(13-track album/ CHINA RECORDS/ 1995)
A perfect mixture of punk, rock, folk and pop elements, this album seemed a Godsend for many fans after the band�s subdued and self-titled �Levellers� album. �Zeitgeist� is a far more vibrant affair, dosed up with a fair enough share of fast punky numbers and slower, tender folk-infused ditties.
Forever swiping elements from multiple musical genres and originally mashing �em together, these five Brighton based lads always sing passionately and with spirit: promoting the virtues of non-violence, the need for fair human rights and respectable degrees of liberty and free speech.
Opened by the anthemically rousing magic of �Hope Street,� the other most upbeat and rocking tracks are �4 am,� �Fantasy� and �Leave This Town.� �Just The One� is probably the most well-known of the album tracks, having been a chart hit on release in 1995, but if that�s the only Levs song you�ve ever heard, you really do need to get a hold of a full album to hear what you�ve for so long been missing.
Seriously. The Levellers, with their humane attitudes intact, could change your life.
(Steve Rudd)
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