First up, “Going Places” opens with lush, acoustic riff-age, plinky, plangent piano notes, angular bass lines and a plunky beat. The first three tracks on Illumination effortlessly leapfrog through a plethora of styles. Both albums originally arrived at the dawn of the 21 st century (20, respectively) and find the Modfather settling into role as a Punk elder-statesman. Recently the cool kids at Craft Recordings have issued Paul’s sixth solo effort, Illumination as well as his first live recording, Days Of Speed on vinyl for the first time. Lionized by a younger generation, he is revered by Britpop bands like Oasis, Pulp, Blur and Ocean Colour Scene He’s also cultivated a passionate fan base in America. In Great Britain he he remains a surly elder stateman, his albums consistently debut in the Top 10. In the ensuing years he has released 16 studio albums, culminating in this year’s expansive Fat Pop, as well as four live efforts and a couple of compilations. On his own, he incorporated all he had learned fronting two wildly successful bands, creating a sharp distillation of all that had come before: his reverence for John Lennon, Pete Townshend, Motown, sultry Jazz and Curtis Mayfield. As the ‘90s dawned, Paul launched his solo career. and earned them a couple of minor hits in the U.S. Their sound was a sleek amalgam of Jazz and Soul that was massively successful in the U.K. Quitting The Jam, he partnered with ex-Merton Parka keyboardist Mick Talbot and together they became The Style Council. That popularity was never been matched in the U.S., although they gained a foothold on the charts over here in 1982, with the irresistible single, “A Town Called Malice.”īy then, Paul was ready to move on. Through five studio albums, assorted EPs and a live effort, they consistently landed at the very top of the charts in England.
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Originally a quartet that trimmed down to a three-piece, their sound was a heady brew of Beatlesque/British Invasion Pop, hard-charging R&B, a soupcon of Punk rebellion and Mod revival panache.
The Jam was formed just ahead of the Punk Rock revolution that hit Great Britain in 1977. But he completely came into his own as a solo artist. Paul Weller, affectionately nicknamed “The Modfather” a few decades ago, originally gained fame as the sonic architect of The Jam.
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