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JAMES (The Band)

JOEJOEJOEJOEJOEJOE Posts: 10,512
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Any James fan here?

They are an incredible live act.  It amazes me how they never really broke in the U.S.     They are touring the U.S. as co-headliners with the Psychedelic Furs at the moment.

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  • Tim SimmonsTim Simmons Posts: 8,069
    I really loved their pre-hiatus output. Been pretty meh on their post hiatus stuff. 


  • pjl44pjl44 Posts: 9,450
    Tim Simmons said:
    I really loved their pre-hiatus output. Been pretty meh on their post hiatus stuff. 


    Pretty much sums it up for me. Absolutely love the pre-hiatus stuff.

    I think they do ok here in the US, depending on what counts as good. Last time they came through Boston on their own, they sold out 2 nights at a 1,000 capacity club. They don't come through often, though.
  • beano.79beano.79 Posts: 761

    Spinning this incredible album
  • ST66483ST66483 Posts: 767
    Such a great live band too, been a few years since I saw them, but Tim Booth is an entertaining frontman. Not as familiar with the post hiatus material but the pre hiatus is very solid. Love their collaboration with Sinead O’Connor, subtle but impressive.
  • LoujoeLoujoe Posts: 9,413
    Prob about 5 to 10 years back, an old friend of mine saw them in Boston I think. She's a Super fan and was pulled up on stage. Glad for her. Not sure I know any of the songs.
  • GlowGirlGlowGirl Posts: 10,903
    Loujoe said:
    Prob about 5 to 10 years back, an old friend of mine saw them in Boston I think. She's a Super fan and was pulled up on stage. Glad for her. Not sure I know any of the songs.
    If you listened to the radio in the 90s, I’m sure you heard “Laid”. That was a pretty big hit here. 
  • LoujoeLoujoe Posts: 9,413
    Yes. I think I know that one from my dancin' days.. lol 
  • pjl44pjl44 Posts: 9,450
    It's been waaaaaaay too long since they toured the US
  • 23scidoo23scidoo Posts: 19,247
    Great band live!!..they love my town so much, believe it or not, they did this once..
    https://youtu.be/DePxyhUtkHI?si=FCZyc9dWLwu_bysd
    Athens 2006. Dusseldorf 2007. Berlin 2009. Venice 2010. Amsterdam 1 2012. Amsterdam 1+2 2014. Buenos Aires 2015.
    Prague Krakow Berlin 2018. Berlin 2022
    EV, Taormina 1+2 2017.

    I wish i was the souvenir you kept your house key on..
  • beano.79beano.79 Posts: 761
    23scidoo said:
    Great band live!!..they love my town so much, believe it or not, they did this once..
    https://youtu.be/DePxyhUtkHI?si=FCZyc9dWLwu_bysd
    Fabulous.. great live band indeed, worth the ticket just to see Tim Booth in full dance mode!
  • beano.79beano.79 Posts: 761

  • 23scidoo23scidoo Posts: 19,247
    beano.79 said:
    23scidoo said:
    Great band live!!..they love my town so much, believe it or not, they did this once..
    https://youtu.be/DePxyhUtkHI?si=FCZyc9dWLwu_bysd
    Fabulous.. great live band indeed, worth the ticket just to see Tim Booth in full dance mode!
    He is a great dancer!!
    Athens 2006. Dusseldorf 2007. Berlin 2009. Venice 2010. Amsterdam 1 2012. Amsterdam 1+2 2014. Buenos Aires 2015.
    Prague Krakow Berlin 2018. Berlin 2022
    EV, Taormina 1+2 2017.

    I wish i was the souvenir you kept your house key on..
  • beano.79beano.79 Posts: 761
    Booth and the bad angel is a really good album too
  • PJ_SoulPJ_Soul Posts: 49,948
    Laid is an insanely overlooked album from the 90s. I think it's one of the best of the decade!
    With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata
  • Tim SimmonsTim Simmons Posts: 8,069
    So many great songs on that
  • 23scidoo23scidoo Posts: 19,247
    23scidoo said:
    Great band live!!..they love my town so much, believe it or not, they did this once..
    https://youtu.be/DePxyhUtkHI?si=FCZyc9dWLwu_bysd
    And they did this last night in Athens!!

    Athens 2006. Dusseldorf 2007. Berlin 2009. Venice 2010. Amsterdam 1 2012. Amsterdam 1+2 2014. Buenos Aires 2015.
    Prague Krakow Berlin 2018. Berlin 2022
    EV, Taormina 1+2 2017.

    I wish i was the souvenir you kept your house key on..
  • goldrushgoldrush Posts: 7,527
    PJ_Soul said:
    Laid is an insanely overlooked album from the 90s. I think it's one of the best of the decade!
    Laid is such a great record! Still sounds great today. 

    James were on the bill at my first ever all day concert - Neil Young at Finsbury Park in 1993. Pearl Jam were the special guests, and James were on before them. 

    I also saw them later on that tour in a much smaller venue. When they played Five-O it was like an out of body experience.
    “Do not postpone happiness”
    (Jeff Tweedy, Sydney 2007)

    “Put yer good money on the sunrise”
    (Tim Rogers)
  • goldrushgoldrush Posts: 7,527
    Theres also this beautiful piece of poetry from the first verse of Low Low Low:

    I'm a member of an ape-like race
    At the arsehole end of the twentieth century
    This film's a thriller of the mind.
    Will we destroy our homes, release ourselves from the weights of gravity
    I'll be amazed if we survive.
    “Do not postpone happiness”
    (Jeff Tweedy, Sydney 2007)

    “Put yer good money on the sunrise”
    (Tim Rogers)
  • 23scidoo23scidoo Posts: 19,247
    https://youtu.be/d35HktTjFE0?si=Z1-GNjBGMyyQP_pn
    Athens 2006. Dusseldorf 2007. Berlin 2009. Venice 2010. Amsterdam 1 2012. Amsterdam 1+2 2014. Buenos Aires 2015.
    Prague Krakow Berlin 2018. Berlin 2022
    EV, Taormina 1+2 2017.

    I wish i was the souvenir you kept your house key on..
  • 23scidoo23scidoo Posts: 19,247
    https://youtu.be/fE54Xx8niPo?si=VaHcIi9NTifcfD1H
    Athens 2006. Dusseldorf 2007. Berlin 2009. Venice 2010. Amsterdam 1 2012. Amsterdam 1+2 2014. Buenos Aires 2015.
    Prague Krakow Berlin 2018. Berlin 2022
    EV, Taormina 1+2 2017.

    I wish i was the souvenir you kept your house key on..
  • beano.79beano.79 Posts: 761
    After my nan passed in 89 we moved into her house, my uncle still lived there, I was 9 and he listened to James alot, made me mix tapes of their stuff, took me to my first ever gig which was a James show.. in many ways this band were the beginning of my love affair with music. I love pretty much everything up to and including whiplash. Hit and miss beyond that but still a special band for me.

    Gold mother, Seven, laid, whiplash is a hell of a run of 4 records
  • JOEJOEJOEJOEJOEJOE Posts: 10,512
    Seeing James in Los Angeles this month.  They are co-headlining with Johnny Marr.
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