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Saul didn’t join the Australia and New Zealand tour due to vertigo. He was replaced on the tour by Ricki Glover.
It’s a common theme of the night with Booth snaking and shaking his way through the crowd during Born of Frustration, dancing with random members, pushing camera phones out of his face and embracing another when the euphoria is positively present, and definitely hard to deny – even if the technical elements and mix appear to occasionally conspire against them.
Read the full review at Stuff.co.nz
Producing music for 30 plus years with a distinct character and style is no easy task. James pull this off flawlessly every time. Living In Extraordinary times is no exception, it’s classic James with a modern twist. One of the hardest working bands I know, they haven’t gone more than 3 years without releasing an album since I was born!
Read the full review at AmbientLightBlog.com
James today are just as relevant as they were when they first started, back in 1982. Their energy and passion would leave many younger groups in despair and out of breath. This was not a night of looking back, it was a night shining the light on current issues, and at times it almost felt like being embraced in an evangelistic sermon, with the congregation left wanting more but feeling happier than when they came through the church doors. I suspect many, like myself, cannot wait to attend the next one.
Read the full review at Radio13.co.nz
A mighty combination of talent in one band is almost overwhelming as there’s so much to see and hear, but they fit together like a jigsaw puzzle. Both musically and as a family.
Read the full review at libel.co.nz
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“If you’ve got time constraints on your set the rules say you probably shouldn’t take your fourth song and stretch and twist and turn it in so many directions that you take up quarter of an hour of the set, but Sound was so good they could have played it to the curfew and never stopped exploring new avenues with it. The way they interact when they’re in this rich vein of creativity is what makes them stand out from the crowd.
James had come, seen and conquered, a band at the very top of their game, armed with a new record that they have absolute faith in and backed by an army of fans who connect to the spirit, fuel and are fueled by the passion and soak in the energy and then send it back amplified like the most kinetic of relationships.”
Extraordinary Times was first released on the album Living In Extraordinary Times. The band have listed it with the longer “Living In Extraordinary Times” name on the setlists they have posted on Twitter.
| Song: | Extraordinary Times |
| Released: | 3rd August 2018 |
| Main Associated Album (or Single): | Living In Extraordinary Times |
| First Heard Live: | Scarborough Open Air Theatre – 18th August 2018 |