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- Summary: The first album in nearly 10 years for the British rock band was recorded in France.
- Record Label: Decca
- Genre(s): Rock, Pop
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Top Track
| Waterfall | |
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| My mirrors laughing at me, says boy are you getting old There's so much junk in your life what you've got you don't even know Don't take a phone... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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Positive: 6 out of 10
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Mixed: 4 out of 10
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Negative: 0 out of 10
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Welcome return to form from nineties stalwarts, not much has changed with this tenth studio album but if it ain't broke, don't fix it.
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Setting out their stall with the strength and affirmation of the birth song 'Bubbles,' seemingly inspired by the arrival of Booth's first son, James gather themselves with an impressively solid stature.
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James do have more quirks in their sound and plenty of quirks in Booth, who is always willing to act like a fool if it is in service of the greater good. These are the things that make Hey Ma a welcome comeback even for those listeners who may never have been big James fans.
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Under The RadarIf you liked James before, then they won't disappoint you now. [Fall 2008, p.81]
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A clear attempt to re-create their most commerical sound--which works well on the ingrating antiwar titile track and the glistening time capsule 'Oh My Heart.' [Nov 2008, p.96]
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No matter that he employs every possible cliche (and none more so than in the violin-choked Upside, in which he patronises immigrant labourers): once the guitars get rolling and Booth scrapes the sky with his tenor, you find yourself weirdly hooked.
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Q MagazineJames has surprisingly reunited for this equally surprisingly strong comeback album. [May 2008, p.135]
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Positive: 5 out of 5
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Mixed: 0 out of 5
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Negative: 0 out of 5
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NM.Sep 18, 2008
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JorgeM.Sep 17, 2008Fabulous, poetic, inspirational, epic.
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SY.Sep 17, 2008
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TomB.Sep 18, 2008
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thelistenerSep 19, 2008
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