Customer Reviews

Zeitgeist

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A rather special follow-up to the previous, self-titled album, and one that is guaranteed to polarise the fans. Personally I love it, with the exception of one or two tunes (P.C. Keen, most notably). The more mainstream style would seem to mirror the Levs settling down a bit in their old adage, but as they've always said, "Home is where you make it", and if that's what they choose... the protests are still there, particularly in the vitriolic Hope Street and Maid of the River, but it seems the band is settling down to enjoy themselves, and credit to them if this is the result. Even Men-an-Tol seems to be a look back with a pang of regret at their earlier, more radical days.

Enjoy it, it's great.

This album is fantastic. I disagree that it's one of their weakest, I think it's one of their strongest. To me it's more mature. Yes it's different from the previous three albums which are absolutely cracking but change is good, I would hate to see them doing the same thing over and over. As is sang in Exodus "the only wrong is fighting changing times"! Pure masterpiece.

Agree with it feeling a little more mainstream, a little more folky, than some of their other stuff, but buy if just for "Just the One", jem of a song.

Andy

This is the weakest of the Levellers later works (1990 onwards). This is their most mainstream album, a sharp change from their occasional folk music and use of tin whistles and didgereedoos. However, it is still good with such songs as 'Hope St.' and one of their 'manifesto' songs (like 'Dance Before The Storm'), 'Men-an-Tol'. It also includes their biggest hit as a single, the annoyingly short 'Just the One'! While this is something of a transitional CD, leading to their greatest work (so far), 'Mouth to Mouth', it would be a good addition to anyone's collection. Perhaps not the best intoduction to the Levellers' music, it may be appreciated more by current fans or people looking for a more populist style of music.