Level 42 Love Games Live at Reading

[PascalLucas]

Let the bass roll!

[Spartanm333]

Mark King is a God! Back in the day, the 80's, we Northern boys all thought he was the best Bass player in the world. Sure you had people like Marcus Miller and Pino Palidino who were funky but no one touched Mark for depth and character... most of the rhythms on Level 42 songs come from the bass, and not from the keyboards or guitar which mostly provide fills. Add to this he could sing (well) and write.... just a fantastic guy! Could even do it flying over the audience as he used to do live.

[7526cb]

These guys make Dave Mathews look like beginners! 

[FrederkingAudio]

Bass always sounds great with Mark King! I am a fan!

[vittoriovetere]

a 23 lote non piace



[probrojeffro]

King has that Les Claypool slap and tickle down pat. Bass always sounds great with Level 42.

[kingofthestoneage5]

@probrojeffro Mark King was around long before Les Claypool... Mark King took slap bass to a whole new level... pun intended

[SamBAss42]

"As I wash your face..."

[JHmusic4ever]

@SamBAss42 ghahaha:)

[susisusanna99]

It's awesome.... feel the beat... the harmony 'n improvisation are very GOOD...wow...

[MagnumColtranePrice]

Master shit!!!

[Anastasiaunigunda]

love this version

[PlayForMeASymphony]

underrated  gods...

[Bjorkadmirer]

Why is everyone saying that the bass is too much? It's the best part! :D Quite frankly, I like the version w/ the other brown haired back up singer.

[thiesjaarsma]

Wauw...magic, man!

[donwilly]

drummer: throw away your horrible snare drum (better: your complete drumkit).

O my god.



[ChossRock]

@donwilly : man, you are so right on this. Horrible snare.

[75cammo]

@ChossRock snare sounds awful. sounds like a tom!

[Iamstuck]

@75cammo

Sounds like he has the snares off (Is that the correct way to put it? I'm swedish. Just google 'sejarmatta' if your'e unsure what I mean). Sounds reaaally bad.

[hollowmaskful]

slap bass + singing + chewing gum = god

[vlado544]

@hollowmaskful seriously, I wouldn't be able to do that in 1000 years

[trashcanalive]

Fantastic musicianship. They were badly underrated in their day, put down as jazz-funk. Look back now and they were the best.



[FoleyAxel222]

great song, great band, greater mark king!!

[KryoWarrior]

The bass just overpowers the whole song.

[elindionaco]

he is a great bass player, but his sound is a little bit too much

[elindionaco]

he is a great bass player, but his sound is a little bit too much

[alexl0uisearmstr0ng]

massive as..love this song n isnt he the best bass ever!!gr8 shit boyz !!

[korvexpictures]

Good bass playing :)

[RobertoJunior87]

Isso que é tocar baixo de verdade !!!! 

[szidorbass]

great play but awful and annoying bass sound.

[primus696969]

reading what a great place!

[Socratease8]

i agree with eddiegonemo ......... Crowd standing there like they dont know how to Dance or Move ........ i dont get it hahahahahahahahaha ... perhaps they thinking (dare i txt it) a Whaite Man shouldnt play like this hahahaha ... ssssssooooooo rong

[oyieq19092001]

woowww

[onejesterone]

That bass is like is like a **cking machine gun...

[Hoekstrovi]

0:11 <-- click for FUNK

[Muksmiduulit]

I can't stop listening to this song!

[eddiegonemo]

Crowd is like zombies. How can they ... nevermind...

[joergen100]

@eddiegonemo ha ha, you are right, dont know

[armstrongbrosband]

@eddiegonemo I like it when the crowd is quiet....then I can hear the music better!!

[fmrecords]

@eddiegonemo I wonder that all the time. I have to literally elbow people out of the way to dance at shows. how can you NOT?

[zackarlee]

I like this songs

[JillmanVideo]

Love that super hard snare drum, it's like a gunshot.

[diekik2]

facking nice bass!!! slap it!! singing o.O same rithm playing, i can only say... respect dude!!! you're awesome

[carneval2007]

Hey they are still playing ???

I thought that they stoped...where is today the band they can play such a nice song with nice and clear base sound ..I missed them since the 80´s

[blakeyboy2]

Why are people sitting down?! and why are they not even moving?! what is wrong with those people! crazy! I cant wait to see level 42.

[wiltontheartist]

Singing something completely different than what I would be playing on the bass would throw me off ...

[joergen100]

@wiltontheartist ha ha, yes would be scary, but we are not Mark are we_

[MrBartt9]

@wiltontheartist Hahaha, it's the toughest combination i think

[damerle93]

this is fucking multitasking:

bass playing

singing

chewing gum chewing

O.o

[zombiespacebat]

@metaljohn666 it was a joke dude, and he actually looks really like him in this, especially at about 20 seconds :P

[NYEGAJ]

king!

yeah!

[zombiespacebat]

jason newstead on drums? :P

[zapfull]

That bass is awsome :oo

[watismyid]

sing while slapping!T.T too pro

[greenfret]

What's wrong with the audience?!!

[pandama416]

ゴーストがすごいな

[redsugarmusic]

20 people are actually retarded

[RobertoJunior87]

Perfeit GROOVE !!! !!!

[usernaameunavailable]

too many old ppl in that room.. :C it's sad to watch them.. clap .. when they should all dance!

[nathanielsya]

to all who dislikes this video!!!FUCK YOU ALL



[MereP123]

love him on that bass.....awsum

[Jpeg13759]

GEILER BASS !!!

Und diese grünen Leds.....VOLL COOL !

Jemand ne Ahnung, wer den baut ?

[darakuT]

Wow mark King at their best!!!

[patrick19591000]

Its great music, ,

[patrick19591000]

F brilliant remeber my student time



[patrick19591000]

f brilliant

[patrick19591000]

fucking brilliant



[Prettyflyforabassguy]

I went to see Level 42 at the O2 and the Saxophonist kicked a beach ball at my dads head :D 

[grupoimponente]

pasado de verga jajaja no mames

[rubster1206]

the funk bass kinda takes them away from their original sound. the singer got to good on bass.

[krismanj]

@rubster1206

how do you mean? mark has always been a incredible bassist. watch their top of the pops version of this from 1981 on youtube n you will see he plays it pretty much the same on bass.

[Pakash8]

Can't believe how stiff the audience is...my chair is shaking and I'm about to flip here. Such great music and those farts just sit there....

[europica]

Fantastic song by a fantastic band. I see some poeple here are discusing who is better, King, Flea or Wooten. For me music isnt about who's the best or who is better. It's about what you personally like. "Love Games" is a great song. Level 42 or any band isn't just about one member of the band. The band have got to groove together to make the great sound that they do make.

[kangacun]

good...hade anying maen bass na sumpah ..edan anying huuh keren....

[MrJaapBoonstra]

droog kut publiek

[TheDrShredder]

hey man i think God wants his hands back... :D

[Esdiurne]

so greatttttttttttttttttttt

[TheFazor]

I bet that being so funky is illegal

[cezarsantana]

He's slaping the bass, singing and chewing a gum : )

[Quenveres]

@cezarsantana He's the world's greatest multi-tasker lol

[mrpablo39]

Get it from net flix.



[naughtyhorse]

wtf happend to the band! no boon, no philip, and that aint mike!

mark still has it tho

[thatwhichidesire]

man thats sick how he can slap these lines and sing in the same time :/

[2000mlauri]

I love that riff!

Schnaggeldidaggelmusik on its best.

[belinga1]

esse baixista é o cara! Q q é isso meu Deus!

[furtherinfusion]

nice slap bass !!!

[panteralover23]

What's the best Level 42 album?

[cape228]

@panteralover23 It has got 2 b world machine .



[mcbr3b]

I just can't understand how can he play that awesome slap and sing simultaneously. AMAZING!

[Peolomi]

cant see a better base funkplayer...wonderful

[koledrum]

only thing that anoys me is,why the f...flea is mentioned so much

[koledrum]

cant get enough of the video and the comments are great, man this brings joy!!!

[ChristianPBecker]

mark king is .. is.. fantastic

[markholding666]

feckin crazy fingers.if it aint got jazz,it aint worth a funk.

[VenousPlatypus]

jiiiizizzzzz

[huan10000]

Perfect!

What can I say?

;)

[huan10000]

Perfect!

[fishtricker1]

OMG that still sounds great after 25 years. 

[ricefighter2003]

@fishtricker1 yessir............

[denniscoen]

The first song i mastered when playing bass.

No. It's the track that made me play bassguitar in the first place!!

[supervascular]

I think the audience all saw how good that slap bass was, had heart attacks and died. The only thing that seems to make sense to me, otherwise who knows why none of them moved!

[naycnay]

God.

[8188ify]

The big music... Mark King and Cia.

They was hidden in last years ...

youtube is a good key for this greats surprises...

[TheFaithArtist]

This is so good, I just had to watch it three times in a row.

[Bassistdan1]

@TheFaithArtist I STILL am watching it! He's out of control, man!

[JerryGruszecki]

true in the pocket slap bass.

[Dadolui]

O cara toca baixo (slap), canta e masca chiclete???

[Jamescprado]

@Dadolui É ISSO MESMO BORDINHO,,,NÃO É A TOA Q. É ÍDOLO NO BAIXXO

[audioflush]

Those 19 people aren't any Bieber fanboys, they are simply phags.

[spiccybaby]

We never expected this to come out of the Isle of Wight. Never. Still a bit gobsmacked, tbh, 34 years later.

[Rifan12345]

the bass is so freaking cool

[fmrecords]

WHAT is up with that audience!!! I saw L42 in My this year and I could NOT sit or stand still. I grooved hard the while night. I.LOVE.THIS.BAND

[TheJzai]

haha look how still the crowd is, they must be completely mesmerized by the music to be stiff as rocks :D

[Vicktor1967]

When they come to Argentina, they'll know how people love 'em round here...!

[taufoofar]

0:12 = freakin' epic explosion of funk meteors...

[mantaroy777]

Whats up with the audience , they are like a bunch of stiffs. This song rocks!!

[TheJzai]

@mantaroy777 they are too mesmerized by the music to move :D

[shanecurley1988]

@mantaroy777 Its called being absolutely gobsmacked amazed to the point of being paralyzed with awesome-ness :D

[shanecurley1988]

@mantaroy777 Its called being absolutely gobsmacked amazed and being completely paralyzed with sheer epic awesome-ness

[markushalfmad]

@mantaroy777

it's probably coz they r in some state of shock !!

lol

[MacReviewzOnline]

@mantaroy777 they are in shock...trembling ! ;)

[S0NiCCCCC]

@mantaroy777 id probably be as stiff as them to be honest...i was too entranced by his skills to show reaction

[Filua]

@mantaroy777 I was thinking exactly the same.. They didn't deserve that show! :D

[onkelrunke]

@mantaroy777 Ever been to a Level 42 concert lately? The PA sound is so bad that I stopped going to their concerts!!! When you can't hear the bass and the snare drum eats trough your head like big bullets, you feel like going home or become stiff :p

[LennartHoekveen]

The beat, the guitars, just relaxed!

[jjdrummerboy]

absolute best bass tone on the planet!!

[TheMackymesser]

@jjdrummerboy Yeaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!­!!!!

[mtfsant]

Fantastic!!! No words

[Ankerouky]

Insane how that crowd doens't move an inch... Let's just say they are mesmerized by that damn bass that grabs me by the neck and just wont let me go!

[vivmandrin]

mes 20 ans c'était pas de la daube! J'ai acheté et adoré le 1er album, ça c'est les années 80! pointures ces messieurs!

[Lardassful]

Flea is pretty amazing too!

[MrChifletin]

One of the best bassist ever!

[TheMrbaasb]

Mark King = KING

[tomionko]

funky -the best



[lionfish16]

Yeah indeed, I was always wondering how one can play the bass like this and singing at the same time - incredible! Im's still impressed after almost 30 years. Congratulations !!!

[TheRadiojewel]

NICE! Love this song..

[vabbc4fms]

Mark is Jammin dat Bass!!!

[joncast64]

this song grooves hard

[MrTeatreeoil]

where did mark king copy his funky style of Bass playing from? Larry Graham, Louis Johnson, Stanley Clark

[adriank9]

I'm wondering why Mike Lindup is no longer with the band. Anyone knows?

[ennienyc]

@adriank9 Mike's been back with them since 2006 (this clip is from 2001).

[adriank9]

@ennienyc Oh yeah, thanks, I red this in wikipedia too but do you know why he was absent for some time?

[losmuertos1992]

Look up funk in the dictionary and you'll find this entire bassline.

[tongbei1]

Mark King ......the man.......nufff said!!!!

[m3tallixX]

3 things at a time;

Slapping teh bass, Singing, nd Chewing a chewing gum.. :D

[MelayuRock2010]

he is no doubt one of the greatest bass slapper of all time

[bbBassYo]

EPIC

[nikertynber]

piel de gallina...............

sin palabras

glorioso

[84veli]

the best version...and members...

[margosdesarian]

I dont think i have ever seen a bass player who plays so relentlessly in time and hits every note perfectly every time

[thugless]

@margosdesarian He originally was a drummer. He has incredible rhythm.

[TheVitorinox]

cordination ouuuuu

[Notwithoutmypants]

AAAAAHHH!!! Can't...handle...all...the...t­alent!

[vitorro1970]

Todo un Temazo-Genial-

[eng074]

mannn n...unbelievable...

[TheNobleBard]

They were in Readind Pa! a friend of mine was on the crew foe that concert! He offered me tickets. Too bad I didn't go.

[Anjeejk]

Kings of jazz funk. Brilliant.

[19nobmaster69]

just seen level 42 at guilfest and they were brill

[dlefeb67]

Incredibly SMOOTH! Reaks talent! almost as good as a studio recording! Just incredible!

[newsiemen4u]

Sorry ! there is noone alive that can touch "Mr. Mark" ,he is the best I have ever heard anywhere!I still havent closed my mouth since hearing him! Totally awtastic!!

[16sothouria]

aie aie quel puissant bassiste.BIG UUUUUUUUUP MARK KING

[lik2godown11]

Just not the same without Mike Pinder - he was the yin to King's Yang

[thugless]

@lik2godown11 Who is Mike Pinder? >.> lol

[gazobee]

I was there for this recording. It was used on the Physical Presence live album. I still live in Reading and have seen the band over 30 times.

[Gaab07]

il assure moi j'ai 13 ans est j'adore!! c enorme!!

[tarunkzzz]

the bass line is just like playing the chords and its octaves and slap and pull. makes your head move up and down... Good bad ass music.....

[bassjajco]

WTF ? where is mike lindup ?

[sodesoeka]

The riff itself aint that hard, just keeping it thight all time and singing along...hard stuff really...:) Respect for Mark (Bass)King

[orlandoCF1]

Tone City!!!!!!!!!!!

[MrLeveLHeaded]

Great music !!

[janellsis]

does anybody know why they are called "Level 42" ?

[Timmy4pawz]

@janellsis They were going to name is 88 after the bus they got to the recording studio but another band had a similar name, so they got the number 42 inspired from a lift and also while they were reading Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy the answer to all things is 42 so the idea was put forward