The Levellers

biko

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?

SilverScreen

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 .

buster180

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

SubBusted

If they were Irish they would huge in this country!

pavb2

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

buster180

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

refusetolose

saw em in the halfmoon club in cork few years back

love 'just the one'