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1995 China Records release
Seven years on, fourth album in, and the Levellers sound like ... the Levellers, which is no better or worse a fate than most groups have in store for them if whatever formula was established can work. It has to be said, though, that the weird sonic connection to the Mission UK from earlier releases reappears at points -- the opening electric crunch then acoustic swirl of "Hope St" in particular sounds like something Wayne Hussey would have cooked up on Carved in Sand. That said, in the end the Levellers' particular sonic stew really is its own more and more, Chadwick's high, sometimes strained vocals, the reworking of various strands of folk styles, the anthemic pump-your-fist heft of so many of the songs. Al Scott, having done a solid job producing Levelling the Land, does the honours again here -- for all the reputation for raggle-taggle, the Levellers themselves certainly value full-bodied arrangements and results ... This time around, the dancebeats suggest a little less of Madchester's long-dead approach and more of, say, the Afro Celt Sound System, but they're still there, cropping up from time to time but generally giving way for a straight-up rock drive at most points. Fellow aesthetic spirit Rev Hammer gets a nod with a cover of his "Maid of the River", but otherwise it's the Levellers doing their own thing. As a result, the album's as good a starting point as anything they've released--Ned Raggett, AMG
The Levellers: Mark Chadwick, Jon Sevink, Simon, Jeremy Leveller, Charlie Heather with Steve Boakes - didgeridoo Henry Twinch - Hammond organ Depth Charge - DJ
Track listing:
- Hope St
- The Fear
- Exodus
- Maid of the River
- Saturday to Sunday
- 4am
- Forgotten Ground
- Fantasy
- P.C. Keen
- Just the One
- Haven't Made It
- Leave This Town
- Men-An-Tol
Used CD (a number of surface scratches but should play fine) Stock photo
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1-2 CDs NZ Post XL Letter | $2.60 | |
1 CD NZ Post Airmail to Australia | $6.00 | |
Pick-up available from Auckland City, Auckland | Free |
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