The Levellers
Wavy lines back to early 1990's. The alternative scene is up and running and we are about 3 years before Britpop exploded. As a teenager I saw this band as everything; Fight the powers, be nice to each other, a cool logo that kids could easily draw on their ex-army material school bag.

I followed them for a year, buying the music, the crappy dreadlocks, the T-Shirt etc, and then they were playing somewhere in Leicester. I was allowed to go and headed there for the gig.

1 - They turned up an hour late because "have you ever tried to buy a veggie meal in this town?"; It's Leicester mate, most resteraunts are Vegan/Veggie. Read a interview with them months later in Select where they said they just couldn't be arsed to play.

2 - They were shit. I mean woeful. Levels off, out of tune and time, and the lead singer slurred his way through 5 songs before walking off. They played 2 covers of "James" songs for some reason...

3 - The smell. All this time I wondered why fans of this genre stuck together. Because they stink and you don't notice if you are part of them. It was like being in a Sumo wrestlers jockstrap (or how I imagine it).

4 - The end of the gig, the singer came back and did 2 more songs then said something like "gotta go now, no encore's or the hotel will close" so they fucked off. 50 minutes, including 20 mins when the singer was offstage so they played the songs for us to sing. Walked back through town and there the crusty wankers were, sitting in a bar drinking champagne...

I walked home and threw the T-Shirt I was wearing in the drain. I got home and threw the CD's away and the next morning went and had my hair cut. I borrowed £50 off my dad and went and bought non-tie died clothes. I know its a fickle tale, but never again have I listened to their shitty music. Thank god for then I was introduced to The Prodigy Experience.
(Strump striving for imperfection since, Fri 31 Dec 2010, 11:51, 4 replies)

they're still going, Chadwick is still a pisshead and occasionally they do a rubbish gig.
they're still fucking brilliant though. did you really believe they weren't in it for the money and the chance to never have to get a real job?
( janet aylia y'all motherfuckers need jesus, Sun 2 Jan 2011, 9:10, closed)

They're playing 'Levelling The Land' at Brixton this March
In its entirety. 'The Wonderstuff' are supporting. We like!

Tits to the crusties, I'm going to enjoy it!
(Billy The Fish wants to gargle with Lucy Pinder's bath water, Mon 3 Jan 2011, 9:41, closed)

they are also playing it in cambridge. on my motherfucking birthday.
get in!!
( janet aylia y'all motherfuckers need jesus, Tue 4 Jan 2011, 12:06, closed)

Re
Sult!
(Billy The Fish wants to gargle with Lucy Pinder's bath water, Tue 4 Jan 2011, 16:24, closed)