Wah Wah

by

James

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I just listened to Amnesiac, Radiohead's raw, unaccessable, expiremental album and thought to myself "how" Eno...but something caught my ear while listening to it..the structure, a very loose, raw, atmospheric, unforboding structure was very similar to the Eno produced Wah Wah album from James, a masterpiece that has been overlooked here in the US for far too long. This is like Radiohead's recent work, only better, with an interesting flow of music that ranges from soothing atmospheric pop of songs like Pressure's On to the raw jam session feel of something like Jam J, or the absolutely amazing hypnotic roar of Maria, or the familiar pop flare of Tomorrow. This is an amazing masterpiece that those into engaging and involving music should take note of. This is your Kid A and Amnesiac, just six years earlier..and better.

this album is good, and worth the [price]i bought it for... but, a lot of the songs have a very very strong indication that they are just jam sessions, with the lyrics repeating over and over, even when they're fairly mediocre, and it seems to be obvious that the reason they are being repeated over and over, is because he cant think of anything else to say. this is a good album, but is far from comparable to other james material, and if you're looking for a real "album", this is not it. this is more of a smattering of improvised meanderings, coupled with some strong material. not their best work, i think.