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The Good: The many ways one could misinterpret the title of the album The Bad: Considering the possibilities of misinterpretation of the title, now start misinterpreting the image on the album cover… The Ugly: all your dirty minds! What? So, Paul Weller, ex The Jam, ex Style Council, raconteur of this here album that I had never heard of before. And I am liking it. Setting aside the bithcin’ and moanin’ of plenty of people stating that this is drab, I think that this album is a clear reminder that it is time the music industry allows well produced albums to come out again, by people who actually know something about music. I am uncertain what ranking I should give this album; 3 or 4*?
first listen this album is too long but there's some real good stuff
This dude started the rock band The Jam in the late 70's, then when they disbanded, he formed sophisti-pop band The Style Council in the 80's. After this, he went out on his own in the 90's. Dudes done a lot of stuff across a lot of genres.Because of that, it's hard to slap a genre on this music. New wave /pop/rock? It's that low key waiting room rock. It's not bad. Reminds me of Richard Hawley. I first heard him on this generator a while back. Just good easy listening light rock. That's what this is like. Someone commented that it is the British equivalent of Hootie and the Blowfish or Blues Traveller and I think that is pretty spot on. Favourite songs: The Weaver, Sunflower, 5th Season, Hung Up, Has My Fire Really Gone Out?, Can You Heal Us (Holy Man), All the Pictures on the Wall, Wild Wood, Foot of the Mountain, Holy Man (Reprise) Least favourite songs: Moon on Your Pyjamas 4/5
Never heard of the guy but I really liked the album. Definitely listen to again.
I am starting to think that this Paul Weller man is a pretty cool guy. Solid rock from Mr. Jam.
Very solid record from Mr. Weller. It’s rarely anything too unusual and spectacular - it’s just really well crafted.
good and previously unheard artist
Rock/indie/just good. Started out strong. And Whenever it started to lose my interest, it gained it back again. Strong 4/5.
3.5
Oh man do I love Weller! His albums are consistently full of great tracks and this is no different. Loved this!
This was a really cool album.
Lovely.
Completely new for me. But very nice - liked it a lot.
Det var faktisk en rigtig fornøjelig oplevelse. Jeg blev kasest lidt rundt imellem noget som fik mig til at tænke på Jimmi hendrix, voodo child, og så var der lidt Teanecious D vibes, lidt Elton John. Den klare sig med nød og næppe op på en lille 4er.
Det er sgu et meget fint indie rock album. Men det rammer mig ikke lige i hjertet
Solid rock and roll from an unsung musician.
Technically, a very good album, but somehow also a little bit forgettable.
I think I only knew the title song, and it took a couple of spins to get into the rest. Conclusion: very solid album.
Sleeper album and artist. I really enjoyed this! Super easy listening, especially if you like the 90s. It's a solid 4.
Fun album. Definitely enjoyed the second half more. First half was slow, more laid back. Second half was more of my speed. More guitar, seemed like he had more fun on that part, faster songs.
7/10 I went into this with a bias against Paul Waller, having not been a huge fan of his late 90s music But this was much better than expected. More mellow, rock yes, but with influences of blues, soul, even some funk Not exactly exhilarating though, and doesn’t vary hugely, so a slight ceiling. This would be 3.5 stars if allowed Best: Holy Man (Reprise)
I love me some white boy soul. This felt like Van Morrison for the 90s. I don't know what became of Paul Weller after this, but I hope he didn't become a crazy asshole like Van Morrison. Hope to come back to this album in the future!
A second listening was required for this one. I don't think I was fully paying attention to it the first time, and the second go around I liked it a lot better. Although I am not a huge fan of britpop, this easily ushers the way in for them. There was a very DIY feel to it, not overly produced. And that rawness really shows off in some of the songs. An album I may come back to, I really enjoyed it. Top tracks: "Wild Wood," "Shadow Of The Sun," both instrumentals, "Sunflower"
This may be my favourite Paul Weller phase - loved the Jam but they were not consistent. Not a fan of the Style Council vibe but this is just beautifully mellow. And there are three or four absolute classics on here.
I was immediately sucked in when this album kicked off. Something about those first three tunes really had a magical element that's hard to describe. While those moments cropped up throughout, the album settled in to a "yeah, this is pretty good" vibe and not the continuous sublime promise of the start. So, I suppose I'm really at a 3.5+, which bumps this to a 4. I'll admit that I was confusing Weller with The Replacements and Paul Westerberg when this got served, so there was also my brain acclimating to the Jam and Style Council history. Anyway, very solid album that I would likely not have stumbled upon on my own.
è oggettivamente un po' lunghino, ma a me è piaciuto, in barba a tutte le recensioni che dicono che è noioso. sarà una unpopular opinion, ma a gusto io preferisco mille volte un album simile a qualcosa di super sperimentale che non mi lascia niente e che mi annoia pure (o peggio, mi indispone)
Echt een erg goed album, maar ik kan niet alleen maar 5 geven
Oerdegelijke, zij het een beetje generieke, kwaliteitsrock. Een beetje bluesy. Qua zang helemaal niks mis mee en dat is waar het bij mij vaak mis gaat, dus dat is mooi meegenomen. De gitaar is de ene keer akoestisch en de andere keer elektriek en dan wordt ook het wahwah pedaaltje niet geschuwd. Orgeltje erbij, altijd leuk. En als klap op de vuurpijl een wat ingetogen maar redelijk funky drummer die z'n vak goed verstaat. Een smeltkroes van Phil Collins, Bob Dylan en een witte Lenny Kravitz met enigszins neutrale cowboylaarzen aan z'n voeten. Ik vind dit best lekker, maar tegelijk klinkt het wel een heel klein beetje als een soort rechtenvrij album wat elke spijkerbroekenwinkel de hele dag mag draaien zonder geld aan BumaStemra af te hoeven dragen. Uiteindelijk is luistergenot bij mij toch altijd leidend en dan is dit wel een 4-.
Rating: 8/10 A great rock album overall, pretty diverse in sound while having excellent production. Wish he took a bit more risks but great nonetheless.
I'd never heard of this guy until this listen. I was shocked to hear that he is English, and it turns out, a pretty big deal in the UK. I really want to look up an interview so that I can hear his speaking voice. He definitely did his homework for this album, which has shades of blues, country, Southern rock, funk, folk. A very American sound. None of those genres are what I usually listen to, but I can appreciate them, and this album was a solid offering. Definitely got me tapping my toe. Top track: 5th Season
Love me so Weller, the Mod-Father is just a legend never frightened to reinvent himself. Album has a really rich full sound, Weller at his best, Stand out tracks: - Sunflower - Can You Heal Us (Holy Man) - Wild Wood - All The Pictures On The Wall - The Weaver - Foot Of The Sun - Shadow Of The Sun - Hung Up
Incredible album. Best new discovery I have had so far.
I’m more familiar with the Jam, but still enjoyed this. Favourite track was All The Pictures On The Wall, but none were bad and most were good.
God I listened to this ages ago and forgot to rate. If I remember rightly it was lovely. Simpsons: No
Great album. Listened to it all day. The Weaver is the highlight . All the singles are great. Album tracks good Solid 4
It’s hard to believe that this is the same feller from The Jam. There are a couple of tracks that I recognised here, but I never made the link to realise I know the voice. This is much more subdued than you’d tend to find with The Jam. The lyrics feel more introspective, and the music more complex. As much as I do love The Jam, the music tends to be simple and catchy, whereas this maintains the catchiness while leaning away from a poppier sound. This was pretty great. Never knew I’d like Paul Weller this much.
Brilliant album. Have listened to a lot of The Jam but not really much solo stuff. This is a banger for sure. 54 minutes just flew by.
Great sound
July 30, 2024 HL: "Sunflower", "Holy Man", "Country", "5th Season", "Shadow of the Sun" Okay, we're at Paul Weller #4, after two the Jams & one The Style Council. Does this need to be on the list? My answer is no, it sounds like from my extensive Wikipedia skimming that Weller wanted to make a Traffic album and succeeded, but we already have Traffic (plus the aforementioned Weller albums, plus John Martyn who was another major influence on this album). H O W E V E R This may also be one of the best ones on the generator this week, besides Bone Machine; the straightforward, easy-going nature makes it a great companion to the morning of my day off. "Shadow of the Sun" is the longest track by far, but it's also my fave
Попса конечно, но такая, что понравилась.
His second best album....
I’m surprised I’m giving this egg for, I never heard of him and wasn’t sure what to expect especially from 30+ your old album. However, I was pleasantly surprised. What a mix, not just whiny acoustic work actually very good and excellent songs. Good job.
A consistently fun and groovy rock album. Had some themes of love, idealism, religion. Good quality of songs throughout the project. The variety of instruments throughout the album helped make the songs distinct. Did feel a little long and the middle of the album I was more indifferent toward. Cut out that middle and I think you have an amazing album. Standouts: Sunflower, Can You Heal Us (Holy Man), Wild Wood, Foot Of The Mountain, Shadow Of The Sun, and Moon On Your Pyjamas.
I've had a The Jam and a Style Council album, and I had no idea they were related to each other through this Paul Weller. This album was completely new to me, and I haven't listened to a lot of 90s pop rock. It's supremely produced, the music and singing is really crisp and sounds great. For the tunes themselves, it's a nice sound; at times I was bopping along, and at others I zoned out because it sounded similar to other parts. My favorites here are probably Wild Wood, Ends of the Earth, and 5th Season.
That was really good. My favourite tracks are Has My Fire Really Gone Out? Shadow Of The Sun & Wild Wood
Pretty killer album. A really good mix of some heavy guitar matched with some killer licks. Added this one to my Spotify collection, it’s a keeper for sure.
I like the style, and there is a lot of variety of sound. Some ROCK, some acoustic, some funk, some parts vaguely country. Can You Heal Us was a bit repetitive for me. All the Pictures on the Wall - love it. Has my Fire Really Gone Out - loved the ending, meh first half. A lot of mixed feelings, but overall a lot more good than bad. Sometimes I felt his voice was really good, but other times it felt pretty questionable, like it didn’t quite go with the background, or maybe just wasn’t quite precise enough when I wanted more precision. I’d never heard of Paul Weller before, but I’m glad I have now.
Had never heard of this dude but he jams!!
Deceptively good. Nice to vibe too but there’s also a lot more too it. The main songs are great, but the background riffs and melodies would often play through as epilogues to each song. In a lot of the other albums I would be waiting for the next song, but in this album I was vibing hard to the minute or so instrumentals. Great stuff!
This is one of the reasons I love getting a random album from this list, sometimes it’ll give you some absolute heat that you probably wouldn’t have ever come across otherwise. You know how every now and then you’ll be at a bar or brewery with live music and the band is absolutely killing it? These were the vibes I got throughout the whole album. The mixture of blues and rock blended together perfectly. Paul Weller’s voice reminded me a little bit of Chris Stapleton and the lead singer of Collective Soul, and I wonder if there’s any influence on those artists. Definitely a strong four and an album I’ll be listening to again soon.
An album that I need to be in the right setting for to enjoy. Being forced to listen to this for as long as it is would probably get boring quickly for me. Lucky though, I had a 2 hour car ride with time to kill and was really vibing with this. I couldn't tell you a single song, but the whole album had me feeling good on a bright morning drive to the beach.
Pretty good stuff.
Great album
Just an album to chill to good music and comforting vocals.
Very cool. Recognize some of these tracks but never knew him as a solo artist. This goes in the rotation and deserves some more unpacking.
I'd never heard of Paul Weller before, but this was good stuff. I didn't like it *quite* enough to buy it, but I wouldn't mind listening to it on Spotify again sometime. This was as good as pretty much any other 90's pop-rock band. 4.1
Just shy of perfect for me. I was familiar with the name, but not the music. I am very glad to get some exposure.
Great album. Catchy riffs, clever lyrics and the album takes you down different melodic routes without ever straying too far from the soul/rock elements that gave Weller his unique sound. Found myself getting into this and even had to relisten to certain songs as it felt like a few minutes just wasn't enough. Great.
Delightful! Giving as four so I will definitely listen to again
Some great tracks in here!
I’ve never listened to anything by Paul Weller that I didn’t like. I’ve heard this is a good album but I’ve never got around to listening to it. I gave it three listens front to back, which was necessary because it’s definitely a record that rewards multiple listens. It has really good songs, great playing, varied instrumentation, and it flows great from beginning to end. Paul's singing voice isn’t my favorite perhaps, buts it’s effective and sounds great at times, especially on songs like Moon On Your Pyjamas. The guitars sound awesome throughout the record. Sunflower, All The Pictures On The Wall, and Has My Light Really Gone Out? are the highlights to me. Probably an album that would be five stars for me with more listens.
4/5. A really solid collection of soft rock songs that have an edge to them, with the vocals and guitar providing that hardness. I think the album is a little long but even despite that, each song delivered an enjoyable head-bobbing experience. The production and instrumentation is also well-done, giving it a old sound but almost timeless. Best Song: Sunflower, Holy Man, 5th Season
Verrassend goed
This is another great album that I had never been exposed to. I have heard The Jam before but never delved deep into their catalog. I was not aware of Paul Weller's solo music or his music with The Style Council. I will be checking out some more of his stuff.
I remember liking the Jam but had never heard Paul Weller's solo work. It's decidedly more laid-back and explores several genres.
Good! I especially liked the instrumentals.
Great album. Paul Weller at his finest.
Some Brits can make a convincing Americans turn.
Loved it! I wasn't familiar with this artist but listened to more of his work after hearing this.
70 folk rock is my jam
A lovely surprise. Some good rock
Released in 1993, Paul Weller's "Wild Wood" stands as a pivotal point in his career, marking a creative rebirth and influencing the burgeoning Britpop movement. This review delves deep into the album's lyrical depth, musical tapestry, and its lasting impact, while acknowledging its strengths and minor shortcomings. Lyrics: Introspection and Vulnerability Weller's lyrics on "Wild Wood" are introspective and often vulnerable. He grapples with themes of self-doubt, aging, and navigating the complexities of life. Songs like "Has My Fire Really Gone Out?" and "The Bitter Truth" are stark self-examinations, showcasing his honesty and willingness to confront personal demons. However, the album is not solely melancholic. "Wild Wood" and "Sunflower" offer glimpses of hope and optimism, suggesting growth and personal evolution. Music: A Genre-Bending Journey Musically, "Wild Wood" is a captivating blend of styles. Weller draws heavily from British folk, incorporating elements of acoustic guitars, flutes, and melancholic melodies. Tracks like "The Changing Man" and "Shadow of the Sun" evoke a sense of pastoral serenity, contrasting with the rockier energy of "Sunflower" and "The Power of a Woman." This genre-bending approach adds depth and texture, showcasing Weller's versatility as a musician and songwriter. Production: Warmth and Detail The album's production, handled by Brendan Lynch, is warm and detailed. The instrumentation is crisp and clear, allowing each element to shine. The use of space adds to the introspective feel of the album, while subtle sonic flourishes like the echoing vocals on "Wild Wood" create a captivating atmosphere. While not overly polished, the production complements the music perfectly, ensuring a timeless and engaging listening experience. Themes: Identity and Transformation A central theme of "Wild Wood" is the exploration of identity and transformation. The title track itself references the changing landscape of Weller's career and personal life, with lyrics like "New forest, new me" signifying a desire for growth and reinvention. Songs like "The Changing Man" and "The Bitter Truth" further delve into this theme, exploring the challenges and opportunities that come with personal evolution. Influence: A Catalyst for Britpop "Wild Wood" proved to be highly influential, serving as a key inspiration for the burgeoning Britpop movement of the mid-90s. Artists like Blur, Oasis, and Pulp credited Weller as a major influence, adopting his blend of rock, pop, and British influences. The album's success demonstrated the viability of guitar-driven music in a time dominated by American grunge, paving the way for a wave of British bands who would dominate the charts in the following years. Pros: Weller's strongest songwriting to date: The album features insightful and moving lyrics that resonate with listeners on a personal level. Genre-bending brilliance: The diverse musical styles create a unique and captivating listening experience. Warm and detailed production: The well-crafted production complements the music and enhances the emotional impact of the songs. Enduring influence: "Wild Wood" played a significant role in shaping the Britpop movement. Cons: Limited commercial success: While critically acclaimed, the album did not achieve the same level of commercial success as some of Weller's earlier work. Occasional unevenness: While most tracks are strong, a couple feel slightly underdeveloped compared to the album's highlights. Conclusion: "Wild Wood" stands as a testament to Paul Weller's artistry and evolution. His introspective lyrics, genre-bending musical approach, and warm production create a captivating experience that continues to resonate with listeners decades after its release. While not without minor shortcomings, the album's strengths far outweigh any weaknesses, solidifying its place as a landmark in Weller's career and a significant contributor to the landscape of British music.
This album is well crafted. First four songs are excellent , rest of the album very good. He’s got a great voice and guitar. Already had Wild Wood on my playlist so was somewhat familiar with Weller and will be adding other songs from his repertoire . (3.9*s)
Quite enjoyed this. Listened twice back to back and got better the second time. Worth another listen some time.
Great album, very diverse and bluesy. Would definitely listen again
Relisten
Hours before I had to write this, I read another review on this website saying that the instrumentation on this album was very 70's. 70's singer-songwriter, I assume, since they'd also brought up references to Paul Simon and the like. And, yeah, that's exactly why I like this album. The 70's **are** my favorite decade, after all—or so all of the data I've collected over the last five years says. Because of that, anyway, even though I would've preferred something more around 40 minutes, I can absolutely overlook it's 50+ minute runtime.
Certainly more than what I was thinking this album was going to be. A nice guitar-based sound that has some neat surprises thrown in from time to time. While it does have the same problem as The Verve album with its nearly hour-long length, it's less of a slog here then on that album.
I think, much like Synchronicity, I’m gonna go with a light 4, but I think this one’s a little closer to the side of a 5 for me. As far as the instrumentation goes, I think this is one of the nicest albums we’ve had yet in terms of pure easy listening. Vocally, I do think there were some times where I would’ve loved a little more gruff in his voice to better fit the mood of some of the songs, but other than that, his biggest crime was just sometimes staying a little too monotone for me. I think my big issue with this album is that it just goes a little long, and like I’ve said, if the sound starts to lose its luster, you start to lose the listener, and there are some tracks on here that either dragged on, or suffered from the infamous “the first minute is the entire song” problem. When this album hits though, it fucking hits, and I can’t say I ever really got bored of the album like that. Is it generic in a few spots? Of course, but when everyone was hitting around this sort of sound in the 90s, there are bound to be a few. I’d definitely recommend it, and I think some of the album’s weaker spots for me would be strong points for others.
Pretty nice and pleasant album. I've read a bit about it and I could really tell that Gallagher brothers were impressed by Paul. Familiar style, but much more easy-flowing. I'm not sure if I ultimately liked it enough to rate it above average, as after 10 songs it became quite tedious to listen to, but I guess you have to appreciate the work. Nice and tidy album.
he's always great
I have never heard of this guy and I randomly LOVED this album. It came out the year I was born and felt very familiar, reminded my of stuff my dad listened to growing up. I liked that it was a little bit folksy, and he kept it interesting w the song structures.
This was such a great album for my roadmap to the mountains. This albums sound is so different from what I think when I hear early-90s. Definitely going to give this one another listen.
Good album. Some forgettable songs in the middle but the beginning and end were good. Particularly enjoyed the titular track wild wood
Really enjoyable. Weller’s voice at this point had matured beautifully to give a soulful but gritty edge to the soul and the rockier songs. I really like Stanley Road, but I think this is his best. Better than Jam and Style Council, although Snap! and Singular Adventures collections will always win!
First time listening to this album and artist, as it's somewhat outside of my wheelhouse. That being said, it was enjoyable with it's chilled out, mellow guitars and I appreciated the elements of soul and even funk popping up throughout. Next time I'm taking a walk through nature I'll have an excellent soundtrack ready.
Favourite song - Wildwood
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Yet another singer-songwriter that I was regrettably unfamiliar with. Paul Weller lyrics might not be as clever or as powerful as some other artists on this lists, but that's not always a bad thing. I can't say that anything in particular stands above others in the genre though. Overall, it's a safe, digestible rock album from the 90s with few low points and a few tracks I wouldn't mind hearing again, not bad. Highlight: Hung Up Lowlight: Foot of the Mountain Surprise Hit: Shadow Of The Sun
It's a really nice album and well crafted. Very consistently good across all the songs. I really like the instrumentation and like his voice.
This was actually a really cool sounding album.I really enjoyed it.
Enjoyed this way more than I thought I would!
Chill
Very listenable album. Enjoyed the singing, the chords, the bass lines are pretty tight. 4/5!
This is a record I go to pretty often. Saw Paul Weller live when it was just released. It’s yet another of the Weller incarnations I dig. Some bluesy tunes, some grooves. Moon on Your Pyjamas is a favorite but many good tunes here.
I liked it. Especially first song.
I used to listen to this a fair bit in my teens, it was a go-to not bad album too hum along to.
didn’t love it at first, was a fine album for homework but nothing special. the last 4 songs (really the 3 before the last one) were exceptional and easily make this a 4 star album. will revisit
How did I miss this? It's a great listen.
really fucking good. ive been blessed by paul weller
Took me a second to figure out this isn't the guy who played RoboCop, but later read that he is nicknamed "The Modfather", so at least we've still got a movie reference in play! This was a nice chill listen. Sounds a little generic, but it's done well. I wasn't paying close attention to the lyrics, due to being at work, but the music is pleasant and the production sounds great for the early '90s. Not in a rush to revisit, but not bad!
Rock más que correcto. Me ha gustado. Un 4.
Enjoyed this
Neil Young from the 90s born in the uk somehow fits perfectly with the albums from its time
enjoyed
Never heard of him before, really enjoyed. Acoustic rock? I don't know how I'd classify this music
Liked it! Never heard of Weller before, but this album made me a fan!
Really enjoyed
Je ne savais pas à quoi m'attenndre avec cet album et je suis resté agréablement surpris. Pas tellement mon genre d'habitude mais c'est vraiment bien fait. Ça sonne un peu influencé southern/folk comme rock, mais vraiment bien dosé sans que ça tombe sur le coeur et qu'on s'imagine dans un roadhouse aux US. Définitivement à réessayer. 8/10
Expected I’d hate it. Surprisingly not bad. Don’t know if I’ll revisit it but it was a god listening experience
Loved this album. Used to listen to it when I was a teenager but haven’t thought about it in a long time. Forgot out great it was. Opening track Sunflower literally gave me chills. Highly recommends
Really good vibes. It was well-rounded and sophisticated.
Yes I like the country infused rock vibe it was very awesome.
Very solid, some really nice sound.
A new artist to me, but great album overall
Really solid. Listened to it multiple times.
Another really good album. 1001 has been on a bit of a streak this last week or so!
Hadn't heard of this guy before, but this was a great listen. Sounded like it could've been late 70s, was surprised it came out in the 90s. A great blend of the decades' sounds. Clean mix, easy to listen to
New to me and I really like it!
Musical excellence. Never heard any songs before and it's hard to pinpoint the genre to a tee, it's not what I usually listen to. While you can not only hear familiar sounds from the 90's, sometimes all that is missing is a pumping camera shots and then it slightly rolls over to Country and takes a shortcut via 70's street, keeping me on my toes. Singer has a compelling voice and even though there are changing themes, it never goes unrecognizable, it sways like a guitar string in slow motion.
Lovely album. Remember it well.
I'm not listening to all the versions
This one was both good but also a bit of a disappointment. I knew and loved the title track going in, but most of the album can't quite keep up with it. Still the best album since a couple of days, so rounding up from 3.5 Highlights: Wild Wood, Shadow Of The Sun
songwriting is tight throughout, Paul Weller’s is great and the arrangement is all good. Best part however is the ability to effortlessly shift between genres! Amazed by the places this album goes. Best tracks: can you heal us (holy man), all the pictures on the wall, hung up
5th season and wild wood and shadow of the sun and sunflower
Ik vraag me altijd een beetje af of ik nou dingen in een hokje moet stoppen of niet. Is dit Britpop, singersongwriterrock? Geen flauw idee. Fijne zondagochtendmuziek wellicht. Zijn grote hit 'You do something to me' moest hij hier nog schrijven, en zo'n mooie ballad is het enige wat nog ontbreekt op dit album.
Weer vrij rustige singer-songwriter muziek, met een jazzy of bluesy randje. Paul Weller laat wel zien hoe gevarieerd je een akoestische muziek kan maken. Aan de ene kant speelt hij soms ingetogen, dan weer uptempo. Om vervolgens weer uit te pakken met een complete band (en de boel in te pluggen). En het is 90s, dus dan komt er een sterretje bij he.
This is another one I'd never heard before, but I really dug it. "Shadow of the Sun" was a great song. I feel like the album started solid and just got better as it went. Glad I heard it. Will come back to it.
Yeah surprisingly loved this
This was decent. Think I need to listen again to do it justice, but I enjoyed it.
Good
As a sum of its parts, this record works exceptionally well. Musically, lyrically, spiritually, it is impeccably consistent, a comfortable record with a warm, rustic feel. Standout Tracks: Sunflower, Wild Wood, Country
Fucking good
Wild enough
Amazing album. Rock, folk, some instrumentals. All good.
Ágætis rokk. Paul Weller nær því einhvern veginn að vera ofmetinn og vanmetinn á sama tíma. Hann hefur gert það margt gott að ég held rosalega upp á hann, og svo er til fólk sem pælir helling í tónlist en hefur aldrei heyrt hann nefndan, sem er mér alveg óskiljanlegt.
Got the Ulsterbus from Ards to the Big Smoke in the early 1980s with my mate Stevie Baker, both with our Sound Affects albums tucking into Co-Op carrier bags, made it to the Europa Hotel and lined up to meet the Modfather... would you sign this album... another friend even had cool conversation with Paul, and off we went again, fully signed up fans of Paul Wellar. This is on of his better solo albums, (even I will admit he had a bad patch in music for a while), but it would be hard to fault this album and his original song writing.
I was unfamiliar with Paul Weller and his music. I was pleasantly surprised by how easy this was to enjoy. I’ll definitely listen to it again in the future. Sunflower was probably one of my favorite songs.
This is another post Jam album where PW shows his versatility. The first half dozen or so songs have the hits, some folk-ish vibes and what imo is the best song on the LP: Can You Heal Us (Holy Man). 5th Season could easily be an early 70s song complete with Bill Preston style organ playing. The Weaver continues with the 70s-esque style and Holy Man reprise has a gospel feeling. On Foot of The Mountain he shows that he knows how to play acoustic as he lays down some very tricky chord progressions. The only downside is the album production is a little too slick. The songs are very good as we expect from PW, but the live versions are so much better. --
Weller has bounced around a lot in his career, from punk to funk to soul and here he appears to have settled in to a mid-seventies roots rock sound, like a Traffic or CSNY spin-off. The guitar-driven first song is my favourite and I'll round up for the JG video of the second.
This is kinda neat
First listen: great. This deserves coming back to many times.
An interesting listen, as I'm familiar with Weller through The Jam, a band I love, though their style gradually began to shift towards of end the band's run and evolved into Weller's next band, The Style Council. I wasn't a big fan of the Style Council, probably because they weren't the Jam, as they moved away from anything punk and it bored me. This Weller solo album caught me by surprise because it sounds so much like the 70's (English and American), perhaps like something Steve Winwood would record (Traffic?), with a easy-listening, AOR sound. I liked a lot of it and some I didn't care for as much, but overall it's a mature sounding record, clearly not concerned with radio hits or commercial success, so I have to give him credit for that.
Wasn't a Weller fan at the time, he was the Palpatine behind Noel Gallagher's Vader, and together they built a bowl-cut Death Star of dull mod music (OCEAN COLOUR SCENE). But I understand the appeal a little more now: Wild Wood is a British, post-punk take on singer-songwriters like JJ Cale and George Martin. As such, I think it just about stands on its own merits.
Very good
Great album. Soulful voice and great drumming!
Paul Weller is an all-time legend. This is a great album, the one thing I did feel was that maybe it dragged on a little but that's the only blemish stopping this being a solid 5/5
Never heard of this guy before but I really enjoyed this album. His voice reminds me of Joe Cocker. Bluesy/soulful/funky rock n roll. Really great stuff.
Such a good album but quite same and very much of it's time.
Really enjoyed this one. Never heard of Paul Weller before but will listen again
Not familiar - except that he was on Do They Know It’s Christmas. 😜
Relaxing. Nothing too special, tends to get boring at times. Great instrumentals. Moon on your pajamas honestly brings the whole thing up by one point. A great song. Good album.
Yep. That's Paul Weller.
Definitely better listening to this 25 years later. I didn’t much like it at the time
I have been on the Paul Weller bandwagon since The Jam. Not ever road he goes down works, but when it does, like this release, he is outstanding. A mixture of folk, soul and rock, with a little psychedelic and punk attitude is a powerful combo. The songs are uniformly excellent (Sunflower and Has My Fire Really Gone Out? are standouts for me). This really calls for half stars, but I am stuck on four.
I don’t like Paul Weller but this is a good album.
Great album
Love this album. A Sunday morning favourite and a career best for Weller
I'm really quite fond of Paul Weller at any point in his career. Innovative, dedicated, and always willing to stay on his path. I also think he is severely overlooked as a guitarist -- I understand, so many non-shredders are. It's too bad but 'tis the way. On many levels, including but not just Paul Weller's excellent guitar work and songwriting skills, this album is excellent. (So cool he includes an instrumental piece!) Such an interesting artist.
There were actually a lot of things I liked about this album, but it definitely fell short in other ways.
Rock
A nice album from the mod father
Overlong, but a lot better than he's been in years.
Really enjoyable album. Classic driving-with-your-dad music. Satisfying, not dull but certainly not overpowering. Almost tricks you into enjoying it while you're busy doing other things. Not thoroughly groundbreaking but extremely solid album you could listen to over again and enjoy just the same
Liked it! The whole thing is a bit long but I like recently the soft sound. Obviously sunflower is fabulous, like the first half of the album very much.
Mellow and good listening. The album starts a little slow but builds up. I enjoyed it enough, something I wouldn’t have picked up normally
Nothing exceptional on this album but I enjoyed its solid structure and soft rock vibes. 7/10
This was a nice listen. I found the songs a little indistinguishable unfortunately, but it didn’t really take away from my enjoyment.
I like this! Sounds familiar, yet I've never heard it before.
4.0
Reflective of this list's bias toward Britain, but this is actually a very good album.
I'm not a huge fan of the Jam, and didn't know his solo work so I was expecting not to like this, but I really enjoyed it. No stand out tracks - I felt like all the songs had purpose and art to them. Maybe a bit one tempo, but it's definitely something I will listen t more.
This was great
This surprised me. I was expecting a much more mellow Style Council kind of affair, and this wasn’t that. His songwriting has always been strong, but this is a real leap forward.
Prefs: Sunflower, Can You Heal Us (Holy Man), Wild Wood, All The Pictures On The Wall, Has My Fire Really Gone Out?, The Weaver, Shadow of The Sun, Holy Man (reprise), Hung Up Moins pref: Moon on Your Pyjamas
I'm liking this a lot. Very mellow, but some great composition and instrumentation. Occasionally some very uniquely dirty sounding synths used along with some big classic 70's sounding arrangements with flute and horns; I love it. He used to be in the Jam; I can sort of hear it knowing that, though wouldn't have connected those two dots without a wiki. This list is my first exposure to both Weller and the Jam, and I'm quite happy for both.
Sunflower, Has my fire really gone out, 5th season
-"Sunflower" is a solid jam -"Can You Heal Us (Holy Man)" and Has My Fire Really Gone Out?" both become great jams. Also, "5th Season gets into a full jam with keyboard and stuff -"Country" is calmer but has appropriate dynamic changes. Same with "Shadow Of The Sun" -"Hung Up" is fun as well -Only a couple songs that are a bit slow, overall very strong -THIS is how you do softer rock, with actual dynamic changes and not just being slow and boring for the entire album
Very good but need to spend more time with it again to cement 4 stars
Imagine my surprise when I enjoyed the first few tracks of this record, and found out it was one of the members of the Jam, a band I've gotten two albums from on this list. I've been extremely whelmed by the Jam's 60s pastiche, but for some reason, Weller's solo Clapton (and occasional Dylan) pastiche is really working for me. The album is a little bloated, and the old man "Maybe the world will fix itself" ("Moon in your Pyjamas"), first-attempt-at-writing-a-meanful-song lyricisim can grate a little. But it's overall solid. Favorite tracks: "5th Season", "Sunflower", "All The Pictures on The Wall"
Aor
Great and versatile rock album. Can hear lots of different influences/directions in this one, from Britpop, Blues, Folk, Country. Slightly too long but never boring
Today a case of not what I wanted, but perhaps what I needed...day two of a Sunday hangover, lack of sleep and waking to hayfever irritation and strong grumpiness, I was hoping for something fresh, uplifting, something else...I got Weller's Wild Wood...by no means a terrible album, but the thought of the miserable old git deepened my funk. Stepping out to walk the dog, the album covered me with a blanket, told me to stop sulking and let go. His snarky moan warmed by soulful glow and a filthy band
Brilliant. The drums are really interesting, and the rest of the music and lyrics really good too. Not the best Weller album, but very very good
Sunflower certainly is a great song to kick things of. Weirdly Holy Man - Reprise sticks out to me more thant Can You Heal Us (Holy Man). Moon On Your Pyjamas is another fave. Certianly deserves a few more spins.
Yes it's fairly generic, yes it is straight up dad rock but I really enjoyed it. I'm not considering joining the middle aged weller cult just yet. There's enough of them round here and I have no desire to stand like a penguin with a broom up my arse in a pair of gazelles, a Fred Perry shirt, a Parker and possibly a baker boy hat over the long sided hairdo. Goldie lookin chain did a good one about the Weller cult when that whole sea shanty thing was a thing.
Great singer and song writer, so good!
Maybe not quite his best (I prefer Illumination) but a very high level of quality is sustained from start to finish and oh was it good to get the Modfather back to recording. It’s a fully worthy installment in the Weller canon, the rest of which certainly should not be slept on. 3.6 > 4.
I can't say I've followed Paul Weller's career in detail. I do like mostly everything I've heard from The Jam. Coming in sort of neutral. Not neutral anymore; this album is fantastic. At first listen, you get a laid back 70's California Rock feel adding Paul Weller's soulful voice (not a bad thing). But upon further listening, you hear much, much more and appreciate the complexity and maturity of this album as whole. "Has My Fire Really Gone Out" has a blues riff with a harmonica and a killer guitar solo. "Country" is softly acoustic sounding like something off Led Zeppelin III. I had to make sure it wasn't Blind Faith I had on listening to "Foot of the Mountain." Looking at Paul Weller's impressive discography, I'll need to check out more.
I enjoyed this - lovely acoustic sounds, clean production, a relaxing listen.
Pretty cool rock album. Nothing mind blowing but solid and interesting.
OK, so Wild Wood itself is one of the best tracks of the early 1990s. The rest of the album, I'd take or leave. But Wild Wood is the tits, yo.
Música melódica. Tranquila muy atonal
p705. 1993. 4 stars Elder statesman of Brit rock on top form. There is valid school of thought that says Paul Weller is a better songwriter than Elvis Costello, and they are right - there are more good tunes here than in the last 10 Costello albums. One star docked for the faux jazz wankage of the instrumentals - it didn't work with the Style Council, and it doesn't work here - and the vague worry that he is slowly turning into Eric Clapton.
Bought this when it came out and still love it today. Great songwriting, slow acoustic followed by rocky tracks. This is a dad's-rock album but then that's what I am :-) I suspect a lot of the One-star votes come from young hipsters who've never heard of the Modfather.
This is really good. I might have to do it back to back.
Better than expected. Nice and bluesy
I really like the bass on this album. "All The Pictures On The Wall" was really the first song on the album that pulled me in. "5th Season" is also a great song with a good solo. "The Weaver" follows it up with a groovy vocal line. "Shadow Of The Sun" grew on me in the second half with the instrumental jam on the outro it just feels like jamming the homies and brings out good feelings. "Holy Man - Reprise" is also a good feeling jam track. The album ends kinda flat after that, but overall it is a very good album. Having a track called "Instrumental Two" and another named "Instrumental - Pt. 2" is a weird idiosyncrasy, but neither are essential to the album in the way "Instrumental - Pt. 1" is. Having a song that is a reprise of a parenthesised part of another song is also a strange naming convention but that's a good song so I can forgive it.
Like many albums on this list, more varied than I would have expected
Dark western vibes
This is good morning music. I am finding it a useful tool to focus my energy where I want it after a grumpy start this morning. All The Pictures On The Wall is a good tune. Shadow Of The Sun is another one.
Really enjoyed this
This one took me by surprise. The name sounds familiar, but I don't think I've heard any Paul Weller before. I really dug this album, the first thing that popped into my head was white Stevie Wonder. Maybe because we just had Innervisions, but there are a lot of great grooves on here too, ones that aren't really typical of this style of rock. Regardless, this was a really cool album and I'll be keeping a lot of it in my playlist. Favorite tracks: Can You Heal Us, Wild Wood, All the Pictures on the Wall, The Weaver, Holy Man. Album art: A cool silhouette shot of I'm guessing Paul? I like this, it's dark and mysterious. 4/5
I thought I knew The Style Council. The name is familiar, but when I listened to their hits from the 80s I didn't really recognize any of them. I was glad to have listened to a bit of them before diving into this album, as it was interesting to hear the difference 10 years made on this artist. Wild Wood is a solid, very well-done, consistently good rock album. The lyrics are really good. The music is spot-on. The vocals are very strong. I find it enjoyable. That said, nothing on here really stood out. It wasn't that all the songs sounded the same. They all had a consistent, high quality. None of the songs were unappealing. But I was left wanting a bit more from this as an album. Still, this is really good. I've got no real complaints. I will happily listen to this again. I'm sure that when any of these songs appear in a shuffle playback I'll enjoy them. I'd even dig hearing this in concert and grooving along - this would be perfect for an outdoor festival. If I hear any of these songs randomly in the future I'll note how good it is. I have fallen seriously in like with Paul Weller's Wild Wood album.
OK I was expecting The Jam (which would have been good) but instead I got.... something warmer and bluesier that sounds like excerpts from a 1973 Jesus Christ Superstar offshoot? Which to be clear is a compliment... So I don't think there's anything remotely groundbreaking or revelatory here, but who cares - it's a bit of a straight-up rock album with good if uncomplicated production. Every other song seems to harken back to something familiar... I'm hearing a bit of Traffic, Faces, and CSN in here. My only criticism: ... it's too long. This kind of album/music doesn't lend itself to much more runtime than ~40 minutes; it's not prog, most of the songs follow a fairly standard rock structure. Again: none of this is bad at all. It's just that it's better to leave 'em wanting more rather than something along the lines of "hmm...3 more songs...ok...." Still, it's an excellent rock record that I think suits a lot of palettes and grows on you. 8/10 4 stars.
i do like this album!!!
one of wellers best
Ik kende een paar nummers maar nog nooit het hele album gehoord. En dat beviel me uitermate goed! Lekkere vibe, en meneer Weller heeft een heerlijke stem. Ga ik nog eens vaker luisteren.
Ik word altijd een beetje week van de stem van Paul Weller.
fy fan jag älskar gubbar med gitarrer!!!!
Love this album, it just shows the versatility of Weller. He is able to deliver so many different genre of music and with so much style.
Not bad but not very exciting to me... Country attracted my attention... Moon on Your Pajama is good too
Rating: 7/10 Best songs: Hanging tree,
Rock más que correcto. Me ha gustado.
Album #2 I'm not terribly familiar with The Jam or The Style Council (but my dad sure is). I do know that they massively influenced the 90s Britpop movement which is a period of musical history near and dear to my heart. With that said I was definitely curious to get stuck in given that this album was released right at the onset of that movement. What jumped out to me first was how this album sidesteps the trends of the era it was released in, and how confidently it wears the style and sound from a couple of decades prior. It's clearly not for the kids and I can respect that conviction. I'm also quite blown away by the quality of the production, which manages to even put a lot of modern rock albums to shame. You can hear the hard work and care that was put into crafting every inch of the soundscape. This shines through particularly well through the instrumental interludes which are a highlight of the album for me. As far songwriting goes, the first few tracks were leading me to believe I was just hearing another breakup album. Whilst there is nothing wrong with that, it also doesn't strike me as particularly inspired. Fortunately, the record took a surprising turn into a darker and more primal tone, which I have a lot more appreciation for. "5th Season" strikes me as a good example of this tonal shift. The only negatives are that the album is a little long and I feel like a few of the acoustic cuts drained my interest a little such as "Country" and "Foot of the Mountain". A less is more approach could have served well here. To summarise, "Wild Wood" is a very solid rock singer-songwriter album. It doesn't do anything to push forward its genre, but it is an extremely solid representation of it. Favourite Track: 5th Season (and the instrumentals) Least Favourite Track: Country
Great times! So varied and interesting and smooth. I'm impressed by the range on display and really dug some of these tunes.
Paul Weller at his creative best. Personally I prefer his Jam days, but this is still an excellent album.
Nice rock
Surprisingly good.
I've never heard of Paul Weller before. However, this was some excellent filler music for Radio Paradise.
interesting album with some known songs
Great album - rock solid tunes, a great marriage of the mod sensibility to folk and Britpop. Love it.
Though it gets a bit long towards the end, there's enough strong songs and soulful/passionate performance, that i really enjoyed Paul Weller's delivery and the overall album.
Was already a fav, but nice to hear it again.
I really liked this album and I had never heard of paul welled before. I really like his blues rock sound and it sounds like a precursor to modern blues rock bands such as the black keys. Fav songs: can you heal us, wild wood, holy man reprise
Really good background music
Finding new artists like this is the reason I love this list so much
had a good vibe!
Sunflower was a strong open, very 90s with some grunge elements. Peter has a strong voice. Can You Heal Us transitions into a bit more of a bluesy direction and very religious lyrics. Each song has a unique flair to it, he's not just one sound, but there is common ground that ties it all together in subtle ways. Never heard of this artist before but was a big fan. Added a few songs to the playlist. I said it already but his voice is excellent.
Solid musicianship, great songs. Fave track - either the title track or "Sunflower", I reckon...
It may not seem like much but the rock compositions on here is super compelling. Like, fantastic riffs and backing rhythm makes this album a crazy-good listen. The stylings are also uniquely great, pulling from some folk, some soul, and maybe even a bit of funk. To that extent, I think this goes from a forgettable one-and-done rock album to a well-polished piece of work. I still take issue with the longer runtime, although I did not find it was excruciatingly overlong like some others on this list. You could potentially trim a few songs here and have a really great album on your hands, but the overall product is still worth a listen.
Good songwriting, great guitar work, what's not to like?
A really interesting album one I like. I am a HUGE fan of the Jam, at least through Sound Affects. This was not at all what I expected. I would never have recognized even Paul's voice had I not known it was him. Nothing like The Jam, not even like The Style Council. Sounds more like a Van Morrison album. But I did like it and I'll listen more while lamenting the loss of one of my favourite bands. I'm going to give it 4 🌟
Good classic rock.
3.75
Me encantó este disco. No se como no lo habia escuchado antes, mas allá de Wild Wood que es conocidisimo. No tengo notas porque tengo que escuchar como 4 discos en un dia para catchupear.
Best straightforward rock I've heard so far in this journey. Some fast, some slow, some hard, some soft. Didn't feel like skipping a track.
pleasantly surprised. never heard of paul weller.
Gutes Album, melodischer Sound, gut hörbar
Pretty solid album, good guitar work and vocals, good melodies and harmonies, all that. Personally, I don't like his voice thaaat much, but it's just my taste, and aside from that there wasn't much to complain about. Maybe it sounded a little generic at times, but I'm not up in arms over it.
It's good, it was a warm welcome to Paul Weller discography. should listen more? no doubt
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I thought this was really good & definitely something I’d like to revisit. “Shadow of the Sun” stuck out, and really that whole tail end of the album
Actually a very nice little album, never heard of it before. Good vocals. Would listen to that again.
La verdad lo escuché un poco distraído, pero me llamó 5th season lo suficiente para voltear a ver como se llamaba la canción. Creo que es lo que describiría como música "agradable", o sea no muy "wow, cuánto me mama", más bien como "no me molesta escuchar esto, tiene ondita", siento que es música que pondrían en el Toks a un volumen moderado y pues supongo que he ahí también el mood del día
8/10 rockero pero chill
Schön
Really solid album. This is the kind of band I would love to see in a bar or smaller venue and just have a great time with some friends. Favorite tracks: “Can You Heal Us,” “Has My Fire Really Gone Out?,” “Foot of the Mountain,” and “Shadow of the Sun”
Veldig kult! Gitaren er helt klart frontfiguren her, og den er kul nok, men trommegroovene var ofte veldig mye bedre enn det jeg hadde forventet. Det var mye mer funkinspirert enn det wikipediaen gav inntrykk av. Trodde dette skulle bli en standard singer/songwriter type deal. Noen ganger blir den litt vel lik nyere Bob Dylan og Paul Simon, men det er ikke dumt i seg selv. Kanskje det er dette moderne s/s har utviklet seg til. Svak 4
4 stars
Nice, maybe I will return
By the end of this album, I loved this album. Closest to a 5 so far (besides the one 5 obviously)
pretty solid songwriting and catchy tunes
Cool vibe. Early 90s sounds. Looks like oasis got a lot from this album
A pleasant surprise. May return to this one.
this was good, i have no idea who paul weller is but these were yams.
Got some Bruce Springsteen vibes, lots of nice chill rock grooves.
fuckin schweet
Not into rap
Solid album
I'd never heard of this before but it's kinda rockin, like dad rock style, bluesy and just pub rock really. Wiki says he was in a band called the Jam which I know i've heard but can't remember anything about. some of it sounds a bit like pink floyd but not as annoying. Either way would listen again 4/5.
The book authors' British bias is showing again. This is alright, but it is definitely not worthy of being on this list. Sunflower was a great track, but the rest weren't anything special. Decent, easy listening rock and roll but not "must listen to before I die" great. (3)
Kinda nice at times. It's weird to me that this is the guy from the Jam. Even though I kinda liked this album, it's definitely pretty lame to go from the Jam to this. Favorite track: Sunflower
Throughout the album, I am getting hints of the Duane Allman Band, but the comparison is weak. It is good rock, but no greatness there. 2.5/5
Another album I'm guessing is on here because it came out when the guy who made the list was in his 20's. 1,001 albums is a lot of albums and I guess you've got to have some stuff like this on there, but this was very instantly forgettable. Certainly not bad, though.
Not my cup of tea as the Englishman would say. The Jam are great but that’s it for me.
Great guitar and vocals. Just a little too long but long live The Jam
This is the first album since I started this project that I had never even heard of prior to listening! Funny enough, by total coincidence I heard Paul Weller's band, The Jam, for the first time ever yesterday while listening to the Butthole Surfers' influences playlist they have on their artist Spotify page. I actually really liked what I heard from The Jam! This... not as much. Now I will say some tracks (Wild Wood, All The Pictures On The Wall) have a little bit of a Cat Stevens feel and I like those a lot. They don't have the overwhelming modern elements many other tracks lean a bit too much on that to me make it feel much less intimate and much more like pretty much any other early 90's easy listening/folk-rock. I can definitely feel that Weller has some Motown/Soul influences, which I can appreciate, especially in the bass parts. MUCH more neo-soul in the back half of the record. I will always appreciate this movement in music though, mainly because it led to the much-deserved rise in popularity of Nick Drake's music. Overall the album does make me nostalgic despite having never heard it before, it reminds me of something my parents would have had in their big 5-disc CD player that always played while cleaning the house on a nice spring day with the windows open. This album would fit in well amongst their Van Morrison, Ben Harper, Cat Stevens, and Harry Connick, Jr. (A note though - there is one song on this album that falls squarely into the category of "songs that enrage me with no real justifiable reason," and that is Moon On Your Pyjamas. Oh my god. It feels like an original song in a made-for-TV feel good family movie in the absolute worst way)
Ok, pojma nimam, kar je super, da mam spet neki neznanega (po hitrem wiki, se sicer podučim, da je Paul iz meni ljubega banda, The Jam! Kot najstnica sm še majco mela, ki sm si jo sama nardila, ker kle okol valjda nism dobla The Jam majce). Se pravi, ne tok nepoznanega. Kul. "Sunflower", prvi komad, je dejansko hud. "Can You Heal Us (Holy Man)" mi je tekom komada ratal tud zmer bl všeč. Mi je pa podobn vajb vse skp, k drugi solo male albums po razpadu banda, ha - k Beatle albumi po Beatlih ipd. Je pa zelo of the time sounding, in a bad way. Produkcija sicer zveni dobr, sama glasba zveni amazing, hudo se sliš vsa glasbila, bolj mislim stil glasbe. Vsak komad bi bil loh uporabljen za sountrack nekega TV filma iz early 90s & zvenel bi kul, človek bi po možnosti v momentu še komentiral, "kul komad", sam po bi pa takoj pozabil vse detajle komada, ker so kinda forgettable. Un k velikrat napišem, vse se blenda skp, nič ne izstopa posebej. Spet vajb, da bi sred Amerike šla v nek lokaln pajzl in bi nek random lokaln band igral svojo muzko. Fajn, ampak not memorable. Na določene momente me, sploh vokal, spomne na Joe Cockerja. Mja, na tej točki ("The Weaver") sm že bored & annoyed, da je 55 minut enakih komadov.
6/10. Buen disco, entra con un temazo y después es bastante consistente. No mucho más que agregar.
Uninspiring.
It’s all good but not memorable
felt average
The third incarnation of Mr Weller and a return to some of the things which characterised the sound of the Jam.
I enjoy this album, but it didn't stand out to me as very unique. It was a good listen, but I would not call it a must-listen. I'm still going to give it a decent rating because I did enjoy the music quite a bit, Paul Weller's voice is very good. My mom would like this one. Favorite track(s): "Country," "5th Season"
Cool guitar sound, as well as the overall recording quality. Unfortunately, the songs don't offer anything special
Not bad. Not immediately striking, but the guitar playing is great. Gives me Ben Harper vibes.
Basic and bland. Nothing that stands out but ok as background fodder. 3/5
I enjoyed the album overall and it made me want to go search for some music from his group The Jam. Album was a little long for my taste, but it was a nice listen.
Like a cross between Cat (Yusuf) Stevens and Bob Segar
nice enough
Paul's a fine player and the music is pretty groovy; very easy to kick back & listen to. Would pair nicely with a nice cold one while sitting around the campfire. But it also feels a tad unremarkable at times, and (arguably) does not belong on this list.
This is a hard one for me. There were spots on this where I thought certain songs or even the whole album were going to be great. But it never quite lived up to what I was hoping. Portions of songs were very good, and just when I thought it might soar, it just didn't. There's elements in here that are similar to other artists I like such as Marc Cohn (especially All the Pictures On the Wall), John Hyatt, or Jack Johnson. I just didn't feel like it ever was as complete as I was hoping. Still, a solid effort and worth listening to.
Pretty decent easy listening mellow rock. Wasn't familiar with the artist or his band the Jam prior to this list. Enjoyed Wild Wood, Has My Fire Really Gone Out, and Shadow of the Sun.
All very samey
Great
Overall Rating - 3.07/5 (6.13/10). Nothing particularly memorable, but not bad. A pleasant listen.
This was alright, nothing too special. I still enjoyed it though. For some reason, the short instrumental tracks were some of the more interesting parts of this album.
3.5
2.5
Pretty good. A lot of Soul and R&B thrown in which makes it much more listenable than other Brit Pop/Rock.
Could probably name you two tracks from this album after three relistens. 2.5, rounding up
Before I die? This couldn't be more 3/5. 1993, by the time the book was released it was well known this album wasn't destined for a list like this. Can we be serious with some of these UK picks? I don't know if I could be more biased if I tried to making a list like this, "why not all 4 Harvey Danger albums"
Really enjoyed the first two tracks, rest of album was a bit meh
Ihan jees. 3,25/5.
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Pretty enjoyable overall but not very memorable for me. I would relisten to it at some point.
Some of these songs were great. Some of these songs strayed too close to the John Mayer zone. Moon On Your Pyjamas was an abomination.
Bom
3.5 y termina muy bien