Wah Wah

Infobox Album |
Name = Wah Wah
Type = Album
Artist = James


Released = October ? , 1994
Recorded = 1993
Genre = Alternative
Length =
Label = Mercury Records
Producer = Brian Eno
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|3.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:ti0xlfjehcqo~T1 link] |
Last album = Laid"
(1993)
This album = "Wah Wah"
(1994)
Next album = Whiplash
(1997)

The seventh full-length release by Manchester indie rock group, James, "Wah Wah" was produced by Brian Eno during the same six-week session as "Laid". Although the group had always been keen on improvisation, both as their principal songwriting method and onstage, this was their first (and only) album to be comprised entirely of such material. It was Eno's idea that the group's improvisations should be recorded, having told them that he regarded this music as having equal importance to the finished songs birthed from it. However, the group told Stuart Maconie (for their authorised biography "Folklore") that the album caused disagreements, particularly over Tim Booth's wish to redo some vocals and over how to deal with the finished record - originally planned as a giveaway with early copies of "Laid", it was eventually issued as a limited edition several months later.

One track, "Jam-J" was chosen as a single, and released as a double-A side, along with Say Something from the album Laid.

The track Tomorrow was later re-recorded from scratch and placed on the band's next release, the album Whiplash as well as being culled as the second single from that record.

Track listing

#Hammer Strings
#Pressure's On
#Jam J
#Frequency Dip
#Lay the Law Down
#Burn the Cat
#Maria
#Low Clouds
#Building a Fire
#Gospel Oak
#DVV
#Say Something
#Rhythmic Dreams
#Dead Man Whistling
#Rain
#Basic Brian
#Low Clouds
#Bottom of the Well
#Honest Joe
#Arabic Agony
#Tomorrow
#Laughter
#Sayonara