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22 Dreams is probably my favourite of his solo albums, but Stanley Road is up there.
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I don't think I know any style council. Think I was put off by the general image of the band.
Maybe I'll check them out. What's a good tune?
I know a few of the obvious jam tunes which I like but wouldn't go out my way to listen to.
I liked OCS.
Yeah, that's kind of what I thought. Not really my bag I'm afraid.
Thanks though.
Maybe that was the plan?
I first became aware of him around the time of Wildwood and I didn't realise he was the "Jam guy" for a while.
Getting into him correlates with my learning to play guitar and I used to really intently study his songs and marvel at how well written they were and want to emulate that style. Sunflower is still a go to riff for me if I pick up an SG.
Stanley Road is probably the better album, but Wildwood has more memories for me.
I think Heliocentric was the last album I rushed out and bought. In fairness I don't really listen to a lot of indie/Britpop type music these days so I couldn't say if that was due to his quality dipping or my interest in the genre.
- In The City - 5/10
- This Is The Modern World - 6/10
- All Mod Cons 9.5/10
- Setting Sons 9/10
- Sound Affects 8/10
- The Gift 7/10
Style Council albums. I bought the first two but they were both 5/10 IMO. Lost interest after that. They had some decent singles though which is perhaps why I bought the second album expecting a similar standard but not hitting the spot.
I was disappointed with him after he left The Jam. I thought he might have gone on to progress when he became free of his Jam shackles, but I don't think that he did.
The Story Of The Jam: About The Young Idea. (105mins).
Specifically this live version, it transports me.
Trading feedback here
I like Stanley Road v much but I think my anticipation upon release made it very difficult not to be slightly disappointed.
Also Whirlpool's End sounds like Tin Soldier's dour young cousin imo - once I noticed I couldn't let it go. Apologies if this has a similar effect on you. (See 10538 Overture also).
Edit: I listened to Stanley Road on the way into work this morning and really enjoyed it. I'd completely forgotten about Out Of The Sinking and Time Passes.. and particularly enjoyed them. He really wears his Marriott and Faces influences on his sleeve and some of them were not apparent to me in 1995 - lots of Faces I hadn't noticed particularly.
Stunning album and as much as I love him, yes, sadly it's been a slow but steady run downhill for him since then.
I think his solo stuff has much more depth than his Jam days personally. Each to their own eh...