25-05-2025, 06:53
PAUL WELLER (67)
to summerise his 47 year career in a couple of paragraphs:
started in the music industry in the Mod/Punk band The Jam.
after his musical visions started to outgrow that band he disbanded them in 1982 at the height of their success in Europe/UK to form the innovative/experimental soul/r+b/jazz influenced group Style Council.
that band was basically a core of himself and keyboardist Mick Talbot and they brought in musicians as they saw fit not only individual albums but also individual songs.
a line-up consisting of those two, drummer Steve White and backing singer Dee C Lee eventually became the nucleus for the group.
the Syle Council had fairly good success around the world compared to the more UK/Euro success of The Jam
Style Council explored Chicago underground 'deep house' and 'acid jazz' music at the end of the 1980s and recorded an album that their label refused to release citing that "it would not do what Weller thought it would do" and TSC disbanded.
after a couple of years being a house husband he returned to the music industry with a more honest guitar driven sound and hasnt looked back recording 17 studio albums (with another due out in July).
his solo career has been even even more successful (album wise) throughout the world than Jam and Style Council, that said his success has been declining over the last fifteen years or so as his albums become more eclectic and experimental than what fans want and expect of his music.
that said he always finds a way of bouncing back and redefining his music so who knows what The Modfather has left....
a gorgeous love song even McCartney would be proud of:
to summerise his 47 year career in a couple of paragraphs:
started in the music industry in the Mod/Punk band The Jam.
after his musical visions started to outgrow that band he disbanded them in 1982 at the height of their success in Europe/UK to form the innovative/experimental soul/r+b/jazz influenced group Style Council.
that band was basically a core of himself and keyboardist Mick Talbot and they brought in musicians as they saw fit not only individual albums but also individual songs.
a line-up consisting of those two, drummer Steve White and backing singer Dee C Lee eventually became the nucleus for the group.
the Syle Council had fairly good success around the world compared to the more UK/Euro success of The Jam
Style Council explored Chicago underground 'deep house' and 'acid jazz' music at the end of the 1980s and recorded an album that their label refused to release citing that "it would not do what Weller thought it would do" and TSC disbanded.
after a couple of years being a house husband he returned to the music industry with a more honest guitar driven sound and hasnt looked back recording 17 studio albums (with another due out in July).
his solo career has been even even more successful (album wise) throughout the world than Jam and Style Council, that said his success has been declining over the last fifteen years or so as his albums become more eclectic and experimental than what fans want and expect of his music.
that said he always finds a way of bouncing back and redefining his music so who knows what The Modfather has left....
a gorgeous love song even McCartney would be proud of:
"BTO....Bachman,Turner,Overweight
They were big in the 70s....for five minutes,on a Saturday,after lunch..." - Me 2014.
They were big in the 70s....for five minutes,on a Saturday,after lunch..." - Me 2014.
