Level 42 "Man" Live at Utrecht Holland February 2009

[@petergrohmuller1372]

I cannot understand, how somewone can dislike this monument of popular music

[@justMe-rd4sw]

Showing huge appreciation for the legend that is Mr Mike Lindup What an amazing musician composer writer arranger he is , far too often his brilliance is overlooked.

[@anthonynichols5266]

just Me You are absolutely right about that

[@simonlawrie9215]

Never overlooked , we heard his brilliance 🫀.

[@simonlawrie9215]

All the right people , at the right time . This doesn’t happen often . Masterpiece of music , whatever class you want to put in . True musicians , all . Thank you for the movement you caused in me .

[@timtunes42]

One of my favourite tunes, and so under played

[@Achimski]

I always come back to this level. I never get tired of their music.

[@TonyPrinceTD777]

This is great music! Great lyrics, too! Very jazzy, prog rock style, luv it!

[@agapefriend04]

IMHO one of the absolute best tunes this remarkable band wrote... KUDOS to Gary Husband on traps.

[@stevejones466]

Respect to Biggins but husband does a better job in my humble opinion.

[@12dblive83]

Gary's kit has that Phil Gould sound...nice. All the drummers they've had have been great....love this drum sound for the material....vintage.

[@aplleyva]

Wholly Frick, what a fantastic live performance. I mean it rivals the studio version. What a treat for that audience !

[@adkpeakboy]

An incredible song from a great but under appreciated album. These guys got to get back to the States so I can see them.... Just brillant!

[@dejandobrivojevic1879]

Incredible live version...

[@Fabio_Enne]

Thank you so much for the upload! One of my fav song...

[@philboyce1582]

Why can’t I like this more than once ! Go Nathan.

[@drumsoclock3312]

Mark King...Bass Vocals time signatures Lyrics..Amazing brain

[@agapefriend04]

ONE OF THE BESTEST - in the L42 catalogue in my book... Mark/Mike/Gary = GOOD CHEMISTRY ... times/dynamics changes - W O W !!

[@rojavida]

I was lucky enough to see Level 42 on their 1989 tour at Wembley Arena. They played this track with Alan Murphy on guitar ( who died later that same year). He was a real legend, having played with Kate Bush and Go West. This is a great version, love it!

[@steve-on7kl]

Wow. Great version !

[@michaelb.42112]

Such a HUGE song, and psychedelic masterpiece.

[@teet4ever]

Just simply fantastic. I just can't get enough of Level 42's music!

[@smellrod]

love this band love this song! gary husband rules!

[@Schumanized]

smellrod Have you seen him play keyboards with Billy Cobham??😱😱

[@vladimirsandtner4438]

@@Schumanized with John M'c Laughlin too. 4th dimension.

[@loumnar54]

The best of the 80s.

[@YouraWildManGeorge]

Oh, Hell, Yes!... Such fine team work on this masterpiece!

[@comedygumballmachine4748]

Heard this song for the 1st time ever yesterday & just LOVE it! Absolutely OUTSTANDING - EVERY Facet of it! ALL vocals, signature L42 chord progressions, keyboard tones, bassline, sax, drumming, guitar.. WOW! Great tune! ... the fact that it goes on for almost 10 minutes makes it all the more satisfying, too! Thanks so much for posting it!

[@Schumanized]

Also Gary can play killer keyboards!!

[@76alembic]

Awesome job . Damn these guys are great.Nathan AND gARY REALLY SHINE ON THIS ONE!!!.

[@markportlock73]

What a great version.... still brilliant live, still super tight... timeless! Thanks for sharing.

[@george00719]

If I had to play a track that typified 42s darker side this would be it. The lyrics are supa deep, the best I have read..'sentimental apathy..' delicious

[@mikemorrison281]

wow! what a great find!!! They're such a fantastic group...miss Alan Murphy on guitar, but Nathan plays his butt off, too, and even quotes Alan's licks several times...their ending to this song live blew me away! Thanks for posting!! If you have the whole thing with the ending I'd love to hear/see it!!!

[@achau211]

I love watching this over and over again. Gary and Nathan kill it! Not to mention the fact that Nathan makes me swoon when he would talk during the song! haha! They're amazing musicians! Still on a high from seeing them live in Solana Beach, and Anaheim last July! Next US tour, I hope they include this in their repertoire. ;)

[@Harrymulder]

25th Oktober live in the Royal Albert Hall at The Heart of the Music Celebration and I'll be there....SUPERB !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! can't wait. GRTZ, from HOLLAND

[@darranschnepf8076]

gary really put his signature on this one…awesome

[@floouk]

F**k! I had no idea L42 could handle odd time signatures so well. Brilliant track!

[@mymodel6]

Other than the fact that 7 is an odd number, there is nothing 'odd' about 7/4...

[@billybilly3]

Nathan up front on guitar....I've always enjoyed his playing and he put his own twist on this classic and comes out shining. The band has many a great guitar player involved over the years and Nathan has had to recreate and emulate all of those players. Fantastic job as always.

[@Zrotlrnz]

Damn!! Awesome song!! Just from the recording 11 years ago, but so much better. Gotta have the DVD.

[@jameswhite7997]

I could listen to the bass at 5:24 onwards for the rest of my life. Gary was the perfect drummer for this song.

[@Villagejonesy]

Fantastic it is! Thanks for posting...

[@nlborix]

Thanks again. Bless you :)

[@Fabio_Enne]

I miss so much Alan Murphy :(

[@lewdrum73]

MY FAVE! LOVE THIS! THANK YOU!!!

[@johndoyle1810]

Love it,,,.

[@braddietzmusic2429]

Damn, Nathan King is an EXCELLENT guitarist.

[@JohnCarter104]

Mark King never gets old

[@mymodel6]

Unfortunately he does :(

[@gcymous9160]

This reminds me something like Weather Report use to do . except for the electric guitar which they never used that much . great tune and performance .

[@terryarnett442]

Just love this Michael! Nice one! :)

[@zagortenay114]

Bella canzone......non a livello delle migliori pero'.....😊

[@Mman_-_79]

Awesome! Thanks for sharing this!

[@banana_junior_9000]

I love this dark album. Underrated. That's okay.

[@OWNER90125]

Best live performance ever

[@benjaminbeames665]

Simply awesome!

[@lokirat]

first listen- love it. so atmospheric!

[@corigraves]

Time marching on ... .whoohooo Nathan !!!!

[@borgullet3376]

Hubbo goes Full Billy.... Love It !

[@TerrenceBowden-i4k]

Brilliant !!!

[@brixham20]

Top of the game.

[@AlbertoOlivieri]

Prog Rock Pop ...Fantastic piece!!!! Greaaat Band!!!

[@MichaelBeston]

Look forward to that matey !.

[@MichaelBeston]

Spot on indeedy !

[@chazatlas]

PLEASE! Yes, spread the word! YOU rock :-)

[@imberja01]

Takes me back. First saw this live in Frankfurt back in 88. Great times, the memories shall live on forever.....Remember Hayden? I agree with minx3a - Pete is great, just saw them at Indigo and he was superb. But Gary will always be there!! Just like Phil....

[@vanomaden]

Gary

[@Funkstar124]

Great track and so well played. I like Pete RBigin but Gazza has if all the way!

[@davidupton3186]

I liked Hubbo, but often felt his snare was a bit heavy for Level 42

[@hamzakola2668]

brilliant track, 1 of my favs, great played live, would be nice to hear my fav guitarist Allan holdsworth play on this

[@paulshepherd7354]

Spot on

[@supersteveworld]

Tune.

[@kevinowens6681]

Excellent

[@markreilly2469]

Slow middle section kings subtle bass line is killer

[@MichaelBeston]

@VertigoHarvest: Rough translation= A song in a live version stratospheric ... Colossal! Sono assolutamente d'accordo, grazie!.

[@Chaka70]

WOW! THAT'S ALRIGHT

[@dissyduster]

Pure,Wizzers working together,,Big ,,,,,Der Der Der Der DEr,Love that bit,,,,

[@patarikisoterion9899]

Woah!!!

[@darranschnepf8076]

love garys style he kicks arse

[@JBass42]

I must admit I miss Gary's subtle playing, the new boy is fantastic but a 42 drummer should sit behind the groove a bit more like Phil & Gary, they both complimented not just Mark, but the rest of the band... Not that Pete doesn't work with the band, just my preference, and I've been listening to Level 42 since I was, ahem, very young!!

[@regaltip8A]

I agree, the finesse that Gary, Phil and Gavin Harrison have are hard to match.I have been a fan for nearly 30 years and as a drummer those guys are at the top of my list. Pete is good but not in the same class.

[@JBass42]

Very true, even Gavin was a little too much of a powerhouse sometimes, but what he did on the 94 was great, I still remember some of it now, I was only 16 when I saw their last gig before they came back! Damn, I was upset when it was announced!

[@regaltip8A]

jonannlou Gavin Harrison on drums with Jakko on guitar - pretty much unbeatable!

[@JBass42]

Definitely! Would still love to hear Jakko do more instrumental tracks like the last one on Mustard Gas & Roses though :)

[@regaltip8A]

jonannlou Is that called The Devils Dictionary?. I played that to Chad Wackerman and he really dug it. That has Gavin on it and it was the first time he had heard of Gavin.

[@owenmcgee8496]

play around with the running order a bit and the staring at the sun album can sound like an album called level 42 plays the blues (in their own way). this song usually strikes me as a jazz-fusion or jazz-rock pop song, if such a thing could be said to exist. and the forever now album, with some of the non-album tracks replacing some of the album tracks, can sound/feel like their best funk-pop hybrid creation to me. complexity of retroglide notwithstanding, not sure if they've been so on the ball as songwriters for quite some time now. but sometimes (other times, "boring") the level sounds just about right for me. lot of subtlety in song-writing, both lyrically and musically. maybe works best when there's more than one hand in the song-writing and arranging, though. the middle ground between the contrasting styles of King and Lindup can be an interesting place. that's the way it seems to have worked, rather than one supporting the other, like (say) the way Mays supported Metheny, but my mind is running off on so many tangents at the moment that I seem to be singing the blues. When craftmanship in songwriting crosses my mind, I start thinking of the level(s), every now and then. When? When. Buy yourself a new pair of shoes when you turn forty-two.

[@zuuum68]

la piu' bella song dopo its over dei level fantastikaaaaaaaa

[@H3WMW]

Nathan is also currently playing bass for a band called Frost*. Check out their videos....... Search for "Esoteric evening Frost"

[@jcdrums2798]

dommage qu'il n'existe pas une version bluray

[@huibevers5575]

I was there in yeah

[@thejohnirvineband]

"Stop building up your part" - Jazz gags courtesy of MK. Trific band. Great track.

[@MichaelBeston]

@markportlock73: My pleasure !.

[@oddities-whatnot]

Blimey that's complex to play i bet! Awesome.

[@JBass42]

to hamza kola - look for the Hammersmith Odeon show from 1990 on here, Holdsworth's solo is of course amazing.

[@justMe-rd4sw]

And Nathan is shxt hot 👌🏻

[@robynla6849]

Ahhh-maaay-Zing!!!

[@Schumanized]

And he can play killer keyboards too!!! #garyhusbandforpresident

[@level42info]

Great track, great drummer! Too bad Gary doesn't play with L42 anymore.

[@MrZsoco]

Sean Freeman a világ első fúvós szintetizátorán játszik , melynek kifejlesztője Szalay Sándor (Panta Rhei).

[@Pieriv]

rhââ good !

[@Eflatmajor7sharp11]

6/4 section @ 2:48 is so sick.

[@corigraves]

@minx3a I agree with you there Mike ... Pete is amazing with the band ... i heard him first hand brilliant ! Things change in life and so do bands ...lets just go with the flo :)

[@liverpoolhw]

I hear influences of Allan holdsworth

[@MichaelBeston]

@floouk Oh yes !.

[@BluePiggy]

What the heck is the instrument Sean Freeman is playing prior to the spoken part? I've never even seen one of those before.

[@bergerdrum]

A MIDI controller for wind instrument players. Not sure if it's the brand EWI (Electronic Wind Instrument) or another. They've been around since the mid/late 1980's.

[@BluePiggy]

Thanks, Luc. Jeez, you stop paying attention to music for a decade or three and it really leaves you in the dust.

[@bergerdrum]

No worries. I've been out of live playing for 4 years and out of music instrument retail for almost 10. I feel pretty lost now a lot of times myself.

[@Det0Goren]

+Luc Bergeron It's an EWI for sure, and I think it's a Yamaha WX5 to be exact. Really cool!

[@michaelosullivan7087]

+Luc Bergeron yes.his hero mike brecker plays one.check him out. fantastic player

[@MichaelBeston]

@OWNER90125 Agreed !!.

[@BoogieBMWE34]

good Mike is in the band

[@nicocilli2657]

Gary Cobham!

[@nicocilli2657]

Billy My hero and gary ...too Gary working whit Cobham on Keyboards! i watch the band in 1995 play together

[@MichaelBeston]

@nihan93: I agree !.

[@MichaelBeston]

@level42info things change & people change Rob !, I think PRB is a great replacement for Hubbo, just like PG never forgotten !!................

[@寺岸新作]

いいね

[@BoogieBMWE34]

they sign better than 20 years ago....

[@MichaelBeston]

Sign or sing ??.

[@AndieBlack13]

Makes the original studio track, cut way, way long ago....sound plain.

[@Titaan359]

+Ricardo Ellison exactly. I liked the old track, but this is incredible.