World Machine , for most casual fans and Luddites, is as deep into the Level 42 catalogue as you need to go. The band's sixth album (yeah, they had been around a while honing their craft) was released in 1985, and most of us would have had a hard time getting rid of the earworm "Something About You" once it started gaining traction on the radio and television - back when videos were a thing. There was never any denying the musicianship of the band, and Mark King's bass playing was often cited as extraordinary. The band balanced their pop, jazz, and funk elements and created something pretty cool. Even a rock guy had to tip his hat and admit it was good stuff. Now, of course, this was 1985, and while I did begrudgingly like the song - sort of in the same way I liked "The Captain of Her Heart" by Double - I wasn't about to go out and buy the album. I was, after all, a ROCK GUY. Of course, over the years my appreciation for "Something About You" o...
A place where I just blather on about shit I either miss, or am excited about, or just found and want to share. Or I could just be deliberately trying to waste your time. I generally don't know what I'm talking about, but sometimes I do. This generally reads like a stream of consciousness brain dump. I like to think of it as a reaction video, without the images ... mostly it's just me rambling ... it's meanderambling. #oldenoughtoforget