Reviews (page 8 of 8)
it is not often i think something would be better without words but…. could i write poetry to this? n
I'm a big fan of some of the musicians on this album (Paul Weller, Tracey Thorn, Ben Watt), but this is a mess of the worst of the 80's. The "Style" that their name references was out of date within five years of its release. The Rap on "A Gospel" is especially cheesy. The jazzy bits are fine, but derivative and unworthy of being on this list. The British Blue-Eyed Soul songs are very similar to plenty of other 80's records (i.e. the Simply Red album that was covered earlier on this list) and don't need any further exploration. One and one-half stars. The extra half star is a gift because I really like The Jam and Everything But the Girl. Unfortunately, this album sounds nothing like either of them.
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.
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.
Not every experiment should be published. Sometimes an idea isn't working out and shouldn't be put to tape and spread to the masses. Just saying.
inconsistent and two much. reading other reviews there are a lot of these two songs are good, doesn't make up for the utter amateurishness of the whole endeavor and nothing makes up for A Gospel.
White guy rapping
Volvemos a los coñazos habituales.
Really bad. Nothing that really appeals to me at all. 1/5
I’ve listened to each of these albums with as much of an open mind as possible. This was bad. What genre are we focusing on? What’s the theme? Very weird.
No! I mean just no! How did this even make the list? If we are putting this on the list there aren't 1001 great albums.
It was music, there were instruments and vocals. Possibly the worst album we've had so far.
What a mess of an album. This should never have been included in this list.
Hate the Style council almost as much as I hate NLC
Ass tbh
Paul Weller was in The Jam before he was in The Style Council - you couldn't get two totally different groups. The Style Council are a strange mix of jazz, soul, and funk. Not for me.
The beginning of the sad decline.of the modfather. More Jam please.
"Yes!" I thought, "The Style Council! Great!" It turned out I was thinking of The Jam.
one of the worst albums of all time
WTF is this bullshit?
As per Paul Weller’s biography, “[Cafe Bleu] left some fans confused and critics divided”. I’m not really a fan and I’m confused.
cafe brun
I thought The Style Council were good before I heard this awful album of terrible jazz-style coffee shop music.
Fomísimo
Where’s the words
Not good
Paul Weller, a social consciousness in the Thatcher era, plenty of guest musicians; this album should be great, but it's a mess of styles muddied by ever present 80's synths and saxophone. I wanted to like this one, as I do early and contemporary Paul Weller. Unfortunately, this is about as bad as the mid-80's has to offer.
I really want to like this, but I don't.
Not feeling it. Some weird 80s European-mod-jazz
chiant
Bland 80s. I liked Paul Weller in the Jam, but this is the worst kind of boring. The Jam was rollicking and fun, but this I do not like.
Not my thing... jazz that turned into weird hip hop.
Worse than imagine
terrible album. very confusing.
Pfoe, daar had ik wel wat meer van verwacht. erg gezapig
Not good. Dated
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