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Letters from the Underground by: The Levellers List Price: £10.99 CD-Charts Price: £4.98 You Save: £6.01 (55%)Prices subject to change. |
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Binding: Audio CD EAN: 5025425101656 Label: Universal Manufacturer: Universal Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Universal Release Date: August 11, 2008 Studio: Universal Sales Rank: 1360 Disc 1:
Related Items:      see moreBrowse for similar items by category: Editorial Review: Amazon.co.uk Review: English folk-punk stalwarts the Levellers have come in for their fair share of stick over the last 15 years, with many continuously asserting they wouldn't fancy touching them with a particularly lengthy one. Much of the derision may stem from ugly social bigotry centred on the fact that they look allergic to the idea of a good sponging, but the bulk is of their own making--firstly for scrubbing up to chase radio playlists and sell-out arena tours in a misguided advance on Britpop's commercial bounty (see Zeitgeist and Mouth to Mouth), and secondly by becoming so anaemically middle of the road that fresh road-kill looked more revolutionary (Hello Pig). But with Letters from the Underground they've pulled off the ageing band's prerogative of dropping the artifice in favour of getting back to what they're good at. And they've done it with some real aplomb. It's essentially involved them throwing their classic Levelling the Land breakthrough at a wall, sticking the pieces back together and re-firing over current political blazes. So the fiddle frazzled high-kicking of "Cholera Well" and self-explanatory "Burn, America, Burn" wreak lyrical wrath on post-9/11 aggression, "Pale Rider" taking a post-7/7 UK perspective, while the didgeridoo underpinned (yes, indeed, that icon of crustiness returns too) "Before the End" is more personal, more tender, though no less fraught. They've regained their bite, like imparting these opinions and observations is a calling they have no choice but to answer. And it turns out that's better for us all than you might have thought. --James Berry Customer Reviews
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 Rating: - PerfectA fantastic album with no week songs. The Levellers have at last brought their raw energy and passion together with their ability to tug at the heart and nail a good melody. Perfect. Rating: - A mustWell what can you say. Since buying this CD its rarely been off my CD player in the house or the car and that's not mentioning the mp3 player!! I knew a number of the tracks anyway as I've seen them 4 times this year but I was surprised at how good this album turned out to be. Not one duff track and them back at their very best. roll on December when I see them again. Rating: - Beautiful Days Returning???One of the other reviewers suggested people should catch the Levellers live... As it happens, that's just what I've just done. I spent a recent weekend (15th - 18th August 2008) at Levellers very own BEAUTIFUL DAYS festival at Escot Park in Devon... I've seen the Levs many times over the years and remain a firm fan despite not having THOROUGHLY enjoyed an album since "Zeitgeist". This isn't a fezzy review though... all I'll say is it was muddy but brilliant, though Levellers themselves were oddly lacklustre considering the festival is their baby... Which leads me on to this new album... Let me say first, to anyone who doesn't really know much about the band... stop reading now and go and buy their first ... Read More: Rating: - what the levellers do bestI first saw the Levellers in 1989 playing support to Radical Dance Faction; they were seriously good back then. I followed them over the years, seeing them live many, many times. In recent years though, I lost interest; their music had lost something for me, it just failed to excite any more. So, I read the reviews for this offering and thought I would give it a go, not really expecting much. But this, to use a bit of a tired old cliche, is a real return to form. Less polish perhaps, but much more energy, and yes, the old excitement is there. Highly recommended to fans, but it probably won't convert non-believers which is unfortunate as it deserves a wider audience. Great music. Rating:  - A return to form....I've been listening to the Levellers for many years, since I saw them supporting New Model Army on tour back in 1990. I've seen them live numerous times, and they are always a storming live act. Unfortunately, their recent albums have been a bit of a disappointment. "Hello Pig" was the low point for me - barely a tune on it, and I struggled to listen all the way through once. "Green Blade Rising" was better, but "Truth And Lies" was another slip downhill - another one that I struggled to listen to more than once. I bought "Letters..." yesterday, and was very pleasantly surprised. I'm not sure what's happened, but this is far closer to Levellers of old than the stuff they've been putting out since 2000. The tunes are actually catchy ... Read More: |
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