Heavy Soul

Paul Weller - Heavy Soul

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Artist: Paul Weller
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 1997-08-05
Music Label: Universal Int'l
Soundtracks:

Heavy Soul, Pt. 1
Peacock Suit
Up in Suzes' Room
Brushed
Driving Nowhere
I Should Have Been There to Inspire You
Heavy Soul, Pt. 2
Friday Street
Science
Golden Sands
As You Lean into the Light
Mermaids

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Let's paint a picture. You've got "Wild Wood", you've got "Stanley Road," and you love them both. You're excited when you hear that Paul Weller is coming out with a new album, thinking it will be much of the same style music. You get the CD, and you look at titles, then you throw in the CD. From the ragged opening chords of the title track, Paul takes you down a road you've never been down... or at least with him. This album is full of raunchy guitars, heavy drums, and throbbing bass. It comes off as rough, it's hard to listen to coming off his previous albums, and it comes at you like a rusty jagged knife. AND I LOVE IT! I admit, the first time I heard it, it was tough, but it grows on you fast. The guy wants to get back to some old fashioned garage rock, and there's nothing wrong with it. The title track and "Peacock Suit" are brought forth with funky riffs, and elementary but lovable lyrics ("I don't need a ship to sail in stormy weather/I don't need you to ruffle the feathers of my peacock suit/Do ya fink I should?") There's stellar beauty in "Up In Suze's Room" which combines acoustic guitar, rollicking drums, a soaring electric guitar solo, and even some strings thrown on to some steamy lyrics. "Driving Nowhere" is a simple but painfully earnest song, "Science" is built off a funky guitar riff and Paul's beliefs ("I can be who I am/I have no pretense") There are many songs that highlight this album, as in his last efforts. "Friday Street" reinforces the meaning of blues and rock and roll, "Mermaids" is a fun punchy number that you can move your feet to built a lot of the choruses of "Sha la la la la", "As You Lean Into the Light" is a beautiful love song, but the centerpiece of this album is Paul's heartfelt ballad "I Should Have Been There To Inspire You". Somewhat Al Green Inspired, and achingly beautiful, Paul shines more than anything else on this song, which is one of the album's best selling points. "Heavy Soul" reinstates the power of the electric guitar in rock and roll, and you will eventually acquiesce to this mind blowing album.

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Japanese only SHM-CD (Super High Material CD - playable on all CD players) paper sleeve pressing. Universal. 2008.

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