Cafe Bleu

Ooooooh so, so smoooooth. I could feel my fingers sliding down my thighs, take the underpass and arrive with such desire in my dark soft tunnel. It's the record that made me fall in love with music...and also anal fingering.

I was enjoying the instrumental tracks, they're quite pleasant so took the edge off the Weller vocal tracks. However, in a completely unexpected swerve, rap happened. From Weller. The second hand embarrassment is too much. What the fuck was he thinking. It's so cringey, it hurts.

Easy listening for pretentious twats.

2 stars for musicianship but what the fuck was this

I’m not a hundred percent sure who this is for, it seems all over the place in tone

The piano was annoying at the start. I thought that that was just going to be an intro, but the shit show just continued. Sorry Weller, but it's just a big pile of wank. Utter horse shit. Unacceptable.

Comfortably the worst album we've listened to on this list. I had hitherto been unaware that it was possible to make music that sounds so soulless.

This was a fun listen. I’m still not 100% sure how I feel about it. I think that’s because it plays with so many sounds and styles. I’d listen again from front to back for sure. Totally different feel from The Jam as Paul Weller intended. But still rooted in great songwriting and creativity.

fuck me, that rap track is epic. meandering along on a sea of cafe jazz waiting patiently for shout to the top to come on and then boom, a super 90s funk rap track that you just know had a keytar involved. would happily have taken an album full of that. extra star for that bad boy.

An extra star for being Paul Weller. Not sure how the hell he ended up doing this dull and boring record. Now i'm gonna have to go and listen to The Jam.

This might be the dorkiest record on this list.

Funky soulful jazzy. Not what I would have expected from Paul Welker but very glad I've discovered it

The kindest thing I can say is that it's pretty ambitious with its genre hopping. However, others have done it much better. This was just annoying for the most part. I couldn't wait for it to stop. That rap track...lololololol Kudos for trying, in 1984 no less, but woof was that bad. That's coming from someone who generally enjoys old school sryle hip hop. It probably doesn't deserve a 1, but its getting it for annoying thr shit out of me. That's always a ticket to 1 star town.

The first half is some great contemporary jazz, in the 2nd half there is some cheese white-boy 80s hip-hop. It's probably a 3.5 but I was so surprised how much I enjoyed the 1st half, I gave it a 4 star.

I really enjoyed the first half of this album a lot. Then it sorta changed around Gospel. Dude started rapping? And like, eh I don't think it's very good. So first half solid, then nose dives.

This is one of the worst album I've ever heard of my life. Not only it was boring, but also annoying, out of place and made with bad taste. What the hell? I can't believe this album was actually made. Lame jazz meets unpleasant pop with their friend, the uncomfortable rap song. Seriously, I can't believe at what I just listened.

No words no thank you

A smooth and seamless record, through both its rhythmic jazz and 80s pop backdrop. The Style Council employs colorful chord progressions and brilliantly mastered drums to evoke the 'Cafe Bleu' emotion, and full discretion; to its album's success. Soul meets the blues on this record - although popularly existing hand-in-hand, The Style Council's prior stylistic decisions influence this amalgam, making it a bright and pleasing listen.

I didn’t know wham made a Freeform jazz/bosssnova record. I also probably could have come up with a better example than wham, but my knowledge of 80s British pop isn’t great.

Very unique album with regards to it's style: it's got sophistication, quirk, and playfulness. It's the kinda of style that would be later adopted by Vulfpeck with their more funky stylings. Regardless, there's a lot to like about the album but there are some off choices, such as the hiphop song. It might be the most eclectic album I've heard on the list so far, for better or for worse. It's really side B that leans heavy into it's right turns, so be ready for that. Pretty good otherwise.

Really enjoyed this album particularly the first half. While I haven't delved much into the Jam or Style Council it seems like this album pushes more into the direction Paul Weller would go in his solo work. Nice mix of soul, jazz, and pop and a lot of fun to listen to. Favorite songs The Paris Match (noted the Duo from Everything but the Girl are featured on this), My Ever Changing Moods. Give this one 3 stars

Vile

I've always found this such an uplifting album full of optimism. Our Favourite Shop may be TSC' masterpiece, but this is equally worthy for the joy it spreads. The two contrasting sides work really well. Weller was pushing it / taking the piss with the jazz club feel on side 1. Flip it over and side 2 makes you want to run free and celebrate life. I still get that buzz almost forty years later. Headstart for Happiness is such a calling card for all that is possible. Infectious.

Utterly smooth and filled with a level of soul that really speaks to you. The pure force of this album really surprised me, and I found myself being enthralled by nearly every track. Solid stuff and is just the right length to perfectly hold your attention and then move on. Faves: The Whole Point Of No Return, My Ever Changing Moods, Here’s One That Got Away, Me Ship Came In!, Headstart For Happiness, The Paris Match, You’re The Best Thing, Mick’s Blessings

Ahh Paul Weller and his then partner DC Lee. Great album with some super tunes on it. Love Mick Talbots Keyboard playing. "The Whole Point of No Return" "The Paris Match" "My Ever Changing Moods" & "Your The Best Thing" highlights but their isn't a bad track on this. I saw Mick Talbot with Jools Holland's Big Band a few years ago. Justifiably on the list!

The vocal performances aren’t my favorite thing ever, but the songs themselves are really great. From the instrumental jazz to the solo piano and voice tracks to some of the more poppy stuff, there’s a surprising amount of variety. Favorite Track(s): “The Paris Match,” “Dropping Bombs On the Whitehouse,” and “Here’s One That Got Away”

Never heard of them before or of this genre of 'sophisti-pop' Overall really enjoyed most of this album, it was a wild ride of styles though. Overall a 4 star I think.

This was such a pleasant surprise honestly. I have not heard any of these songs at all before, yet at the third and fourth listen I felt like I've always known them. This is the kind of album why I'm suscribed to this project. Best tracks: Blue Cafe The Paris Match My Ever Changing Moods You're The Best Thing 4/5

The payoff of diminished expectations, eh? As a British indie kid ca. 2000, The Jam were, like The Clash and The Kinks, part of my heritage; when my mates and I made mixtapes for the car in order to impress each other, a Jam track usually found its way onto our exacting compilations. However, The Style Council never got chosen; the only mate of ours who listened to The Style Council did so as an act of genuflection to his hero Paull Weller. This attitude, by my understanding, is pretty common across the UK: The Jam get praised as a key part of the British canon, and The Style Council get dismissed as a peculiarity by a iconic songwriter fleeing from his previous image. In any case, the sophisti-pop, 80s blue-eyed soul, jazzy instrumentals and (gulp) raps each seem, at first glance, a threat rather than an experiment. But ride me sideways, I rather like it. Paul Weller, giving his reasoning for this iconoclasm against The Jam's kinda thing, pointed out that the kids today in the mid-80s were grooving on down to soul, disco, R&B and other genres rooted in black music, so he and his new bandmate Mick Talbot might find exploring such music rewarding. The discerning listener may note that Mick Talbot was formerly the keyboardist for Dexy's Midnight Runners, the great soul champions of British new wave, so The Style Council were not going into these exotic genres that blindly. And Weller makes a decent enough fist of this more soulful style for Café Bleu to work. The album has 5(!) instrumentals, but neither their smoothness nor their jazziness grates. However, songs like The Paris Match (sung by Tracey Thorn of Everything But The Girl) have moments of real beauty, Strength of Your Nature possesses a fierce pulse, and the rap of A Gospel, remarkably, doesn't embarrass Weller nor the listener, a frankly miraculous turn of events when one contemplates the Wham! Rap and a thousand other sorry stabs at hip-hop by white singers. Now, I said I came into this album with slightly diminished expectations, allowing the album to surprise me with its high quality. So if you read this, I might unintentionally heighten your expectations, possibly leading to a sizeable disappointment. Maybe you should just ignore me.

Surprisingly good! I really liked The Jam and thought this was a good exploration outside the mod-sound into new territory that could have been quite risky. Not all of the tracks are amazing but it's consistent despite the variety of genres and style.

Nice

Their name is a hint: the style of this record may have been agreed through collective action before songs were conceived. I've been critical of Weller before, but this record confirms a tendency to redeem an album of mood-setting sketches with one or two songs that bang hard. I almost deafened myself in the car this morning turning up “You’re The Best Thing”.

Interesting. Kind of all over the map in terms of genres. Liked some of it, but not all of it. 3/5 Probably won’t listen again

A 3.5, would have been a 4 but for the rapping

Café Bleu is obviously an album that just tries to do too many things. I don't particularly like the hip hop elements, but the more jazzy stuff is really pleasant. Then again, for some reason the album has stuck with me since I heard it the first time - I just don't know if that's a good or a bad thing.

I liked The Jam (Paul Weller's original band)... I'm not sure about British R&B, personally, but I understand it as a (possibly) important album.

Cool as a cucumber, but maybe a bit bloodless for soul.

Strange raps and almost kids tv music.

The attempt at rap was quite cringy and brought everything down. Yeah, this didn't belong in the book.

The Style Council seemed to feature on every compilation I bought in the '80s, and provided decent filler in between the latest Duran Duran, Frankie and/or Nik Kershaw hits I was really interested in. Never sat through an album before, and I don't regret my prior restraint - aside from the singles this offers aimless instrumentals or much worse; "A Gospel" is a special kind of "so bad it's really bad" experiment. Had me reaching for their Singular Adventures, which is decent although the best bits sound like leftover songs from The Jam, as is probably accurate. Quite poor, although kudos for their militant anti-Thatcher attitude throughout.

Honestly, I don’t know what the heck is happening here - this may be the most unhinged album I’ve heard so far on this 1001 journey. No thank you.

Initial impression: Here we are again with the vapid "sophisti-pop" genre this book seems to fancy so much. Fucking ugh. I started writing this review before I put the record on, and even if it is Paul Weller's post-Jam band, I'm ready to hate this. Let's see how it goes... Perhaps I'll just be indifferent to it? A couple tracks in and so far this is clearly an artist branching out and trying new things. And we are totally worse for it. This ridiculous genre mostly reminds me of what Patrick Bateman in American Psycho would consider "cultured" because it was from the UK, sort of left of the dial, and exotic compared to Huey Lewis and The News. To me, most of this sounds like elevator lounge music for dudes in pastel suites with too much mousse in their hair. Gross. Looking over the list on Wikipedia of bands that fit in the genre confirms that I have apparently hated this stuff since I was a kid. No indifference here—I came by my vitriol honestly and early, at least.  The songs on this record are totally unremarkable. The levels of cringe attained with the cracker-ass rap pantomime on "A Gospel" deserve a fucking award. So embarrassing. This thing is as bad as I thought it might be, but I am surprised there aren't as many trumpets. I expected way more bad brass lines. "Here's the One That Got Away" sounds like the only decent attempt at a folksy strummer that has traces of the Jam's greatness in it. "Council Meetin'" might be the best song on here, a sort of Northern Soul instrumental, but this thing is not even 3 minutes long. What a slog.  When I think of artists that branched off from a cool band to launch into a solo career or other project, there are those who made it a lot more interesting and fun, like Terry Hall from the Specials doing Mushtaq; and Nick Cave from The Birthday Party doing anything; David Johansen from The New York Dolls becoming a campy lounge singer; and even insufferable supercunt John Lydon from The Sex Pistols graduating to the amazing Public Image Ltd...the list goes on. Suffice to say, it can work, gentlemen.  Then there's the flipside: like Mick Jones from the Clash ear-beating the world with his truly awful Big Audio Dynamite project; Tim Booth from James doing boring, bad collabs with Angelo Badalamenti; Dee Dee Ramone from The Ramones rapping as Dee Dee King, aaaaaand now we have Paul Weller from The Jam doing whatever this watered-down cocktail bar whitebread pop nonsense is. Sigh. Word is he wanted to break free from the constraints of The Jam to do what? Write treacly soft rock for me to furiously skip through, evidently. This doesn't work. At all. Initial impression confirmed. This sucks. That said, the album art design is pretty decent. The use of the classic Antique Olive typography and overall layout give it a bit of throwback 60s design feel that I like. The monochromatic blue wash is a bit on the nose given the album title, but this is obviously trying to appeal to a mainstream market, so I reckon you gotta dumb it down a bit, sure. The typography is hard to read on the white on white parts, so that's a bit of a failure. Even though the album art works, I would have either (a) been duped by the Paul Weller thing and bought it on that alone and been outraged, or (b) not bought it at all because The Style Council is also a dumb fucking band name. If only I could give this zero stars....

When 'a gospel' started this made me want to listen to the Jam, not for good reasons.

I want to go back in time and tell the Beatles and Rolling Stones that one of the downsides of them covering Black American music is that it will lead to several of their countrymen releasing ridiculously neutered versions of Black American music.

The whole time I was just picturing Paul Allen listening to Huey Lewis.

When this isn't heinous and unlistenable, it's dull and bland. How the hell is this the guy from The Jam? They were big and punchy and high-energy. This sounds like a Kohl's changing room. Atrocious.

I could’ve almost forgiven the lazy jazz were it not for the horrendous rap. Do not, I repeat, do not accept councel from this council.

1.5 Lame and pretentious - I mean, the genre of this album being labeled as “sophisti-pop” probably tells you everything you need to know. There is nothing interesting going on in the first half unless slow, unimaginative lounge jazz is your thing. When it came to the back half, it feels like the duo caught on to the fact they were going down a very boring route, and decided to spice things up with jarring attempts at hip hop, dance pop, and even a bit of folk. The attempts made them the more remarkable songs on the album for me, but they feel very out of place as a whole. I was kind of surprised that they didn’t have more plays on Spotify, or at least Strength of Your Nature, because I feel like those tracks at least all had mildly enjoyable qualities to them - I have no idea what would drive people to listen to My Ever Changing Moods or You’re the Best Thing instead. One thing’s for sure, they’re not getting another play out of me - this album sucks.

I've just given a 1/5 grade to that Paul Weller solo album on the list. So what can I do now? Go *negative*? Can I revise my gradings? I know they're very different beasts, but assigning the same grade to Def Leppard and The Style Council is pretty unfair to Def Leppard, I believe. Which tells you a lot about The Style Council. To be clear, I don't give a damn about Weller and his pals' "musicianship". Side 1 of *Cafe Bleu* is just derivative muzak--anyone trying to say the contrary is in full denial mode, period. Worse, anyone denying this *in here* is actually insulting the very concept of "essential" music. As for side 2, it is... well, I can't even begin to describe what side 2 is. The best lead I have is with the back-to-back tracks "A Gospel" and "Strength Of Your Nature", since they best exemplify what's dead wrong with the whole LP. They're the lowest point in a record made out of a series of low points. In that sense, those tracks are so bad that they unwittingly become endearing at times. They deserve a full paragraph devoted to them. Let's start with "A Gospel", probably one of the most embarrassing attempt at rapping I have ever heard from a white boy. "Awkward" is not a word strong enough to convey how f*cking dumb its lyrics are : "Ghetto's, gateaux, and eating it too." Seriously Paul? And, please, please, don't you guys give me an excuse such as "well, all rap made in 1984, or around that year, has aged poorly". Have you ever listened to Afrika Bambataa? As for "Strength Of Your Nature", I won't say much about the true nature of this synth-blue-eyed-soul number with far less class, impact and meaningful energy than what Eurythmics was doing at the time. Except that it sounds like shit, obviously. Conversely, and as I've just suggested before, you could argue that bad taste is still taste somehow. The thing with those two tracks I've just mentioned is that you can remember them at least. Everything else is indeed so bland, so instantly forgettable, that I won't even bother going through the motions here. Oh, there's only one notable exception, the only bearable track on the whole LP: it's a jazz instrumental named "Dropping Bombs On The Whitehouse"--a cut that could fool you for being the real thing from the sixties. But ironically, this gives me the opportunity to vent my anger at Dimery and co. this time. How many *important* jazz LPs were sacrificed to make room for The Style Council, Robert? How freaking many? Jesus H. Christ... In case you haven't heard... Decades after the release of *Cafe Bleu*, Paul Weller now pretends his career and discography are better than the ones of The Cure. Sure Paul, sure. Just don't forget your morning pills, and everything's gonna be alright... How ironic to mouth off Robert Smith given that even a relative letdown in The Cure's discography such as *The Top* (also out in 1984) is still ten times better and more adventurous than this album here was. You see Paul, you're an excellent musician, I'm not denying this. But when you're a good musician, browsing through "styles" without applying any personal touch, or using your imagination to make those styles truly your own, is NOT adventurous. It's just being lazy. Turns out "The Style Council" is aptly named as a band. They're all style, no susbstance. Plus, Paul Weller is a moron. And I guess that certainly can't help us be nice now, can it? Number of albums left to review: 645 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: 84 Albums from the list I will certainly *not* include in mine (many others are more essential to me): 100 (including this one)

This is honestly up there with The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter for bad albums on this list for me. It thinks it's good, that's what bugs me. It's lazy lounge music sung by pretentious jazzy twats who just have to have an accent in the album title. I tried a few songs, skipped to the "hits" on the album, cleaned up the puke on the floor and had to pull out. Would be a zero if I could. Hard pass.

Not for me. Probably the quickest I forgot an album. Usually if I do this I will try again but nah

nah, not for me

Being a teen in the 80s I was surprised I hadn't heard of this group. This isn't an album 15 yr old me would have been drawn to. However, 56 yr old me loves it. It's all over the place, jazzy instrumentals, 80s rap vibes, some smooth soul-type songs, which I find more engaging than all songs sounding alike.

This was very interesting. In the best way possible. It was all over the place sonically. But I actually really enjoyed it.

Had a blast - really varied in style and musically fantastic

Sublime. From Beat Surrender to Café Blue in little over 12 months, an astonishing metamorphosis by Weller when he could have just kept milking The Jam until way beyond their sell by date. The fact that he was only 24 when he split The Jam at their peak never ceases to amaze me. Took me and many others along with him, kicking and screaming, before blinking into the open sunlight. My soundtrack to the summer of 1984, which may or may not have been long and hot.

Kannte ich noch nicht. Gefällt mir sehr gut.

Immaculate vibes

Eclectic as hell. Jazz, ragtime, rock and pop with an aggressively 80s British flair.

Fun

"Hey what genre should this album be?" "Yes" Honestly how can you hate it, each song is different from the last and pretty much all if them hit. The rap and cheesy 80s one were a little suspect, but I couldn't help but laugh and kind of enjoy it, seemed like these guys were just having fun. "You're the Best Thing" is one of my all time favorite songs

Amazeballs

JAZZ ALBUM??? labeled as a rock album! wild and amazing

So aptly named, Paul Weller could coax the cool from anything. This vibe just sets you right.

Gets a nice stylish 5 star bump because Style Council even though roughsville hip hop experiment A Gospel with guest star Dizzi Hites should really preclude it from that rating. First side is extremely nice and hush with smooth gems such as Whole Point Of No Return, soaring solo piano version of My Ever Changing Moods and the super sultry Paris Match with guest fellow sophistipop duo Everything But The Girl. Second half is choppier because of the dodge hip hop excursions but still has classics such as You’re The Best Thing. As great and as 5 star worthy as Style Council are this is possibly not their most fully formed work and Our Favourite Shop and Confessions Of A Pop Group would have been stronger 1001 entries.

REALLY good! every song sounded unique, almost different genres, but it was very cohesive and honestly almost perfect

Decent hif

This is just superb. So different from what he was doing with The Jam. Jazzy laid back with instrumentals!

Album fantástico muito diferente do que se fazia na década.

Je dois avouer que j’ai un faible pour l’instrumentale! Surtout quand on retrouve des petites brides de différents style. Je n’ai pas l’info, mais j’ai l’impression que cet album aurait pu influencer St-Germain pour son album Boulevard… ne serait-ce que pour la pochette!

One of the best albums I’ve listened to yet for sure. There is just so much funk, especially in A Gospel, one of my favorites. Really wish I had known about this album sooner.

Day559 - i was thinking it was gonna be new wave but it was much more. definitely one of the best surprise albums i’ve had so far

Good album, it reached a lot of different genres and tones throughout the album. While grounded in a jazzy swing, it has ballad tracks, almost hip hop like delivery in A Gospel, and full instrumentals. I respect it a lot even if some of the sound is a little 80s dated, glad to have been recommended it because I wouldn't have ever found it otherwise

another gem! loved this album <3

This album is an absolute trip in the best way. No two songs feel like they are really the same genre or inspiration. And yet, through all the change, everything sounds great. While listening, one of my comments to my friends was that it seemed like the record label asked them to define their genre and they replied with "lol you'll never guess"...and looking up the band on Wikipedia that's basically the whole purpose of the band to begin with! Absolutely nailed it. This album was an absolute delight. nothing at all like what I expected based on the cover, and I can't wait to check out their other albums. Absolutely fantastic.

What a wild ride! every kind of genre except death metal it seems. The Rap portion is not so cringy for me. It came out in 1984 (pre Public Enemy, NWA). This is what I’m here for.

A good album, I liked Strength Of Your Nature the most.

Beautiful, and huge variety of styles!

This is pretty cool, easy to listen to, but still engaging.

Got me horny

5/5 Loved this. Given my previous knowledge of Weller's greatness, I naively assumed that The Style Council would be indistinguishable from The Jam. Of course there's some interesting crossovers between the two, but this album plays with jazz and even some reggae-esque beats too. Reminded me a little bit of Arctic Monkeys's controversial departure from their indie sound on their latter albums, particularly with the elevated 'lounge music' feel. Brilliant, will listen again.

Despite the criticism this album has gotten on this app, i really enjoyed it. And im not the type of person who necessarily enjoys new wave music. People were calling Weller's vocals corny and cringy but I loved what he did for this project and how he made it better. Favorite song: My Ever Changing Mood --> I love the emotional piano part on here so much it makes this such an enjoyable song. Plus, Weller did his thing on this song.

This is a really solid album. It reminded me a bit of George Michael, which is a good thing. Not really my regular listening but I enjoyed it a lot.

Loved it from the opening Peanuts piano intro song. Mixture of jazz and rock with some random old school hip hop thrown in for extra why the fuck notness. very cool and unique.

What a treat

What a different album unlike most things I’ve heard. 8/10

5/5 - how have I not come across this before?!

4 meritate! Se non 5

06/19/24 S Tier—————————5 Mick’s Blessing Me Ship Came In! You’re The Best Thing A Tier—————————4 The Whole Point of No Return Blue Cafe Headstart for Happiness The Paris Match Strength of Your Nature Here’s The One That Got Away My Ever Changing Moods A Gospel Dropping Bombs On The Whitehouse Council Meetin B Tier—————————3 C Tier—————————2 D Tier—————————1

Even allowing for the fact that it's a personal fave, one believes one can maintain some level of critical objectivity relative to the obvious excellence of this record, which the editors damn with faint praise or are apologetic or maybe just wrong about its uneven qualities. Because it is objectively great throughout. Cut after cut is exploratory and compelling and fun. The contemporized R&B and funk. The lovely jazz bits in the middle. The pure, sweet love ballad, the unabashed dance track/club banger, the gospel inflections, the perfectly curated instrumentation, both synthesized and organic. Even the rap works. It's not "too eclectic for its own good" but rather great becausae of that very eclecticism, which is well integrated and balanced. More importantly: the whole thing drips warmth and humanity, authenticity and affirmation (which builds steadily throughout and culminates beautifully in the last few cuts, as if the band wants us to be happy, wants us to deeply enjoy music and life, in multiple modes, reflecting the artful genre merging and showing how what's great about the classic and traditional and why/where/how they might be upgrade/upcycled. A quibble: the piano solo version of "Ever Changing Moods" (one's own personal song of the century) is a cut below than the full single version, which is a "flawless pop tune" (editors have that right), a masterpiece, a full stop.Bottom line: Weller is serially underrated – an evolver like Bowie, but with better taste, one would argue, and less showoffy/peacocky tendencies. Bowie insists on showing us how cool he is; Weller just shows up cool, again and again. Exploring genres, not trying to remake them in some oddball image. But one will say it again – it wasn't just that one was young and beautiful and smart and hopeful when one first heard this – discovered for and shared with friends and felt both smart and cool for doing that but also learned what one would become as a listener, reflections about which this 1,001 exercise has inspired – but that the music, was/is/remains excellent.

Now this is accessible jazz. Easy great listen.

Despite a slight overall quality drop from the Jam, Style Council have of couse made some great albums too, in particular this one. Very smooth.

I am so sad that I didn't know of this album years and years ago. I absolutely loved it and ended up listening to it three times. Definitely going to be checking out the rest of the band's discography

My Ever Changing Mood Lijepe laganica pjesme

very cool

Reminded me of the amazing Live Aid show in London 1985 - a show I was at working for a London Radio station doing stage site interviews and managed to get Bowie, Brian May and anothers to stop and say a few words - Paul Weller was fantastic that day The Style Council where very popular with the crowd too.

Wow I enjoyed this a lot right from the get-go. There was such a pleasant variety of sounds and genres, and I enjoyed every song on this album, especially the instrumental pieces. In fact, I'm gonna go listen to it again.

Fantastisches Album, jazz, Frauenstimme, richtig gut.

This album is freaking awesome. I can’t believe I hadn’t listen to these guys before I’m gonna have to dig more into this genre.

Nice and cool from the Modfather :) Whilst I really loved The Jam and their unique sound, you can't argue that Paul Weller's voice and writing style is perfectly suited for soul too. Really nice stuff