Forever Now

Forever Now Artist: Level 42
Label: Resurgence
Category: Music


Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1


UPC: 604388447824
EAN: 0604388447824
ASIN: B00000IAKV


Release Date: 1995-12-05

Forever Now


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Tracks:

  1. Billy's Gone
  2. Bends
  3. Play Me
  4. Sunbed Song
  5. Past Lives
  6. Don't Bother Me
  7. Heart on the Line
  8. Romance
  9. Time Will Heal
  10. Learn to Say No
  11. Forever Now
  12. Model Friend
  13. Love in a Peaceful World
  14. One in a Million
  15. Talking in Your Sleep

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Very enjoyable CD.......2006-05-09

I liked this CD alot. It has a great pop sound. Some of my fave songs on here are "One in a Million" & "Talking In Your Sleep". I recommend this CD to every Level 42 fan. Even though no big hits came from this particular CD, there are many gems on here.

4 out of 5 stars The album that made it late.......2004-07-22

I just wonder was would be the history is we had this album instead of Guaranteed.

By the way if you can get the single with the mixed version of "love in a peaceful world", wich is shorter and with a little more rythm, Just get it In fact there are two singles the blue and the white.

If you want something more danceable, there is a version of "learn to say no" , mixed by K-Klass. It's the orange one. I rememember a yeloow one. but i am not shure what it was.

Probably the album with most remixes that never made it to the mainstream.

ahhh. I recommend the MArk King German DVD,





5 out of 5 stars A good update of the L42 sound.......2003-07-21

While "Guaranteed" returned Level 42 to the land of classy, danceable pop-funk tunes (albeit with a rock edge) "Forever Now" is more in keeping with the band's original sound. It also puts the lie to the notion that Level 42 was really an "80s thing," bringing the best synth-pop band of the Material Decade nicely into the 1990s.

The Resurgence edition moves from mid-tempo balladry ("Billy's Gone," with a gospellish chorus), to acid jazz ("The Sunbed Song") to Simon and Garfunkellish pop ("Don't Bother Me.") The lush "Romance" even adds a 70s soul sheen to the group's sound.
And "Learn To Say No" as an album track is one of the best dance-oriented tunes Level 42 ever put out.

As usual, the vocals of bassist Mark King and keyboardist Mike Lindup shine. King's baritone veers from soothing to punchy, and Lindup, while a bit nasal when in King's range, is angelic when he goes to the falsetto that distinguishes so many of Level 42's best tracks.

The album may be a couple of tracks too long. "Play Me" "One in a Million" and "Forever Now" are fine songs in their own right but take away from the "edge" of the rest of the set. "The Bends" is a menacing blend of electronica, jazz and rock, but most of the time the beat is a bit TOO thick for such an polished song.

One would have liked to hear more of Phil Gould's skills as evident in this set as it was on the fine "World Machine." At his best, Gould's intricacy belonged in the same league as Phil Collins, Tony Thompson and Omar Hakim. He positively cooks on "The Sunbed Song," but you have to listen deeply to appreciate the quality of his snare and hi-hat work.

This might have been the Level 42 album that should have come out after "Staring At the Sun," no offense to the quality of "Guaranteed." It shows that L42 could stay modern and true to its roots. Let's hope that with King reviving L42 in 2002, there's more music in these talented guys.

5 out of 5 stars the last one.......2000-12-30

What must I say. The last album of my favourite group. With the help of drummer Phil Gould, Forever Now is a classic Level 42 album. It's better than the Guarenteed and Staring At The Sun album. Listen to songs as Past Lives, Time Will Heal and The Sunbed Song and you know what I mean. This album hits number 3 after World Machine and True Colours in my Level 42 album list.

5 out of 5 stars

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