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A Weapon Called the Word. The first two albums were only released in the UK. A mixture of the two with some extras was then released in Europe; this was called "See Nothing Hear Nothing Do Something".
Zeitgeist. I have been told it means spirit-time or in the spirit of the time.
Headlights White Lines Black Tar Rivers. The name comes from the lyrics from the song 'The Road' which is on "Levelling the Land".
Mouth to Mouth. This album saw some of the highest placed singles the band had seen.
One way of life. Probably a must have CD for any music fan, definitely the starting point for a new Levellers fan.
Mark Chadwick. Jeremy bass guitar, Jon fiddle, Charlie drums, Simon guitar.
Brighton. All the band live in Brighton apart from Simon who lives in London.
The Devil went down to Georgia. I think it is the best cover of this song.
Just the one. When this song was released it stayed in the charts the longest of all the Levellers songs.
One way. The best song in the world!
Che . 'It was forty years ago, that the gangster he fell' ... 'They shot him in Bolivia' ... 'We paint him on buildings, with sadness in his eyes'.
Brighton. The Levellers formed in the south coast city of Brighton in 1988 and are still going strong to this day. They have just released a concert DVD called "Chaos Theory.
A Weapon Called the Word. 'A Weapon Called the Word' was released in 1990 and featured the songs 'England my Home' and 'World Freak Show'
Charlie Heather. Charlie joined Mark and Jeremy in the original lineup in 1989 and was previously in a band with Jeremy called The Fence.
| How many UK number one albums have The Levellers had? | The Levellers
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1. 'Zeitgeist', The Levellers' fourth album reached number one in September 1995 and included the hits 'Hope St.' and 'Just the One'
| What is the name of The Levellers' self owned studio? | The Levellers
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Metway Studios. The first Levellers album recorded at the Metway was 'Zeitgeist' and all their albums since have been recorded there.
Beautiful Days. Beautiful Days is a three day music festival based in Escot Park, Devon. It is a family festival and headliners have included The Wonderstuff, Billy Bragg, and of course The Levellers themselves.
| Which war is mentioned in the song 'Another Man's Cause'? | The Levellers
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The Falklands War. 'Another Man's Cause' featured on "Levelling the Land" and is a protest song which, as The Levellers themselves, say is still sadly very real to this day.
| Which of the original Levellers did Simon Friend replace in 1990? | The Levellers
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Alan Miles. Alan Miles left the band in 1989 after appearing on 'A Weapon Called The Word'.
| What song did The Levellers play when they first appeared on "Top of the Pops"? | The Levellers
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Just The One. They appeared in tuxedos to play 'Just the One' which was the biggest hit from the album 'Zeitgeist'. The single version was extended with Joe Strummer playing the piano.
| What was the first EP released by The Levellers called? | The Levellers
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Carry Me. "Carry Me" was released in 1990 and the song 'Carry Me' appears on 'A Weapon Called the Word'
| What was the name of the pub in which Levellers, Jeremy and Mark first met? | Levellers Trivia
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The Eagle. Jeremy was trying to sell his bass but Mark persuaded him to join his band.
Repton. Simon's parents wanted their two sons to get a good education but didn't trust the government to provide it.
| In 1998 George Berger released the official story of the Levellers, but what was it called? | Levellers Trivia
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Dance Before The Storm. Tells you to question everything including the book right at the end!
Weapon Called The Word. It originally came out with two sleeves - green and red.
| The Levellers have their own music festival, but what is it called? | Levellers Trivia
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Beautiful Days. The festival has been a major hit, with sale-out crowds many times.
| Complete the lyric: "A different way of seeing, a different..."? | Levellers Trivia
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kind of life. From the song "Men-an-Tol" which was writen after Simon went with Jon to visit the Men-an-tol. Simon went through the hole of the stone and got the urge to run. He got lost running on the moors in the pouring rain!
| Mark, Simon and Jon play in another band with friend Rev Hammer, but what is it called? | Levellers Trivia
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Drunk In Public. Originally called Levellers 2, it was founded when Simon asked Mark to help him out whilst he did a solo set at a festival.
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