The Levellers are a popular English
rock band influenced by
punk and
traditional English music.They are based in
Brighton,
England where they were founded in
1988. There are several stories regarding how they got their name; from the
Levellers, a radically democratic faction of
Oliver Cromwell's
New Model Army, or as a reference to 'The Level', an area of Brighton around a flat triangular green in the centre of hilly Brighton, where members of the band used to live, or simply, according to guitarist, Simon Friend, they got it from a dictionary. Strongly interested and outspoken about
green anarchism issues the band have built up a strong and devoted fanbase, despite being nearly universally ignored by mainstream critics. The band have been spokespeople for a number of issues including campaigning against the
Criminal Justice Act (and its measures against
rave parties ) and various
anti-capitalist and
environmental issues. They continue to tour extensively around
Britain and
Europe but maintain a mutual dislike with the music press which stems from their early days.
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The Levellers sind eine
Band aus
England. In ihrer Musik verbindet sie Elemente aus
Rock und
Punk mit traditionellen
Folk- bzw. keltischen Klängen. In ihren Texten setzt sich die Band häufig kritisch mit den gesellschaftlichen Zuständen in
Großbritannien und allgemeingesellschaftlichen Entwicklungen auseinander.
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