Audio CD review:
Paul Weller - Heavy Soul

Paul Weller - Heavy Soul

Band: Paul Weller Title: Heavy Soul Rating: Release Date: 05 August, 1997 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Heavy Soul 2: Peacock Suit 3: Up In Suzes' Room 4: Brushed 5: Driving Nowhere 6: I Should Have Been There To Inspire You 7: Heavy Soul (Pt. 2) 8: Friday Street 9: Science 10: Golden Sands 11: As You Lean Into The Light 12: Mermaids

Customer Reviews Flows well, then grows on you A definate 4 / 4. Really strong piece of work, different from Wildwood and Stanley Road with more electric guitar and bass/drums. 5 disc, only a couple of "weaker" (i. e. repetitive) songs, but Brushed, Inspire You, and Peacock Suite are some of his strongest works. I also like Lean Into the Light quite a bit. If you're a fan of this highly-skilled musician, you really need this for your collection. This guy is way, way talented. Fantastic songs, bad production. Production-wise, however, it's too cluttered. Lyrically, Heavy Soul is one of Paul's best albums. Brendan Lynch put too much psychedelia onto some of the songs, and it takes away from the whole product in the end. Peacock Suit is a good example of that, with those weird chirping noises. The songs aren't allowed to speak for themselves when they're being truncated by all the noise!. Heavy Music Heavy Soul is the more rocking side of the Weller catalogue. After a short hiatus, Paul Weller is once again making great music (and very little filler to boot!). "Up in Suze's Room," "Heavy Soul Pt. 1," "Mermaids," "Friday Street". . . all sorta-psychedelic-soulful rock. Not to mention the soulful confessional "I Should've Been There to Inspire You. " Simply a breathtaking song. There is a small amount of imperfection you need to endure too, but it's a VERY small amount ("Science," and "Golden Sands"), but then again, he IS human!. . You can see a complete list of all Paul Weller discography, or go back to the Paul Weller tabs