- rock
- 43 min
- 11 tracks
- Fontana
Whiplash is the seventh studio album by English rock band James. It was released on 24 February 1997, through Fontana Records. Following the release of the band's experimental sixth studio album Wah Wah (1994), they began working on a follow-up in 1995 at drummer David Baynton-Power's home studio.
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Spare, classical in form, grave and raw.
- sparerichly built
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- rawmeticulous
- contemporarynostalgic
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- AllMusic3/5 ★
- Calgary Sun3.5/5 ★
- Entertainment WeeklyB+
- The Great Rock Discography6/10
- NME4/10
- Pitchfork4.6/10
- Q4/5 ★
- Sunday Mirror8/10
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Tracks
- 1Tomorrow3:45
- 2Lost a Friend3:40
- 3Waltzing Along3:55
- 4She’s a Star3:39
- 5Greenpeace4:50
- 6Go to the Bank4:22
- 7Play Dead4:45
- 8Avalanche3:47
- 9Homeboy2:38
- 10Watering Hole3:46
- 11Blue Pastures4:19
11 tracks, 43 minutes.
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