mtthwibrahim Wrote:Lauging Stock-Talk Talk

one of the greatest albums ever made, obviously

Music Head Wrote:from my library (cd)



A gift from a mate. Paul's most recent effort and the first for me, other than the Jam/Style Council days. Not sold
by this one, his tenth solo effort. Not bad, not great. Only one track that stood out, Find The Torch Burn The
Plans, whch I think the background vocals did it. A rather large six tracks just didn't cut it at all. Still, wth
sixteen on here, it does pass. A rocky road for Mr. Weller in the U.S. market it seems. Took a while to sell Style
Council after the Jam split, and his solo career has never taken off. Each effort has been hugely successful n his
homeland though, and he has remainded influentual in the industry. Hooks up with former Jam mate Bruce Foxton on
this one. Some tracks resemble some of Elvis's stuff. Not sure who the Simon Dine chap is that all of the writing
is done with. The album went to #2 in the UK but never touched the chart here.

I LIKE THIS ALBUM

Worst Track - Whatever Next

Best Track - Find The Torch, Burn The Plans

Dream this dream if you can
Find you way through the sand
Sing like you already own it
Our birth and right is to show it
Find the torch, burn the plans
State your case in your land
Scream like you already know it
Our deed is all that we owe it
Live your life if you can
Light the way with all that's at hand
Shout like you already know it
Our deed is all that we owe it

1) Moonshine **
live - paul weller-Moonshine live - YouTube
2) Wake Up The Nation **
video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HykV37M67MI
3) No Tears To Cry **
video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPaoGccYfAE
4) Fast Car/Slow Traffic *
video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxdLSv_Xbbg
5) Andromeda **
live - paul weller-Andromeda live - YouTube
6) In Amsterdam *
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxOQeYBZKaw
7) She Speaks *
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsx8TTtp7J4
8) Find The Torch, Burn The Plans ***
live - Paul Weller -Find the Torch,Burn the Plans.avi - YouTube
9) Aim High **
live - paul weller-Aim high live - YouTube
10) Trees **
live - Paul Weller - Trees - LIVE - YouTube
11) Grasp And Still Connect **
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8wecmJbdHQ
12) Whatever Next *
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9asALCQhlU0
13) 7 & 3 Is The Strikers Name *
video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0i6L1Q9kzU
14) Up The Dosage **
video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6DRsa1FwI8
15) Pieces Of A Dream *
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RsDJvFqUB60
16) Two Fat Ladies **
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ri_Y1SBFeUg

3's - 1
2's - 9
1's - 6

Grade - 1.8

so many albums, so little time

Tiggi Wrote:

Originally a 2-disc ConcertLive recording - where they record at a gig, then burn the recording to CDs, before flogging the "album" at the end of the show - the demand for which led to it seeing a full-blown release.

Recorded at the Brixton Academy in, strangely enough, 2009.

PiL's first live outing in 17 years, and former members Lu Edmonds & Bruce Smith are on board with Johnnie, along with newcomer Scott Firth. Every dark corner of the band's history is explored, and this incarnation do the songs ample justice.

There was a recent discussion about tampering with live tapes post-recording, and this one was recorded direct from the soundboard with no overdubbing or subsequent mixing. It sounds amazingly good.

Great live album.


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