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
(to be said in a attenborough voice, David not Richard:) Here we find the prime 'Wellerus Stylus' in his near attempt to convert himself finally to the Anglo pop world of the late '80's in his newly found Southern English Rave/mod image, an image and bridge too far for Weller, though i loved the TSC and feel it was his most creative period,-STEVE E.OF (PAYS DE GALLOIS)
ReplyDeleteThat's just brilliant. I was lucky enough to be a the Albert Hall gig with no clue it was the last concert. At the end of Changing Of The Guard, is that Dr Robert in the background on guitar?
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