05-08-2010, 15:48
Been a fan of Weller's for as long as I can remember.
To me The Jam are best described as a good singles band (like The Smiths for example) but I don't dig their albums.
The Style Council I havent heard all of their material to judge but the two albums I have are 'Our Favourite Shop' (1985) which is good but another one 'Confessions Of A Pop Group' (1988) is excellent!
It's really Weller's solo stuff (first 3 albums & Heavy Soul) that really got me into him properly, 'Wild Wood' in particular was the real turning point for me. Also his 22 Dreams album with the 3 experimental tracks at the end was sheer brilliance.
To me The Jam are best described as a good singles band (like The Smiths for example) but I don't dig their albums.
The Style Council I havent heard all of their material to judge but the two albums I have are 'Our Favourite Shop' (1985) which is good but another one 'Confessions Of A Pop Group' (1988) is excellent!
It's really Weller's solo stuff (first 3 albums & Heavy Soul) that really got me into him properly, 'Wild Wood' in particular was the real turning point for me. Also his 22 Dreams album with the 3 experimental tracks at the end was sheer brilliance.