Be Opened By The Wonderful

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It has been lifted into something that’s anything but a B side – it is really rather special indeed. Tim Booth says of the album which celebrates forty years since the release of James’ first single Jimone on Factory Records –“Life begins at 40. Twenty years on, Laid and Wah Wah have finally been reunited, and will be reissued together as the band originally intended. Joe Duddell says “Having attended the first 6 years of Latitude Festival, I’m excited to be involved in James’ special Main Stage Show this year in a UK Festival exclusive. Joe Duddell’s version of the song is a testament to his talent for transforming music into something new and exciting.

James have announced details of their “Be Opened By The Wonderful – 40 Years Orchestrated” album and revealed the first track to be taken from it, a version of their 1997 Top 10 single She’s A Star.I thought that `Beautiful Beaches` from the last studio album`All The Colours of You` a number written about climate change and the fires that ravished California was a track made with audience participation in mind.

From the intro, you wouldn`t guess that `Sit Down` was one of the bands most famous signature songs but it was always gonna sound unusual as you`ve known the standard for over thirty years.In March of 1997, 26 years ago, U2 released their much anticipated ninth studio album POP; for fans and critics alike, it quickly became their most polarizing release. Online since 2010 it is one of the fastest-growing and most respected music-related publications on the net. Be Opened By The Wonderful is an anniversary album of sorts, but once the first note hits, you know you are listening to so much more.

In further celebration of their 40th Anniversary, the band will play a the South Facing Festival and also a headline set at Latitude Festival, performing as Special Guests on the Sunday afternoon at Midday, a slot especially created for James to honor their Anniversary. With layer upon layer of strings, the song has a deep richness that elevates it to a different level. Maybe not, but with a fan base that has grown with you, there is always the luxury of wisdom, change and hindsight. The Lake’, a b-side from the 1993 single ‘Laid’ features a stressed and purposeful snare beat that weaves throughout the entire track, pulling you back to a time of flares and fishing hats, but at a slower pace, calming you into a comfortable recognition of summers long gone and past, all wrapping around your life issues at the time of youth. Some of our partners may process your data as a part of their legitimate business interest without asking for consent.

Another gentle song tells the tale of a family fleeing forest fires surrounding their homes and heading to the coast. Blues-rock outfit Ghost Hounds recently unveiled the music video for “Last Train To Nowhere,” a track lifted from their latest album, First Last Time. Favourite album: Impossible to choose but Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables by Dead Kennedys is pretty awesome. Love Make A Fool’ is one of the new tracks, and conceptualises their orchestral overtones with a completely different approach, kicking in with an electronic bareness on the surface, but as you listen, the layers keep rising to the surface, eventually dropping into some hypnotic beats, punctuating Booth’s vocals to tremendous effect.

Rob Johnson of Total Ntertainment felt that the album "defies definition" and "acts as a sonic compendium of the band's entire career", also commenting that "for a band celebrating their 40th anniversary, it is striking how relevant they still sound". Be Opened by the Wonderful is the 17th studio album by English rock band James, released through Nothing but Love Music on 9 June 2023. Welcome to the October 2018 edition of our monthly new music playlist, which is available to listen to and watch via YouTube. The way he has taken these extremely well known and loved songs and stripped them back whilst ensuring the songs still retain their essential nature is nothing short of genius.This double disc set consists of their most acclaimed tracks and rarities which have been redefined alongside a 22-piece orchestra and an 8-piece choir, the result of which will audibly haunt you to the very last note, urging you to play it again with immediate effect. Be Opened By The Wonderful was recorded at Blueprint Studios in Manchester, orchestrated and conducted by Joe Duddell with the ORCA22 Orchestra lead by Andra Vornicu featuring the Manchester Inspirational Voices choir, directed by Wayne Ellington. We’re Gonna Miss You’ which featured on the ’99 album Millionaires, is broodingly delicious and still as catchy as hell all these years later. James has taken an experimental approach and enlisted fellow Mancunian Joe Duddell to choose and arrange their songs, resulting in a unique and stunning collection of tracks that showcase James’ career in a fresh and exciting way.