Tag Archives: song-are-you-ready
Sheffield University – 21st October 1988
Liverpool Polytechnic – 20th October 1988
Setlist
Johnny Yen / Are You Ready / Ya Ho / Sit Down / Gregory's Town / So Many Ways / Sky Is Falling / Black Hole / Medieval / What For / Stripmine / What's The World / Hymn From A VillageSupport
Happy MondaysMore Information & Reviews
None.
Stirling University – 16th October 1988
Setlist
Johnny Yen / Are You Ready / Ya Ho / Sky Is Falling / Burned / Hup-Springs / Medieval / Hymn From A Village / Sit Down / Riders / What's The World / Why So Close / Chain MailSupport
Happy MondaysMore Information & Reviews
None.
Glasgow Queen Margaret Union – 15th October 1988
Setlist
Johnny Yen / Are You Ready / Ya Ho / Gregory's Town / Burned / So Many Ways / Medieval / Charlie Dance / Sit Down / Riders / Black Hole / What's The World / What For / Summer SongSupport
Happy MondaysMore Information & Reviews
None.
Aberdeen The Venue – 14th October 1988
Setlist
Johnny Yen / Are You Ready? / Ya Ho / Gregory's Town / Burned / Medieval / Charlie Dance / Sit Down / Riders / Brother On A Wheel (Alive) / What's The World / What For / Why So Close / Stripmining / Refrain / Hymn From A VillageSupport
Happy MondaysMore Information & Reviews
None.
Newcastle Riverside – 12th October 1988
Setlist
Why So Close / Really Hard / Brother On A Wheel / Are You Ready / Charlie Dance / Riders / Medieval / Dear Kate / So Many Ways / Gregory's Town / Fairground / Summer Song / What For / Sit Down / Stripmining / What's The WorldSupport
More Information & Reviews
None.
Manchester Ritz – 11th October 1988
Setlist
Really Hard / Charlie Dance / So Many Ways / Fairground / Sit Down / Are You Ready / Riders / Medieval / Ya Ho / Gregory's Town / Johnny Yen / What's The World / What For / Stripmining / Burned / Stutter / Hymn From A VillageSupport
Happy MondaysMore Information & Reviews
Are You Ready?
Are You Ready is track ten on the 1988 James album Strip-Mine and track ten on the 1989 live album One Man Clapping.
First aired on a Peel Session in 1985, this track was not on the original track-listing of Strip-Mine, but replaced Stutter before release, being James’ concession to Sire’s request for a more commercial sound – “a pure unadultered attempt at commerciality to pacify Sire and its bollocks.”
Details
Julie says that I must wake up
I am losing touch 'cause I think too much
I'm afraid to feel, my life feels unreal
You will not find love if you think you're not good enough
Are you ready to rebel
Change your mind, I know you live in hell
Are you ready, oh
All of my beliefs, they come back to me
I think life is tough, so my life is tough
She says find a way to develop love
To receive my love, believe you are good enough
Are you ready to rebel
Change your mind, I know you live in hell,
Are you ready
Hey, hey, hey
When we forget why we're here
Out goes love, in comes fear
I need nothing, I'm all alone
I need nothing 'til my mind takes hold
Hold, hold, hold, hold, hold, hold
Are you ready to rebel, are you ready to rebel
Are you ready, are you ready, are you ready
Song: | Are You Ready? |
Released: | September 1988 |
Main Associated Album (or Single): | Strip-mine |
First Heard Live: | London Bloomsbury Theatre – 17th July 1985 |
- Strip-mine :Studio, Album, 1988
- One Man Clapping :Live, Album, 1989
- The Gathering Sound (full promo) :Promo, Box Set, 2012
- The Gathering Sound :Compilation, Box Set, 2012
- Justhipper (Compilation) :Compilation, Album, 2017
- London Dominion Theatre – 22nd March 1989
- Sheffield University – 15th March 1989
- Newcastle Riverside – 14th March 1989
- Bath Moles Club – 16th November 1988
- Bath Moles Club – 15th November 1988
- Bath Moles Club – 14th November 1988
- Paris La Cigale – 30th October 1988
- London Astoria – 27th October 1988
- Bristol Bierkeller – 26th October 1988
- Sheffield University – 21st October 1988
- Liverpool Polytechnic – 20th October 1988
- Stirling University – 16th October 1988
- Glasgow Queen Margaret Union – 15th October 1988
- Aberdeen The Venue – 14th October 1988
- Newcastle Riverside – 12th October 1988
- Manchester Ritz – 11th October 1988
- Manchester International 2 – 30th May 1988
- Manchester Ritz – 12th April 1988
- London Town And Country Club – 10th April 1988
- Dundee Dance Factory – 17th August 1986
- Manchester PSV Club – 15th July 1986
- BBC Radio 1 John Peel – 20th January 1986
- Manchester Boardwalk – 15th December 1985
- Liverpool System – 23rd August 1985
- London Bloomsbury Theatre – 17th July 1985
Taken from the album Strip Mine
Written and performed by James
Riff 1:
e------5-5-------------5-5-------------7-7-7-7----5-7-7-7-7--
B--8-8-----8--8-5--8-8-----8--8-5--8-8----------8------------
G------------------------------------------------------------
D------------------------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------
Riff 2:
e-------------------------5--7---7--5-------------------
B--8--7--4---4--7--8---8--7--8---8--7--8----------------
G--7--7--4---4--7--7---7---------------7----------------
D-------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------
Riff 3:
e-------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------------------
D----7------5-------------------------------------------
A--8---8--5---------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------
Song Structure:
An early "folk pop" song, this contains two riffs that start it off which both crop up at varying points as well, usually one after the other. Along the way an acoustic guitar also strums the chords, adding to Larry's sharp strumming of the G chord during the chorus. Watch out for the F chord that appears at the end, when Riff 3 is played!
Lyrics/Chords:
G Em G Em
Julie says that I must wake up
G Em D
I am losing touch 'cause I think too much
G Em G Em
I'm afraid to feel, my life feels unreal
G Em D
You will not find love if you think you're not good enough
G
Are you ready to rebel
Change your mind, I know you live in hell
Are you ready, oh
G Em G Em
All of my beliefs, they come back to me
I think life is tough, so my life is tough
She says find a way to develop love
To receive my love, believe you are good enough
Are you ready to rebel
Change your mind, I know you live in hell,
Are you ready
Hey, hey, hey
When we forget why we're here
Out goes love, in comes fear
I need nothing, I'm all alone
I need nothing 'til my mind takes hold
F G
Hold, hold, hold,
F G
Hold, hold, hold
Are you ready to rebel, are you ready to rebel
Are you ready, are you ready, are you ready
Transcribed by Alex Carter 2001.
alex@shandy3000.fsnet.co.uk
Strip-mine
Summary
Strip-mine was the second album from James, released 36 years ago in September 1988.
Track List
What For / Charlie Dance / Fairground / Are You Ready / Medieval / Not There / Ya Ho / Riders / Vulture / Stripmining / Refrain
Details
Release Name: | Strip-mine |
Artist Name: | James |
Release Date: | 26th September 1988 |
Format: | Studio Album |
Catalogue: | LP – JIMLP2, CAS – JIMC2, CD – JIMCD2 |
Related Release(s): | What For (Single) Ya Ho (Single) |
Following the chart failure of Stutter, James went into the studios in early 1987 to record the follow-up album. Using many of the tracks left over from the Stutter sessions and earlier live performances, the result of the sessions at Rockfield Studios was an album, but one that neither the band or the record company were happy with. Sire were reluctant to do much with the album and initially refused the band’s request for funds to remix it. James stagnated for a year, until they enlisted the help of Simply Red’s manager Eliot Rashman, who persuaded Sire that James could still be an internationally successful band given the right promotion.
A release of Ya Ho was scheduled for September 1987 but was postponed at the last moment. Steve Power was enlisted to remix the album, albeit with limited funds. At this stage, the band were left to rehearse and write new material, only able to afford to play the odd gig as they had little to promote and even less cash to pay for it.
What For was released in March 1988 and failed to chart, partly due to insufficient promotion by Sire who viewed the single as “too indie.” They finally relented to release Strip-Mine in September 1988 but gave it no push at all at a time where James resurrection was beginning in the live arena, selling out 1,500-2,000 capacity venues in Manchester and London despite never having had a whiff of chart success.
The version of Strip-Mine that finally saw the light of day was not too radically different from the original, Stutter having been replaced by Are You Ready and a revised track listing being the major differences. By the time it hit the shops some of the songs were five years old and the band had stacks of new material ready to unleash including a little number called Sit Down. The album reached number 90, a credible performance in the circumstances but then sank without trace.
- Are You Ready? :1988
- Charlie Dance :1988
- Fairground :1988
- Medieval :1988
- Not There :1988
- Refrain :1988
- Riders :1988
- Stripmining :1988
- Vulture :1988
- What For :1988
- Ya Ho :1988
- Glastonbury Festival – 23rd June 1990
- 1980s: The Wilderness Years
- Halifax Piece Hall – 20th August 1989
- Melody Maker Tour News
- James Interview – Uptown
- City Life Interview
- James: Ya-Ho Les Inrockuptibles Review (French)
- Strip-Search – NME Interview
- Home James – Record Mirror
- The Other Side Of Midnight (Ya Ho) – September 1988
- James New Single – NME News
- James Dates – Sounds News
- Strip-Mine US Press Biography
- James Rejoice – NME Questions
- Naked And The Dead – Melody Maker
- Just Say Yo – Sire Biography
- Sounds – Flying Teacups And Other Broken Crockery
- The Other Side Of Midnight (What For) – March 1988
- James Who? – A Talk With James – Sire promo 12″
- Les Inrockputibles – Folklore
- Meltdown Interview
- Just Say Yes – Sire Biography
- Fountains Of Youth – Melody Maker
- Record Mirror News
- City Life Interview
- London ICA – 19th March 1985
- Paris La Cigale – 30th October 1988
- London Astoria – 27th October 1988
- Bristol Bierkeller – 26th October 1988
- Birmingham Irish Centre – 25th October 1988
- Nottingham Trent Polytechnic – 22nd October 1988
- Sheffield University – 21st October 1988
- Liverpool Polytechnic – 20th October 1988
- Leicester University – 18th October 1988
- Stirling University – 16th October 1988
- Glasgow Queen Margaret Union – 15th October 1988
- Aberdeen The Venue – 14th October 1988
- Newcastle Riverside – 12th October 1988
- Manchester Ritz – 11th October 1988
- Warrington Legends – 5th October 1988
- Manchester International 2 – 30th May 1988
- Manchester Ritz – 12th April 1988
- Leeds Polytechnic – 11th April 1988
- London Town And Country Club – 10th April 1988
- London Central Polytechnic – 11th December 1987
- Bristol Bierkeller – 4th October 1987
- Birmingham University – 3rd October 1987
- London Astoria – 2nd October 1987
- Manchester International 2 – 1st October 1987
- Manchester Green Rooms – 10th August 1987
- Manchester Green Rooms – 9th August 1987
- Glasgow Fury Murrays – 6th August 1987
- Birmingham Burberries – 28th July 1987
- Sheffield University – 28th May 1987
- Sunderland Poly – 15th May 1987
- Northampton Old Five Bells – 10th January 1987
- London ULU – 9th January 1987
Manchester International 2 – 30th May 1988
Setlist
Ya Ho / What's The World / Charlie Dance / So Many Ways / Really Hard / Riders / Not There / Johnny Yen / Burned / Gregory's Town / Fairground / Medieval / What For / Stripmining / Why So Close / Come And Get Me / Are You Ready / Hymn From A VillageSupport
The Stone RosesMore Information & Reviews
An anti-Clause 28 gig with The Stone Roses in support.