Wild Wood

This was so forgettable. The first song teased something different and unique but the rest did not follow suit

Bland, feels like "Rock paint by numbers". Nothing wrong with it, but also nothing really right with it either.

I don't enjoy this version of Weller, he can be much more experimental.

You can’t be naming your instrumentals like this

say it with me! BRIT. BIAS. It's okay. Nothing too interesting or inventive. My favorite parts are the instrumental passages.

Middle aged man fever dream material

This isn't bad, it's just soooooooooo boring... Honestly this is probably closer to 3, but it is just so boring and I'm so not in the mood for this right now. High 2

Well, that was bland and unremarkable. The short instrumental tunes were honestly the best part of this album.

4.5

Keine Ahnung wie das auf der Liste gelandet ist, niemand MUSS das hören, totally unremarkable

I've always loved the wild wood remix by Portishead! And I still only prefer the remix. I've heard this album once or twice and I this listen has reminded why it never sticks in my head, and why I'm not a huge fan of it!

Really boring. KEEP THESE WHITE MEN AWAY FROM THE ACOUSTIC GUITARS

Relatively bland acoustic pop, which apart from some decent guitar work is uninspiring.

It’s OK, you know. I don’t know.

I expected a lot more from Mr Weller, but this was pretty meh.

I thought this was kind of a boring album. I generally like Paul's stuff with the Jam and dislike his stuff with the Style Council, but this is like a weird third option that kind of sounds like a British Blues Traveller or something. 2.5 stars.

The Jam are self proclaimed to be the biggest band in the 70s British punk scene... Now, I didn't experience the 70s British punk scene first hand, but I absolutely listen to a lot of 70s punk, and that listening almost never involves The Jam while I do listen to a lot of British bands like The Clash to Gang Of Four to Crass to The Damned to The Slits (and so on and so forth down into the depth of less mainstream bands who don't claim to be the biggest band in the 70s British punk scene). So I think Paul Weller, who was a big part of The Jam, may have an over inflated view of himself and his worth, and it also seems this list is only contributing to that over inflation. This album is nothing special in any way.

Oh, wild, you say?

It sounds fine, but not much was resonating with me. Dad Rock wasn’t having its moment yet…

album #56 when sunflower started, i got SO excited because wow...that must mean this will be a banger! unfortunately, it was dull as dishwater for the rest of the album lol. does not deserve it's place on the list, i am afraid! much love to paul weller though ꩜ average track rating: 2.6/5 ꩜ favourite track(s): sunflower ꩜ least favourite track(s): all of the others lol ꩜ album rating: ★★⯪☆☆ ꩜ number of albums left to review: 1,033 ꩜ number of albums from the list that i agree with being on the list: 31 ꩜ albums from the list that I would consider on my list: 12 ꩜ albums from the list I won't include on my list: 44

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Ok! Some 90's blues rock, that'll work for today! Ok, the production is good, I wonder when the album will start to shine... Ok... I'm still waiting... This is so vanilla milk toast... The instrumental tracks were about the only thing that actually stood out to me... The rest of it all floated away during my dull Saturday morning walk. The lyrics were blah, the voice was ok sometimes, but not really. All in all, it was just Ok.

Not for me. Kind of boring/generic rock. Nothing really special.

Boring music for old people

It is yet another dull record from the British Isles. It has cool guitars and some interesting moments but it is not a noteworthy album by any means. 7/10 [DROP]

No bad songs but a little boring. Nothing really stuck out to me. But didn't feel the need to turn it off it was more like background music. Sometimes it got a little more exciting but overall a little bland

I'm afraid the problem with Paul Weller is that he's terribly boring. This is a long way from offensive, and at its absolute best sounds a little like a poor man's Cat Stevens or Van the Man, but it's so bland it beggars belief. All the songs are almost identical, his voice never alters mood or style and it's very long. I don't hate it or anything, because it can't inspire that level of emotion.

3/10

A blantantly inoffensive record with a few decent - good songs that get a nod out of my life. Sort of like Woodface, but with added swagger. See you later down the line (5/10, 2/5 on this scale)

Singer-songwriter: 80 eme album =>2/5 J'avais trouvé 'All Mod Cons' de The Jam dynamique mais peu original (noté 2/5), là l'album n'est pas du tout original (absolument aucun intérêt). En plus il est très mou, très ennuyeux et trèèèès long. Pas désagréable par ailleurs, il passe en musique de fond sans problèmes.

Meh

some super not high but decent notes, kinda like a rollercoaster for kids where the climax is a tiny hill

Boring

This album was like a brick wall for me. Country music from a guy from England. Just not my thing. Although it's being a little hypocritical because I love the Canadian 80s bands that would purposely sing with British accents.

2/5 Hm.

Not bad vocals, and songs.

Not so much a "bad" album, but there was nothing about it that would hook me and make me revisit it. So, just, why?

Like everyone else, this was painfully dated and dad rock in feel - from the raspy vocals to the Johnny Lang-pretending to be BB King-but not even as famous as Johnny Lang overall vibe. The instrumental tracks were best, and 'Country' was okay but this was otherwise pretty mediocre - and borderline annoying in its mediocrity.

Album #71, Paul Weller, Wild Wood, ⭐⭐ This is going to be a harsh review for a decent album, but I just don’t get it. I like Paul Weller, or at least I respect him anyway. I really like The Jam. He’s a legend for his work with them. But could somebody some context? Was this a big album? Was it a significant album? I’ve read online that it was his comeback, but I kind of just feel a little bit like, so what? It’s not a bad album, but it’s nowhere near as good as other albums on this list. There’s nothing particularly interesting about it. I can hear the influences. I can hear Van Morrison, Neil Young, Eric Clapton. I can hear The Band. But I just don’t know why I wouldn’t rather be listening to them than this. Very little of it grabbed me. It’s too long, and it commits the mortal sin that’s pretty much unforgivable. It bored me. I was quite bored throughout, and looking back on it, I don’t really recognise or remember any of the songs. The only one that really dug its hooks into me was “Pictures on the Wall”, which I thought was a lovely tune. Paul Weller has a good voice, very soulful, and it suits the music well. Songs take little turns into jazzy territory and there are a few small electronic touches throughout, but more or less very little interesting happens on the album. Maybe I don’t know enough about his solo career to understand if this was a big shift from The Style Council and The Jam. I’m just not sure about the context behind it. This is the first time I’ve really questioned an inclusion on the list. Even albums I didn’t like, like Get Rich or Die Tryin’ by 50 Cent, I could understand why they’re here because they were cultural phenomena. This one, I don’t get. I hate awkward silences. When I have people over, I always stick on music in the background that’s easy to ignore, just so the room never goes dead quiet. I usually go with Bill Callahan, who I really like, but I’ll keep this one in my back pocket because it’s perfect dinner party music that nobody has to pay attention to. To steal a phrase from The Simpsons, it’s a perfectly cromulent album. But it’s not an album I felt I needed to hear before I die, and that’s not what I got into this for.

This album was so boring and uninteresting that I forgot I even listened to it this morning. Legit almost started it again, but thankfully remembered just before I did

I have never heard of Paul Weller! Who is this? Not really my cup of tea. Sounds like something I'd listen to in a coffee shop and not mind I guess. That's harsh. But this is fine. It's fine?

Mid mid-70s rock from the mid-90s.

An okay album, J liked Wild Wood the most.

ehhhhhhh kind of cheesy lame as much as i like some of the playing and production

OK I guess, better than a lot of the shit he did with The Jam, which people seem to like for some unknown reason.

This album dropped off harder than Wile E Coyote stepping off of a cliff. What I thought was going to be good during song one suddenly was bad by song 2 and only got worse.

Mediocre

niet slecht, wel vergeetbaar

No thank you

I can see how I might have listened to this in 1993. But I would have completely forgotten about it almost immediately, it’s just that boring. Hard to believe Weller went from The Jam to this.

boring

Okay

Boring adult rock

Sunflower // 2.5/5

While not awful, I found this album just meh. It was fine. A nice break from the rap I've been fed by this 1001 albums list, but nothing I care if I ever hear again.

Didn't hate it, but also didn't find it particularly compelling.

mja

Shadow of the Sun was a pretty neat song, but the rest of the album is not really my type.

This shi was not jammin

This album is like 50% pretty cool and 50% boring slop

Easy listening while working. Nothing special to be honest, but pleasant nonetheless.

Music to play when your guests dont care about music.

I feel like Wild Wood could be best described as British Hootie and the Blowfish, but worse. It's nothing special in the slightest, and has its occasional moments where it could be considered "alright", but is otherwise run-of-the-mill 90's dreck. If you wanted generic music that sounds like it came out of a 90's sitcom that was trying too hard to be cool, this would be perfect. I also don't really care for his voice very much, it doesn't really fit in with the rest of the band. I kind of liked "5th Season", but nothing from the album really stood out to me. At least it wasn't a double album. Favorite Song: "5th Season"

This is just...boring.

As dull and uninspiring as a very weak cup of tea where the teabag has barely made contact with the water.

Man, I REALLY wanted to like this, but I just don't. It's so lifeless. It's got a few moments of interest, like the fuzzed out jam that closes Has My Fire Really Gone Out, but for the most part just languishes in old-guy soft-rock territory.

Eh, this was a weird one that clearly had the washed artist trying to make music in the 90s sound. A lot of albums have this sound but this one tries to blend in a bunch of 70s stuff in it. The instrumental tracks are a nice touch though but this ain't anything special.

Very weird to get Weller's 90s solo shit after a '78 Jam record in two consecutive days. But does not show well against the more edgy, class conscious, clinging to pogo punk Jam stuff. Very bland northern soul wannabe dreck. So boring. No.

This guy kind of reminds me of a British Springsteen, which I'm not sure the world needed. Kind of a mid-80s rock sound, but in 1993. Or maybe Hootie and the Blowfish's main inspiration, without the singles. 2/5.

Paul Weller? Hm, never heard of him. But I sure love me some 90s music. Let's see what this is all about. hmmm don't like it. 2 stars

A very dull, standard and uninteresting song-writer experience. The only remarkable aspect about this are the wide range of used instruments and the changes between acoustic and more rock oriented tracks. There is nothing more about it, as the writing of this album feels very standard and safe, which makes it quite boring for a 53 minutes record. Only songs I can really said I liked are "Shadow of the Sun" thanks to its more "experimental" ending (if it could be called that) and "Holy Man(reprise)" which it kind of funky and has a great sounding flute. Overall, a very forgettable and tedious album with a great lack of emotional value.

I am not a big fan of The Jam, The Style Council or The Weller. I wonder if there's a consistent reason for that? *think emoji*

Not really moving me

Already cannot remember a single second of this. Sorry but I think that says enough.

M’oui, pas nul, pas bien 2,5/5

I never had much time for Weller so this was slightly better than expected. It has a couple of good tunes on there but it wasn't hugely memorable either.

Seasoned pro makes competent album. Nothing here really grabbed me. Pleasant enough.

This album is just correct, somehow monotonous and tedious. It lacks a music that stands out and make it memorable. „5th season” only did it for me. 2.5/5

If I did this list I probably wouldn't put 800 unoriginal acoustic rock albums on it, but this dude sure did.

very 90s

Pretty meh album, overall. I'll say a 2/5 is fair.

5/10 Boooooring Favorite song: 5th season Least favorite: moon on your pyjamas

This one really needed some trimming down. Overall the music here is unobtrusive and fairly enjoyable, but on each listen through I ended up getting really burnt out around track 12, and there's still 5 tracks worth of material to get through from there. Nothing here really moved me or stuck with me, which doesn't necessarily have to be a bad thing, but on a list as coveted as this just strikes me as odd. Uninspiring Fav track: 3 - Wild Wood Best Three Track Run: 1, 2, 3

WTF? I'm sorry but I just can't see any reason why this album belongs on this list. It isn't that is is bad, it just isn't that good or interesting.

This one bored me. Production-wise it sounded great, but none of the songwriting hooked me at all, and at 54 minutes it felt a little more like 80. I'll pass on this one.

In the 286 entries we've had to date, I have never described an album as 'boring'. I think it's a disingenuous word; an album can be subjectively bad, or fail to leave an impression, but in this 'best of' list, the music usually never fails to provoke some kind of reaction. On that note, this album is boring as shit! Paul Weller had 16 songs, 53 minutes to put some emotion into his singing, but he squanders that opportunity at every turn. There's some cool stuff happening in the instrumentation, but it's not enough to save the record as it consistently takes a backseat to Paul's monotony. At least the two bite-sized instrumentals here actually let the band showcase their talent, but they're hilariously over about as soon as they start. In my opinion, Solid Air by John Martyn sounds like everything they're trying to do here but with actual good execution. Standouts: Instrumental - Pt. 1 • All The Pictures On The Wall • Instrumental - Pt. 2

Comme mentionné concernant l'album de Style Council, j'ai jamais compris l'évolution musicale de ce type. The Jam = punk poppy mais bon; Paul Weller = quasiment du soft rock de matantes. Pis The Style Council = bof.

Pretty dull and boring, sorry Paul.

Ooh this might actually be interesting and different. Hmm. What is this lad on about. Just yapping all over the place really. I like this but it's also so white guy music what are we doing. Yeah same thing with this one it's just kind've nothingburger. Like I have no feelings either way. I like it but if I never hear it again I'm not missing out. What are there so many instrumentals bro no one wants to hear your funky beats. Mid as hell if I'm being honest. Favourite: 5th Season Least favourite: Wild Wood

A short review as I’m on vacation, but this was not what I expected it to be and not in a good way. I think my mood was looking for something poppier and this was more bluesy. It wasn’t bad, but also didn’t feel necessary. I’m hoping the generator will be kinder for the rest of my trip.

He's obviously talented, but this album sounded like a Traffic/Steve Winwood cover album, which isn't inherently a bad thing. Still didn't really tickle me though.

Not really my jam. A few songs I knew. Far too long

Dull is the word I’m looking for to describe this album. It has some decent moments, however, the song writing, production & delivery all fall a little flat, as if the entire thing is missing any edge or intrigue. It’s not a bad listen by any stretch of the imagination, but I’ve only just finished listening to it and I’m already feeling like I don’t remember anything notable at all.

Jeg hørte mye på både "Sunflower" og "Can You Heal Us (Holy Man)" på et tidspunkt. De to låtene står seg dels fortsatt, men det er kanskje en grunn til at jeg aldri hørte noe særlig på resten av albumet. "Shadow of the Sun" funker også. Mye av det låter veldig datert. Voldsomt 90s på vondt. Selv om "All The Pictures On The Wall" høres ut som en mindre kjent Clapton-låt fra 70-tallet. Deler av plata er sånn holde kaffekoppen med to hender-aktig, men så er det når Weller skal tøffe seg med rocka partier det går galt. Det er litt 70s-partier, som på "5th Season", men også grungeaktig på "Has My Fire Really Gone Out?" Ja, kanskje Style Council og The Jam var peaken. Men selv de holde kaffekoppen med to-henderaktige låtene er masete produsert. "Country" og "Foot of the Mountain" har en gitarproduksjon som gir meg gåsehud på feil måte. Mer som skraping på tavle. Låtene er generiske og bare surrer i bakgrunnen. Hadde vært perfekt på en kafé hvor man kan holde kaffekoppen med to hender, om ikke produksjonen hadde vært så masete.

I just listened to this album and I have zero memory of it 10 seconds later so I guess it wasn't good

This is my first album for the year, and it looks like there’s nowhere to go but up. Sorry, Paul Weller, but apparently your music is a good example of something I don’t like.

This album didn’t resonate with me personally.

I like the Jam way better. By a fucking mile. Are there moments on this record? Of course, but not to the same extent as an average record by The Jam. This is also a very English record one might say. Weller apparently moving on from the limitations of the Jam being labeled Who copyists, self destructs in stages. The Style Council then this. Brutal. The Jam were the best band in England by a wide mile when the broke up. Weller, on the other hand, was idolized as the mod father. But by all accounts, he is a bit of an entitled dick. And this record, was in my opinion the start of the decline. Records after this are weak at best. Some are just pure shit. See 66, Return to El Dorado. I get he is old now (67 at this writing) but after Stanley Road, the songs really were not there anymore. Has My Fire Really Gone Out? really was unanswered at this time. Now it is. Yup - out like a light now. At least on this album there are a few tracks which hold their own as solid songs. Not as good as The Jam. This is Weller dialing it back a bit after the Style Council, which, for a moment seemed like a good idea until that ran out of steam. This is Weller, as singer songwriter, experimenting with American sounding folk rock sung with a British accent. Mostly mid temple with, at times, spirited singing. Some clunkers such as the 2 brief instrumentals, and the catchy but weird Moon On Your Pajamas make this an uneven listen. Keep the title track and Sunflowers and skip the rest. 2/5

no thanks not really.

This guy has a great voice and some cool guitar work, but these songs are such bland fare that I can’t see where anyone would credit them with being seminal or inspirational or exceptional in any way.

An affront to the listeners time, with music thats so unremarkable I am left questioning how and why this album takes up a spot on the list. It is not technically an outright bad record, but it’s offensively bland and safe. There’s ways to be tastefully bland and safe, this isn’t it. I will remember nothing from this album. A low 2/5 stars with nothing of note

Ooh boy sarcastic elbows will not like this. I don’t mind Weller. But it’s the Jam really. Not his solo stuff. It’s good. But really doesn’t belong here. 2 stars

In which Paul Weller invents Dad Rock for the 90s. It's pretty good if you've never heard anything Steve Winwood released in the 1960s. Unfortunately I have, and so this is just a bit 'meh', a bit derivative, a bit rote. It's well played and recorded and all fine, but I find it hard to get enthusiastic about. It's fine. Really, no, it's fine. It's _fine_. 2.5 stars, rounding down because of those dreadful Instrumentals. The lyrics generally range between banal and naff, sung with an impressive commitment for such shallow cliches, but the album is even worse without them.

Nothing memorable.

This is the second album from British singer Paul Weller, who sometimes sounds like Eric Clapton. The music here could have been from any era from the 1960s to date. Instrumental (Pt. 1) and Pt.2 were good but much too short. Instrumental Two was a waste of 50 seconds. There were a few other decent tunes (Moon on your Pyjamas) while the rest of the tracks were boring and/or forgettable.

found it a bit boring

nothing stuck

I thought this was ok. I am not familiar with Paul Well or The Jam but he is a great guitar player. I liked the instrumentals especially number 3 more than the other songs.

album de rock uns 15 anos atrasado. seria um ABALO nos anos setenta, nos noventa não dá pra ligar muito. bem qualquer coisa.

Booooooriiiiiing

Já... þetta rann í gegn án þess að vekja nokkrar merkilegar tilfinningar. Það var helst að þrjú stutt instrumental lög væru áhugaverð, samtals um þrjár mínútur af fimmtíu og fjórum. Stuðar ekkert, er bara frekar döll.

I passively listened

it's ok

Boring and self indulgent.

Ain't ever gonna reach for a Paul Weller solo album when The Jam is available.

I knew this was British by the guitar tone in the first 5 seconds of this album. I really need the American office version of this book so we stop getting so many average albums that sort of popped off only in England. I didn’t dislike it but I can’t remember a single thing I listened to like 5 minutes removed from listening to it. I guess I liked the weaver but I couldn’t tell you how it went.

Very standard 90s Singer/Songwriter rock music. Sometimes fun, mostly chill, but also pretty forgettable.

meh...

Plenty of bangers, it felt derived from Richie Havens in several spots. Still decent though

Listened to this 2.5 times and really wanted to like it but it's just one of those albums where literally none of the tracks can adhere to my brain.

It's solid but a little too safe and conventional for me

It was a fine album, no takeaways from me

the jam vond ik top.. style council al veel minder... solo vind ik paul een beetje hits and misses...

1st Album. Instrumentals top tier, so much so that I wished he would stop signing at some points. It all began to blend into each other and felt so generic by the end. Sunflower was the best imo

Meh wasn’t crazy about it

Interesting album overall, Some songs were on point and others sounded like a demo... I couldn't really get into it but overall it was descent music but just moving on.

Everytime something good started to happen on this album, it was quickly replaced with something boring and then the boring thing lasted for a long time.

The rock songs were good then we get slow soft crap.

Soft rock but not great....writing is solid but they are quite forgettable tunes. Marking it down cos he can do alot better

I don’t get the Paul Weller fascination. The Jam was a fantastic band that cut its own path. Weller’s subsequent acts have left me wanting more. This was better than The Style Council. But just barely. 2.5

Bit of a gentle mood

The Motown inspiration is clearly there but it doesn't really evoke the same feeling. I'm just left wanting to listen to Marvin Gaye instead. This feels similar to John Mayer. A talented musician's attempt at soul music that just feels emotionally limp. Between this and the kd Lang album, I'm thinking that the 90s lounge rock does nothing for me.

Quintessential dad rock. The instrumental tracks being the best kinda tells the whole story.

I have to say that i struggled to find some songs out of this album to really like,so barely i'll name a few: All the pictures in the wall Has my fire really gone out? 5th Season Shadow of the sun(7:36!) Hung up. it's a 2/5 for me cause songs could be shorter,yes even the 3:00 min or so ones and the instrumentals were unnessesary.

Unfortunately this failed the vibe check within the first 10 seconds. He says "I don't care how long this lasts, we have no future, and we have no past" and then proceeded to establish his history with the girl for the rest of the song. I can't stand when writers say something they don't mean just to land a rhyme. The vocals are earnest but I just didn't buy the writing. 2/5

Decent album. Straight forward and no frills. Hard to believe this guy was in The Jam and The Style Council - such a different sound.

Album was only 53 minutes but damn did it drag on. A few decent songs and a bunch of meh.

I’m like 70 albums into this and I’ve had to review two albums by The Jam and one now by Paul Weller. As the kids say, I’m tired, boss. It’s fine but, as the kids also say, suss.

what if you took jimi hendrix, removed most of the talent and emotion, and stirred in a heaping helping of U2? ah well, someone had to make music for moms in the 90s to half listen to while they drove their kids to school

Meh, kinda corny

I always note down my favorite tracks when listening to an album on this project. Of the 16 only 2 got consideration. Totally forgettable and I’m so curious why this was included. 2/5

Eher langweilig

this sucks

Fave track: sunflower. Would I revisit this: no.

Listens: 3 Standout Tracks: Shadow Of The Sun, Holy Man (Reprise) Very middling, bland adult contemporary music with a few good pieces of guitar work. Some of the acoustic tracks are okay too. Very little risk-taking; nothing even remotely transgressive or controversial. Little by way of interesting hooks, catchy lyrics, or exciting stylistic choices/decisions. This is going to be one of those albums that I will forget immediately after the day has passed. It occupies no space in my mind. I've never heard of Paul Weller and I suspect I'll never come across him again unless he - bizarrely - has two albums on the List.

Was positive in the beginning of the album, but halfway through I got bored

Some ok songs, one or two songs that caught my ear and then more than one clunker….

This is really exceptionally boring. I would be very hard pushed to elaborate on that.

I kept thinking about this album being made by that one uncle who always wanted to make an album and finally sat down and made it happen.

Smooth like Johnnie Walker Blue

This is a good album. Well written, well performed and the production is great. No arguments there. It’s front loaded, and - for me - it begins to lose its appeal around the half hour mark. Well executed, but too safe.

He empezado a aceptar que el nombre del libro debería ser "1001 álbumes que te van a gustar si eres un boomer británico". Ahora álbumes como este ya no me molestan, sino que me pongo cómodo y los disfruto. Blues rock tan típico e insustancial que parece mentira que lo haya compuesto la misma persona que fuera líder de The Jam. Pero bueno, es un álbum que se deja escuchar muy fácilmente, perfecto para conducir o poner en la oficina. Sobre todo, la producción es impoluta, donde cada instrumento aparece en la posición precisa para que la mezcla sea lo más placentera posible. Por lo demás, este álbum no dice nada nuevo. A veces suena a Neil Young, a veces a Traffic o a Eric Clapton, y en general a rock setentero con veinte años de retraso. Pero todavía me queda algo de dignidad, así que lo voy a dejar en dos.

Wasn’t for me

If you think the Kings of Leon are edgy, wait till you get a load of this

I really like Paul Weller's vocals, and I think he is a great artist. I just think this album is a bit boring. It started off fairly strong, but I had trouble really focusing on the music the further in I got. I want to give it a higher rating, but I just can't, in good conscience, say that this is equal to other albums I gave a higher rating.

The riff that pops up about halfway through “Sunflower” really works for me, then comes some welcome fuzz and drum fills (but not too much). Still, my corny alarms were warming up for a ring. Paul Weller is, as far as I know, a talented musician and songwriter, but this album fell completely flat to me. Outside of some momentary highlights (like the riff mentioned above, or that warbling synth on “Shadow of the Sun”) this was sonic wallpaper. I’m not sure what makes this album required listen outside of it being made by Weller, which feels like a disservice to all parties. I was leaning towards three stars because it’s not unpleasant to listen to, but I’m becoming less and less generous with boring albums as time goes on. (And his voice kind of bothers me. Not to be mean, but it’s giving folky buttrock.)

This is a rock album by a frontman of a band from decades prior who still has something to say! That should set your expectations for how it feels and sounds Makes me feel more like a retiree than Clapton ever could Thinking about listening to Sleepless by Peter Wolf after this, anyone with me?

4/10 Favorite: Moon On Your Pyjamas

I really like the Jam, but this is so, so boring. I have no idea why this would ever be on a list that people need to hear before they die. He has a great voice, but everything else about this album is completely forgettable.

Nope

Generic to a fault. Missing the spark for greatness, and, come to that, any memorable songs. Forgettable 2/5.

boring, hard to distinguish one song from the other. Specific moments and songs are quite good, but do little to bring up the rest of the album.

Sunflower Wild Wood

Awful production. Second track has some bass rattling that almost sounds intentional. Lots of background “tones” that sound bad. Nothing stuck here. A few good moments.

I feel like I've heard it before, and heard it better. Maybe he inspired the other ones, or maybe he's a cheap knockoff. Either way, I'm done thinking about it.

What in the Hootie, Sweat, and Tears is this? I had to double-check to make sure that this is the same Paul Weller as the one who was in The Jam. Any one of The Jam's first three albums should be on this list. This piece of radio-friendly Adult Contemporary fluff does not belong here. The music on this album seems dated for 1993, as his earlier Neo-Mod/New Wave/Punk vibe probably would have gone over quite well at the time. Instead, he trades his edgy roots in the dangerous city for a comfortable and compromised life in the suburbs.

Meh…

Retro, relaxed. A bit boring.

Day558 - how is this the same guy from the jam?

Some good funky moments, but overall found this one boring. Don't like his voice much either.

mid

Didn't get time to listen to much of this, nothing outrageous, nothing particularly interesting either. It was nice enough but didn't invoke any emotion in my either way.

90s grocery store soundtrack but it had some nice moments

I started listening, and was unimpressed. Enough to seek out who IS Paul Weller, because I didn't recognize the name. Found out he was responsible for the Jam (also not my style) and The Style council! So I went and listened to my favorite 'Confessions of a Pop Group. I ,ay come back and listen to more of this album, but I doubt it.

Sounds uninspired

Its boring although a good production but nothing special

A couple of ok to good songs ("Sunflower" and "Wild Wood") and a whole lot of MOR pre-Britpop style rock. I used to like Weller a lot, but I've honestly barely listened to anything by him in 25 years now, it just makes me think as a young and impressionable teen in the days when this came out, maybe I was too easily dazzled?

meh

pretty easy listen. pleasant singer-songwritery folk-rock; not my usual cup of tea, but this was pretty nice, especially instrumentally. however it overstayed its welcome a bit.

i liked the melancholic and atmospheric sound of some of the songs (wild wood, all the pictures on the wall and country) but the rest was just fine, which isn't great for an album that's so long

His second solo album. Sunflower is a good opening. Nice guitar licks. Never heard this album before. I was expecting something more up tempo and The Jam like. This is quite mellow and tired sounding vocally. If you think about the artists and bands around on 1993 this is kind of 'Dad Rock' sounding. As Weller goes this is Diet Pepsi. I prefer the full sugar of Coca Cola that is Weller in The Jam. A tad same. Nice production though.

I'm not a fucking dentist.

Bit too bland for me. Couldn't connect with it. At least I know not to listen to it again. To be fair did like some of the instrumental sections

Steve Windwood in a fake mustache and glasses playing 90s rock.

Mid. Reminds me of Clapton, without the virulent racism or the charisma either.

Not gonna lie, this album is not what I expected out of the 90's? Overall, I didn't hate the experience of listening to this album, but I also didn't love it. And I'm just thinking that might be worse than really loving or hating it. It's a little too blues-y for my taste, though interestingly, the bluesiest track on this record is the one I actually enjoyed most (because at least it knew what it was doing).

Pleasant listening, but a bit bland... 2,5/5

Not bad. I enjoyed some of the album and can definitely see myself listening to one or two songs in the future, but nothing about the album really stood out to me.

It seemed like this album tried really hard to be cool. It really wasn’t. It just seemed so unbelievably corny to me. There was something about it that came across as trying way too hard. Maybe it was because I had poisoned the well by reading a review that said it sounded like dentist rock 😂 I hadn’t any idea what dentist rock could be but when I listened to this album I finally understood.

The album equivalent of talking about the weather. Nothing much to say, nor very memorable. 2/5

A common arc - going through a period of youthful exuberance and creativity where "rules" are meant for breaking and studios are for capturing the essence of that energy - once that well dries up after, let's say your 30s, you start to appreciate the craft of songwriting, arrangements and studio precision; the rules were there for a reason and the creative challenge is to work within their confines. Can yield some late-career gems or some incredibly lame music - Wild Wood falls firmly in the latter category.

I forget what almost all of this sounded like. It was very bland Brit pop that I couldn’t connect with at all. It’s not for me. It would be fine as background music, but I was again, looking at how long the next song was each time, hoping they were short.

Wild Wood was ok, everything was a bit boring.

His voice is nice - kind of raspy. But I'm a bit bored.

Sometimes the punks grow up. Was The Jam punk? I don't know. The Jam had some good songs, but I don't really know much about them. That Weller has a long solo career after The Jam was completely unknown to me. Sadly it's because these songs fail to register anything except a ho hum feeling. Disappointing really.

File under: “Why is it on the list?” Not bad, pleasant enough, but lyrically and musically relatively uninteresting.

Hissimusiikkia mutta parempaa. Tässähän tämä meni kuunnellessa

Pretty forgettable after the opening track. A little singer-songwritery in a way that just did not grab me.

Pretty good moments but ultimately nothing spectacular.

I couldn’t focus on this album, nothing special.

Pretty bland

uhh gitarre im intro tont schomal cool, erinneret mich ah öppis s solo isch zwar churz aber sehrsehr cool gsi! sini stimm hani iwie nöd sooo gern AAAHHH D GITARRE ERINNERET MICH CHLI AH THE CULT JZ HANIS WIEDER can you heal us findi chli lame iwie hahaha okkk s klavier isch na cool als understützig aber böö finds bis jz echli sehr schön und fründlich de schluss vo has my fire gone out isch na abgange! schweife aber immer wieder chli ab leider country INSANE LANGWILIG UHH KLAVIER MIER ISCH LANGWIIILIIIIG HALLO PAUUULLLL hahah d reprise vo holy man isch na dumm moon on yout pyjamas isch musikalisch seeeehr schön aber sini stimm gfalltmer eifach nöd? bzw. sie passt iwie nödso? weiss nöddd wiso isch das album uf dere liste? ich verstahs nöd sorry, hans echt langeilig gfunde, hii und daa mal e cooli bridge oder so aber iwie hani alles so seicht gfunde

Weller doing Weller

Reading through some of the other reviews, it's very fun to see others describe this album as "funky." I have to assume these are the same type of folks to call black pepper "spicy."

2.5

блять, я будто слушаю саундтрек низкосортного сериала, хотя вайбик определенный есть, 2/5, мне не нравки.

How does Paul Weller keep worming his way in to this list in different outfits? Average white guy and nothing more.

Forgot every song as I listened to it.

2 - fine

I vaguely remember this one getting pushed back in 1993 but it never had much traction stateside. The title track has 33M listens on Spotify, I may have heard it once or twice but it's not a song I'd seek out. Overall the album was just ok, kind of boring though. It feels folky and wanders, not my thing I guess. I thought it felt very singer/songwriter focused and independently produced as it obviously wasn't looking for hits or mainstream acceptance. Background music at best. Being honest, I didn't finish this one, there was no compelling reason to go through all 16 songs once I hit #11. No influence that I can see or measure, zero hits in the US, average music and vocals. Would never make my T1001 and not sure how it made yours.

What are the merits that this one's got to be included, since the wikipedia article didn't shed a single photon of light upon this. Music is perfectly adequate pop, nice productions, the songs are as boring as ever. It's referred to as trad rock in few places and I'm assuming it's some sort of initiator to a micro genre of british popular music, one which I couldn't give a gnats bollocks about, but none the less. This might be the reason why this album is held in high regard. Fractionally more interesting than country/folk evolution with wee bit of added electricity.

2/5

boy stop tearing your throat and let the rest have fun, and make it better

Cannot say I have ever been a great fan of Paul Weller as a solo artist. Although he is a well regarded musician there is little of his solo work that I like. I am also not keen on him as an individual in the way he acts and his deportment. This was not helped at all by the death last week of The Jam’s drummer Rick Buckler. Reading his obituary it appears that Weller’s attitude towards him was not good. True or not I don’t have much time for Weller so my view of him does affect my view of his music. He was the darling of the British music press and this album held up by them as a masterpiece. I never bought into this and less so now and regarded listening today as time wasted. 2/5 25/2/25

[3/10]

Old man rock. There are some decent tunes here, but just incredibly unexciting. Best song: Moon on Your Pyjamas

2.5

Pretty bland I’d say.

"You kids like the rock and roll, yeah? Check out this Wild Wood record!" "Shut up, Dad."

Nothing stood out to me about this album. Maybe I didn't give it enough attention, but it also didn't grab at me in any way. Sounded like he was a good musician and singer. The album frequently reminded me of 90's easy listening or contemporary rock. Not sure if this a great album because he originated that sound, or he did it best in some regard, but it just wasn't anything to me.

This was too long and boring. It wasn't awful all the time but I can't understand why this made the list.

This is very well constructed music. If I pause to consider a sheet of paper I can appreciate it as well. I'm just not getting anything from this that says "You should listen to this" It's a cohesive album of music that sounds like waiting room music. It's lacking soul.

i got bored

Someone reviewed this and said it sounds timeless bc it could’ve been made in the 70s. No…it sounds like the 70s, but 20 years later for some reason. Soulless tripe.

Quite Boring. Nothing all that special or different about it. Dont really understand why it's on the list.

Most of the songs were bad. I thought Paul Weller was better than this. Why did I think "Wild Wood" would be a good album? Looks like I'll be forgetting this album. "Sunflower" is actually quite good though. 2 stars for "Wild Wood".

Very dull, couldn't get into it.

2/5

I've always found Weller's solo work a little bland compared with The Jam and Style Council. Something about it just never really grabbed me, although I normally like the singer-songwriter genre too. It's OK but I don't know how important this is and not much stood out.

It was nothing to write home about and certainly not must listen to before I die… I enjoyed the blues infused rock, there were some ok tracks, but overall more on the generic side

The title track was okay, with hints that it could’ve been something better, but the rest failed to make an impression (at best). The instrumentals were probably the best part. 2 for being boring

It’s fine.

Dull

Not bad, very inessential. Doubt I'll listen again and can't think of a good reason to put this on the list. The Jam was a lot better.

First five songs or so, I thought were pretty strong. Lost momentum pretty quick. Too bad, coulda gave probably made a nice 35 minute album out of this. Not bad, but definitely did not need to hear it.

The good thing about 1001albumsgenerator is that you maybe start with the opinion that although you liked the Jam, you hated Paul Weller solo stuff, and just like that you get Wild Wood and your opinion is validated. A competent album that neither moves or excites but simply floats over your head leaving you no better off for having listened to it

It was okay

It's...not great. I don't really think it stands out. It sounds like stereotypical early 90s rock. That time where grunge was starting to wind down, but there were these acts that were kind of stuck between grunge and Clapton era classic guitar rock. 2 stars

I accepted it. No more. No less.

Meh, this was fine. Kind of boring. Kind of Ok.

dentist rock

I’m guessing this is a „you had to have been there album“. Well, I wasn’t.

Paul Weller I have known by name only, and having given it a listen yesterday I feel it remains that way. Unmemorable to me, except for a few similarities to Neil Young I identified. Oh well, onwards and upwards.

This is forgettable. Not worth adding to the list in my opinion

Maybe a 3

Wasn't much aware of Weller or The Jam before some Facebook music group posts. The lyrics can be a good bit underwhelming, in keeping with the yacht rock stylings of the music. I can hear at times what could have been pretty cool, like in the instrumental part of Has My Fire Really Gone Out? or 5th Season or Shadow of the Sun, but the lyrics return too soon. I keep feeling like this could have been something.

maybe my head wasn't in the right place, but this seemed really bland. there are so many bold albums that didn't make the cut, i fail to see why this one did. i thought the first song was all right, though.

I really wanted to like it.

I accidentally gave another album two instead on 3 stars, so ol' Paulie boy can join them.

boring

I was almost as bored listening to this as Paul Weller was recording it.

This was a background music type album for me. I never heard of Paul Weller until I listened to this. Cool riffs throughout the album,.but it was mainly jam music with more rhythmic singing parts being interjected between blues type riffs. I didn't really hear many hooks on the songs that drew me.in. I feel like this is an Americana type album, which is strange because Paul is English yet sounds like some type of blues singer.

I don't like it. The vocals and some of the blues noodling is Clapton-adjacent. I think I know what it feels like for Elvis Costello haters to listen to Elvis Costello now.

Perfectly fine album from an artist I’ve never heard of before.

You’d think he’d do something interesting at least once, even if by accident, in this albums 54 minute run time, but no. Not once. This album brings absolutely nothing into the world. It’s not enjoyable in the slightest, yet it also isn’t bad enough to laugh at. The sheer lack of any creativity at all is almost enough to earn this album a score of 1/5, in my opinion. However, I will refrain from giving out that score, to save it for the truly intolerable albums.

Very Frampton

Oh, hey, look at that, it's a rootsy throwback from an established artist. Of course it made this list.

not bad

unremarkable, como dicen los gringos. No recuerdo nada de este disco.

Solid 90s album, nothing special to me though.

Inoffensive early 90’s dad rock. As a dad it’s about three decades too early for me to enjoy.

When I first started to learn to play guitar I had a book that was something like learn guitar in 40 songs, and the first one was Wild Wood. I'd never heard it and had no way easy of finding it at the time, so I just guessed. I had the strumming pattern well off and it sounded terrible but I learned Em and Am, so cheers Paul. To the album, I had no idea this what post-Jam Paul Weller sounded like, what happened? He has a good voice that nearly saves a few of these Phil Collins-adjacent tracks but all of it is proper over produced middle of the road 90s mush. 1.5.

Never listened to Paul Weller before.... If you didn't know he was in the Jam, there is absolutely nothing about this solo stuff that would give you any hint of this. No similarities at all. I actually didn't dislike any of it, but it all just feels a bit fluffy...unsubstantial somehow. Needs more to it. But it isn't bad, just very forgettable. Sorry Paul, I'll stick to the jam

Not exactly the jam, and that is a problem

C'était correct mais sans plus.

I wasn’t a huge fan of this. It’s very 90s in an incredibly specific way, but one that is very hit or miss for me, and this is a miss. “Hung Up” was a bright spot, but that was about it. I wish I could give this a 2.5, but I’m rounding down.

So forgettable I'm not 100% sure I actually listened to it.

Я странно себя чувствую по этому поводу, но это очень скучный альбом. Последние несколько песен ок, но возможно за час я просто привык. Лучшая песня - Shadow Of The Sun.

I read through a few of the 5 star comments, and I wish I heard this as they hear it so I can understand. But I was mostly bored. The title track is nice, but I really just felt an overwhelming blah vibe by the time I was through.

Decent enough.

There's plenty of music worth praising for the production, but there's something about music where the production is the main point of praise 💀

not much to say, it was alright

The instrumental aspect of the songs is good, if not a little boring, but the lyrics just feel...blah. I don't know what genre this would fall under, but I imagine some liberal boomers in early 2000s really liking this album. For me, it's pretty bland and flavorless.

I was so bored with this album, and it being a double album really wore me down. Barely got through it one time only. Almost every song felt identical, and I'm not really a fan of soulful music like this to begin with, so the closest I came to enjoying this was bopping my head to some of the drums and beats. I have no idea what to look for in this album, if it's in the lyrics, I wasn't tuning into those very much so I may have missed out on something there. It seems that his lyrics are a well praised aspect of his music by critics, so I'm giving this two stars to reflect that potential. I didn't actively hate this. but I really don't see myself listening to this album as a whole ever again.

Paul Weller rocks. This album... ehhhhh... not so much

Starts off really good but loses steam half way through

not really for me. Production is aight but this is boring. whoever said dentist rock nailed it lol.

Snooze fest 1993 deluxe edition. 2/5

Das ist ein Rockalbum. Ich finde, nicht eines der besseren. Der Titelsong des Albums ist gut. Alles andere eher durchschnittlich

I like the sound and tone of this guy's voice but the songs are so melancholy, I don't feel excited or particularly sad listening to it. Is he the guy from The Jam?? That doesn't make sense. 2 stars

This album takes the worst impulses of 90s adult alternative and throws them all together. The lyrics are bad, the music is bland, and the jams remind me of bands that play at local farmers markets and get all the 50 and 60 year olds dancing horribly. Paul Weller's musical pedigree is impressive, and while I can see the appeal of this album despite what I've written so far, I don't believe it is anywhere near as groundbreaking as the Jam. However, the musicianship is good and the production is very good. A lot of work was put into this album in the studio and it shows. Maybe the resources would have been better spent somewhere else.

Totally listenable but also forgettable.

Maybe it me lately, but this album is very bland. Very listenable but nothing to make you say let me turn this one up .

Weller has a soulful voice and some of the music is decent but it's just so boring. The Jam were great, The Style Council were groovy but his solo work leaves me cold apart from the odd tune. I saw him live at The Royal Albert Hall about 14 years ago and all the bald mods were getting antsy cos he hadn't played any Jam hits yet and I could empathise.

Wild Wood doesn't deserve to be on here. It's bland stuff that thousands of other artists have done over decades, and just because it comes from a leading name in the industry doesn't make it any less bland. A boring low 2.

This is perfectly fine, decent enough to have on but it's not going to change anyone's life. It's pretty middle of the road, gets fun in places (The Weaver probably my favourite), but not a huge amount there. Think there's plenty better Weller stuff not on this list... 2/5.

Kinda nice, kinda gentle. An evening album after a day of work, but not a day of exhaustion. An album to be gentle around, and to be gentled to. It reminds me of Jack Johnson, but maybe Mr Weller was there before Jack was Jack? There is a place for an album in my group. I see it as light and joyous background music in a summer afternoon house after swimming in a crips ocean and the sun is escaping for the evening that will be long and conversational. Listening with my ears on, that could happen too. But its not there for me currently. Lets go 3 stars. ... nah, not quite. Lets go 2.

It was fine

I thought I would need to listen to the album again to get a better feel for the lyrics and music, but then decided not to.

Sounds like music my dad would turn on during camping trips and road trips. Easy listening soft pop rock that's borderline boring. I hate when you get one of these albums that is kind of boring and then you see that it's longer than a standard LP. I think the only song that really caught my ear was Shadow of the Sun. It got more psych and prog and the longer track length let the song develop more. I would have liked him to lean more into that although I understand that isn't really something that sells in the mainstream music world.

More like Paul Well-boring, am I right

I didn’t listen to the whole thing, but enough to get a review. It was okay.

Kind of boring, didn't really like or dislike it

jeg er sådan set ret stor fan af The Jam så jeg blev lidt overrasket (negativt). Nogle enkelte catchy numre, god stemme, men kedelig!

I wouldn't be mad if Paul Weller was playing live at a bar I walked into. I would be annoyed if I had to shout and strain for my friends to hear me over this perfectly passable background music.

The most bland easy-listening bullshit album I’ve ever heard. Who likes this!? And why is it so long?

Nice easy listening. Nothing remarkable, but nothing too bad. Never been one for soft rock but this wasn't the worst

Vaya rollazo. No le pongo un 1 porque estamos en Adviento y mi misión de hoy es decir cosas bonitas. Diré que la lista de canciones de después está bien :D.

Who even is this? Pleasant background music, nothing remotely interesting about it.

Well executed but boring department store rock.