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Music : Modern Classics - The Greatest Hits
by: Paul Weller
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Binding: Audio CD EAN: 0731452455826 Label: Universal / Island Manufacturer: Universal / Island Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Universal / Island Release Date: February 06, 2006 Running Time: 54 minutes Sales Rank: 1014 Studio: Universal / Island |
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Disc 1:
- Out Of The Sinking
- Peacock Suit
- Sunflower
- The Weaver
- Wild Wood
- Above The Clouds
- Uh Huh Oh Yeh! (Always There To Fool You!)
- Brushed
- The Changingman
- Friday Street
- You Do Something To Me
- Brand New Start
- Hung Up
- Mermaids
- Broken Stones
- Into Tomorrow
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Amazon.co.uk Review:
After making his name with the Jam and then nearly losing it (in some quarters) with the Style Council, Paul Weller reemerged in 1992 with a self-titled album. Since then he's released four studio albums (and one live set, Live Wood); Modern Classics is a democratic collection, choosing three tracks from Paul Weller, four tracks from each of the rest, and adding one new single, 'Brand New Start', for good measure. There's not a loser in the lot, but the remarkable thing to note here is the coherence of this collection: Weller's mature rock and love of classic soul has resulted in a sound that's remained remarkably consistent over the course of the 1990s. There's plenty more that could've been included--his cover of 'Sexy Sadie' and the touching 'Has My Fire Really Gone Out?' just for starters--which simply means there are plenty of reasons to mine his catalog after Modern Classics whets your appetite. --Randy Silver
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- Modfather "Lite"This album shows the progression Paul Weller has made as a purely solo artist from 1992 to 1998. The tracks on it are stunning and include "Changing Man" "Out of the Sinking" "Broken Stones" "You do something to me " and many more it does not however include any of the stunning tracks which were not released as singles and therefore the collection is rather incomplete.
I would advise anyone buying this to treat it as an introduction to Paul Weller's solo work and then go on and buy ... Read More
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- Changingman gets selective....This is a tight well compiled and presented compilation containing all Mr Weller's singles from 1992 to 1998. What shows up is a stylish collection of strong songs ranging from the R&B charge of "Peacock Suit" to the soulful "Broken Stones."
"Brand New Start" is an effective addition to this showcase of the man's solo songwriting.
So there's no experimental ambient house in here. So what. Here's an album of great songs played well by one of the UK's best songwriters. Respect due.
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- Never out of the CD changerThe quality of this collection is stunning - there is not a single duff track. Weller's raw, bluesy style is in evidence everywhere here from the pounding opening bars of 'Out Of the Sinking' and continues throughout, with the exception of the lighter, more 'Style-Council-y' 'Above The Clouds' and the Beatle-esque 'Sunflower' and 'Uh-Huh Oh-Yeh' which actually sit very happily here as a reminder of Weller's range and gift for melody writing. Though it is hard to choose my favourite tracks, the ... Read More
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- who would of though?Who would of thought? i came across the man paul weller whil viewing 'Big brother' amongst all things, they had the song 'you do somthing to me' on one of the clips, and i fell i love with it there and then, and after that inspiration of such a good tune, i thought i need a bit more of that, thats when i purchased this album.
i would reccomend it for people like me who havn't heard a lot of paul, as it gives a wide variety of songs.
Who would of thought? big brother led me to a ledgend, ... Read More
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- The guy is an institution--his own institutionIf you gave up on Paul Weller because the later Style Council stuff was not to your taste, you made a mistake. First of all, a lot of the unreleased Style Council stuff turned out far better than we could have thought once it was released.
Anyway, this compilation/sampler is the single best way to get caught up on Weller. 70s influence comes out strong in this rock, but it's not the stuff that influenced the younger Weller of the Jam (or not mostly I think).
As a sampler to what ... Read More
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