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The Levellers' first full-length release, after a well-received pair of EPs, falls somewhere in between the Mekons in the middle of their political-folky days and the hard-edged trad folk-rock of the Oyster Band, with a foreshadowing of Ani DiFranco's direct folk-punk as well. More rock than folk, but obviously rooted in traditional British folk idioms, A Weapon Called the Word is a tough, occasionally strident call to arms that wisely couches its agenda in unexpectedly catchy choruses and memorable melodies. From the fiddle-driven opener "World Freak Show" through the singles "No Change" and "The Ballad of Robbie Jones," the scruffy quintet play with the passion of folkies and the intensity of young punks. Some tracks work better than others -- "Barrel of the Gun," trenchant though it is, says nothing that hasn't been said more eloquently before -- but the best songs on A Weapon Called the Word have an astringent power.
© Stewart Mason /TiVo
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Mark Chadwick, ComposerLyricist - The Levellers, MainArtist - Simon Friend, ComposerLyricist - Jonathan Sevink, ComposerLyricist - Charles Kenton Heather, ComposerLyricist - Jeremy James Cunningham, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1996 Mercury Music Group
The Levellers, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1996 Mercury Music Group
Mark Chadwick, ComposerLyricist - The Levellers, MainArtist - Simon Friend, ComposerLyricist - Jonathan Sevink, ComposerLyricist - Charles Kenton Heather, ComposerLyricist - Jeremy James Cunningham, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1996 Mercury Music Group
Mark Chadwick, ComposerLyricist - The Levellers, MainArtist - Simon Friend, ComposerLyricist - Jonathan Sevink, ComposerLyricist - Charles Kenton Heather, ComposerLyricist - Jeremy James Cunningham, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1996 Mercury Music Group
Mark Chadwick, ComposerLyricist - The Levellers, MainArtist - Simon Friend, ComposerLyricist - Jonathan Sevink, ComposerLyricist - Charles Kenton Heather, ComposerLyricist - Jeremy James Cunningham, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1996 Mercury Music Group
Mark Chadwick, ComposerLyricist - The Levellers, MainArtist - Simon Friend, ComposerLyricist - Jonathan Sevink, ComposerLyricist - Charles Kenton Heather, ComposerLyricist - Jeremy James Cunningham, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1996 Mercury Music Group
Mark Chadwick, ComposerLyricist - The Levellers, MainArtist - Simon Friend, ComposerLyricist - Jonathan Sevink, ComposerLyricist - Charles Kenton Heather, ComposerLyricist - Jeremy James Cunningham, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1996 Mercury Music Group
Mark Chadwick, ComposerLyricist - The Levellers, MainArtist - Simon Friend, ComposerLyricist - Jonathan Sevink, ComposerLyricist - Charles Kenton Heather, ComposerLyricist - Jeremy James Cunningham, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1996 Mercury Music Group
Mark Chadwick, ComposerLyricist - The Levellers, MainArtist - Simon Friend, ComposerLyricist - Jonathan Sevink, ComposerLyricist - Charles Kenton Heather, ComposerLyricist - Jeremy James Cunningham, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1996 Mercury Music Group
Mark Chadwick, ComposerLyricist - The Levellers, MainArtist - Simon Friend, ComposerLyricist - Jonathan Sevink, ComposerLyricist - Charles Kenton Heather, ComposerLyricist - Jeremy James Cunningham, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1996 Mercury Music Group
Mark Chadwick, ComposerLyricist - The Levellers, MainArtist - Simon Friend, ComposerLyricist - Jonathan Sevink, ComposerLyricist - Charles Kenton Heather, ComposerLyricist - Jeremy James Cunningham, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1996 Mercury Music Group
Mark Chadwick, ComposerLyricist - The Levellers, MainArtist - Simon Friend, ComposerLyricist - Jonathan Sevink, ComposerLyricist - Charles Kenton Heather, ComposerLyricist - Jeremy James Cunningham, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1996 Mercury Music Group
Mark Chadwick, ComposerLyricist - The Levellers, MainArtist - Simon Friend, ComposerLyricist - Jonathan Sevink, ComposerLyricist - Charles Kenton Heather, ComposerLyricist - Jeremy James Cunningham, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1996 Mercury Music Group
Mark Chadwick, ComposerLyricist - The Levellers, MainArtist - Simon Friend, ComposerLyricist - Jonathan Sevink, ComposerLyricist - Charles Kenton Heather, ComposerLyricist - Jeremy James Cunningham, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1996 Mercury Music Group
Mark Chadwick, ComposerLyricist - The Levellers, MainArtist - Simon Friend, ComposerLyricist - Jonathan Sevink, ComposerLyricist - Charles Kenton Heather, ComposerLyricist - Jeremy James Cunningham, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1996 Mercury Music Group
Albumbeschreibung
The Levellers' first full-length release, after a well-received pair of EPs, falls somewhere in between the Mekons in the middle of their political-folky days and the hard-edged trad folk-rock of the Oyster Band, with a foreshadowing of Ani DiFranco's direct folk-punk as well. More rock than folk, but obviously rooted in traditional British folk idioms, A Weapon Called the Word is a tough, occasionally strident call to arms that wisely couches its agenda in unexpectedly catchy choruses and memorable melodies. From the fiddle-driven opener "World Freak Show" through the singles "No Change" and "The Ballad of Robbie Jones," the scruffy quintet play with the passion of folkies and the intensity of young punks. Some tracks work better than others -- "Barrel of the Gun," trenchant though it is, says nothing that hasn't been said more eloquently before -- but the best songs on A Weapon Called the Word have an astringent power.
© Stewart Mason /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 15 track(s)
- Total length: 00:56:52
- Main artists: Levellers
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Universal Music Division Polydor
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 2000 MCA ℗ 2000 Mercury Music Group
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