C&L's Late Nite Music Club with James
By David Neiwert Monday Dec 01, 2008 8:00pmJames is one of my guilty pleasures. I think they were one of the real underrated bands of the '90s. This is from their best album, Seven. Unfortunately, they're better remembered for "Laid," which while fun, is a trifle of a little throwaway song, and wasn't even the best song on the album of the same title (that would be "One of Three," which doesn't seem to have a decent video available).
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Yea, always loved James. Definitely underrated and I admit, while "Laid" is a damn fun song, it doesn't represent the best of the band.
Seriously, I love your psuedo. :-)
and why is that? seriously?
I think you should check out the Dutch band SuperSister. I think you would really dig them.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ew7Zkkucos8
James - Say Something.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4CzwZZ1Ce0&fe...
Take a drug to set you free, strange fruit from a forbidden tree...
You've got to come down soon
Tim BOOTH and The Bad angel
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h13WA8XY9ws&fe...
The Dance of the Bad Angels ~ Tim Booth & Angelo Badalamenti
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4HRZ8vG3m78
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rB5EevdTQrQ&fe...
I'm One from Quadrophenia -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GtaX6tOnUc
What I don't get is why you labeled James a "guilty pleasure." My understanding of that phrase is that it is something one enjoys, but doesn't always want to admit enjoying. I see nothing guilty about liking James. They were a very good band.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7jf-NKRbMU&fe...
I love this song.
http://www.technohippie.com/geeklog/public_ht...
"They're getting in
They're getting inside"
Sorry but I vote "Sometimes" as best song on the SEVEN album. It has that great, constant sound and progression you can just get lost in and put on repeat without ever getting tired of it. Great stuff all around - and yes, very underrated band indeed.
"sometimes" is definitely one of the better songs. I always loved "out to get you" - very quiet, but builds up... hell, the whole fucking album is good - one of those rare finds.
Had it right the first time - "Sometimes" is from the "Laid" album.
for posting exorbitantly last night, I got carried away with colors, so tonight I will try to contain my enthusiasm and limit my posts to just a few.
Kenny Rogers & The First Edition - Condition
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZ8k6fVe25k
My bosses mom claims to have gone to high school with him. It's believable, he's been around forever.
Oh pseudoe
Don't take your love to town
(nor that gun!!!! ;-) )
wait, so she went to school with Kenny Rogers? (damn, should have stopped at 5 Yuenglings tonight haha)
Kenny Rogers and the First Edition - Ruby
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZYcqlEZxGQ&fe...
When politics and alchohol meet... hahaha
Seriously, I'm just joking.
I don't want to pretend to be something I'm not, on the net (or "series of tubes"). Seriously. :-)
Have I mentioned how much Mike Malloy hates these people tonight (and how much I *LOVE* 'Seriously's psuedo)????
One of their best. The words are so priceless.
James - Senorita
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8ebgGQaghg&fe...
since he finished off that giant peach!
Pink Floyd - from- The Wall
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-oLx8aynsY&fe...
Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXdNnw99-Ic
Oh well, think I'll go stream a netflix! GNA!
I'm going to cut U in 2 little pieces -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTrNQCYh70Y
If you were to cut me in two, they would both be big pieces!
> If you were to cut me in two, they would both be big pieces!
"And ONE and ONE don't make TWO
ONE *AND* ONE make ONE", my friend.
Stan,
The best bargain I've ever had
Karn Evil 9
(the only totally intact version of the song on the net that I know of) -
http://www.technohippie.com/geeklog/public_ht...
JAMES--LAID
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkqIHWAMSJ4
I'm still waiting 4 that. :-)
James is/was our respected 2n'd guitarist/vocalist in my old band titloed "Nobody's Business
".
Really!
:-)
The Gaslight Anthem - "Drive"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=olwVCye_6Do
Baby you can drive my car
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvFG0VnIurM
Ricky Nelson - Garden Party 1985
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_exY9ptMbA
You can't please everyone? No fuckin' way.
*snark*
Harper Valley P.T.A. movie clip / singer Jeannie C. Riley
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ivUOnnstpg
Fitting follow up to say the least.
Kenny Rogers - The Gambler
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kn481KcjvMo
On a warm summer's evenin' on a train bound for nowhere,
I met up with the gambler; we were both too tired to sleep.
So we took turns a starin' out the window at the darkness
'Til boredom overtook us, and he began to speak.
He said, "Son, I've made a life out of readin' people's faces,
And knowin' what their cards were by the way they held their eyes.
And if you don't mind my sayin', I can see you're out of aces.
For a taste of your whiskey I'll give you some advice."
So I handed him my bottle and he drank down my last swallow.
Then he bummed a cigarette and asked me for a light.
And the night got deathly quiet, and his face lost all expression.
Said, "If you're gonna play the game, boy, ya gotta learn to play it right.
You got to know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em,
Know when to walk away and know when to run.
You never count your money when you're sittin' at the table.
There'll be time enough for countin' when the dealin's done.
Ev'ry gambler knows that the secret to survivin'
Is knowin' what to throw away and knowing what to keep.
'Cause ev'ry hand's a winner and ev'ry hand's a loser,
And the best that you can hope for is to die in your sleep."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WH0yaLwquM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHdNCHomHlU
Mother the Queen of My Heart
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcYQLSyd8w4
Arcade Fire "My Body is a Cage"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pyp34v6Lmcc
This intpretation deserves atleast five or six solid rewards. Check out the tension.
- On A Monday
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KZ3ytnfp6k
Posted this again cuz I love, love, love it so much and the sound is much better on this one althouth it's homemade vid:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3vVDyBGvNI&fe...
Great choice! James are one of my favourite bands. I would have to disagree about Seven being their best album, though. I think Laid is the best by rather a long way. Anyway, I don't know whether or not you are aware of this, but they reformed a year or so ago and put out an album that's really rather good. Here's the title track being performed on Jools Holland:
James - Hey Ma
It's also pretty obviously about the war, so I suppose it's somewhat appropriate for this blog.
I was under the weather and inside my bed all night. It looks like I'll have some fine tunes for my listening pleasure later!
I would agree with you about "Seven" being the best James album, but it is no longer true. James reformed this year, and they recorded a new album "Hey Ma." I kid you not, Hey Ma is EASILY THEIR STRONGEST, most mature album! If you're a James fan, you should race over to Amazon post-haste and preview it.
I only found about the album because James came over to the US two months ago for a brief tour. I saw them open for Squeeze in NYC, and their new material was so good I went to the Stone Pony in Asbury Park NJ to see them the following night. The Stone Pony only holds 500 people, so you can imagine what an opportunity that was.
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