World Machine es un álbum de Level 42, publicado en 1985 por Polydor. El disco incluye 9 canciones, entre ellas «Something About You», «World Machine», «Physical Presence» y «Leaving Me Now».
Sobre el álbum
El álbum World Machine, de 1985, es la obra que catapultó a Level 42 al estrellato internacional y que definió el sonido del "sophisti-pop" de los años 80. En este trabajo, la banda encuentra finalmente el equilibrio perfecto entre su virtuosismo jazz-funk y una sensibilidad pop exquisita y universal. Por esta razón, es considerado unánimemente como su obra sobresaliente.
La producción del disco, a cargo de la propia banda y de Wally Badarou, es impecable, con un sonido pulido, elegante y enormemente adictivo. De hecho, el álbum está repleto de canciones que se convirtieron en éxitos mundiales. El single "Something About You" es una pieza de pop perfecta, con una melodía inolvidable y un estribillo que se convirtió en un clásico de la década.
El disco contiene otras joyas como "Leaving Me Now", una balada de una belleza sobrecogedora, o la propia "World Machine", que mantiene la energía del funk. El álbum es un trabajo de una coherencia y una calidad extraordinarias, donde cada canción parece estar en el lugar perfecto.
Mientras tanto, las letras, a menudo escritas por el batería Phil Gould, alcanzan una nueva profundidad, explorando temas como el amor y la alienación en la sociedad moderna. "World Machine" es un disco atemporal, una obra de arte que no solo definió a una banda, sino también el sonido de toda una época.
Listado de Canciones
- Something About You4:24
Letra
Ooh... Ooh... How - how can it be that a love Carved out of caring fashioned by fate Could suffer so hard From the games played much too often But making mistakes is a part Of life's imperfections born of the years Is it so wrong to be human after all Drawn into the stream Of undefined illusion Those diamond dreams They can't disguise the truth That there is something about you Baby so right I wouldn't be without you baby tonight If ever our love was concealed No one can say that we didn't feel A million things And a perfect dream of life Gone, fragile but free We remain tender together If not so in love It's not so wrong We're only human after all These changing years They add to your confusion Oh and you need to hear the time That told the truth That there is something about you Baby so right Don't want to be without you Baby tonight Because there's something about you Baby so right I couldn't live without you Baby tonight Ooh... Ooh... And there's something about you I couldn't live without you Tonight - World Machine5:14
Letra
Some folks try To multiply From sunrise to sunset Leave behind More of their kind So no one will forget But that ain't where I'm coming from - today Those easy girls don't turn me on - anyway I wanna know where my pride has gone The party's over Caught in a dream Inside this world machine Teachers teach And preachers preach Of spiritual evolution But this big I am From uncle sham Just adds to my confusion I've seen his face, I've heard his song - before But I don't care what time he's on - anymore I must have been on the streets too long The party's over Caught in a dream Inside this world machine I find myself outside your door Trying to make it like before But you don't follow what I say And I can tell by your smile You're no longer a child That part of you was buried yesterday ... ... who knows Why they come and where they go In this world machine? It's the chosen fools Who make the rules That don't apply to me With their fast-car games And counter claims Not my reality And I don't know if I belong - today I don't know why my friends have gone - away I must have been on the streets too long The party's over Caught in a dream Inside this world machine (don't knock the system - we'll knock some sense in you Don't beat the system - there's nothing you can do) - Physical Presence5:27
- Leaving Me Now5:00
Letra
It seems true love is so rare Seems all I've known is deceit Your laughter fills the air Once more I'm sensing defeat And I suppose you're leaving me now I was so sure, now I'm so full of doubt And I suppose you'll be leaving this place Just like the smile you've wiped from my face This time I always gave my best Your memory serves you so badly Some people kill for less Yet I'd still die for you gladly (so gladly) But I suppose it's my turn now To play a scene that's familiar somehow I turn the page and you walk away Not even love could bring you to stay This time Walk away, it's so easy Once more I'm learning In the depths of my despair Your lies confirming True love is so rare And I suppose it's my turn now There's no more love, only feelings of doubt Gone with the hope your words have erased Gone with the smile you wiped from my face Love is a ship we all hope to steer Through troubled times, 'cross an ocean of tears A midnight sea that swells in your eyes Takes just one look to know I'm still mesmerised But I suppose you're leaving me now I was so sure, now I'm so full of doubt I turn the page and you walk away Not even love could bring you to stay This time Leaving me now Leaving this place - Hot Water3:38
Letra
Tell me something Why do I always find it hard Just to get along Try my best for nothing Every little thing I do is wrong Feel it in my brain Driving me insane Round and round The same old tune Daddy's on the phone You know you're not alone Turn that down And clean up your room Sons and daughters (Don't fall in) In hot water Sons and daughters (They don't do) What they oughta Tell (tell) you something Music is the key to set me free To the beat (on the street) I'm jumping Forgetting all the things they said 'bout me Here it comes again Chugging like a train Round and round An impeccable groove I know it's getting late But I won't hesitate Can't slow down Got to do what I do Sons and daughters (Always in) In hot water Wasting time Is a crime in their eyes But I'm still young So much time to decide what to do I don't need confirmation For my boyhood extrapolation Though I'm not sure of my direction I have the groove for my protection Here it comes again Chugging like a train Round and round An impeccable groove I know it's getting late But I won't hesitate Can't slow down Got to do what I do Sons and daughters (Don't fall in) In hot water (When they fall by the way) Sons and daughters (They don't do) What they oughta Tell me something Where you staying tonight Your folks Have waited up for you Now they've locked the door And turned off the light - It's Not The Same For Us4:36
- Good Man In A Storm4:36
Letra
It just occurred to me I must be blind Why do I try so hard to keep my cool When I'm about to lose my mind There was a vision Flashing by Of a summers' day I spent with you Of a child who never learnt how to cry When those around me Fall in despair I call upon my common sense 'cause someone has to care A sudden decision I can't explain Though I've often tried to change the rules The game remains the same For love I've played the part so many times It fits me like a glove But I'm the victim In the bitter end I know you need me to be strong L just don't know how much longer I can pretend You always need me to be A good man in a storm It sometimes scares me The further we go Just how much we understand And just how much we know So whatever happened In our hearts While making perfect sense of life We still remain so far apart You always want me to be A good man in a storm Trying to fit the social norm And be a good man in a storm Trying hard since I was born To be a good man in a storm - The Chant Has Begun5:19
Letra
The spirit of the people The spirit of the people The spirit of the people The rhythm has begun ... Old men with their protocol Lead us off to war Sometimes we don't even know What we're fighting for Marching to the beat of their drum Leaders we no longer trust Told too many lies The promises they made to us Were never realised Hear me now the chant has begun Nowhere left to turn No-one left to turn to Voices raised in anger They don't have the answer Our whole world's in danger Oil slicks on the ebbing tide Progress out of hand Blind men choke on swallowed pride Heads down in the sand Don't wanna see the damage they've done Trees destroyed by acid rain Falling from the skies When our children place the blame Who will tell them why Hear me now the chant has begun Why is love so rare All this talk of warfare Voices raised in anger They don't have an answer Pass the word along We can wait no longer Too much blind destruction Follow love's instructions Now the chant has begun [chant] Make your choice there's no escape Add your voice, the chant has begun - Lying Still5:39
Letra
She came thru the door round my place She was not the same I reached out my hand to touch her face She turned her head away Her words flew in empty circles Reasons unexplained I saw that her thoughts were somewhere else We made love anyway Lying still in your arms And the tears came down She cried her pain And like the rain that draws a cloud across the sun The tears flow on She cried the pain she felt inside As night touched the sky with moonglow She opened up her heart The tides of emotions ebb and flow Washing us apart We talked thru the night in whispers As the silent city lay Reasons she gave cut deep and hard The dawn broke angry grey Lying still in your arms Heartbeats cold She cried my pain Like thunder rolling thru an aching winter sky Heartbeats cold Her pain Lying still in your arms But the tears came down She cried my pain And like the rain that draws a cloud across the sun The tears flow on She cried the pain I felt inside The future dissolves in the tears The morning surrenders the years How can you say our love wasn't real When I can see how you feel Another time Another place I won't cry for her No more The days go on But the nights are long I'll remember her For sure Still in your arms