The definitive Paul Weller thread
 

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Paul Weller's influence on me as a person is unbeaten by any other artist, changing me from a grungy 14 year old in a large stripey jumper with long blond hair, to a 15 year old in a well fitted Fred Perry buying Motown vinyls.

This month sees Paul Weller turn 50 and also release yet another solo album. So I thought I would start a thread in honour of his career so far and also create 3 mixes; one of The Jam, one of The Style Council and finally his solo career.

I'll start with a mix of my favourite Jam songs, panning many of their albums and also showing their growth as a band in a very short space of time. I tried to stay away from the obvious choices so I hope there are songs here you may not have heard before.

Tracklist :
1. Art School (In The City 1977)
2. Slow Down (In The City 1977)
3. English Rose (All Mod Cons 1978)
4. Start! (Sound Affects 1980)
5. Non Stop Dancing (In The City 1977)
6. The Eton Rifles (Setting Sons 1979)
7. Down in the Tubestation at Midnight (All Mod Cons 1978)
8. Smithers-Jones (Setting Sons 1979)
9. Liza Radley (Single/B-Sides)
10. Tales From The Riverbank (Singles/B-Sides)

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Although I am not his biggest fan, I like a a fair amount from each of his 3 phases and appreciate his change of style each time. Good thread and these comps will be good to listen to at work! I think Stanley Road is a great great album.

I'm not an enormous Jam fan, but Snap! is a brilliant compilation. That looks like a fine mix, Eton Rifles is my fave Jam song.

I am surprised at the lack of interest here or maybe I am not....?

I am big fan of the Jam, i haven't really heard any of his solo stuff. =x

I'm planning to do that next when I get the time ;)

Paul Weller is responsible for writing some of my favourite tunes of all time. 'Down in the Tubestation at Midnight' would possibly make my top ten ever.
Surprised you didn't include 'Strange Town' and 'Butterfly Collector', but then again, it aint my list. ;)
Not so keen on 'Start', too much like The Beatles 'Taxman' for comfort IMO. Good choice with 'Art School' though.
Weller's early songwriting was brilliant and at it's best (his angry young man attitude) he's every bit as good as Ray Davies.

Never liked his Style Council phase and was well chuffed when he released Stanley Road.
He's everything Noel Gallagher wants to be, but never will.

Yeh that's true.

Part two of my compilations is looking at Weller's solo career as it stands so far, ranging from most of his solo albums & also one song which was a collaboration with Death In Vegas.
Like The Jam compilation, I hope there is some tracks on this that you have yet to hear.

Tracklist:
1. Blink And You'll Miss It (As Is Now 2005)
2. Out Of The Sinking (Stanley Road 1995)
3. I Walk On Gilded Splinters (Stanley Road 1995)
4. Wild Wood (Wild Wood 1993)
5. From The Floorboards Up (As Is Now 2005)
6. So You Say You Lost Your Baby (Scorpio Rising 2003)
7. You Do Something To Me (Stanley Road 1995)
8. Roll Along Summer (As Is Now 2005)
9. Hung Up (Wild Wood 1993)


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Out Of The Sinking is worth downloading this alone.