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The Bluesfest stop marked the third gig of James’s first North American tour in nine years, long enough that the band had almost dropped off the radar of a generation of music fans. Booth said there were a number of reasons for the long absence, starting with the lack of record-company tour support.
“We’re such a big band,” he said, “and we also bring a great sound man and lighting man, so we only end up breaking even, or losing money. This was a one-off opportunity to come with Psychedelic Furs and do a co-headliner. That’s what brought us here.”
In other parts of the world, James has been going strong. “We didn’t drop of the radar elsewhere,” said Booth, who’s 59. “We’ve had three records in the top 10, and we’ve sold more tickets in England last year than ever before in terms of live performances. We’re thriving in different countries, but just North America lost out.”
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“The newer materials and their often anti-Trump messaging are strongly received. New love song Leviathan surprisingly just sweeps away the crowd. It’s a shame that James hadn’t the opportunity to promote this album when first released last year as it really seems to connect with North Americans. That said, the newer songs sound a bit different than on record and during last spring’s UK tour, perhaps due the elimination of the two backing singers / percussionists, likely due to the economics of this North American tour. However, if James had started the night with Hank, which introduces their new sounds featured on Living in Extraordinary Times, and included Better Than That in the setlist they would have taken no prisoners.”
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“The encore might be one of the worst kept secrets of the night as a curtain is pulled back to reveal the Love Music Community Choir who recently posted a video of How Hard The Day from Living In Extraordinary Times online and were invited by the band to perform with them. It’s How Hard The Day that starts the encore, the song lifted in the chorus by several dozen voices that transform the impact of the song’s chorus.”
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