Weller’s creative wellspring has continued to overflow in recent times, with four studio albums appearing in as many years in the shape of A Kind Revolution, True Meanings, On Sunset and Fat Pop (Volume 1). Incredibly, 13 of his 16 solo studio releases have reached either number one or two on the UK charts, continuing a trend started all the way back in the early ’80s with The Jam LPs Sound Affects and The Gift. There haven’t been too many radical departures musically on the more recent records – unless a desire to go deeper into folk territory counts – but clearly the father-of-eight’s adoring fans don’t care about that as his albums continue to sell in bucketloads. No fewer than 12 studio offerings have since followed in the past 22 years.Ī few, like 2005’s As Is Now and Wake Up The Nation (2010) have gone close to recapturing some of the fire of Weller’s vintage work.īut more often there’s been a hazy, stripped-back vibe to much of his latterday output suggesting a mature artist at peace with the passage of time. ‘Modfather’ of Britpopīy the middle of the decade Weller was being hailed as the godfather – or more specifically the “modfather” of the booming Britpop movement – and his era-defining albums Stanley Road and Heavy Soul were among the highest profile of his career. Heavily influenced by ’60s R&B, the modest-selling opus set the tone for where the troubadour would take his career over the rest of the ’90s, starting with the psychedelic folk strains of its more commercially successful follow-up Wild Wood. Paul Weller, more than 45 years in music. Copy link A decentered black square over a white square. WhatsApp Messenger An icon of the Whatsapp messenger app logo.
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The Jam recorded a few Who songs early on, including the power pop classic “So Sad About Us”, and, on their first album In The City, The Who’s 1966 pop art recording of the Neil Hefti-composed theme from then-current Batman TV show.Arrow An icon of an arrow.
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It wasn’t a passing obsession either – The Jam’s third album, from late 1978, was called All Mod Cons, and that same year the NME featured Weller and Pete Townsend together in a cover story entitled “The Punk and The Godfather”, after a song on the Who’s Quadrophenia album. Weller and The Jam could hardly complain – they modeled themselves on the early Who, and Weller, in particular, was obsessed with the 60s mod scene which The Who had been inexorably connected with.
When The Jam first appeared, at the height of punk, on the London scene in 1976, they were compared frequently to The Who. Let's dive into some of the musicians – both English and American - who have inspired Weller to become the iconic music that he is today. But this is a man whose albums routinely land in the Top 5, who is considered nearly as big an influence by Britpop stalwarts - including Oasis – as the 60s artists who inspired him, and who has always preferred to maintain a distinct Englishness rather than chasing an international audience. Given Weller’s lack of profile outside of the UK since his Style Council days, it may surprise some, the reverence with which he is regarded at home. We take a look at some of the music that has influenced an artist about whom London’s Daily Telegraph has said, "Apart from David Bowie, it's hard to think of any British solo artist who's had as varied, long-lasting and determinedly forward-looking a career." Next Friday, September 14, is the release of the new album True Meanings from prolific and revered UK singer/songwriter and former member of The Jam and The Style Council, Paul Weller. (Photo by Erica Echenberg/Redferns/Getty Images) Paul Weller on the roof of Air Studios, Oxford Street, London during recording sessions for the band's final album 'The Gift', 1982.
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