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STYLE COUNCIL The Complete Adventures Of (1998 UK 5 x CD album box set - this concise set brings together a total of 90-tracks including some previously not issued on a CD format. Each disc is housed in a glossy card gatefold sleeve and set inside a 16cm x 31cm x 4cm deep glossy picture box with an elaborate and extensive 112-page bound booklet along with a separate 14-page fold out lyric insert the stickered outer box is showing just a trace of markings from storage but has no tears or splits evident and the booklet discs and other contents are otherwise superb!)
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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful
By R. Janis
Format:Audio CD
No group had such a powerful effect on me in the '80s, or maybe ever, as TSC. And this box set is a stellar document to a truly great band. I didn't get to know The Jam until later, but I can understand the Jam fans who slammed The Council during their lifespan, since it's a testament to the loyalty Weller inspires in his fans, regardless of which phase of his career we're talking about.
Pretty much every track you need is captured here, some in different versions (Money Go Round Parts 1 & 2 vs. the 12" UK single version; Soul Deep Bert Bevans Remix vs. the regular 12" UK version). More than anything, as other reviews have noted, it's the sheer depth of songwriting ability and fearlessness to try something new that's so gripping. The evolution of this band is truly something to behold.
The list of favorites is too large, but some key tracks for me are: The Paris Match (A Paris version), The Long Hot Summer, Le Depart, My Ever Changing Moods (LP version) with just vocal and piano, Headstart For Happiness (both Money Go Round b-side and LP versions), It Just Came To Pieces In My Hands, Spin'Drifting, The Big Boss Groove, Shout To The Top, Man Of Great Promise, Luck, Walls Come Tumbling Down, It Didn't Matter, Heavens Above, The Cost Of Loving, The Piano Paintings (entire side), Why I Went Missing, Confessions 1, 2, 3, and Promised Land (full version).
The huge incentive for this set all by itself is Modernism: A New Decade. Rejected by Polydor at the time, it actually has several terrific tracks. For me, they would be: Can You Still Love Me (even better than the b-side version from the Promised Land single), World Must Come Together, Hope (Feelings Gonna Getcha), Everybody's On The Run (also better than the b-side from Long Hot Summer '89), Love Of The World and Sure Is Sure, a bittersweet farewell track from my favorite-ever band.
Finally, the packaging itself is first-rate, with a lavish booklet full of photos and memorabilia, along with a lyric sheet.
For anyone who's followed the line that this was Weller's "wilderness period", it might be worth your while to give this a try. You may be pleasantly surprised.
Pretty much every track you need is captured here, some in different versions (Money Go Round Parts 1 & 2 vs. the 12" UK single version; Soul Deep Bert Bevans Remix vs. the regular 12" UK version). More than anything, as other reviews have noted, it's the sheer depth of songwriting ability and fearlessness to try something new that's so gripping. The evolution of this band is truly something to behold.
The list of favorites is too large, but some key tracks for me are: The Paris Match (A Paris version), The Long Hot Summer, Le Depart, My Ever Changing Moods (LP version) with just vocal and piano, Headstart For Happiness (both Money Go Round b-side and LP versions), It Just Came To Pieces In My Hands, Spin'Drifting, The Big Boss Groove, Shout To The Top, Man Of Great Promise, Luck, Walls Come Tumbling Down, It Didn't Matter, Heavens Above, The Cost Of Loving, The Piano Paintings (entire side), Why I Went Missing, Confessions 1, 2, 3, and Promised Land (full version).
The huge incentive for this set all by itself is Modernism: A New Decade. Rejected by Polydor at the time, it actually has several terrific tracks. For me, they would be: Can You Still Love Me (even better than the b-side version from the Promised Land single), World Must Come Together, Hope (Feelings Gonna Getcha), Everybody's On The Run (also better than the b-side from Long Hot Summer '89), Love Of The World and Sure Is Sure, a bittersweet farewell track from my favorite-ever band.
Finally, the packaging itself is first-rate, with a lavish booklet full of photos and memorabilia, along with a lyric sheet.
For anyone who's followed the line that this was Weller's "wilderness period", it might be worth your while to give this a try. You may be pleasantly surprised.
13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
Format:Audio CD
This is a must for anyone remotely interested in the Style Council or the career of Paul Weller. Every single track including the unreleased & rejected MODERNISM LP are included. 5 CD's all filled with classics. WHO else experimented so much - Marvel at the jazz filled Cafe Bleu, the political Our Favourite Shop, the soulful Cost OF Loving, the Classical Confessions of a pop group and the House music of Modernism...
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
By Merry Terry
Format:Audio CD
Jacking in the Jam, going to France, wearing shoes without socks.... He was never going to win in the eyes of many, but Paul Weller was a brave man. The Jam still mean something because they're not playing Butlins' South Coast World, belting out "When You're Young", with salt and pepper hair.
And then there's the Style Council.
In any of his guises, what often carries Paul Weller through is his instinctive and consistent songwriting. The same is true of the Style Council.
Because they weren't The Jam, because he started welling pullovers and because he sung in French once, people forget that The Style Council (at least for the most of their career) made some excellent music. And it's all here. Including the house music adventure.
Pop perfection lies in songs such as "Speak Like A Child." "Walls Come Tumbling Down" and "Shout To The Top" are 2 of the finest songs of the 1980s, brimming with soul and indignation.
B-sides and obscure tracks like "Picadilly Trail" and "Spin Drifting" are charming and inspired.
There's the evergreen hits like "Long Hot Summer" and "..Ever Changing Moods" as well.
Where this starts to fall apart is around tracks like "It Didn't Matter" which are plastic and forgettable.
What is surprising is the quality of the house music efforts. "Sure Is Sure" is a decent effort and TSC's cover of Joe Smooth's "Promised Land" is perfectly competent.
But it could never work. The audience weren't having any of it and TSC's days were numbered.
But here is a quality document of their recording output and it deserves to be cherished.
And then there's the Style Council.
In any of his guises, what often carries Paul Weller through is his instinctive and consistent songwriting. The same is true of the Style Council.
Because they weren't The Jam, because he started welling pullovers and because he sung in French once, people forget that The Style Council (at least for the most of their career) made some excellent music. And it's all here. Including the house music adventure.
Pop perfection lies in songs such as "Speak Like A Child." "Walls Come Tumbling Down" and "Shout To The Top" are 2 of the finest songs of the 1980s, brimming with soul and indignation.
B-sides and obscure tracks like "Picadilly Trail" and "Spin Drifting" are charming and inspired.
There's the evergreen hits like "Long Hot Summer" and "..Ever Changing Moods" as well.
Where this starts to fall apart is around tracks like "It Didn't Matter" which are plastic and forgettable.
What is surprising is the quality of the house music efforts. "Sure Is Sure" is a decent effort and TSC's cover of Joe Smooth's "Promised Land" is perfectly competent.
But it could never work. The audience weren't having any of it and TSC's days were numbered.
But here is a quality document of their recording output and it deserves to be cherished.
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Such style
I know. It's a crabby title to talk about Paul Weller's efforts. He was so impressive. The Jam; Style Council plus so many other projects: he lives life to the full without wanting... Read more
Published 4 months ago by radiojock
4.0 out of 5 stars
Happy I bought this box!
I am a huge TSC fan and feel very happy to own this box now. I had already got The Ultimate Collection, Gold, Greatest Hits, Our Favourite Shop and Here's some that got away. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Ramses
5.0 out of 5 stars
EXCELLENT
Excellent ,If you like the Style Council, I had them all on album & tape but this is great, worth buying just to get the songs off the last album that was never released over here.
Published on 9 Feb 2011 by jcb17
5.0 out of 5 stars
This is missing some great songs
I rank Paul Weller at the same level as Lennon/McCartney and David/Bacharach as a composer. This box set captures almost all his work with The Style Council who, along with the... Read more
Published on 4 Oct 2007 by Peter J. Hall
5.0 out of 5 stars
Long out of touch
Although I've been out of touch with my long-lost and beloved music of TSC, I am now getting myself back into my old groove. Read more
Published on 29 Aug 2003 by "teknodom"
5.0 out of 5 stars
ultimate style council
anyone that is a paul weller fan, and does not know his exploits in the style council, this set is a must buy. Read more
Published on 4 April 2001
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