"Can You Still Love Me", "Love Of The World", "That Spiritual Feeling" & "Everybody's On The Run" all change positions.Ī1 "A New Decade" The mix on this LP is missing the 'peace brother' vocal at the start. The running order of this double album differs from the other available versions of this release ( Single LP/ Japanese CD/ Complete Adventures box set). The Cappuccino Kid is on holiday somewhere in the North of England. It does not store any personal data.Publishing info from back cover (there are some discrepancies with the label info):Ī1, A2, B1, B2, C1: Published by EMI Music Publishing LtdĬ2 & D2: Published by EMI Music Publishing Ltd/Notting Hill Music (UK) Ltd/Copyright Controlĭ1: Published by EMI Music Publishing Ltd/Copyright Control The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance". This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. ![]() The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary". The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other. The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional". The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics". These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. And he certainly was brave to record and intend on releasing something so radically different to not only what he had previously released but also so contrary to what his fan base like me would have wanted him to have done…! Having said that… as other responses have said….I have to agree that this was not one of his “finest” moments.! Looking (listening) back on this album it isn’t as bad as what I thought it was at the time. We left before the end and that is the only time I have every left a gig before it finished. It was without doubt the very worst Weller concert I have ever been to rather than a revue it was a collection of poor house tracks with little to no tracks from his Style Council catalogue played.įrom what I can remember he spent most if not all the gig bouncing around the stage in a t shirt and multi coloured beach shorts. He was very excited as the show was called (I think!) The Style Council Revue (sic). I has been lucky enough to see both them numerous times as Paul Weller was and still is my favourite artist of all time. ![]() I went to see The Style Council at the Royal Albert Hall in 1989 with a friend who had never seen either The Jam or The Style Council before. He’s certainly created a wealth of excellent work. ![]() He’s no Bowie but give the man credit for constantly pushing forward and not allowing himself to stagnate. The first side features some wonderful piano-led songs with superb vocal arrangements (Weller’s duets with DC Lee are one of the high points on this album). I also defy anyone to listen ‘A Man of Great Promise’, Weller’s paean to his dead friend, and not be moved.įor me though ‘Confessions…’ is even better – successfully combining elements of pop, R&B, synthpop and classical. And of course being a student during Thatcher’s Britain I really appreciated the political stance too! Listening to Our Favourite Shop at a friends house I was surprised at how experimental it was, in terms of trying different styles and instrumentation, as well as having really strong melodies throughout (give or take a ‘Stand Up Comic’s Instructions’ or two). In fact I only got into the Jam because I thought Our Favourite Shop was so good when it was released (I’d previously dismissed Weller as being a bit too ‘angry young man’ for my tastes despite some admittedly excellent singles by the Jam). The Style Council is definitely my favourite period in Weller’s career – despite the continuing quality of recent albums, the first clutch of solo albums and Jam highlights like Sound Affects.
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