0/10, won’t appear on any lists this year, including my Shit List, because that would mean acknowledging it exists. But, in the interests of balance, I quite like the colours on the cover. It’s almost as if they are celebrating it ending. ‘Still Glides the Stream’ – Brass, strings, the works go into the album closer.Woodwind this time, it’s like Year 7 music all over again. Tonight’s orchestra is led by the thick blacked bearded Jules Buckley, with some sumptuous arrangements equalised by the backing of 3 exquisitely versed backing vocalist plus Weller’s ever-present side kick Steve Cradock on guitar, looking at times like the cat who caught the cream. ‘In Better Times’ – It doesn’t offend me, but I’m not 100% sure what he is saying.This will go down well live, you’ll have to tell me about it though because I won’t put myself through that. ‘Moving Canvas’ – Here comes the brass.40ROCK Radio: 1: Paul Weller quotes If youre wondering by now who I am, look no further than the mirror,Because I am the greed and fear - and every ounce of hate in you. Corby Radio: 1: Lazer Radio: 1: Greece 1. Exclusively Paul Weller: 38: United Kingdom 2. ‘Testify’ – I will, at the trial for this 12 track crime. Glad Times Artist: Paul Weller Album: Fat Pop, 2021 Has been played on.There’s a guy that he knows, an American fellow who’s a producer. Absolutely killed me not to say that to him, but I did give him two packets of pocket sized tissues because he kept sneezing between Cardiff and Abergavenny. But I think it came through a mutual friend. I saw him on a train once, literally seeing someone from Ocean Colour Scene on the day I caught the train. With recorded fucking clapping! Bet him from Ocean Colour Scene is involved with the claps. ![]() ‘Cobweb/Connections’ – “Can you see the good things in your life”.‘Glad Times’ – Slow tempo, quite soulful if you have one, which I don’t.Will be big at garden parties for Wellends. ‘Shades of Blue’ – Plinky plonky nonsense, sounds like a kids TV programme theme tune.‘Fat Pop’ – Was quite good until he started singing/talking cockney over it #ruined.‘True’ – Shit but a duet with someone I’ve not heard of.‘Cosmic Fingers’ – The title pisses me off, the electric drums piss me off, the accent pisses me off.The best songs of the heart are songs of plain sentiment simply and beautifully expressed, with a beautiful melody. Like the painful anticipation of an unfortunately misplaced wax strip, let’s just bloody get it over and done with. To that exalted canon, we can now add ‘In Better Times’. Paul Weller, yada yada Style Council, yada mod, yada yada Eton Rifles, yada yada gave birth to Noel Gallagher, yada yada Changing Man, You Do Something To Me (and it isn’t a good something). Cheers for ruining summer, Weller.Ĭhrist, we always weave in a bit of artist background, eh. And, having been too busy earlier in the week to get stuck in, me listening to this has coincided with The Good Weather. That means not only do I have to listen to this garbage a few more times, it means I need to get savage, just as the world is looking up a bit. I’m not sure my chiefs at Picky Bastards HQ will let me get away with submitting just that as a review, despite it saying all you need to know.
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