The next James
concert was once the lp Whiplash had been released. the whole lp is a patchy
affair, giving them one of their biggest hits in She's a Star , a track that
would continue to be a Live favourite in Tomorrow , but also some techno tinged
stuff that didn't really work. At pints it felt like too many cooks with some
much going on that the songs didn't have space to breathe. I think it is summed
up by the fact that a version of the best track Tomorrow had already appeared on
the experimental wah wah lp released just after Laid.
The concert sticks
in the mind for the fact Tim Booth came on in a strange long haired mask doing
his manic dancing throughout a very long intro to I think Come Home. the fact
that he wore the mask on the back of his head meant that as he twisted and
twirled he was literally two faced. when he finally whipped it off a big cheer
went up for for his new head shaved look. Oh to be a pop star where simply being
bald creates hysteria!
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