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
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.