Album Preview: Paul Weller Recruits Noel Gallagher, Thunderstorms to Share His “22 Dreams” “You get to this stage in life where you say ‘I’ve done everything that I can do,’” says Paul Weller. As he passes the half-century mark, Weller easily could have returned to his old stomping grounds, whether it was the mod-punk of his first band the Jam or the pop leanings of the Style Council. But rather than reliving past glory, Weller spent the last year recording 22 Dreams, the most expansive and experimental album of his career. “I was conscious when I walked into the studio that I wanted to do something different. I didn’t want to make As Is Now Part 2,” Weller tells Rock Daily. “There was this mentality where it was like, ‘Let’s try anything that comes into your mind.’” Weller sequestered himself in his country studio, recruited some famous Britpop friends like Oasis‘ Noel Gallagher and Blur’s Graham Coxon and spent hours improvising with his band. The result was 22 Dreams, a genre-leapin...
Great pics..and thanks for the set list reminder.
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For me it was magic, loved it - if anyone heard a guy shouting for 'Running On The Spot', it was me haha, No one else made any noise, so i thought bugger it, i'm goin too, and Paul glanced my way and grinned, made my night.
The version of 'Eaton Rifles' was corking (bar the fluffed intro)
Full credit to the new/tempory Rhythm section? They swung, and for me, were pretty bloody good, given time they will groove even more.
Was great to hear lots of new tracks, this gig was clearly a paid rehearsal for the band, but hey ho, i'm not complaining.
All in all, a bloody good night, bar a lot of dead pan people in the audience, but that's another story.
Great pics..and thanks for the set list reminder.
ReplyDeleteI was there that night (first time i've caught Paul live)
For me it was magic, loved it - if anyone heard a guy shouting for 'Running On The Spot', it was me haha, No one else made any noise, so i thought bugger it, i'm goin too, and Paul glanced my way and grinned, made my night.
The version of 'Eaton Rifles' was corking (bar the fluffed intro)
Full credit to the new/tempory Rhythm section? They swung, and for me, were pretty bloody good, given time they will groove even more.
Was great to hear lots of new tracks, this gig was clearly a paid rehearsal for the band, but hey ho, i'm not complaining.
All in all, a bloody good night, bar a lot of dead pan people in the audience, but that's another story.
Saw Weller in Cork and it was amazing! The crowd, and Weller, were well up for the gig and it rocked! Would love to see the setlist for that night, trying to remember everything he played!
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