Wild Wood - Paul Weller

Being an avid fan of The Jam then naturally drifting into the cool romantic sounds of The Style Council, I was always apprehensive about Paul Weller out on his own. In my own mind, I had trouble dismissing the image of too short drain pipes and stripey shirts that once clothed the young and immaturely skinny Weller jumping uncontrollably to 'A Town Called Malice.' Forever prepared to shake off anything other than 'Shout To The Top' from his Style ...
...aside the idea of listening to a more recent solo project such as 'Wild Wood.' Born and bred a Surrey man from the dull and uninteresting town of Woking and after the dizzy heights of The Jam, he formed The Style Council as far back as 1983. The elapse of time between each project was fast, The super stylish Council was mastered only a handful of months after the end of that sweet stuff they put on toast. Running in a new direction, and to Jam fans, ...

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This is, I think, paul weller’s first solo album and it is a good one. Unfortunately I heard ‘stanley road’ first which is far superior and is a brilliant album and this may detract from ‘wild wood’. Nevertheless it remains a solid effort. The guitar work ranges from the down right ballsy ‘sunflower’ to the elegantly crafted and simple ‘wild wood’ which is a truly great song. There are few weak tunes and a number of memorable acoustic numbers (shadow ...

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