Break-up of the Level 42 Family

Advantages: Level 42 at their most commercially accessible.
Disadvantages: Level 42 at their most commercially accessible.

...INTRODUCTION The effect that music has on a listener can be informed by many things, such as mood, emotional context, state of mind and ties to a person or place. The funky jazz band you listen to live on an evening out at Ronnie Scott?s just doesn?t sound the same when reproduced on CD and played in your living room. Similarly, if you?d never kissed your girl for the first time to the sax-imbued strains of ?Careless Whisper?, chances are the song would not mean as much to you. And so it was that Level 42?s ?Running in the Family? provided the soundtrack for an extraordinary experience that is now indelibly etched in my memory and forever linked with the album that accompanied it. In July 1987, still wet behind the ears, I set out with twenty other young Armenian-Americans from New York and New Jersey, on a two week tour of our...

Hishyeness 25.09.2009 · Read review
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Review of Running In The Family - Level 42

A welcome return of Level 42!

Advantages: Very catchy, great to hear from them again
Disadvantages: May be too much of the same thing for some people

...I have always loved the musical style of Level 42. Although I wasn't born when the band was formed, and I didn't really take an interest in them until nearly twenty years later, I can't help but love the feel-good quality to each track - and of course, Mark King's superb signature slap-bass style. I don't know how they do it, but I always feel great whenever I listen to them! It's not just me either - Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer once described the feeling you get from listening to them as "the [great] feeling you get listening to Level 42 on a summer's day". Anyway, enough about me, let's talk about this album. Retroglide is the first album release from Level 42 in twelve years (apart from greatest hits etc) and was released on 18th September 2006. ~~ The Case ~~ I know what you're thinking, "why is she reviewing a CD case...

beatlesgal25 10.10.2006 · Read review
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Review of Level 42 - Retroglide

Not as high as a 42

Advantages: fair drink prices, vending machine, very clean
Disadvantages: samey music, can get quite busy, not enough seating

...I used to be totally into the Indie scene but now Ive been more influenced into rock but a friend asked if I wanted to go to 42nd Street and I had always heard good things so I decided to head on down. Its situated on bootle St in deansgate just off the main road. The entrance is plainly just a door with the flatboars sign with the 42nd street logo so if you didnt know what youwas looking for it could be pretty hard to find. The club is upstairs of the building so there are a few stairs and therefore not really suitable for those in a wheelchair or difficulties with climbing stairs such as crutches. The entrance fee wasn't that bad, I paid £4 after 10:30pm with an NUS card which is about the same as 5th Avenue and other clubs. The dancefloor is located in the middle of the room between two bars and lit up with UV lights and some disco so...

indie.chick14 28.06.2009 · Read review
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Review of 42nd Street

Level 42 - World Machine - Good but not Great

Advantages: Some outstanding songs and first class musicianship
Disadvantages: Let down by some weak tracks

...INTRODUCTION In a little over three weeks time, I am finally going to fulfil the lifelong and much delayed ambition of seeing Level 42 perform live - at the Hampton Court Music Festival. Sort of like ?The Sun? newspaper, which many people seem to read, but no one will admit to buying, Level 42 are one of those bands that people secretly like, but will deny allegiance to with the same haste and insistence with which St Peter denied Christ. I have never really understood this behaviour, as in my mind, Level 42 are one of the most ?complete? bands I have ever had the pleasure of following. By ?complete? I mean that they are excellent, innovative musicians and accomplished lyricists capable of putting together some fantastic songs. There are several of their albums I could have reviewed, but I have chosen World Machine because...

Hishyeness 20.05.2009 · Read review
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Review of World Machine - Level 42

Personal review of the Philips 42PFL7404H

Advantages: Slimmer and lighter than many LCD TVs of similar size.
Disadvantages: None come to mind.

...This is an excellent example of Philips ingenuity. If you are about to consider changing to a larger screen size, then this 42' screen is well worth a closer look. It has a superb contrast ratio, which really improves the definition of the darkest and lightest images and displays striking colours that are lifelike and vibrant. The ease of installation is also a great benefit, whereby most settings can be achieved through a simple automatic process. Should you also be thinking of wall mounting this receiver, then you will be pleased to know that this particular model is thinner than many TV's currently available and also a lot lighter. The remote control has been well thought out with a special home button, which enables easy selection of external devices, like satellite boxes, digital receivers, DVD players and recorders or PC...

Houdini42 06.10.2009 · Read review
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Review of Philips 42PFL7404H

Top Notch TV! (Baird PR42)

Advantages: full HD, quality sound & picture, easy to use
Disadvantages: too large for smaller rooms

...I decided to treat myself to a decent TV after years of having a small old tv that was on it's way out and I opted for the Baird PR42. It is full HD (1080p) with Niacom stereo. I must say though this is an amazing television! The picture is faultless, the sound perfect and the general appearance is smooth and sleek. Installation & Instructions - It is so easy to install you literally just plug the cables in and everything is working. It's set to all standard picture and sound quality but it is easily changed in the menu. The intruction booklet is easy to understand and complete with all details necessary to work the television to the best of it's ability. Functions & Features - The menu on the screen is easy to understand and use, there are already set styles such as 'movie, standard, music, sports' etc for sound which I find very...

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Review of Baird PR42

42 Games But Are They All Classics

Advantages: Brilliant in multiplayer mode
Disadvantages: Some of the games are rubbish

...42 All Time Classics was the must have DS game for Christmas 2007, it was selling for silly prices on Ebay and I searched high and low to get a copy for my daughters stocking. Ten months on and it's one of the favourite games in our collection. The game, as the name suggests, consists of 42 mini games all bundled onto one games cartridge. The games are split into eight categories, basic card games, intermediate card games, advanced card games, basic board games, intermediate board games, variety games, action games and single player games. I won't bore you by reviewing every game individually but will tell you about the ones we have loved or hated. In single player mode you have the choice of either free play or stamp mode. In stamp mode you complete the games in order to gain stamps and unlock extra features. My daughter loved...

wigglylittleworm 10.10.2008 · Read review
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Review of 42 All-Time Classics (Nintendo DS)

Don't buy an Olymous X-42 ---- picture quality is dreadful.

Advantages: Classic good looks -- nice controls
Disadvantages: Really poor picture quality

...For anybody thinking of buying a digital camera for Christmas I would strongly advise against buying the Olympus X-42. We bought an X-42 to replace our 4 year old Samsung Digimax A6. The dinky little 12mp Olympus cost more than the 6mp Samsung did over 4 years ago but in comparison the picture quality is dreadful, the lens seems good (as one would expect from Olympus) but when you try and blow up & crop an image it appears grainy and lacks detail in fact my old 1.2mp mobile phone takes pictures that are as almost good, I suspect the image sensor is just not up to the job. The other fault is it takes an age to process a picture before the next one can be taken. A real shame because it is a charming little camera and having enjoyed owning several Olympus cameras in the past I was expecting good things from it. I am now trying to get...

junkcatcher 20.11.2009 · Read review
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Review of Olympus X-42

42 Inches Of Pure Pleasure!

Advantages: Amazing quality images, lots of features, looks great.
Disadvantages: We weren't quite ready to pay out for a new TV.

...of the most recent ones in their range and is actually very reasonably priced considering it's full 1080p HD and a massive 42 inches in size; this model also comes with a pedestal/stand included. We picked it up today and had it set up very quickly and with great ease, surprisingly. To attach the screen to the pedestal was actually no problem at all, the only thing we needed was a Phillips screw driver and the ability to lift the screen (as it is quite heavy) onto 2 metal bits that keep the parts together - I'm sorry I don't know the technical term but if you were rude minded you might think they looked like some kind of metal sex toys that were definitely not for the faint hearted. If you think you may have problems lifting the screen then please get somebody to help you as this is a big purchase that you wouldn't want to break before you...

Claire_DC 02.10.2008 (30.09.2008) · Read review
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Review of Panasonic Panasonic Viera TH-42PZ80

ERAY 42" Plasma TV

Advantages: Super HD quality, great for gaming
Disadvantages: No HDMI connections, poor built in audio.

...ERAE EPT 42" Plasma flat screen HD ready TV. I bought this TV about 6 months ago after a long 12 year relationship with an old (but ultra reliable) Toshiba 25" 4x3 aspect ratio surround sound unit. (Now resigned to the job of alternative bedroom entertainment!) Strangely, the purchase of this TV was from the same Currys large Dept' store here in Swindon (paaahh) as the old Toshiba I'd bought in 1996, only now the salesmen seem to be more interested in selling the "extended warrantee" load of old rubbish than the item its self? No thanks, I'll stick with the 1-year guarantee it comes with matey. I recon if all these things function for a year without any problems?you got a good un! I'd been thinking of upgrading for a while and as I'd been granted a new credit card + balance transfer @ 0% for the next 12 months, so the temptation...

mr.blue.sky 02.05.2008 (03.05.2008) · Read review
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Review of Erae EPT 42 Q 0 AP