Level 42 Mark King Hammersmith London 29/10/16

Hammersmith Apollo 29/10/16

[@FantasticF113]

As a bass player, I'm in awe of Mark King. The man is simply brilliant! 🙏

[@monicamalakian237]

I could watch him play for hours! I absolutely adore the man and his music!

[@gavinheaphy6951]

Same as that

[@Steve-K.G.]

@@gavinheaphy6951 .........and this.

[@guidod2627]

Totally on board with you !!!!

[@Handleshmandle1]

Incredible! My parents have been big fans since the 80's and with me being born in the 90's, I've grown up hearing their songs. Next time they tour, I'm for sure going! After 20 years of listening to tapes and CDs I need to experience this for real!

[@gtamediaproductions1]

Go man go!! I've been to their concerts when they had the original line up. I loved it so much! Never wanted it to end. They are just incredible musicians! Mark and Mike are the only original members left and they will not disappoint. ✌😎

[@reclaimingminds2811]

What a fantastic talent Mark is. He's consistently brought great songs and enviable bass playing over many decades! Thank you Mark for sharing your copious talent with us!

[@floouk]

Funking brilliant! I was fortunate to meet the man a few years ago. An absolute gentleman. No ego or attitude whatsoever. Also, when I remarked that he shook my hand with his left hand, he told me he is naturally left handed. Apparently 'Macaris' a guitar shop in London where Mark King used to work only sold right handed instruments. He used to practice there during 'dead time.' The rest as they say is history. Did you know he started off on drums and by all accounts was bloody good too.

[@user-qr8ov1xs1c]

All the famous songs are brilliant

[@danielelise7348]

There's a Polish bass player called Wojtek Pilichowski & it is so obvious to me NOW,that MK is his inspiration & his bass hero.And what a brilliant hero to have 🎸🎵🎼🎶🎛️🎚️🎧🎸

[@rhylschermatz5809]

what he plays makes me feel the same when I land on a new planet, opening the gate until my starship's skin still hot .

[@THX-vp9fz]

Tell us more please

[@bigal4304]

hard to believe he took up a bass at 21 , natural to it.. stunning talent.

[@corigraves]

ahh the things that pop up on youtube .. thank you so so much ! This Canadian fan is very appreciative :D

[@MichoCoban]

Thank goodness! for the first time in a long time a good bass solo from Mark that didn't have that ghastly 'machine gun' technique :)

[@POskio66]

The power of that mans thumb.

[@stephenaldridge252]

I was there last night....Great Gig :-)

[@wardy1210]

Mark king is a legend and always will be I’ve still got my trace Elliot rig and the sound always reminds me of the king

[@yannclement6374]

le meilleur des meilleurs Mr KING

[@CatoMinor]

Mark King of bass...

[@mennobults6464]

Absoluterly true. The white Victor Wooten.

[@JC-zf6sx]

great bassist, great chops. sometimes i wish he would forget about how many notes he can squeeze into one bar and just groove.

[@THX-vp9fz]

i would like to like your comment more than only once ;-)

[@sparkmanga1]

still the greatest bass player ever.....pure genius

[@michaelb.42112]

Mark's "noodling" is better than my best day of playing.

[@austinreid5032]

He is Hendrix on bass

[@annanawracaa423]

Just Yes!!!!!

[@stephenbrown310]

The Bass Player 👑

[@gastonlamarque4979]

My son and I was there, great night, and atmosphere was brilliant, what camera was you using? Great quality Video !!

[@KeithRiley422]

Gaston Lamarque iPhone6

[@greatwhite61967]

Here's a little bit of trivia for those who are in awe over Mark King & his bass talent! " Mark is naturally Left-Handed yet he plays on Right-Handed Bass Guitars " When i heard about this many years ago I naturally put it down to the fact that he played drums for years , before going on to pick up a bass guitar & I had this confirmed from another bassist who as far as I know , has met him Mark & has the photographs to back it up... No as far as I know the bassist I've gotten to chat with didn't pay extra for a All Pass VIP treatment... Which usually sees fan's being aloud to see the band members/talk to them & have pictures taken along with other all access passes stuff but it can vary as some bands do this before they play Live but it's not unknown for it to happen after a gig... But I'd put my money on before they go on stage to play Live as those Stage Lights alone can cause any band members to sweat profusely & of course they'll just want to chill after a Live Gig... You can look this up on the internet with regards to Mark King being naturally Left-Handed , as drummers tend to use unorthodox methods when playing drums & there's also the fact of playing with 2 sticks & Floor Tom , & Mark never really stopped to think about it & he'll always being an amazing bassist/song writer/drummer/percussionists & plays other instruments , but I pretty much think that for someone who can play a right handed bass guitar the he does shows you how talented he is... As far as I know I don't think Mark has been classed as ambidextrous , but I could be wrong!.. I forgot to mention incase there's fans out there that don't know this & that is Mark fully intended to play drums in a professional band but once he saw & heard Phil Gould plsy drums he knew he was in the presence of a truly amazing drummer & decided to put all notions of becoming a drummer in a professional band but he still plays on the drums when he has yhe tome... I love it when they play certain songs that have percussive drums on the stage & at certain points , usually , at the end of the song & I wish they would use them more often as they have great songs that had percussive drums used on them & when they were touring in 82 or 83 they had a full time percussion player but I can't remember his name & why he never ended up as a full member of the band but then again its not as if they had a very large selection of songs with percussion drums being played & having 1 full time might have been deemed not to be needed full time... I do not mean any disrespect towards Nate aka Nathan Kind on Lead & Rhythm Guitar in my humble & honest opinion is he's a better bass player thatva lead guitarists & though I'm not going to compare Nate to Boon but Nate does at times not have the sounds he should be getting when playing as Boon played the same lead guitars but was more dynamic & powerful with his hard sounds & then there's the times you have to really listen to , to hear Boons other style of playing , as he'd be playing notes just under the radar of the rest of the band & maybe many have missed this but if you took Boon out at those stages you'd soon hear that he was playing... For what i remember about Boon's approach to playing lead & rhythm guitar was not your usual in your face lead guitarist & as i said he'd ve playing his guitar but not in an overly powerful way & it was finding those times when he did this that I found to be very enjoyable , as I remember playing an album of Level 42 & the song escapes me but my friend who visited me & listened to the song said " The Lead Guitarist doesn't do much does he " Thats when I told him your looking for Boon in all the wrong places & he doesn't feel the need to blast is leas guitar up when playing his fills but listen hard enough & your hear Boon playing & it wasn't just at solo's or the 1 time Boon just let rip at the start of " Lessons In Love " when he plays those distorted power chords & I can't remember any other time did this on an recorded songs... " Boon Gould Is Sadly Gone , But He Won't Be Forgotten " RIP Peace Roland Charles Gould , aka as Boon... ..... In light of this still ongoing coronavirus and it's variants stay safe and healthy wherever you are in this world...

[@user-qr8ov1xs1c]

Love mark and level 42

[@dazza42UK]

Great video of The King. Have you got any more form the night? I was there too. Great night. They should have filmed the whole gig!

[@kjellivar1983]

I love you Mark King!!!

[@frankmcnab522]

Most incredible bass player

[@Leese42]

Ah man, I love this so much. I think it's the "...fuck!" at the end that makes it 😂 Brilliant clip, thanks for sharing!

[@galindocponce386]

🥰🥰🥰 Gran bajista Mark King

[@ryancasey1287]

I was there!!!!!!!!😀😀😀😀😀

[@oliveroneill1388]

King by name, King by nature

[@jameswhite7997]

A man and his machine.

[@drisselfaiz3657]

Bravo guitare 🎸 🎸 🎸

[@iScatman]

Nice slap cover of Chic - Good Times

[@Sattel42]

Fantastic! 😍😍😍

[@chriswarne8442]

Fantastic!

[@tammysharonlorettastafford6271]

Mark the King!

[@bjthedjdk1]

And thats why the call him the King ;-)

[@MrSilver261]

mark king is god!

[@Gerardjhughes]

legend

[@user-qr8ov1xs1c]

I'm love level 42

[@justMe-rd4sw]

cheers keef !

[@heinzketchup9473]

@ 2:10 Bernard ...

[@fuzmaginty5822]

Showing us his drumming skills to👍

[@chrisgriffiths7437]

@1.23 "get off" 👍🏻

[@DrumSolVanIsle]

Chris Griffiths In case the following is of interest, Mr King was referring to his delay, undoubtably having tried to turn it off and missed the kick to it. If not, then pay me no mind.

[@user-qr8ov1xs1c]

Mark king is a master

[@Michael.Sinclair]

Mark King noodling = sonic masterpiece

[@mennobults6464]

I am beginning, so go on.

[@tonyrandall303]

Did you know Mr bass is left handed but taught himself to play right handed..best bass player iv ever seen...seen level 42 a few times

[@OhSherrie]

What does he start playing at 2:10?? It sounds really familiar

[@paulkruger3070]

My favorite bassist

[@77Stringer]

jättebra

[@oliveroneill1388]

I'm in heaven

[@bomolvik3477]

Mark rocks

[@andreapanichi4226]

Great performance 😅

[@gentasepriandi999]

He forgot to turn on the led lol

[@apollo3396]

He's quite good isn't he?

[@ibhienkeliat]

❤👍👍👍👍👏👏👏

[@user-qr8ov1xs1c]

Mr thunder thumbs

[@stevesecor4382]

I wonder who the 16 arseholes are that gave this a thumbs down are.... definitely peeps who haven't a clue.

[@inspector_7152]

What a ridiculous tone control on this bass.

[@user-qr8ov1xs1c]

I'm trying myself

[@mikeg981]

I wish he'd go back to playing his Jaydee bass. It has such a better sound.

[@user-qr8ov1xs1c]

I'm filling Bass

[@paulprescott147]

He could avoid putting all that gaffa tape on his thumb by putting it on the strings instead. Up there for thinkin', down there for dancin'

[@user-qr8ov1xs1c]

I tried for long can not do it he got a gift

[@Iamconnorlee]

wtf is that thing on his thumb? i dont get why you need it

[@KeithRiley422]

Connor It’s gaffer tape Connor. Mark split open his playing thumb many years ago and it is to protect that.

[@THX-vp9fz]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/eV6aoYSAg56pa5o

[@danielhicks4826]

ya dont need it, just something he uses for thumb protection.

[@kylemaneage468]

He does that to protect his thumb it's tape he ripped his thumb open slapping on day on a gig and now wraps his thumb in gaffer tape hes got a video at his home where he talks about it briefly

[@neilbillybob3065]

Stop it.......

[@thomasbridges7323]

Dude is bad can sing and play bad man