Gold Mother

An awesome album..

I find it somewhat troubling that this edition apparently goes the route of the repackaging entitled 'James' by replacing Hang On and Crescendo (good songs, mind) with Sit Down and Lose Control--which are already readily available on the Best of.., you know. Hence, only three stars. I hate it when record companies feel the need to screw around with albums to try to sell a few more copies.Still, it's good. I have to say, Government Walls and the anti-religion song the name of which escapes me right now don't really work very well, though. Too topical, even if I more or less agree with the sentiments expressed. That just doesn't sound like James; it's the same reason Greenpeace and Go to the Bank off of Whiplash were iffy. But otherwise, it's good, even if the loss of Hang On and Crescendo (I have the deleted American edition, and you should try to find it too) is extremely uncool. The highlight has to be the title track, with completely ridiculous yet at the same time, somehow, utterly wonderful lyrics.Bah. I think this is James's third-best album, after Seven and Laid. You oughta buy it.

this band is somewhat new to me, excellent band and album. for those of you who know the band only for their song Laid, don't miss out on their music it's some of the best I've heard in a while. fast delivery on item

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A culmination of hard work ( and releasing Sit Down about 3 times) got James to Goldmother. Utterly beautiful album with hits like Come Home, Lose Control, how was it for you? and Sit Down, interestingly though check track listing for Sit Down as it was not included in the original release. Absolutely love this album, not heard it for a long time so was a joy to buy it and blast it out once more! Walking the ghost is such a beautiful and haunting track which I had completely forgot about.... Thankyou James..

A great double pressing of this LP which combines the original LP with the new version that was put out containing Sit Down and Lose Control. The really stand out tracks are the slow ones: Walking The Ghost, Top of the World, Crescendo and Hang On. They are absolutely spine-tingling.

Ce n'est pas mon album préféré de James, mais ça reste un très bon CD. Ca commence avec le très bon "Come Home" assez rythmé, puis l'excellent "Government walls", très revendicatif. "God only knows" est aussi excellent et on sent que l'album va être très varié. "You can't tell ..." est aussi très original et de très bonne facture. Je trouve que le reste de l'album n'est pas à la hauteur des 5 premiers morceaux. Le titre "Gold Mother" est plutôt bien avec son rythme original, mais je suis moins fan de "How was it for you", "top of the world" ou "Lose control". En revanche, le lent "Walking the ghost" est très bon car il créé une ambiance très planante et langoureuse tout en s'accélérant petit à petit. Ce titre anticipe ce que sera l'album suivant "Seven".Finalement, j'écoute toujours avec plaisir ce CD mais je le trouve un peu inégal, ou disons plutôt mal équilibré. Des morceaux assez rythmés au début du CD, et beaucoup de chansons lentes et longues sur la fin. Bref, il y a quelques longueurs, tout comme sur "seven" qui suivra.