JAMES : BRADFORD PALACE 1.11.89

Setlist : Hang On, What's The World, Scarecrow, Hup-Springs, Crescendo, Undertaker, Government Walls, God Only Knows, Johnny Yen, Sit Down, Come Home, What For

Dave Simpson, NME

Thankfully James are incredible, pointing the way for modern, tuned-in pop. Rock music of the highest order - and make no mistake, this is rock music of the highest - order can capture the moods and the aspirations of its generation, and James do all of that tonight. As they end "Sit Down" (the entire audience doing precisely the opposite and dancing wildly) to absolutely deafening roars, it's all I can do to stop the tears rolling down my face.