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A Curious Life: The Story Of The Levellers Review

• 24th Apr 2015

Jeremy Cunning ham has been the bass player for the Levellers since they started back in the late 1980’s. 25 years later and we are taking this close look at Cunningham and his place in the band, and how it has affected him for the last quarter of a century in this novel approach on the band documentary biography.

Some people may miss the traditional approach which charts the start, middle and most recent events of any bands history: The stories to be told about the making of each album, how each of the tracks were conceived and how it was all marketed – and then the fan aftermath of it all seeing the band grow in stature and popularity.

Instead “A Curious Life” is content to look at life with the Cunningham’s (mum and dad included) with cameo appearances from the rest of the band. Some telling more tales than others – but certainly intimations about how they feel about the band, the public, their longevity and even the press.

With limited time with the rest of the band it is nice that we get as much out of them as we do. Of course a full blown epic in length extravaganza on the history of the band would be any fans delight. The running time still seems short with the main focus on Cuningham. But to complain about time is simply to say that we loved what we heard and saw and we simply want more – much like one of their live performances.

Steven Hurst