Contained on this page are other James fans' recommendations on bands that they think James fans would like but wouldn't necessarily discover on their own. Read through and see if anything strikes your fancy, or submit your own recommendation here.
Band Name: Yo
La Tengo
I think James fans would like this band
because:
Yo La Tengo are a sublime three-piece lo-fi indie
band who make thoughtful and intelligent music which provides softness when
needed, headbanging RAWK when needed and which always challenges the
listener. Plus, they're pretty cool dancers for the geekiest band in rock.
I recommend that people wanting to get into this band should
start with:
And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside Out
Recommended by: Timeblind
Band Name: Filter
I think James fans would like this band
because:
They have the same "full on no guff music"
approach as James. (ed. and the same "we think we're punk
even though we aren't old enough to know what punk was" approach as all the
current trendy American bands, like Blink 182....)
URL: http://www.officialfilter.com/
Recommended by: herbert_sweezley@yahoo.com
Band Name: Kent
I think James fans would like this band
because:
They are honestly one of the best bands I have ever
heard. I can't really compare them to anyone. The lead singer has an
amazing voice and the music is wonderful.
I recommend that people wanting to get into this band should
start with:
Isola
Recommended by: jda@violent-whispers.zzn.com
Band Name: Lit
I think James fans would like this band
because:
I love them and others might too?
I recommend that people wanting to get into this band should
start with:
A Place in the Sun
URL: http://www.litlounge.com/
Recommended by: Mr.
Moo
Band Name: Feeder
I think James fans would like this band
because:
James fans appreciate good music, and also Feeder
occasionally sound like James. (ed. Pardon? We must have
misread that. We thought Feeder were a metal band....) They
also rock!
I recommend that people wanting to get into this band should
start with:
Yesterday Went Too Soon
Band Name: Gomez
I think James fans would like this band
because:
I love them and Tim likes them too! (ed.
Since when? He may have worse taste than we thought!)
I recommend that people wanting to get into this band should
start with:
Bring It On (the album)
Recommended by: duncan.craig@easynet.co.uk
Band Name: Duran
Duran
I think James fans would like this band
because:
their lyrics are clever
and meaningful, their music is melodic and sweeping, and each one of their
albums has a different type of sound and texture... kinda sounds like I'm
describing James!
I recommend that people wanting to get into this band should
start with:
If
you think I'm crazy for recommending DD, start with "Medazzaland" or
"The Wedding Album." If you don't think I'm crazy, you'll thoroughly
enjoy "Rio."
URL: http://www.duranduran.com
Recommended by: GidJ@aol.com
Band Name: Ocean
Blue
I think James fans would like this band
because:
Well crafted songs with a smooth
sounding lead vocalist result in music with a feel similar to earlier James
albums. (ed. We can't agree more with this
recommendation. Ocean Blue are a truly majestic band.)
I recommend that people wanting to get into this band should
start with:
Cerulean
URL: Search
Yahoo under Music Artists for 3 different sites.
Recommended by: mikedell74@hotmail.com
Band Name: New
Order
I think James fans would like this band
because:
They are like siblings from the same music scene and
around the same time
I recommend that people wanting to get into this band should
start with:
Brotherhood or Technique
Recommended by: jameshed@ix.netcom.com
Band Name: Grateful
Dead
I think James fans would like this band
because:
They are a good place to start on a brand new
musical journey. I've always
thought that if the Dead were a pop band, they'd sound like James.
Jerry Garcia is one of the greatest musicians of the 20th century. (ed.
Oh get real dude. We remember you from the Stutter list and that put us
off anything you like forever).
I recommend that people wanting to get into this band should
start with:
Without a Net because it has
the track: Eyes of the World, which needs to be heard.
Recommended by: jameshed@ix.netcom.com
Band Name: Disco
Biscuits (Bisco)
I think James fans would like this band
because:
Have you ever found a band that was
already huge. Not huge like a pop
band, but huge in that way that takes years to happen.
Like Phish now, or the Grateful Dead before.
Well Bisco is still rather small. They
are doing things that no one has done before.
To describe the music: imagine techno/rave with
live instruments no sequencers and teh ability to go any place at any time.
I recommend that people wanting to get into this band should
start with:
Anything you can
find...it's all great!! ( ed. What a cop out!)
URL: http://www.discobiscuits.com
Recommended by: jameshed@ix.netcom.com
Band Name: Jeff
Buckley
I think James fans would like this band
because:
Jeff has in depth and passionate ways of
writing lyrics and his performances just blow you away. A beautiful voice
with a beautiful mind.
I recommend that people wanting to get into this band should
start with:
Grace
URL: http://www.jeffbuckley.com
Recommended by: gellis@gil.com.au
Band Name: Paleday
I think James fans would like this band
because:
fantastic
original, completely un-manufactured band fighting to be heard amongst the
boy/girl bands. they supported Tom Robinson in front of over 1000 adoring people
last month but they're still fighting to be heard...
I recommend that people wanting to get into this band should
start with:
Paleday
URL: http://www.paleday.com
Recommended by: anthony_js@hotmail.com
Band Name: The
Waterboys
I think James fans would like this band
because:
waterboys are great they
are my favorite band and james is my second favrite band. love all the songs on
all cds. you have to give them a shot...
I recommend that people wanting to get into this band should
start with:
Pagan Place/This Is The Sea
Recommended by: maccollect@hotmail.com
Band Name: The The
I
think James fans would like this band because:
Matt Johnson
had the Wah Wah sound down in 1983. He's also got the strange lyrical
twist. (ed. Don't forget the dark, broody style, the twisted
world view, and Johnny Marr on harmonica!)
I recommend that people wanting to get into this band should
start with:
Dusk or Soul Mining
Recommended by:
Andy
Band Name: Manic Street Preachers
I think James fans would like this band
because:
As a Smiths fan, I know loads of other Smiths fans
who like old (and occasionally new) Manics. Seeing as loads of James fans like
the Smiths, I thought it might work this way too. Besides, I love all
three.
I recommend that people wanting to get into this band should
start with:
Everything Must Go (lighter) or The
Holy Bible (dark)
URL: http://www.manics.co.uk
Recommended by: Psycho
Logic
Band Name: The Cure
I
think James fans would like this band because:
They are
lyrically superior to any band to ever come out and their music will make you
lose your mind.
I recommend that people wanting to get into
this band should start with:
Disintegration or
Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me
Recommended by:
Mike
Fenwick
Band Name: Big Country
I
think James fans would like this band because:
I like Big
Country and James so why shouldn't you? They're not very alike on the surface
but I get similar feelings from listening to both of them.
I recommend that people wanting to get into this band should
start with:
The Crossing
Recommended by:
Jon
Nordstrom
Band Name: Kula Shaker
I
think James fans would like this band because:
They're not
anything like James, but I like them. They are very sixties/psychedelic, and
very good musicians. (ed. They are?)
I recommend that people
wanting to get into this band should start with:
Pigs,
Peasants and Astronauts
URL: http://www.kulashaker.co.uk/
Recommended by: Alastair Craig
Band Name: New Electrics
I think James fans would like this band
because:
They are superb in a kind of
Suede/Radiohead/glam-pop way. Mark and Lard (Radio 1) made their debut single of
the week and both the NME and MM have had big articles praising them (ed. You listen to what the NME and MM think of bands? You must
love Terris.). Listen out
for "Get Together" because it's a brilliant song.
I recommend
that people wanting to get into this band should start
with:
Beautiful Mind EP
URL:
http://www.thrill.to/newelectrics
Recommended by: Thomas Booth
Band Name: The Connells
I think James fans would like this band
because:
They sound good. Imagine if you had a greatest hits
album of a band nobody knows. The Connells have SEVEN of them. (ed.
Plus they're from the Southern U.S. and use loads of jangly guitars, which is,
in itself, enough a recommendation for us! Such sweet indie pop we've rarely
experienced before!)
I recommend that people wanting to get into this band should
start with:
Boylan Heights
URL:
http://www.chez.com/connells
Recommended by: Kevin Corbett
Band Name: Patti Smith
I
think James fans would like this band because:
Cited as a
favourite of Tim's, when listened to, you can see a slight influence, and that
aside, her music is very interesting and very different...
I recommend that people wanting to get into this band should
start with:
Horses
Recommended by: Wenna
Band Name: Luna
I think James fans would like this band
because:
They have some of the most amazing,
offbeat, and insightful lyrics (next to James of course) combined with
beautiful, fluid music. It just grabs you. (ed. They're incredibly Velvet
Underground influenced, plus, they feature ex-members of Galaxie 500 and the
Feelies. With such a great background, how could they go wrong?)
I recommend that people wanting to get into
this band should start with:
Lunapark. (ed. Check out their cover of "Sweet
Child Of Mine", it's sublime.)
URL:
http://www.fuzzywuzzy.com/
Recommended by: Jenn
Lach
Band Name: Smoking Popes
I think James fans would like this band
because:
James fans appreciate only
the best bands, which includes the 'popes, Wedding Present and the Ocean
Blue.
I recommend that people wanting to get into
this band should start with:
buy all 3 of
their cds immediately.
Recommended by:
Mike
A.
Band Name: The Soundtrack of Our Life
I think James fans would like this band
because:
Itīs one of the best
Swedish bands ever, except for Popsicle, another great band.
I recommend that people wanting to get into
this band should start with:
Welcome to the Infant Freebase, with songs such as "Firmament
Vacation" and "Instant repeater 99".
URL: http://www.sool.net
Band Name: A House
I think James fans would like this band
because:
Not only does the
lead singer sound like Timmy Booth...many of their songs are constructed the
same way and they have similar lyrics too.
I recommend that people wanting to get into this band
should start with:
I Am the
Greatest
Band Name: Belle and Sebastian
I think James fans would like this band
because:
They sound very like
Donovan , and their tuneful folk meandering lyrics are very amusing and at the
same time, touching. They are a thinking mans` Beautiful South. (ed.
Don't insult us by comparing the grace of B&S with the twee boredom that are
the Beautiful South!)
I recommend that people wanting to get into
this band should start with:
If youre feeling sinister (album on "Jeepster
records")
URL: http://www.totalweb.co.uk/belleandsebastian/
Band Name: The Beta Band
I
think James fans would like this band because:
This is the only band I've seen that captures James' old
improvisation and sponteneity on stage during their mad shows. While the music
is percussion-based and nothing like James, their adventure on stage makes them
a must-see for anyone bored with the new live James.
I recommend that people wanting to get into
this band should start with:
Any single you
can find. But the live show is more interesting than
anything they've released.