To all our Brits- just saw Paul Weller!

What's a paul weller?

 

Hahaha. I just listened to a clip on the iTMS, and I was gonna say it sounds like The Jam! I've never heard of him, but obviously heard of The Jam.

 

Oh.. I was born in '88.

That may explain why I know what a Paul Weller is.

or what The Jam or Style Council are.

...I'm so young!

*cries because earliest band (for lack of a better word) she can remember is N-Sync.*

 

LOL! Wow Paul Weller gets no love on these boards at all.

 

The only Weller I know plays the cyborg RoboCop.

 

OMG you saw Paul Weller? Omg that is so amazing!!! Omg. I wish I was you!



















Who the heck is Paul Weller??????

 

o... I just saw your answer. (Born in 1991 )

 

Lee, I am Californian born and raised and I definitely grew up with The Jam and Style Council and know who Paul Weller is. I was into all the early English music, The Selecter, The English Beat, The Specials, Judge Dredd, Prince Buster, the list is endless. Then later all the English blue beat, ska, punk and the early Oi bands...Funny that I know all that and I am from CA, and no replies from our UK contingent?

 

Err... I'm old enough to have covered Jam songs in various bands...

How about sitting around the turntable with the band mates listening to the brand new Clash "London Calling" for the third time and saying "WTF is THAT!?!" and then "How do WE get some of that?"

 

Maybe brits aren't posting as most of the thread was between 5-6am in't morning.Paul Weller is a legend at least to those of us of "a certain age".

 

You have great taste in music balamw! "Singular Adventures of the Style Council" is definitely an all time classic album. Listening to some Desmond Dekker right now. Using iLink I have started converting all my old LP's to digital and then into iTunes. It only costs $35 and works great.

 

Don't worry, we're awake(ish) now.

Honestly... don't they teach you anything at school these days?

Glad to hear you enjoyed the show, leekohler. Paul's one of my all time favourite musicians (which I suppose puts me at that 'certain age', Peterkro). In contrast with what a few other people have said, I prefer his solo work and stuff with The Jam over The Style Council. One good aspect of his live shows is that he plays material from his whole career, not just the stuff since he went solo.

Me and the missus saw him play live at Dalby Forest last summer – it was a great show, despite the heavy rain (it was open air!).

 

Paul Weller was great in the Jam, absolutely and strangely crap in the Style Council (cardies round the shoulders Paul? What was that about?) and has been fabulous ever since.

"Wildwood" is one of my favourite albums, and I often use it as an example of great production in class.

 

Well, it was the Eighties...

 

I liked The Style Council when I was in high school and I remember when they performed at Live Aid.

They didn't have that much success in the USA as far as I can remember, I used to hear their songs on this syndicated radio show back in the 80's (I think it was called Rock Over London or something like that....)

 

Lucky you... thanks for the reminder, I'm now humming Going Underground having grown up with The Jam and good ole Mr Peel.

An awake Brit...

- Dal