Wild Wood

I know Weller’s background is legit, but this… it just sounds like dentist rock to me. If I was a dentist? I’d rock out so hard to this on the drive home from work in my Audi. Trust me, there are days where I wish I was a dentist! Alas, today is not one of those days.

Mostly a dull affair. There's a couple decent, songs, emphasis on decent, but nothing to write home about. Music to eat unbuttered toast to with a glass of room temperature water on the side.

If someone asked me for the most generic piece of 90’s rock music I could think of, I now know where to point them to

That was boring, wasn't it? Such a thin sound, uninspired songwriting, strange attempts at a cod-funk sound that never works - and Weller really sounds tired on this, doesn't he? A couple of tracks aside, this feels like a dull man doing dull things

Dear Mr. Dimery, I wanted to tell you about something with which you appear unfamiliar: https://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/countries_of_the_world.htm. Now, I know what you’re thinking, “hey wait, I know one of those!” And I wholeheartedly agree and concede that you are clearly very aware of the United Kingdom and its constituent … states? provinces? kingdoms? Also a few of its colonies that have regrettably and temporarily distanced themselves from their rightful owner. I do not dispute that. But what I wanted to point out is that there are at least 175 other names on that list with which you appear to be wholly ignorant. Maybe, instead of putting EVERY SINGLE 2.2-star and above album that was released between 1980 and 2010 from one of those countries on your list, you could put a 5-star album from each of those other countries? Just a thought. This book really needs to be done by a committee of individuals of different ages, races, sexes and nationalities. People are too affected by music they were exposed to from ages 16 to 26 to be unbiased when choosing albums everyone should hear. Or at least this dumbass was. What the fuck would make someone consider this an album everyone needs to hear before they die? I mean, it’s fine. If it were playing quietly in a Starbucks, it would be completely apropos. But to think people NEED to hear it? Good God. I don’t even know how to relate to a mind that would think that way. It’s too alien a concept for me to be able to even imagine holding. Anyway, Robert Dimery, you are a real honest to God dyed in the wool dumbfuck and this album is perfectly fine. It’s like if Jack Johnson came out 15 years earlier and was slightly less poppy and more British. Nothing bad about this album at all. Completely inoffensive. And I could have lived a thousand years without hearing it and been perfectly fine.

Pas grand chose à dire sur cet album si ce n'est qu'il était extrêmement agréable. Lorsque je lance un album en soirée, il m'arrive très souvent de lancer une partie d'échecs pendant l'écoute. Ce fut le cas cette fois-ci. Je vous copie ci-dessous le déroulement de ladite partie qui fut au passage ma trois-mille-cent-soixante-et-unième : 1. e4 e5 2. d3 Nc6 3. a3 Nf6 4. h3 d5 5. exd5 Qxd5 6. Bg5 Be7 7. Bh4 Bf5 8. Nc3 Qd7 9. Nf3 O-O 10. Be2 Nd4 11. Nxe5 Qe6 12. Bg3 Bd6 13. Nc4 Bxg3 14. fxg3 Rfe8 15. O-O Nxe2+ 16. Nxe2 Qxe2 17. Rxf5 Qe6 18. Rf1 Rad8 19. Nd2 Qb6+ 20. Kh1 Nd5 21. c4 Ne3 22. Qf3 Nxf1 23. Rxf1 Re7 24. b4 Rde8 25. g4 Re1 26. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 27. Kh2 Qg1+ 28. Kg3 Re3 29. Qxe3 Qxe3+ 30. Kh2 Qxd2 0-1 Comme vous avez pu l'observer, j'ai commis plusieurs erreurs grossières mais la victoire est bonne à prendre à une période où je manque cruellement de confiance.

Two songs in, I had to pause and listen to a few tracks from The Jam. They’re a blind spot in my musical knowledge-base and I was thinking some context might be needed for this record. I always, somewhat incorrectly, assumed they were a punk band in the same vein as the Pistols or the Damned or Buzzcocks, so when I heard the first two tracks off of Wild Wood, and they sounded like Traffic, I was confused. Turns out my assumptions weren’t entirely correct, and I’ve made an ass out of me. With my new found knowledge of what The Jam actually sounded like, I returned to Wild Wood. I’ll give Paul Weller this: the production on this record is very intricate with great attention to detail. Keyboards kind pop up and percolate on the periphery of the stereo field…It’s nice to listen to. The MOR rock stylings of the songs, however, are not as nice to listen to. I’m not sure that was what people were craving in the early 90’s. Maybe things were different in Britain. It’s bad that I’m enjoying this album when Paul Weller isn’t singing. The instrumental sections of a lot of these songs get psychedelic, lock into a groove and they’re really finely crafted. Seriously, the best parts of this record happen when Paul Weller isn’t crooning like an off-brand Tom Jones. Oh, cool…Now it sounds like Cat Stevens. I kind of hate this record. …and we’re back into Traffic territory. What is it with the English and their obsession with making the most god awful blues rock? I’m out. RIYL: Traffic, but don’t feel like putting on a Traffic record; Bloody Mary’s and Brunch at the country club.

Just a fantastic kick-back and play around guitar record. One minute you are jamming to a kick ass blues-style solo, and the next you are hearing beautiful confessions from the neck of a 6-string. You can tell this was an album Weller really wanted to make for himself, it's so different from anything he ever did with The Jam or Style Council. To me, this solidified his place as a rock legend. His lyrics and storytelling are Paul Simon and Joe Cocker level, and there's just so much instrumentation that goes into these songs that sound like they came straight out of the 70's. The whole album is a work of art, there truly isn't any bad song that I could name. Favorite Song: All The Pictures On The Wall Least Favorite: Foot Of The Mountain

Loved this so much. Went straight back for a second listen and a third the next day! Have heard of Paul Weller, but didn't recognise his music at all. My favourite Artist on here (so far) that I'd never listened to.

Obviously this list was put together by a Brit, because what the fuck? Musically, equivalent to featuring Hootie and the Blowfish or Blues Traveler on the list, and equally inessential. I remember playing the first Weller solo album to a lifelong Jam fan, and he remarked it was as bad as finding out Hendrix was really Eric Clapton in blackface and a wig all along. This one isn't quite as bad, just boring - and being from the '90s CD era, chugs along forever without any quality control. I bet there's more of these on the list, yuk.. hopefully no Stereophonics or Shed 7

Why? Why was this generic, forgettable album made? This was the auditory equivalent of unsalted fries. I can't remember a favorite track because I can't even remember the names of any of the songs. Nothing is actively bad here, but that's almost worse. Four bar phrases with the same melody blend into a Godfather-length album. I'd rather rewatch the Corleone saga than sit through this ever again. Dreary sameness. I guess in theory I see how this could be someone's thing, but it's definitely not mine.

Cet album obtient la note de 4 uniquement car Elvis Costello s'est vu attribuer un 4 à une époque d'extreme faiblesse de ma part, pour un album bien moins impressionnant. Je vous resitue le contexte. Alors que je lançais l'album Brutal Youth de Elvis Costello, avec mes yeux innocents d'auditeurs ne comptant qu'une dizaine d'albums généré, je sentis tout d'un coup une presence derrière moi, dans le centre commercial de Auchan Lac. Je me retournais, et aperçu un homme portant un chapeau cachant ses yeux enlunnetés, ainsi qu'un long impermeable. Cet homme me fixait intensement, amis je ne pu discerner sa personnalité. Un peu apeuré, je décidais de partir m'asseoir quelques bancs plus loin. Ce mysterieux interlocuteur continua de me suivre, et ce jusqu'à ce que je finisse l'ecoute de l'album. C'est alors que tout s'accelera. Au moment où je saisis mon téléphone pour accorder le 3 que cet album moyen meritait, l'homme à l'imper se rapprocha de moi, et avant même que mon pocue ne presse la troisième etoile, il l'agrippa, et me susurra à l'oreille "Es-tu sûr? Tu veux rejoindre Ray Charles?". Sous la pression de cet homme effrayant, je dû m'astreindre à attribuer à Brutal Youth la note de 4/5, extrêmement généreuse au vu du contenu proposé.

128th album and this is the first one I bailed on halfway through. I can't take the shitty lyrics and how songs feel like they'd be at home in a non-denominational suburban Christian mega church. Barf.

Very enjoyable. Released in 1993, but the songs could have been released in 1973. It just has a sound that is not tied to the era it was released. It sure as hell ain't grunge.

No, just no. This boring crap is not worthy. This is just another beneficiary of the list maker’s UK bias. I fail to see how this makes the cut and yet Weezer’s debut album doesn’t. WTF?!?!

YES!!! How did I not know about this until it was 30 years old? This is AMAZING. I knew the name Paul Weller but don’t think I had ever heard his music. Time to go digging! Added, 5 stars

Apparently, in the mid 1990s, while I was listening to Smashing Pumpkins’ 'Melancholy and the Infinite Sadness'- a really great album- I entirely missed the king of melancholy, Paul Weller, and this, his even greater album, 'Wild Wood.' Man, oh man, this LP opens (‘Sunflower’) with the cleanest, tightest little trio you’ve ever heard: Weller on guitar, Marco Nelson on bass, and the stupendous Steve White on drums. (And a super cool little bridge, to boot. Weller has a nifty way with chords.) This is the way an LP should be recorded and produced. Look, I’m a sucker for old school punk, often (sometimes purposefully) played without a lot of skill, and unfortunately often recorded poorly. Weller, by contrast, has all the passion of punk but delivers it with elegance, a quality virtually unknown among punk rockers. Weller offers variety and versatility throughout, mixing crisp rockers with gorgeous acoustics, and little bits of jazz-folk and British tinged R&B thrown in for good measure. In fact, it’s the little bits of synthesizers and horns and organs and background vocals and such sprinkled tastefully here and there (but never too much, no wasted time or energy, nothing unnecessary) that really give this LP an extra pop. That, and drummer Steve White, who is simply extraordinary. There is simply far too much music going on here to possibly cover in a brief review. I could listen to this LP for the rest of the day, and tomorrow, and the day after that, and keep discovering hidden treasures, spotting new stars winking in the sky. You like Led Zepplin’s acoustic stuff? It’s there on ‘Country.’ How about Tom Petty? ‘Has My Fire Really Gone Out?’ Traffic? Check out the flute and horns on the reprise of ‘Holy Man.’ God, I love this album! Paul Weller is a triple threat. #1. An excellent guitarist, and instrumentalist in general, not unlike Paul McCartney; again, elegant, tasteful. #2. A rich, strong, deep voice that I so love in rock music but don’t often hear. His versatility is admirable, singing tenderly one moment, and then erupting with fury the next. The listener never doubts for a moment that he believes what he’s singing. His vocal integrity is beyond reproach. And, he’s on pitch. And, his diction is so clear that it’s unnecessary to have a copy of the written lyrics on hand for clarification. And, #3, how about those wistful lyrics? Allow me to offer a smattering of lines I would be proud to claim as my own: (‘Wild Wood’) ‘Day by day your world fades away, waiting to feel all the dreams that say: Golden rain will bring you riches, all the good things you deserve now… You’re gonna find your way out of the wild, wild wood.’ (‘Country’) ‘I feel the time we’ve yet to reach is not within our own belief. But I feel sure the time’ll come… ‘ (‘Foot of the Mountain’) ‘Sometimes a great notion can lead you astray, so weak to devotion, so strong to desire… At the foot of the mountain, such a long way to climb. How will I ever get there? Though I know I must try.’ (‘Shadow of the Sun’) ‘… chasing dreams across the fields in the shadow of the sun.’ (‘Moon on Your Pyjamas’) ‘Was that a shooting star I saw? It’s rare for me to make a wish at all. Because I feel that I can only hope, these dangerous times, we are barely afloat. And I hope the world will heal itself, and our worn out souls along with it, so that you will get the chance to say that you have seen a better day. You’ve got the moon on your pyjamas and the stars in your eyes. Sweet child, you’re a dream in disguise. Angels on silver strings hang from above. Let love and laughter shine wherever you go. Through your new eyes I’ve come to see how beautiful my life can be. And I’ll keep this wish this time, I think. And blow it in with a kiss upon your head.’ (Thank you, reader, for indulging me on that last lyric. It was just too beautiful to edit.) God, I love this album! Did I mention that already? And in case there’s any doubt left… I really, really love this album. I even love the cover pic of Weller and his guitar in the dark foreground, but set against a background of colorful, healing lights offering him solace from the troubled thoughts that keep (refer to last track) ‘hanging him up.’ 5/5 x 5 more (because I love this album)

4/5 - Solid for what it is but nothing remarkable

So many British men in this list. “Blue eyed Soul” This album was fine, if a bit generic sounding. Themes of world peace, leaving the city to go live in the country. Just mostly getting tired of all men here.

I have never ever heard of this album or artist. Curious to listen! Update: digging the instrumentation but not pa-paw's lyrics. Some real boomer shit here. Update 2: Shadow Of The Sun is a cool jam, mostly because there's no lyrics in the back half. Final Update: Way too long, not very compelling most of the time.

Banger

He's fucking great. 5 stars.

A fantastic album. Musical and lyrical excellence. Always absolutely loved this album. Music straight from the soul. Sunflower - 5/5 😊 Can You Heal Us - 4/5 Wild Wood - 6/5 😎 All The Pictures - 4/5 Has My Fire - 5/5 👍 Country - 4/5 5th Season - 6/5 😃 The Weaver - 5/5 Foot of the Mountain - 5/5 Shadow of the Sun - 7/5 😜😎 Absolutely definitely a 5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Nice combo of blues, some funk and soul. I'd call it remarkably soulful funky blues, but they are often fully distinct. There are soul songs, funk songs and blues songs and there are blended versions of two or three of the styles. It's really quite interesting. The longer I listen the more I love it.

Excellent - several standout tracks. The sound of a man discovering electric guitars are fun - the dawn of a new guitar hero.

Love! Been too long… What an opener with Sunflower and it just keeps going. Wildwood is another of my favourites. In fact the album is one of my favourites!

Very "Jam" like without sounding exactly like The Jam. I really enjoyed this. Moon On Your Pyjamas was a really good song.

*i love him *he has a folk twang, blues additions, with the classic rock electric guitar *each song is very him, but completely different which i like

Did not expect to love this, but wow. Will absolutely revisit.

Wild Wood I’ve never really realised how Traffic influenced this album is, until now. It’s not quite as jazzy as Traffic, but it still has that nice keyboard bumpiness and acoustic guitar sound. It definitely benefits from Weller arguably being a better, or at least more consistent, songwriter and melodicist than Winwood, from it’s retrospective take on classic rock, folk and soul (Moon on your Pyjamas is very Style Council), and from the context of Weller’s career to that point - finding his way out of the wild wild wood might be a bit literal but it’s pretty true. The singles/well known songs, Sunflower, Wild Wood, The Weaver and Hung Up are all excellent, but I’ve always particularly loved Wild Wood. In the context of the album it really is superb, encapsulating all the themes of contemplation and introspection, and alongside the melancholic-pastoral and folk influenced tracks like the superb All the Pictures on the Wall, Has My Fire Really Gone Out, Country, Foot of the Mountain, Shadow of the Sun, it gives the whole album a very sweet tone of thoughtfulness and reflection. I listened to Stanley Road not that long ago, and while there are some superb songs on there, and it was of course far more commercially successful and culturally zeitgeisty, I think this is a better album, the folk and pastoral elements give it a deftness and lightness that is missing from some of the plod of Stanley Road. It’s perhaps 3 or 4 songs/10 minutes too long but it’s a great album, interesting songs and influences and some excellent tracks. Not sure it quite gets to 5, so I’ll go with a high 4. 🪵🪵🪵🪵 Playlist submission: All the Pictures on the Wall

Pretty solid, never heard of Paul Weller before

I'm one of the biggest Jam fans ever, love the Style Council more than they deserve to be loved, and I could never get into Weller's solo albums too much. Sorry, not sure why, exactly. Just feels more like he feels like he's supposed to make an album, and his best Jam and SC stuff didn't feel like they were made because they were supposed to be made. I dunno

Sounds like if Collective Soul spawned in the Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young extended universe

One listen is enough for me. The sound of the record is decent enough, but I already know that I will never be crazy about this. Wellers singing voice is about as generic as generic gets. I am not a fan of the bluesy, soulful style of both the vocals and instrumentation here. While these qualities can make a great record, they are starkly bland here. I don’t feel inspired or moved- just apathetic.

eh! deeply mediocre. mostly faded into the background.

Very boring. Not a ‘must listen’ in any respect, it’s super generic sounding but maybe it was something back in the day? I’ve already forgotten everything.

Music for white, midlle-aged men. I might seem like the target audience, but there was nothing to like. It tries to be everything; some blues, some country, some yacht-rock some pop, but it manages to be nothing. Just a too long album with no memorable songs.

I'm sort of confused about this album. It is horribly generic but the musicianship isn't bad. I feel like if you went to some random small town festival in the summer, this is the kind of musician who would be set up between the tent selling local honey on one side and a little old lady selling her crocheted crafts on the other. Kids run around with snow cones. The locals eat (surprisingly good) food from local vendors. All the while Paul Weller is playing a solo gig with $40k worth of gear and nobody is really paying attention. He's not bad, probably a much better musician than he gets credit for, but he's just the local guy that didn't ever make anything good enough to gain much recognition outside his small town. Maybe that's unfair - I have only ever heard a few other things he's done but I don't remember them at all. I think there was probably a better choice than this album for this list. Especially for the time this was released - there were so many things happening that were so much more interesting than this. 2.5/5

i feel like a good 60% of albums on this list are on here because one writer was really annoying about them until the panel decided to include them

Couldn't finish. I like The Jam a lot, but this didn't work. Obviously, Paul Weller listened to a lot of Terry Riley, Joe Cocker, Manassas and a bit of Free. Good mimicry I suppose and good guitar but nothing original. Absolutely zero reason for this to be on the list.

The first couple of songs showcased some nice vocals and component music, but as the album went on it was kind of all over the place and very boring. 2.4 stars

What a painfully average rock/blues-adjacent album. It sounds like muzak playing in the background of a JC Penny or a Hooters. Other than a few artistic gleams, overall generic. 2.4/5 -> 2/5.

Got like four songs in and lost interest

Did not like this album. Seems inconceivable that "On 24 February 2010, Weller received the Godlike Genius Award at the NME Awards." Don't see any hint of genius here.

sucks ass. midlife crisis core

terrible. This was uninspiring and I did not like listening to it.

Insipid and tame. This made me feel bad about giving dizzee rascal only 1 star. Like a cover band at a wedding playing their original tunes.

This is horrid.

Boring. It sounds like the knock off karaoke versions of songs. Not gonna yuck anyone’s yum, but momma this is garbage. The only good songs are the instrumentals which sound like cheesy porno music.

Very, very unendingly dull.

I can't think of anything particularly exciting or memorable about this music. It's like he took elements of standard blues, rock, and soul fare and just AI-generated an album. This is dollar-bin fodder.

Weinig woorden voor over, wat was dit verschrikkelijk zeg

The sort of of elevator music that's less annoying and obnoxious that many other examples of this, well, "umbrella genre" in Dimery's list. I can readily admit that the songs are very competently performed, and that their production is fortunately not too extravagant--that it's "neuter" enough to age well, at least. Of course, the downside of that situation is that said production has no "taste' at all: Weller's band sound like a lounge act in many places--nice if you want to dine and wine in a fancy restaurant during your holidays on the seaside, but no "essential material" at all. Reminds me of Arctic Monkeys's recent forays into the same sort of unobtrusive lounge music somehow. Yawn. As for the songs per se (and their melodies), let's just be honest for one second here, they're a borefest as well, are they not? I would have given this record a 2/5 mark for "competency", initially, but the recent ditherings and rants of Paul Weller against Robert Smith and The Cure instantly lower that grade to a 1/5. Yep, The Jam had had some impact on music history a decade before *Wild Wood*, even though it's a tad bit overrated now... Yet Weller quickly going so far up his own *ss right after the band's heyday is evidence enough that his discography will never be celebrated the way the *many* records of The Cure still are today. He's just a bitter old sod. So, f*ck him. Number of albums left to review: 647 Number of albums from the list I find relevant enough to be mandatory listens: 177 Albums from the list I *might* include in mine later on: Albums from the list I will certainly *not* include in mine (many others are more essential to me): 98 including this one)

Honk shoo honk shoo…boring as hell. This sounds like an album a white man would make during a midlife crisis

Incredibly generic pop rock that goes on for way too long. I don't even want to talk about it, I'm too upset you guys made me listen to this.

A flat version of Nickelback? A diet pepsi for the soul? A lesson on how to produce the most generic album possible? "You've got the moon on your pyjamas And the stars in your eyes", are you serious?

This is some sort of soft rock nothing music. Dad rock without the hooks. It's. This is nothing.

This might be the first one I couldn’t get all the way through. Beyond dull.

Man, what is this? I don't understand this stuff at all. Just the most non-offensive boring mainstream sounding stuff there is. Nothing great or interesting about this record whatsoever.

This was terrible and sounded like a bunch of IT professionals who played in a band on the weekend at the local Applebees

Not a fan, sorry. Sounds like sub-par Eric Clapton

Dadrock.

Feels like it’s been a while since we’ve had an album this uninspiring, so that was at least one good thing to come out of this.

Ikke noe forhold til Paul Weller. Og kommer heller ikke til å ha det i fremtiden, basert på dette kjedelige og flate albumet.

a really smooth rock album, with some folk and gospel influence. wikipedia just lists it as "rock". huh. a pleasant surprise, this one. this album came out in the 90s but the musical stylings in place legit make it sound like this album came out in the 70s. sounds like something that would play on a yacht rock fm radio station. very smooth sailin' all throughout... i think i got more productive working on stuff as i listened!

Weller doing another change of direction. Leaning even further into his soulful side

I had never before heard of paul weller but this album truly surprised me! Loved pretty much every single track and this is one I'd love to come back to.

Lives it!! New favourite

No me gustó :(

I didn't know if I would like this album, but it has been surprisingly great! There is a great and cohesive structure, not redundant at all and with so many enjoyable and sometimes even beautiful songs. I am not a big fan of the instrumental songs of this record, but I can't deny they create an atmosphere that builds the album up, making it a bit more varied and interesting too. So, I've found this listening one very pleasant one. And I've really enjoyed this album so much.

We live in an imperfect world. The US sport of American football is only open to 32 teams, and yet the winner each season has the title of world champions. 20 years ago, someone decided to write a book called the 1001 albums to listen to before you die - a bold but foolhardy undertaking, but sure, why not fella. Go for your life. People moaning about this being too British , too middle of the road, not enough ‘insert niche music sub-genre’ - can do one. Enjoy (or not) music you would not ordinarily listen to - surely that is the point of this. The debate is good, highlighting preferred albums is good, if you like this - you might like that is good. Bemoaning the construct while dedicating almost 33 months to this endeavour seems pointless to me. If that floats your boat, fine. If not stop and go back to listening to music you know you know you like.

Great. Album flows really well and features some really skillfull playing, especially guitar. Both the quieter and more stripped back and fuller songs fit well, and the mix of genres and genres that have influenced all go together to create some great music.

A top 20 album for me and one of the better releases in the 1970’s. The combination of world weary anger, intelligent political commentary and great playing and production is just brilliant.

Britpop doesn’t happen without him. The current king pays his respects.

Every track is great, I'd forgotten just how fantastic this album was. An absolute treat to listen to.

I just love it. Laid back vibes, great songs. It's all loose and neat and tidy. I'm happy to listen to it whenever. Great cover art too.

Beautiful

Love Paul Weller. This record is fantastic. Not my favorite Paul Weller album but it could be because I never had it in my collection (I have a few others). I think though if I did, this record would have become my favorite. Excellent music, songwriting, vibe.

J'ai été incroyablement bien surpris! J'ai aimé beaucoup le son de la guit, j'ai trouvé que le chanteur avait une belle voixz et j'ai trouvé le rock assez original niveau harmonique. Bonus ça groovait. Je ferais sûrement de la route avec ça. C'était peut-être un moi optimiste qui parle. Optimiste d'être sorti de 36h sans courant à la maison en froid polaire. Optimiste qu'il fasse enfin plus que 12C. Optimiste que mes tuyaux vont pas péter.

It was so calming and beautiful album. Loved every song in this album

This album really surprised me. It doesn't even sound British. If I hadn't already known that he was from England I would have sworn he was an American or a Canadian. In fact, they sound a lot like the Band. Every song on here was enjoyable

Oh man! This is such a brilliant album, the closest he ever came to The Beatles. Beautiful songs and melodies, a warm and crystal clear production, I must have played it at least a thousand times during my lifetime and still enjoyed every second of it. 5/5

Solid Thanksgiving album. This isn't my typical listen, so I'm unlikely to revisit it. But a few listens in and everything about this record is pro. Moon On Your Pyjamas is standout.

This is a legendary album from a legendary musician. Disappointed with some of the reviews, but we can't all love the same thing. How boring would that be. I love this album, it's a 5 from me.

Quality album

I guess I am officially a Paul Weller fan now. Loved both The Jam records, obsessed with The Style Council record, and this one is also just as superb as the other 3 previously mentioned. Very catchy rock tunes, production is great, love the guitar playing

Very me.

1001 Albums Challenge (22/1001) 1. Sunflower (5/5) 2. Can You Heal Us (Holy Man) (5/5) 3. Wild Wood (5/5) 4. Instrumental (Part 1) (5/5) 5. All The Pictures On The Wall (5/5) 6. Has My Fire Really Gone Out? (5/5) 7. Country (5/5) 8. Instrumental Two (5/5) 9. 5th Season (5/5) 10. The Weaver (5/5) 11. Instrumental (Part 2) (5/5) 12. Foot Of The Mountain (5/5) 13. Shadow Of The Sun (5/5) 14. Holy Man (Reprise) (5/5) 15. Moon On Your Pyjamas (5/5) 16. Hung Up (5/5) Total (5/5)

Weller gets his mojo back. There were one or two highlights in the previous decade, and a few in the years following, but this is his post-Jam 'statement'. Faultless.

Secret banger alert

This is a stunning album!

A revelation when I first heard it. This is what a great Steve Winwood record should sound like.

- Quality throughout, something that can too often go unappreciated these days. Also, once again, look at the release date and put this in the context of it's time; the record seems both late (kind of a throw-back) AND early, prefiguring the coming wave of looking back at 70's music. A solid 5. -

Muito bom

Sounds like Traffic at times. Entirely different from his Jam sound.

I’ve always considered Wild Wood to be Paul Weller’s finest solo album—better, in my opinion, than Stanley Road. I’m revisiting it today to see if that still holds, and it absolutely does. This album is packed with some of Weller’s most iconic solo tracks. Sunflower, Wild Wood, and The Weaver are all brilliant, timeless songs that really showcase his songwriting and sound. But what lifts this album even higher for me are the deeper cuts. Tracks like All the Pictures on the Wall and Has My Fire Really Gone Out? add real depth and emotion, making it feel like a complete piece of work rather than just a collection of standout singles. I also found myself really enjoying the instrumentals, which is rare for me. They add a subtle atmosphere and help the album flow beautifully from start to finish. Favourite tracks: Sunflower, Hung Up, and The Weaver Least favourite tracks: None, it’s a flawless listen from start to finish Album artwork: An iconic Weller cover, simple, earthy, and instantly recognisable Rating: 5/5

I was always a Jam fan. I liked Style Council but I wasn't a fan of the solo stuff when it came out. But it was always there in the background and coming back to it after all these years the nostalgia and the memories associated with this album just move it into the 5 star category for me.

Awesome album and I saved to my collection! Love me some great blue-eyed soul!

Fantastic album from start to finish. Listened while on a 17.7km run and it kept me engaged for the whole runtime.

uuh das isch 90er rock. sehr cool eig. mega warmi humbucker gitarre. aaah das isch er vo the style council. ich gseh. can you heal us au suuuper song? uuh i like. de bass tönt so geeil. titelsong hübschi chords. echt kreativ das ganze. instrumental isch es instrumental. cute. sehr afang 90er. er wirkt eh recht ufgschlosse füren guy wo ide 70er bekannt worde isch. britische tom petty? all the pictures on the wall hani haaammer gfunde. country findi etz au suuuper. fuuck de päule chas. 5th season isch bitz middle aged rocker aber de drumbeat isch geeeeil. fühls recht. the weaver au solide rocksong? foot on the mountain cuute folksong. shadow of the sun die art vo akkordfolg wo mich huere aspricht suuuper. ich find s tönt alles so mega nöd wi ich en "super gitarretone" wür beschriibe aber trotzdem suuper geil. aso halt mega humbucker und rund. uiii s klavier isch au super nochem refrain. de schluss isch etz echlii lang. aber super song.