Wild Wood

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

fine

"Wild Wood" by Paul Weller is a solid but somewhat unremarkable effort. Released in 1993, it marks Weller's return to a more traditional rock sound after his days with The Style Council. Tracks like the title track and "Sunflower" exhibit his songwriting talent and soulful vocals. The album's production is polished, featuring a mix of folk and rock elements. However, "Wild Wood" doesn't quite reach the heights of Weller's earlier work with The Jam or some of his subsequent solo albums. While it's a pleasant listen, it lacks standout tracks that leave a lasting impact. It's a respectable addition to Weller's discography, but not necessarily a career-defining one.

Gostei, achei gostoso de ouvir.

Really really liked the instrumentals, exactly my thing for this kind of music. Really did not like the vocals or lyrics. Favourite song Sunflower.

The title track is awesome. The rest has pretty good instrumentation but Weller is kind of singing really earnestly about not much in particular.

i hate saying negative things about music artists because it’s how people express themselves but this isn’t for me i don’t think. it kind of sounds like music that would play in a dr waiting room, i swear i’ve heard some of these songs in my dr before. although, in saying that i thought it would be a lot worse, there are some songs i think i might listen to again that i’ve saved but i don’t think it would be something i’d keep going back to listen to. i wouldn’t feel an urge to go and listen.

Absolute dad rock. A relaxing nostalgic vibe to listen to at my desk. Some drums and guitar riffs/solos I really enjoyed

2.5/5

Aika kädenlämpöistä, välillä yllätti.

Tre

Expected I’d hate it. Surprisingly not bad. Don’t know if I’ll revisit it but it was a god listening experience

Nice easy listening but nothing too exciting for me. Rating 3.3

Some songs exceeded my expectations and all around the musicianship was very good, but overall somewhat middling. All respects to Paul Weller, nonetheless

Tråkigt, för långt, poänglös inklusion

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

meh meh meh

Really good vibes. It was well-rounded and sophisticated.

Pleasant 90s soft rock. Kinda husky male vocals. Solid

Pretty okayish, not my favorite but its decent

Yes I like the country infused rock vibe it was very awesome.

Paul Weller has had the career of 3 men and they’ve all produced classic songs. Never properly listened to any of his solo albums though and this was… disappointing Sunflower is a brilliant song. Wild Wood has a great vibe. The rest is just there and rather uninspiring

Very solid, some really nice sound.

snoozefest. would probably like it if i was a 60 year old real estate agent driving home on a friday night in my diesel audi a6 knowing my wife cooked up a mean carbonara. fav songs: those instrumental ones idk their names

Yea I mean it’s good but it feels like it was made for radio. Overall kind of simple and inoffensive and to a degree not creative. Easy to listen to, well produced and good, just not outstanding

I liked this one quite a bit but it faded into the background after a few tracks, even with multiple listenings

Nothing you haven't heard before, just a tired 70s-era sound transported to a 90s toss-up LP. The only moment of feeling this inspired in me is when one of the melodies sounded like 'Give Me the Beat Boys,' as I really hate that track.

Not bad music but I will never listen to this again

this is exactly why the rating system has a middle star

A new artist to me, but great album overall

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.

Really solid. Listened to it multiple times.

Very disappointing. I love The Jam, The Style Council, and have enjoyed some of Paul Weller's solo music, but this was so far off the mark for me. Generic, hokey, and somehow appearing ahead of its time only in the fact it sounds like a strange John Mayer acoustic tribute act at times. Genuinely torn between a 1 or a 2 star, but I found it hard to find anything I really enjoyed.

Well produced, good songs and band but its the vocals. After the Jam Weller's voice didn't really fit the genres he moved into. But it is his project and he needed to be the frontman. Covers by other artists may well elevate some of the songs.

Paul Weller crafted an album that is indeed a nice journey to a wild wood, with ups and downs, drama, and personal struggles. I love how easily he mixes the soft and the harder tones. This albums definitely deserves its status as a classic.

Another really good album. 1001 has been on a bit of a streak this last week or so!

nice classy mellow stuff

Got very dull very quick. Weller can construct an interesting intrumental but add his lyrics and voice and I'm bored stiff

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

Interesting album from the man of eclecticism - although generally I can’t really warn up to Weller’s post The Jam stuff like Style Council - this record feels heartfelt and warm - but at the same time it just doesn’t stand out particularly. It’s good but forgettable.

Yeah, that's not too bad. Not mind-blowing but damn solid work.

I really didn't like this. I thought it had a consistent sound throughout the album, but it wasn't my thing and I couldn't really decipher what was special about it. More 90s Brit rock, ugh.

хмммм

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.

3.5 - Sounds like if Counting Crows were fronted by Michael Bolton. Rich, soulful singing with some uplifting songs about chasing your dreams and shooting for the moon, etc. Pretty forgettable but a pleasant listen nonetheless.

New to me and I really like it!

3,5

bland

I'm really not that sure: it wasn't the worst thing I have listened to but it wasn't amazing just meh rock. I feel the album was missing that banging song to get you singing along but I could definitely put this on in the background and have it as ambiance to my day.

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.

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

Nee

Weinig woorden voor over, wat was dit verschrikkelijk zeg

Lovely album. Remember it well.

was aight

Drab khaki music for drab khaki boys.

I'm not listening to all the versions

Nothing really special

Pretty solid alternative/indie style rock, some country influences in the guitar playing in the first side of the album (i.e. in wild wood). Lyrids abit meaningless.

Surprisingly nice, but not really my taste. Would listen again, but a bit too alternative

I became very bored, just the same song over and over again, the instrumentals did not help. I give it something, it was very mellow.

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

Couple songs I vibed with, but overall not my thing.

Good mix of energetic and laid back. The vocals are ok but the moments that Weller's instrumental prowess were featured stood out to me.

Quality music, just not really exciting for me. 3/5

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

Good, but long. Half the album is demos of the same songs. Cool to check out if you're a fan, but got tired of it 2/3 of the way through. Dude can rip guitar though.

5th season and wild wood and shadow of the sun and sunflower

This is to me the definition of an average pop rock album. Weller’s vocals are fine but not great, the songs are generally just ok; some better moments but mostly just kind of exist in the background. The short instrumentals actually aren’t terrible but don’t do anything either. Album length is perhaps a little long but that’s not it’s main issue. It’s just a very average album and I don’t see how this is essential at all.

Molto interessante

- Liking it way more than I was expecting - Dope piano rock vibes - TOO LONG - Favorite songs: Sunflower

- Very highly talented musician - Love the guitar on this album - Really enjoyable, easy listening, could see myself on a boat jammin

Nope

My first Paul Weller album. Thought it was decent but felt it was possible overstating it's welcome. Don't know haw he's alluded me all these years but I would check out other stuff by him due to his influence.

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.

Er zijn minimaal goede punten te noemen over dit album (op nummer 1 de variatie binnen het genre), maar toch koste het mij drie sessies om het uit te luisteren. Ik haak steeds af. Het is te saai. Paul is een goede zanger, maar toch kon ik de instrumentale delen het meest waarderen. Dan gaat er in dit genre iets niet goed.

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.

Un poco aburrido para lo que esperaba. Al ver la portada, estaba segurísimo de que sería Folk, pero tampoco fue mucho mejor. Me sorprende que, pareciéndose "tanto" a Bad Company, me terminara gustando mucho menos. No se si sea por la voz o la vibra en general, pero no me terminó de convencer. Le doy 3, pero no está muy arriba en la categoría

Aggressively bland, this is what Clapton was clawing for in the ‘80’s and ‘90’s, to be foiled by his religious blues Puritanism. Weller storms past, embracing the fuzz, the wah wah, the other psychedelic trimmings - one song is called “Moon On Your Pyjamas” (and jizz on my feet?) - and manages to make it all boring and just the right side of melodically forgettable. The two short interstitial instrumentals are wonderful in both their polish and disposability. I listened to half of this driving to Curries Motors in Waltham Cross to drop off another hybrid Toyota Yaris, this time the sport SUV model. The caressing beige vibes were apt to a daring crawl on and off the M25. The temptation to upgrade this to three stars is strong, as the craftmanship in this record is impeccable. Everything in balance, bright and warm, you can hear the tubes and brushes. The vinyl strings. The sax taps. Great love went into this record. “In the back seat of my head, some place I can’t remember where…” The record suffered when I switched to headphones, as I could make out more of the lyrics, which sound like the wordplay one makes when improvising a lullaby to a baby after all words have been forgotten due to exhaustion. “Magic carpet ride … chase dreams across my fields… in the shadow of the sun… shoopy shoopy hot cross bun… please go to sleep my sweet…” On the way home, I went outside Tottenham Hale station to grab family provisions. There was a tall young man in a purple suit busking with twangy electric guitar, some distortion, some flange, closed eyes, and a stream of indecipherable emotion, “why, sky, pie…” You are His Son, I thought.

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

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

Perfectly fine album. It didn't do anything special for me though. 3/5

Probably a 3.5 but it did end up background music kind of

God, Weller has got boring in middle and old age. Come back the Jam and The Style Council.

This was decent. Think I need to listen again to do it justice, but I enjoyed it.

Good

This sucked. Forgettable singer-songwriter self-serious fluff.

Another album that sounds potentially good in the beginning but sags in the middle as if it ran out of tricks. And another album that would probably be better if it's half as long.

Everyone and their grandpa has an acoustic album, so I believe to have an acoustic driven album on this list, you have to be a fantastic songwriter and very creative with the instruments, and I thought this album has neither

I enjoyed it but I wouldn't seek it out to listen to it. The kind of album that I'd be happy to gear at a friend's place but wouldn't suggest.

he’s clearly a talented songwriter fit for the mainstream - but is that really the highest goal?

cool

Best oké muziek.

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

Not bad, a bit monotonous for me, but definitely an okay album

Fine album, nothing stood out however.

My favorite parts were when he wasn't singing.

It wasn't bad. I can't put my finger on it, but I do know that I would have liked it more if it was better.

It was fine.

Phenomenal - how have I never heard of this man? Very chill bluesy type vibes.

Fucking good

Quite bland, considering his Jam output.

Not my cup of tea, felt like a long album. Not something that I'll listen to again

Not much to recommend here. It’s got kind of a soft rock, pseudo blues thing going on that really just kind of annoyed me.

bit dull

Actually really liked this one. Never heard of him before. Not exactly the kind of music I listen to, but I thought it was pretty good. I'd like to hear more of it.

A great song and then some really quite boring tunes.

Boring rock

He’s got a really interesting career trajectory Paul Weller. From his Punky teens and early 20s. His “pretentious” late 20s (I do still like the Style Council btw). Now we find his more mellow and “mature” mid-30s stuff and it works for me. He’s a great song writer and I like his tone. Good mix of acoustic tracks and upbeat blue-eyed-soul. Stuck between a 4 and a 5 but let’s stick this one in the top marks club.

This isn't an album I have to hear before I die. It's good music, but not memorable and I don't need to hear it again. 1 - bad 2 - average 3 - good 4 - great 5 - outstanding

It's clearly well made, and made with love, but it's not my sort of thing.

Meh. Kinda boring

The song “Wild Wood” is great but the album is terrible. It is the most boring uninspired album I have ever listened to. It is full of boring dad rock. The only reason this is not a one star is the song “Wild Wood” and the song “Holy Man”.

This album had so little impact on me that I didn't realize it was over for half an hour.

Best Song: Wild Wood. Has that compelling, folk campfire quality to it. Worst Song: Shadow Of The Sun. Not terrible, but it sounds like he's really imitating Bruce Springsteen here. Overall: More generic, inoffensive dadrock. Can't exactly hate it. Music to barbeque ballpark franks to.

Enjoyable listen. Lost touch with Weller's music after the jam but happily get into Weller solo after this album

Awful. This noodling feels like one step above Phish. Between the keyboard and saxophone jams I want to crash my truck. During the breakdown of Has My Fire Really Gone Out? I picture a bunch of Ridgid musicians on stage whose only movements are the head nods and smiles they give to each other while ever so slightly bouncing at the knees. If this is the kind of shit I will have to listen to, I absolutely will not make it through all 1001 albums.

Something about this reminded me of open mic nights at various coffee shops in the middle of the week in the early 2000s.

A couple of fun tracks, especially "All the Pictures on the Wall" and "the Weaver." I feel like this could become a comforting and familiar voice with a little more exposure.

Wild enough

I was liking the sound, but got bored with it pretty quick and switched it off

Amazing album. Rock, folk, some instrumentals. All good.

Paul Weller and U2 in a week? Whatever I did, I repent. This 1993 album, along with Suede's basically set up the whole Britpop scene to come. Where Suede's set up an exciting, quirky interesting scene, this album said, go on Noel, give us all the most plodding bits of the 60s, reheated to a lukewarm temperature, but look like you 'mean it, maaaaan'. That's al

Echt niks aan dit. Het is niet onluisterbaar, maar gewoon totaal niet boeiend. 2 sterren.

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.

It's probably his best solo album.

Not his best only good tracks are sunflower and wild wood

Sunflower and Wild Wood are the only two I know on this album, and are both good, but after listening to the whole thing the rest of the tracks are a bit boring and became background noise.

gezellig, rustig, maar heeft me niet geraakt of weggeblazen.

Ja wel goed voor op de achtergrond

I don't know what to think about Paul Weller. Clearly he has runs on the board for The Jam, but negative points for the Style Council. There's something just too earnest about his bolshie yearnings. There's some quality music here, but lyrically lame.

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)

3.5

First off, I felt like this record had lots of qualities. It was mostly well written and well recorded. However, it was long and didn't leave a strong impression on me, it was pretty similar all the way through and not that catchy. I won't really come back to this one 6,5/10

Some boring old rich cowboy shit

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.

I really think Paul Weller is hugely talented and I do enjoy his work with the Jam and the Style Council, so I was looking forward to this. But unfortunately I didn't find any songs to be inspiring or even close to catching my attention so I listened to it twice. Still nada, maybe i need to listen to it for a third time, but for now it only gets 2

This is kinda neat

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

evie is a hater. this album is pretty darn good. theres like two songs that i really liked. dont listen to the haters Paul Weller, you can always find shelter within my arms.

Did not feel a single emotion listening to this.

I rushed this one, will go back and listen to lyrics properly, but he has a great voice and I enjoyed the vibe.

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.

Pretty useless album that's just too generic to be on this list, really.

Meh Is it done yet?

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?

I do really like it but it doesn't grab me.

Bluesia, joka välillä toimii ok ja välillä on puutteellista, pinnallista

Onko hän onnistunut uskottelemaan itselleen, että on tällä levyllä tosissaan?

Listened Before? N I understand why it's on the list. It was a good listen and I'm sure there's some who absolutely love it. For me, it's just a jam record... lots of long songs and jamming. It was okay. Added to Library? N Songs added to playlist: Wild Wood

First listen: great. This deserves coming back to many times.

Feels a little bit dated but would love to hear it again and explore more of his catalog

I couldn't make it through this.

Weller always seems like an arsehole, but this album grooves along nicely. A little bland in places, but generally gives off the vibe of adult dinner party. Unchallenging.

Favourite song: Country

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!

Who doesn't love a bit of Weller?

A decent yet forgettable and generic solo attempt at blues and folk by the vocalist and guitarist of The Jam. There are a few highlights with cool psychedelic studio effects, and the production is clear, but the majority of songs just suck, and it's way too long. Favorites: Sunflower, All the Pictures on the Wall, Shadow of the Sun, Moon on Your Pyjamas

Big fan of The Jam. Big fan of the Style Council. Found this dull from start to finish when it first came out and a quarter of a century has done nothing to change my mind. Next!

1.5 Felt like I was missing something; deeply unfun. But not in a sterile way. In a...bald guy who refuses to discuss his baldness way.

I didn't find anything too special about this and I found myself listening without acknowledging the names. Overall, it was good but nothing distinct. Fave track(s): Shadow Of The Sun

Meh, it's not like there is something blatantly annoying or boring, actually if I try to listen to a single random song.. it's quite good. But I just can't listen to this album from start to finish, I've tried like 5 times, I always get distracted and end up doing something else.. so I guess it's not really captivating to me. It would be a 3, but the universe is telling me it should be less than that

Solid northern soul radio pop.

Enjoyed this. Pretty mainstream rock but new to me.

Hyvää taustamusiikkia vaikka kesällä ajelulle. Countryhtavaa rockia muillakin vivahteilla. Kannattaa kuunnella uudestaan jossain vaiheesssa.

90’er poprock, udmærket, lidt glembart

Very interesting! I would’ve been way more into this artist in 1993. His sound mixes southern soul, 90s jam bands, and folk.

Nothing special, but it wasn't terrible either. 2/5

Weller has such bluesy sensibilities! The Modfather, Part II. Still, like many sequels, there is something left wanting - both lyrically and musically. Solid but not life-altering.

Better than I thought it was going to be, but still not to my taste.

Dull

N0T 4 M3

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

Wild Wood? More like Mild Wood amirite middle-of-the-road gospel pop acoustic sound with a bit of funk. pretty ok filler for your easy listening rock playlist

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.

More brit rock. Its OK, but its not an "everyone must hear this" album. 2/5

Such a good album but quite same and very much of it's time.

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

I feel like this person has come up in this list a few times in various incarnations, but nothing has stuck with me too much. I liked this fine anyway and some of it was quite good. A little middle of the road: competent and well produced, but firmly tethered to a particular and fairly mainstream channel of pop soul.

Easy listening album. Didn't hate it but its a one and done.

soulful but not especially personal for me.

Good

boring

Melancholic lyrics, slow paced songs with some ballad/country/rock hints along some tracks.

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. 😜

Great work vibe

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.

Very very average. Some bits are good but others are very mid. The good bits were good.

Ei nyt mikään megapläjäys, mutta viime aikojen kakkoskimarasta erottuu selkeästi edukseen joten painetaan kolmonen.

Hyvää, perussettiä

New artist! Not for me! 1/5

Like the first track, “Sunflower.” Really like Weller from The Jam and Style Council but this is… (wait for it)… not my Jam.

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

I liked this more than I would have thought, but it is very long. I liked a majority of the songwriting and guitar work.

Yep. That's Paul Weller.

This was okay. It kind of reminded me of Jack Johnson's music. You know, the guy who did that one song for Curious George. That isn't necessarily a bad thing, but the best part of this album was the instrumental songs, as their sound was far more up my alley. Weird that this guy was in The Jam, from what I've heard this is nothing really like that.

Pretty chill

3.0

Quite enjoyable rock album. It's different from The Style Council which Paul Weller were a part of which was all over the place with different genres but Wild Wood keeps a consistent formula. It's more towards a pop rock style that doesn't try to make too much fuss.

Couldn’t even get through, will try again maybe but what an ass mix

It was good but not as good as his stuff with the Jam

Definitely better listening to this 25 years later. I didn’t much like it at the time

Did not enjoy any of the songs

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.

Likeable songs that have a tinge of Traffic and Eric Clapton sounds in them. Paul Weller has had so many incarnations, but really not familar with this one,

Sounds like a latter day Eric Clapton and like a classic rock album made in the 90s. It was pretty solid but I can’t say it was exceptional or why it would be on this list.

Some of this is really nice, but towards the end of the album it starts to sound quite monotonous. Might listen again just to see which songs were actually good.

I don’t like Paul Weller but this is a good album.

Perfectly okay... but lacking in many standout moments. Generous 3

Great album

Love this album. A Sunday morning favourite and a career best for Weller

This album is ok. Nothing too special, kinda generic, but I can still enjoy some of the songs on the album. Would say this is the perfect 2.5/5 album. The album itself is also pretty long, don't know if it needed 3 instrumental songs. Favorite song: The Weaver Worst song: Moon On Your Pyjamas

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.

Alright for some background listening, very good but not really my thing

It was fine. Nothing really unique about it so I’m confused what makes it so incredible or remarkable to be included on this list. 4/10

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.

New music was very interested in the music

I just don't like Paul Weller's voice. Never have.

Nothing that really stands out from many, many other 90's singer-songwriter types. Like w/ Frank Black, I feel like this one is drawing on the Jam pedigree -- or it's just a British thing, I don't know

favourite song: wild wood least favourite song: all the pictures on the wall nothing world changing but overall pretty enjoyable

Very country in spots, so I was surprised this is English artist. Some very good instrumental moments here and there, but overall nothing special Saved tracks: Can You Heal Us (Holy Man), All The Pictures On The Wall, Holy Man - Reprise, Hung Up

There were actually a lot of things I liked about this album, but it definitely fell short in other ways.

A Perfectly serviceable album but one I find pretty unremarkable when compared to Wellers work with The Jam. I had a perfectly pleasant time listening to it but I wouldn't really be able to tell you any of the standout songs.

Rock

In today's entry of "The author's bias for 80s and 90s British Pop Rock and some other albums you should listen to before you die", Paul Weller's sublimely average Wild Wood. Wild Wood was so popular that it kicked three singles that made it to the top 20 in the UK. I don't know how it did in the US because the Wiki page for this spectacular artistic merit that I just listened to so I can die is sparse. Paul Weller is the type of musician people tell you they listen to to sound smart. Why his second album has to be listened to before I die is a question I will ruminate on from now until the day I die. Wild Wood is a decent enough album, 3/5 for musicality, 2/5 for it's presence on this list.

A really pleasant listen. Not a masterpiece, just good music

Easy to listen to and well written songs. Nothing stood out to me... It's not my sort of music but I do feel like it's definition middle of the road.

I wasn’t remotely excited to see this come up, but credit where it’s due; there are some good tracks on here, especially the first two. It undeniably reeks of Dad Rock though - the kind of mid-tempo plodders that men of a certain age worship but would probably bore the living bejebus out of the younger generation. It doesn’t sound like a must-hear record at all, so 2.5 stars. But I personally didn’t mind it, so I’ll round up. I guess I must be getting worryingly close to ‘dad’ age?

I mean i definitely don’t have anything against it (those two instrumentals felt a little forced) but the main pull of classic rock, or at least this particular vibe, is that I know it alr. without that it’s just kinda… there. low 3.5

negative

A nice album from the mod father

This was... Interesting. But not something I see myself revisiting. I'm waffling between 2 or 3 stars, but once again leaning harsh on these.

Glad to see a favourite in this list!

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.

It was pretty decent, nothing really stood out to me about the album though. Favorite: Wild Wood

Pas nul mais peu intéressant (je peux relate)

Paul Weller balance ou gémeaux ?? ( incapable de choisir un style musique)

didn't click

Not for me.

preferred the first half of the album, solid 7/10 i feel

Listened to it but don't remember anything from it

Nothing revolutionary. Feels like it came out way behind of it's time. If this came out in the 70s or 80s I would understand and respect this album more. While I don't think this is changed the state of music, I think it is a decent enough album. Best Songs: Wild Wood, Has My Fire Really Gone Out?, 5th Season Worst Songs: Magic Bus, Can You Heal Us,

It wasn’t bad, but not something I care to go back to and listen again

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

Eh

5/10. Not unpleasant, but so very forgettable that I forgot I was listening to it half of the time

Nothing exceptional on this album but I enjoyed its solid structure and soft rock vibes. 7/10

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.

Not bad, just boring 2.5/5

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.

Good vibes but nothing too memorable

Fantastic artist that I’m surprised I haven’t found out about earlier

Pretty good easy listening rock/folky stuff. I like the chunky acoustic solos. A lot of willpower would deal up an album like this.

i liked it? a little mish mosh. i like the album cover too :’) → 1. moon on your pyjamas 2. has my fire really gone out? 3. instrumental - pt. 1

4.0

fín plata

Meh

Did not like the start. Liked the middle. Hated the end. It was a rollercoaster of tepid water.

Not bad

All the pictures on the wall is a classic. Hadn’t heard it for over 20 years till this site brought me back

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

Did not like the start. Liked the middle. Hated the end. It was a rollercoaster of tepid water.

Really enjoyed it.

A less rock n roll version of Bob Seger. A less hip version of Tragically Hip. It’s like all the pieces are there but somebody put the puzzle together wrong.

Good album

Boring

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

This was a great album, loved all the songs. It's pretty energetic and has a good rhythm all the way through. Solid rock album.

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.

Really got into Can You Heal Us - Holy Man, and Holy Man 2...the rest of the album isn't bad either ...

After hearing the first song I was dreading having to listen to the full album but was presently surprised after the first track. A pretty fun blues rock / soul album. 3.5/5 Favorite Tracks: Has my fire really gone out Wild Wood Instrumental 1&2

May return to this, had some solid stuff. There were some killer bass lines as well.

Don’t really dig the acoustic guitar

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

Pretty okay. Had some melodies I enjoyed intermixed with pleasant listening. 3.5

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.

I'm fairly certain I've never heard of this. I would never have guessed this was the dude from The Jam. I liked it ok, but it's not really a style I can get into. Americana just isn't my jam. That's a pun. 3/5

This was pretty cool. "Can You Heal Us" was really catchy and the title track was a vibe too. Too long for what it was though.

Solid music all in all, but not really memorable or essential, either. Weller has a strong voice and some of these songs have killer hooks, but I won't lie, my reaction was something like "this is it?". Still, may listen to again. C+

Not bad. It has a very chill feeling, like a lot of the classic rock from the 70s did, but with a more interesting instrumentation. That said, I also feel like this is a little too beholden to the 70s radio-friendly dad rock without really trying anything new like a lot of the classic bands from that period were doing. Mid-tempo 70s pop rock pastiche.

Sunflower, Has my fire really gone out, 5th season

Pan z duetu The Style Council, dodatkowo to ten pan odpowiedzialny za teksty i wokale, wiec na swoim drugim solowym krazku wild wood jest bardziej rokowo, ale nadal z domieszkami innych gatunkow, nie wiem czemu te akustyki brzmia mi strasznie countryowo, a harminijkowe wstawki i to jak potrafi zaciagnac wokalnie pan Weller tylko poglebiaja uczucie, ze jest to jakis okolo country krazek, ale w kazdym wypadku jest mniej popowo, ale nadal bardzo sztampowo, nie ma tutaj jakiegos wariactwa zarowno liryczno wokalnego jak i instrumentalnego, podobnie jak na materiale duetowym gra on spora czesc instrumentalna, w tym wszystkie partie gitarowe, ktore zdecydowanie najbardziej rzucaja sie w uszy podczas odsluchu, dosc dlugiego bo az 54 minutowego na 16 trakach, z ktorych hajlajtowalbym utwor tytulowy i foot of the mountain, ktory pokazuje, ze potrafi on tworzyc takze calkowicie solowe utwory, bo jedynym instrumentalem jest akustyk, fanem nadal nie jestem, ale jest to krazek sluchalny, tylko ze jest to odsluch ktory raczej szybko przelatuje przez czlowieka

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

This is an area where I think the Americans fully shit on the British. Everything on this was fine which redeems it from 1, but could have been done better by literally any of the folk/country/soft rock artists from America. Step off and stick to Fairport Convention.

Hated it.

Not bad Very basic acoustic rock songs

File under adult contemporary. I thought the last track was much better before realizing that the album had finished and Spotify was now playing another artist!!!