Mark Lickley is one of the best bass players around..that first abc album had him all over it..id give anything to know more about him...im 35 years old now and ive been playing bass since 1985..i grew up in USA but i was transfixed by the english pop I heard as a kid..that was the music i loved and thats how i wanted to play..to have such commanding sound like he did..26 years later im still in awe Damian
makes you remember that writing good lyrics isn't a lost art for a dead language....I love you Martin ABC and my own brother peter,we'll reunite soon.TRUTH ALWAYS .
@iggypot very good ear you have... im 37 and when i heard and saw this in 82 i was 9 and it blew me away so much i went to my dad who is a phd in music and told him i wanted to do music like this...his answer was to put me into strings which im glad he did...and now i can proudly say the sounds i heard as a kid that moved me so very much i can pull off most of them..i cannot play like mark king from leval 42..but really not many can that guy makes me and most players of many years feel slow!
WOW, this is a true youtube find! I've never heard of Mantrap before...awwwesome footage! I love the extended opening playing as well..this is a gem. What I'd give to see this band at a show like that!
the eighties! the best decade ever! Life was cheap, a house did cost peanuts, a beer cost 0,80 euro in a bar or disco, cars were cheap, people wre much nicer to each other, the best movies were made in that decade, and the music was great because back then artist could realy sing and play an instrument, while todays artist care more about their image than their musical capabilities. But i don't mind, because that way they keep on playing eighties music, while todays shit wil be forgotten.
@sprintbass I remember seeing a photo of him once Level 42 broke in the States with "Something About You" and seeing the electrical tape on his thumb and thinking that it was odd. Then a short time later I saw them playing live on a Canadian TV show and could not believe how he played. There are a lot of great bassists in the world, but he is in a league of his own. Every time I see him, I want to give up playing.
I know it's late, looks like no one replied to you and you may already know this by now, but it's the song "Show Me", but an added little ditty piece for this video release. The original album release of "Show me" does not have this little segway bit. It's a little interim music for this video transitioning into Many Happy Returns.
Well aiccu had a go at me on my channel. No problem mate I believe in free speech. I just want you to know I think they were a great band, for goodness sake that's why I'm listening to them now.
Hi, For those enquiring about Mark Lickley, I managed to find him on the net(well his wife's holistic therapy website) and from there I managed to contact Mark directly. I sent him the usual email about his bass related performances etc. For the video of Poison Arrow he used a Kramer bass(aluminium neck) and from what I remember he still plays bass in a local group although not as much as he used to.
@tgear77 i too am american i was 13 when l42 broke. When i see him it frustrates me because i cannot play like that, not even close, but as its been well documanted he tends to play in some ways like a drummer, he has control and natural abiltiy that normal people even gifted played dont have. I dont want to stop playing when i hear him..i just have to tell myself that he is on another planet and i and most people cant touch him. hitting the notes is one thing but technique and control, wow
Enquiringmind777 Excuse me??? Are you saying that Martin Fry wrote lousy lyrics? When Lexicon of Love came 1982 it was something that people had never heard before. Mainly because of its lyrics. They were outstanding! Still after 27 years they are excellent work. I have never heard anything so stupid as you said about The ABC. Martin Fry use very rich language. He is talented guy.
aiccu well I bet you clicked 5 times on re-entry onto this site. Hey man they were a great band. But it's a question of writing rhyme to fit the music, or is it otherwise. "I know democracy but i know what fascist", utter waffle just words to ryhme not connected to the theme. Just listen to the other tracks on the album. Man I bought it when it first came out.
Don't know what happened to my other comment 7 months ago, I didn't delete it. I said that basically the music was great but their lyrics were naff, and it was a shame because if their lyrics made real logical sense then people would still be referring to their music today. Aiccu lost the plot, and my comment was removed.????
They were a great band, their music was brilliant, but their lyrics were random and illthought out. And it's a shame, because if their lyrics had matched the intensity and passion of their music, people would still be copying them today.
Mark Lickley is one of the best bass players around..that first abc album had him all over it..id give anything to know more about him...im 35 years old now and ive been playing bass since 1985..i grew up in USA but i was transfixed by the english pop I heard as a kid..that was the music i loved and thats how i wanted to play..to have such commanding sound like he did..26 years later im still in awe
Damian
Absolutely fantastic musician. Such an incredible bassist. Style power and grace. Oh and chops
Lisa Vanderpump in a tux. hot... ❤️
This song is one of my favorite of all time!
Thanks for posting this clip!
Thanks for clearing that up. I thought it was Julian Clary.
makes you remember that writing good lyrics isn't a lost art for a dead language....I love you Martin ABC and my own brother peter,we'll reunite soon.TRUTH ALWAYS .
Bryan's ferries
@iggypot very good ear you have... im 37 and when i heard and saw this in 82 i was 9 and it blew me away so much i went to my dad who is a phd in music and told him i wanted to do music like this...his answer was to put me into strings which im glad he did...and now i can proudly say the sounds i heard as a kid that moved me so very much i can pull off most of them..i cannot play like mark king from leval 42..but really not many can that guy makes me and most players of many years feel slow!
Thanks for sharing this piece of pop history....
Mark Lickley really is an incredible bass player. Being a drummer myself, David Palmer was one of my influences!
WOW, this is a true youtube find! I've never heard of Mantrap before...awwwesome footage! I love the extended opening playing as well..this is a gem. What I'd give to see this band at a show like that!
This is as close as you'll get to a killer rare video from them.
the eighties! the best decade ever! Life was cheap, a house did cost peanuts,
a beer cost 0,80 euro in a bar or disco, cars were cheap, people wre much nicer to each other, the best movies were made in that decade, and the music was great because back then artist could realy sing and play an instrument, while todays artist
care more about their image than their musical capabilities. But i don't mind, because that way they keep on playing eighties music, while todays shit wil be forgotten.
Fab. Thank you!
When I accepted my job, I was resigned to my fate too!
This was shown on Channel Four in 82 or 83. I remember watching it.
@sprintbass I remember seeing a photo of him once Level 42 broke in the States with "Something About You" and seeing the electrical tape on his thumb and thinking that it was odd. Then a short time later I saw them playing live on a Canadian TV show and could not believe how he played. There are a lot of great bassists in the world, but he is in a league of his own. Every time I see him, I want to give up playing.
I know it's late, looks like no one replied to you and you may already know this by now, but it's the song "Show Me", but an added little ditty piece for this video release. The original album release of "Show me" does not have this little segway bit. It's a little interim music for this video transitioning into Many Happy Returns.
so, uhhh great vid, huh?
Well aiccu had a go at me on my channel. No problem mate I believe in free speech. I just want you to know I think they were a great band, for goodness sake that's why I'm listening to them now.
Hi,
For those enquiring about Mark Lickley, I managed to find him on the net(well his wife's holistic therapy website) and from there I managed to contact Mark directly. I sent him the usual email about his bass related performances etc. For the video of Poison Arrow he used a Kramer bass(aluminium neck) and from what I remember he still plays bass in a local group although not as much as he used to.
If the entire show was filmed, why in the universe wasn't it released or even today....why o why
@tgear77 no none of us can! i watched him since i was 12 in 86 and im 37 in 10 now... and i still shake my head, he is amazing.
@tgear77 i too am american i was 13 when l42 broke. When i see him it frustrates me because i cannot play like that, not even close, but as its been well documanted he tends to play in some ways like a drummer, he has control and natural abiltiy that normal people even gifted played dont have. I dont want to stop playing when i hear him..i just have to tell myself that he is on another planet and i and most people cant touch him. hitting the notes is one thing but technique and control, wow
Sorry, yes of course it is!
Thanks again :)
In the head-lights,
In the highlights of her hair...
Hit the head lines
But she`s not there:
Whats the name of the music that plays between 0:00 and 0:10?
Thanks
Is this video from "Man Trap" ?
Thanks :)
Yup.
Enquiringmind777
Excuse me???
Are you saying that Martin Fry wrote lousy lyrics?
When Lexicon of Love came 1982 it was something that people had never heard before. Mainly because of its lyrics. They were outstanding!
Still after 27 years they are excellent work.
I have never heard anything so stupid as you said about The ABC.
Martin Fry use very rich language. He is talented guy.
@sprintbass Let's all be honest: none of us can play like Mark King.
aiccu well I bet you clicked 5 times on re-entry onto this site. Hey man they were a great band. But it's a question of writing rhyme to fit the music, or is it otherwise. "I know democracy but i know what fascist",
utter waffle just words to ryhme not connected to the theme. Just listen to the other tracks on the album. Man I bought it when it first came out.
Don't know what happened to my other comment 7 months ago, I didn't delete it. I said that basically the music was great but their lyrics were naff, and it was a shame because if their lyrics made real logical sense then people would still be referring to their music today. Aiccu lost the plot, and my comment was removed.????
The freakin' best
Lovelovelove
But I know what trash is
They were a great band, their music was brilliant, but their lyrics were random and illthought out. And it's a shame, because if their lyrics had matched the intensity and passion of their music, people would still be copying them today.