Level 42 - Hot Water - Live - Prince's Trust 1986

[Musicman42able]

My idol without a doubt, prob the reason i gave up playing key's in a band. Had the privilege of meeting him on his last tour, and to be honest, he's as sound as his music.

[HumanTunes]

this is so groovy I just can't stand it - WOW

[sptsoffl]

Absolutely Freaking Fantastic!

From 1986 & still SOUNDS Grrrrrrreat in 2012

Could there be a Better Bass Player..... Awesome!

[bevandjohntube]

If there was ever a band with Lead Bass, this is it! Rock that thing, Mark!

[eurochrissy2]

1969fenderjazz ,true ,but who want's to sit at a concert,and listen to a cd as it would be at home.

[1969fenderjazz]

@eurochrissy2 a tuned bass isn't directly as pristine as a CD recording. Being out of tune is just a fucked up situating that also gets MK in a bad mood.

[1969fenderjazz]

I never understood why Mark hardly ever uses a breakdown like at 4:00 to tune his bass. The Jaydee gets out of tune so quickly and he's fiddling with harmonics anyway. Bad ears?

[TheCHAGO77]

THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST BANDS EVER..

[MissInformed1967]

I love going back to the 80's! Class! Loved the slap bang bass infused with all of the other elements goin on. Funky! Not many bands out there, all be it a few, that can play this good livethese days! Cheers! : )

[khaz042]

I haven't seen this in years. I must still have this on a video at my mums. Which reminds me. I must dig out the video I've got of Mark on Night Network. I'm surprised that it doesn't appear to be on the net.

[blica1]

when british bands still could play their instruments and sing like pros..now it's just bunch of 3 chord, 4/4 beat ,whining, yelping bozos with untuned instruments.....with the exception of bands like radiohead., which are great...

[CatFiain]

This was such a great gig! Thanks for posting this. :)

[utahdrumtech]

They really seem to be at the top of their game here... not to say that I don't like the new lineup. But, they are so polished, tight and groovin between 1985-1987. Man, this rocks!!

[mookie2637]

Amazing that Mark can be such a great bass player, but also find time to act as the German tank commander in Kelly's Heroes.

[MrMel0dy]

@mookie2637 LOL lol lol!!! The first time I saw a picture of Mark King when my Dad introduced me to Level 42 I thought the exact same thing. Well I'm sure MK can do more damage with his JD than that German tank commander do with his Tiger tank! Great film anyways!!!!!

[williams2305]

@mookie2637 ,good one,one of the germans in raiders of the lost ark was played by david coulthard ,spooky!

[kevser66]

saw them in SFX Dublin back in '85, blew us away, way ahead of the scene....errr would think ...Stanley Clarke... would have a few words to say about Bass Terry!

[TURTLEMUSIC5]

This track was one of the inspirations for me to set up my own indie record label.

Pure raw talent by Level42 makes them one of the best 80s bands ever.

Tight clever rifts, hooks galore and the best bass player in the world - no one has yet touched them for excellence in this league.

Terry Cullern. Head A&R

[Simto]

@TURTLEMUSIC5 I feel bad for kids nowadays who don't have bands like Level 42 to grow up to.

[JoeSzilagy]

@Simto From the hundreds of guitar students 12 to 18 years old I've taught over the past ten years, (who love Led Zeppelin, Metallica, Earth, Wind and Fire, Aerosmith, The Beatles, Bob Marley, etc., and "hate" the current stuff), I estimate that in 5 or 10 years, a lot will discover great bands like Level 42 as well!

[generalravon]

4.26 look at that miserable sod far left. Perhaps he thought Quo were coming on.

[StixH]

@generalravon

Just received bad news!

[vitorro1970]

Geniales-Autentics-Demassie.

[generalravon]

Thanks great quality video. stereo too!

[generalravon]

Thanks great quality video. stereo too!

[generalravon]

Thanks great quality video

[alcockell]

AAARRRRGGGGGHHHHH!!! NO! You DON'T push in o n Mark's face... and during his solo, wtf angles did they choose? STAY ON THE BASS!

[JayDee11]

Heh-Heh, another Hot Water performance another tuning issue (3:45) The master does his stuff though.

[MrDiscordinated]

@JayDee11  yup and they wonder why he does'nt bring the jaydee back . lovely looking basses . no doubt

[MrDiscordinated]

@JayDee11 yup and they wonder why he does'nt bring the jaydee back . lovely looking basses no doubt .  but that's what u get 4 using 30 gauge stings, bad tuning. graphite helps

[SHOJMPR42]

@MrDiscordinated Do you think it has something to do with transmitting the sound in such a lg venue? The Jaydee bass has gorgeous tone, it may just be that the sound equipment (digital) cannot capture it's analog fullness.

[MrDiscordinated]

@SHOJMPR42 It's the tunning of his jaydee that's the issue , not the sound .the sound is awesome :)