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Paul Weller - Days of Speed Audio CD

A fair review of the Paul Weller "Days of Speed" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all Paul Weller reviews here, or go back to the Paul Weller tabs.

Paul Weller Band: Paul Weller
Title: Days of Speed
Rating:
Release Date: 2001-10-01
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Brand New Start 2: Loved 3: Out of the Sinking 4: Clues 5: English Rose 6: Above the Clouds 7: You Do Something to Me 8: Amongst Butterflies 9: Science 10: Back in the Fire 11: Down in the Seine 12: That's Entertainment 13: Love-Less 14: There's No Drinking After You're Dead 15: Everything Has a Price to Pay 16: Wild Wood 17: Headstart for Happiness 18: Town Called Malice

Essential Weller
Weller's singing is hardly wooden but just the opposite - passionate and soulful. The Amazon review couldn't be more incorrect. The acoustic versions of his studio material on this album breathe new life into them. To my ears, the version of "Out of the Sinking" contained here has a sound all its own compared to the studio version on "Stanley Road". One could say the same for the Style Council tunes, "Down in the Seine" and "Headstart for Happiness".

If you're a fan of Paul Weller's music or want to discover it, this album is a great addition or a good introduction and companion to Weller's other notable solo albums.


Days of Speed
I prefer the original bands versions of those. Live CD with some Jam/Style Council songs too.


If you want an introduction to P. Weller, pick this one 1st
The Jam's "That's Entertainment" is amazinga nd
the classic "English Rose" will give you the warm fuzzy feelings
that only PW can do. This cd covers PW's whole career up until his 5th release,
"Heliocentric". Also, two classic Style Council songs come in the form of "Headstart for Happiness" and "Down in the Seine".
But my favorite tracks are the opening, "Brand New Start" that you can only find on his Best of called Modern Classics, track two "the Loved", "Clues" is the most romantic song ever and "Wildwood" is incredible! His
honesty and integrity is so real it's inspiring, his voice and
acoustic guitar is mesmerizing.


Daily Listen.
You deserve it. Buy this record. Paul deserves it. Out of my collection of 1,000+ CD's, this one is always on top. My personal daily listen. Those who have given this work a lower rating than I have must not have listened carefully enough nor long enough. Paul, his guitar, this recording. Now it's your turn.


Bare Bones Weller
Ever since Sound Affects I imagined Paul Weller on his own, on stage with a guitar and this is it and it's good. This is Paul Weller stripped back bare. The opening track "Brand New Start" is superb, if you're a Weller fan it's sure to send shivers up your spine. Other gems include, Above the Clouds, Wild Wood and the crowd goes wild when Paul rips into a sped up acoustic version of Thats Entertainment. The whole album flows together with a relaxed reminiscent and nostalgic flavour.

If you close your eyes and imagine hard enough you can almost see Weller sitting on a stool strumming away on his Gibson J45 in your local. Some have thought Weller quite aloof with his fans, this album sets the record straight, there is that natural intimate feeling that only seem to get with an acoustic concert.

This album will have limited appeal to new Weller fans more to die-hards, however I must say strict Jam fans will be disappointed (aren't they always!). It gets 4 stars only because personally I think Paul comes across better with either a big band sound behind him or a higher fidelity production.

However, I'm eargerly awaiting Paul to turn up at my local with his Gibson and his stool. He'd could have as many Stellas as he wanted.


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