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The Levellers

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  • 29-11-2012 5:30pm
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    biko
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    Old Brit band that sang about social injustices
    They only really had one "hit" with One Way of Life.

    Saw them live once and as I jumped about in the moshpit I lost my shoe.
    As I bent down to pick it up everyone around stopped jumping so I wouldn't get hurt. Was surreal how nice their following was.

    Anyone else a fan?


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    SilverScreen
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    They had plenty of great tunes, and as you've mentioned, plenty about social injustice and the underdogs in society. Here's a couple of my favourites.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtykSv-wiCg


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqE3SqSpT50

    This one in particular though. It's about one of the most sickening events of police brutality and social injustice in modern UK history. Read about it here .


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    buster180
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    They are still releasing great music. Go to all the gigs when they come over. The new album Static On The Airways is well worth getting. Here is a few songs from it. Also all the band are sound as a pound.









    And an interview with Mr Chadwick


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    SubBusted
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    If they were Irish they would huge in this country!


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    pavb2
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    The original crusties.

    loved that album Levelling the Land lots of fast fiddle playing could easily be thought Irish similar to the Waterboys.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Levellers

    Here's one explanation of where they got their name from


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    buster180
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    pavb2 wrote: »

    Here's one explanation of where they got their name from

    Here is a better one :)
    If you can get a copy of The Rev Hammer DVD it is well worth watching. Brilliant songs on it and great story. Going to watch it after the pub tonight :)









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    refusetolose
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    saw em in the halfmoon club in cork few years back

    love 'just the one'


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