The band , particularly idolized in England, played only four covers in its history; from , , and James. During seven gigs in Scotland they played their debut single What's The World from the band that had been their support act shortly before. It was a welcome ass from Morrissey, who probably would not have suspected in 1985 that James would still be alive and kicking more than three decades
… later. In fact, Living In Extraordinary Times is almost as strong as from 1989, with which the band surfed the danceable Madchester wave. The band from Manchester has always remained danceable, especially because of the rhythmic drumming. For example, listen to Coming Home (pt. 2), a sequel to Gold Mother's Come Home, Better Than That or Many Faces. And according to Hank ('White fascists in the White House'), James is also a lot better politically in 2018 than their former protagonist Morrissey. (RME)more
