BBC Review "A parade-worthy triumph from an artist rediscovering his experimental side." Chris Lo 2010-04-09 Over the course of Paul Weller’s career, he has displayed the kind of restless genre-hopping that saw him dissolve The Jam at the height of their powers in favour of experimenting with Motown, funk and synth-jazz with The Style Council. His resurrection as solo artist and exalted figure of the Britpop scene in the 90s saw this experimental spirit recede somewhat in the face of traditional rock releases that propelled him to the peak of the UK charts. As a result, casual listeners tend to identify Weller with the kind of dad-friendly trad-rock that blights record store shelves every time Father’s Day rolls around. However, with 2008’s 22 Dreams and now Wake Up the Nation, fans are being reacquainted with Weller the innovator. Here the Modfather is making full use of his exceptional musical vocabulary, and Wake Up the Nation feels like an unrestrained sonic explo...



Delighted for Bruce Foxton...Of the 3 I thnk he was most upset with them falling out.Fingers crossed it's a good album.Like that No Tears Left To Cry...Very Bowie and one of the best thing's he's done in ages :)
ReplyDeleteRoll on March 22nd.Tosh Flood, Dublin
Have heard the album.Got a copy last month! Best tracks(and what I think the running order should've been)are......
ReplyDeleteFind The Torch Burn The Plans.
7 & 3 Is The Strikers Name.
Fast Car Slow Traffic.
Grasp And Still Connect.(But I've edited out the verses)
Andromeda.(As good as anything he's ever written)
No Tears To Cry.
Aim High.(Best track on the album)
She Speaks.
Trees.(Edited out the 1st and 3rd bits - totally bonkers in a brilliant way, he's singing about when he was a woman!!!)
Pieces Of A Dream.
And that's it!!!
For those of you who haven't heard it...You're in for a real treat :)
Tosh Flood (again) Dublin.