I’ve checked out most of Paul Weller’s albums–all good–but none of them come close to Wild Wood (1993). The only thing that comes close to it–in the sense that it can’t be stopped after it’s started–is Who’s Next or Astral Weeks.
The Deluxe Edition, like most in this series (see Marvin Gaye’s What’s Goin On), offers some B-sides, some demos, some live tracks, some brilliant castoffs. It’s just a great experience all around. For a post-Mod artist, Paul Weller might be expected to have a punk-ish, annoying cockney tone, like the Clash, Sex Pistols or The Specials, but instead he has a deep, soulful voice. A real front-man sound.
You don’t hear about this record much, and maybe that’s a good thing. It’s best un-hyped.
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