Living It Up

Level 42 (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 3, 2010)
• Original Release Date: 2010
• Number of Discs: 4
• Label: Hip-O
• ASIN: B003MPINZY
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #157,769 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

30 years after the band's recording debut, the 4-CD box set Living It Up (Polydor/UMe), to be released August 3, 2010, brings together all 34 of Level 42's A-side singles, 10 never-before-released recordings, a pair of B-sides previously available only on vinyl, and a new disc, recorded in early 2010 by lead singer/bassist Mark King and keyboardist/vocalist Mike Lindup, featuring acoustic takes on 10 favorites, including the hits "Lessons In Love," "Something About You" and "It's Over."

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must-have for Level 42 fans (and great introduction as well), September 5, 2010

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Barton T. Bobb "Music lover" (Richmond, VA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Living It Up (Deluxe Edition Boxset) (MP3 Download)

This 4-disc mp3 set, currently only $27, is an anthology that is especially great if you are a long-time Level 42 fan like I am (the one band I have been following since the 80's that I still love in spite of my taste in music changing a lot over the years :) ).

There are some previously unreleased songs/demos that are cool (e.g "Untitled 1990") and a whole disc with acoustic versions of songs that are usually also arranged in a new and creative way, putting a fresh spin on them ("Overtime" has a particularly cool arrangement). All of their top hits, both older and newer, are also included, sometimes in slightly different arrangements/versions (but 100% true to the original if not the original).

If you are a long-time Level 42 fan, you should DEFINITELY buy this. If you are not but you really enjoy some of their songs and want to appreciate them more fully by exploring their music spanning the 80's/90's and even 2000's, then you should snag it as well. Enjoy!!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Live with Allan Holdsworth!, December 25, 2010

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junchan - See all my reviews

This review is from: Living It Up (Audio CD)

Disc Three contains a live take at the Hammersmith Odeon,December 1990 with the legendary Allan Holdsworth on guitar!I knew he joined the tour after recording the Guaranteed album,but there was no live sources at the past.The solo on "Love Meeting Love" is brilliant!