[.ca] Paul Weller

Why has he never broken in the US????:
And why wasn't this album bigger than it was when first released? I think it's the best of his solo efforts. There is no one like him, there are many who would love to be like him, and nobody will ever come close.

The Name above the Title:
You cannot stare at the sun or count all the stars in the sky. It is easier to find the needle amongst the hay than it is finding words to describe Paul Weller's solo debut album. Seems like yesterday when I bought it in a record shop in OKC. I rushed back to my dorm room and pressed play and all of the sudden new breath escaped my mouth as I hear major seven chords and nothern soul vocals swirl around my eager noggin. I cherished it then but things have changed since. It has been a decade and nothing in my massive collection of music has grown on me quite like this album. The sheer magnitude of musicality still gives me goose bumps. This album is a perfect thing. Each and every track has taken turns being my "all time favorite" and although I must say that "Amongst Butterflies" is probably the one I most admire...you would be hard pressed to find one easily. The quality of each track is amazing. From the heavy 'Into Tomorrow" to the beauty of "I didn't mean to Hurt You". I know a lot of Weller fans praise "Wild Wood" as his classic watershed moment but I will always agree to disagree. As much as I love "Wild Wood"...nothing has a more timeless appeal. I truly love this album and nothing will ever make me change my mind. All I want to do is change yours. Be like the man in the mirror...go ahead, make that change.

• Uh-Huh Oh Yeh
• I Didn't Mean to Hurt You
• Bull-Rush
• Round and Round
• Remember How We Started
• Above the Clouds
• Clues
• Into Tomorrow
• Amongst Butterflies
• Strange Museum
• Bitterness Rising
• Kosmos