![]() ![]() What's most surprising is how many of these tracks don't seem rooted in the stereotypes of 1980s pop at all, but have a timeless quality. And while this collection unfortunately doesn't include any of the surprisingly large number of guitar-driven folk-pop songs Weller penned while with the Style Council, it also spares listeners from hearing any of the band's egregiously horrid rap numbers. The collection also illustrates how successful Weller was at pioneering the (admittedly odd) genre of "political protest/lounge revival" with such vitriolic but easy-on-the-ears tracks as "All Gone Away" and "Come to Milton Keynes." Toss in the retro-beatnik jazz instrumental "Café Bleu" and rocking 1960s-style pop numbers ("How She Threw It All Away" and "Walls Come Tumbling Down!") and you have a strong portrait of a band who succeeded at much more than they were given credit for. #The style council collection track listing full"Long Hot Summer" and "My Ever Changing Moods" remain two of the defining hits of the 1980s, while album tracks such as "Headstart for Happiness," "Here's One That Got Away," and the strikingly beautiful "Changing of the Guard" show that Weller's music during this period was full of a real joy for life and its attendant disappointments and sorrows. Such limp-wristed tracks as the whining "Angel" and the somnambulistic "Waiting" (their worst single) show that the negative press that the band received was sometimes merited while the rest of this retrospective shows that the majority of their tunes were full of enthusiasm, invention, and melody. Style Council 226 Audio CD 26 offers from 7.46 Track Listings Editorial Reviews Import only compilation featuring 18 tracks including, 'You're the Best Thing', 'Shout to the Top', 'My Ever Changing Moods', 'Head start for Happiness' and many more Universal. Weller viewed the band as a platform to explore non-rock-based pop music and this collection shows off the Style Council's strengths and weaknesses. even though it was splattered with Style Council (& Slam Slam) era songs and a phenomenal. The Style Council took a more overtly political approach than The Jam in their lyrics, with tracks such as Walls Come Tumbling Down, The Lodgers, and Come. club and not hear at least one of their songs before the night was over. In retrospect, however, the band amassed a sizable collection of fantastic pop music during their six-year career and their catalog is now ripe for reappraisal. Import only compilation featuring 18 tracks including, Youre the Best Thing, Shout to the Top, My Ever Changing Moods, Head start for Happiness and. A little bit of The Jam, Style Council and Weller collection. ![]() ![]() Paul Weller's 1980s group was known as a singles outfit, but many of their best songs were actually album tracks and B-sides. and Style Council's music became the soundtrack for the posh cool club kids. Polydor has released a number of Style Council retrospectives over the years, but this one is actually one of the most interesting, as it paints a relatively complete musical portrait of the band. ![]()
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