![]() As I had said, even my father liked it, then again my father liked rock and pop to begin with so even that was a surprise coming from him. By my own admission though, Blue Café was very soft given his new musical direction. Pete Wilson is not Kostelanetz?!! Unh? You mean you've actually listened to that vinyl vomit by Kostelanetz to know that! He was more like Mantovani,then maybe ? When Wellie was deeply influenced by Marriott, Townshend and Davies did you dump "bombs" on him him!! And when he couldn't stop paying homage to the overplayed "Taxman" by that little group from Liverpool? Weller had change in muse as shocking as it was. Headstart For Happiness (album version)īonus ep: Back to Paris: Notes from the Cafe bleuģ. You're The Best Thing (album version) although the single version is great, tooġ1. When copying this album for friends, I used this track order:ħ. This threadcrap aside: I think the album would be been served better by taking these three numbers off and putting them on an ep (bonus with the album or stand alone). If the Style Council really wanted to go in that direction, weren't Al Hirt and Myron Floren available? And Barbara Snow and Billy Chapman as Miles and Coltrane? I don't think so. "Dropping Bombs" is better, mainly because of Talbot. (All that is missing is Norma Zimmer's impressionist dance.) Weller and White have absolutely no jazz chops: "Me Ship" has some sloppy bass playing and it almost breaks down when the soloists change. And Peter Wilson can channel his inner-André Kostelanetz all he wants but there is no personality here in his arrangement for "Blue Café". Like "Money-Go-Round", Weller wraps his philosophical statements in incoherent codes.Īnd, as much as I like jazz and easy listening music: what the hell are "Me Ship", "Blue Café" and "Dropping Bombs" doing here? First of all, Paul Weller is not Wes Montgomery. Not unable to understand, but unable to decipher. In fact, the second side of the record is pretty flawless - even the rap works.Īverage: I always thought the emotional power of "Whole Point" was brought down by incoherent lyrics. "Best Thing" was one of Weller's best things ever as well. I also thought "Strength of your Nature" was one of the Style Council's best moments so far. The great: well, "Ever Changing Moods" whatever version you choose. ![]() ![]() There is some great material here, some weak stuff and some average things. However, I see that several people have expressed their opinions that they did not quite find this album as outstanding as Weller's previous or later output. I hadn't commented on Cafe Bleu because I thought this discussion thread is more of an appreciation thread. ![]()
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