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
I like the video...but geez all of PW's videos are so similar:
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2. Fast moving montage of London.
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I'm not cool anymore so not sure how important videos are to "kids nowadays" but that one is pretty boring.
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DIG the fact that WELLER was playing his old "Going Underground" Rickenbacker, I believe he gave the guitar to Steve Cradock a number of years ago. NICE to see the guitar make a return on such a fantastic track!! WAKE UP THE NATION DON'T BE NO DRAG!!!
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