ABECK Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 I've been on a Level 42 kick lately. One of those bands I've never NOT liked. There's plenty of recent vids out there, as they are still crushing it, but I love a good 80s live rig. Mike Lindup's rig here might rival Tony Bank's Invisible Touch touring rig (arguably). I'm seeing his trusty Prophet 5 atop a KX-88, and on the side, PPG Wave, DX7, Emulator II and a QX1 or QX3. Other than mixers, I can't really tell what's happening in the racks. Looks like maybe some Yamaha FM or sampler modules. Great sounding show. The drummer is killing it too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaptainkeys Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 6 minutes ago, ABECK said: I'm seeing his trusty Prophet V atop a KX-88, and on the side, PPG Wave, DX7, Emulator II and a QX1 or QX3. Other than mixers, I can't really tell what's happening in the racks. Looks like maybe some Yamaha FM or sampler modules. My guess is that the rack has a variety of Yamaha TX and Roland MKS modules in the rack, along with some Akai and/or Roland samplers. That's what everybody was using back in the day. Quote Instruments: Walters Grand Console Upright Piano circa 1950 something, Kurzweil PC4-88, Ibanez TMB-100 Studio Gear: Audient EVO16, JBL 305P MKII monitors, assorted microphones, Reaper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobbo Fett Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 Great band but it always reminds me of this: I had a friend who used to live around these parts who was one of the best cover band keyboard players I've ever heard. Dude was freaking incredible. He was also a major Level 42 freak. Got himself a gig with a country band who had bookings out the wazoo. Well, my buddy, on top of being an amazing talent, was also kind of an alpha dog personality wise. So the first time I go to see this band they are killing it, big crowd and the band sounds great, and on break he casually mentions that he's trying to get them to dig on some level 42.....next time I catch them half the set list is level 42 and their crowd (who really wanted what the band was playing before) had moved on.....so did all the gigs..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABECK Posted April 8, 2022 Author Share Posted April 8, 2022 Bummer. I could see it as a challenging band to cover right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobbo Fett Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 47 minutes ago, ABECK said: Bummer. I could see it as a challenging band to cover right. I file it in the "Unforced error" bin, myself...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jejefunkyman Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 A 80s rig is definitely a no go for me 😂 But they were (or still are) very good musicians!! Thanks for the video 😁 I was never so much into this band, but the few that I’ve heard from them, I really enjoyed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GovernorSilver Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 I love the Guaranteed album, featuring Allan Holdsworth and Dominic Miller on guitars, and Gary Husband (Holdsworth's drummer, who recruited AH) on drums. But this earlier lineup does sound pretty tight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProfD Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 3 hours ago, ABECK said: Mike Lindup's rig...Prophet 5, KX-88, PPG Wave, DX7, Emulator II, QX1 or QX3, mixers, racks, maybe some Yamaha FM or sampler modules... Tying back to the KB rig thread, I'd be curious to know which of today's modern KBs and how many he would choose to cover that gig. Based on the sounds I'm hearing in the song, he would only need 2 KBs and that's being generous. Then, I found this😁: 1 hour ago, Bobbo Fett said: I had a friend...on break he casually mentions that he's trying to get them to dig on some level 42.....next time I catch them half the set list is level 42 and their crowd (who really wanted what the band was playing before) had moved on.....so did all the gigs..... Classic example of a musician who is a band cancer. 😁😎 2 Quote PD "The greatest thing you'll ever learn, is just to love and be loved in return."--E. Ahbez "Nature Boy" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliffk Posted April 9, 2022 Share Posted April 9, 2022 Funny story. I was selling my Rhodes on eBay about 10 years ago and Mike Lindup messaged me with an unacceptably low side bid. Told him I really liked the band, but politely declined his offer. 😁 Quote YouTube music Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABECK Posted April 11, 2022 Author Share Posted April 11, 2022 Aww...now that is somehow just depressing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eric Posted April 11, 2022 Share Posted April 11, 2022 I loved this topic and the videos - thank you for sharing! I like Level 42 and have one of their albums, though I never dug very deep and don't recall seeing any of these live videos before. This prompted me to go on YouTube over the weekend and watch more. Really good stuff and I love the huge '80s keyboard rig! I have a vague recollection that Mike Lindup was interviewed in KB Mag back in the day, though my memory is foggy. I'll have to look into my archives. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABECK Posted April 11, 2022 Author Share Posted April 11, 2022 @ericI'd have to assume he was interviewed at one point. Between his chops and his use of technology, he would have been ripe for a few pages at least. It's great to see youtube videos from the last several decades of them playing live. They are still out there doin' their thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stokely Posted April 11, 2022 Share Posted April 11, 2022 Love those guys. I was kind of an oddball in college (late 80s) listening to that first album a million times. Eventually I got into several of their others as well. His keyboard playing was such (IMO) that you hear the melodies before you think about difficulty, even though the technical playing was great, if that makes sense. Richard Tandy (ELO) and Tony Banks were also like that for me, obviously in different styles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gus Lozada Posted April 12, 2022 Share Posted April 12, 2022 This thread is missing the love of @elsongs Quote Músico, Productor, Ingeniero, Tecnólogo Senior Product Manager, América Latina y Caribe - PreSonus at Fender Musical Instruments Company Instagram: guslozada Facebook: Lozada - Música y Tecnología www.guslozada.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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