEEUWVLOKJE...ON COFFEE HAG.......MAKKIE...............

[@davidkunst8598]

Kings die, Mark is.

[@dominikkarkowski]

Wtf man

[@dw9680]

ARE YOU SAYING MARK KING PASS AWAY ?

[@dominikkarkowski]

no wtf man

[@marcushadley8619]

Yeah, 80s music is all terrible. 😂