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Slash - Slash
Slash by Slash
Sting In The Tail - Scorpions
Sting In The Tail by Scorpions
Still Standing - Monica
Still Standing by Monica
Blah Blah Blah (JWeezy Remix) - Ke$ha
Blah Blah Blah (JWeezy Remix) by Ke$ha
Jumpin' Jack Flash (American Idol Guest Performance) - Single - David Cook
Jumpin' Jack Flash (American Idol Guest Performance) - Single by David Cook
Under Great White Northern Lights (Live) - The White Stripes
Under Great White Northern Lights (Live) by The White Stripes
Here I Am (Deluxe Version) - Marvin Sapp
Here I Am (Deluxe Version) by Marvin Sapp
The Big To-Do - Drive By Truckers
The Big To-Do by Drive By Truckers
Live On Lansdowne, Boston MA - Dropkick Murphys
Live On Lansdowne, Boston MA by Dropkick Murphys
Survival Story - Flobots
Survival Story by Flobots
Clearly, he's not lacking in talent (or fervent support, as the applause on this album proves). Yet he insists on singing in a wooden fashion--you could kindly compare him to Steve Winwood, if Weller weren't so clearly his own man--and writing songs that continue to ignore the outside world. Contrast the older songs here--a lackluster "That's Entertainment," a desultory "Headstart for Happiness" from the Council's excellent 1984 album, Café Bleu, "Town Called Malice" divorced of its driving Motown beat (surely its main part)--with the newer version of Weller, a "mature" Weller, a Weller that clearly thinks the concerns of the world are no longer his.
"You Do Something to Me" (from 1995's successful Stanley Road) still shimmers above the hedgerow, and "Amongst Butterflies" (from 1992's Paul Weller) has a certain naïve charm, but on the whole, this is heavy going indeed. One indistinguishable love song follows another. The fall and fall of Weller certainly adds fuel to the fire of those who believe rock & roll to be a youth music, but really it comes down to one simple test for old Jam fans: which song did you prefer, "Going Underground" or "That's Entertainment"? --Everett True
| Disc 1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brand New Start | 4:08 | |
| 2 | The Loved | 4:24 | |
| 3 | Out Of The Sinking | 3:50 | |
| 4 | Clues | 4:41 | |
| 5 | English Rose | 2:45 | |
| 6 | Above The Clouds | 4:02 | |
| 7 | You Do Something To Me | 3:38 | |
| 8 | Amongst Butterflies | 2:58 | |
| 9 | Science | 3:54 | |
| 10 | Back In The Fire | 5:01 | |
| 11 | Down In The Seine | 2:59 | |
| 12 | Thats Entertainment | ||
| 13 | Loveless | ||
| 14 | There's No Drinking When You're Dead | ||
| 15 | Everything Has A Price To Pay | 4:06 | |
| 16 | Wild Wood | 3:22 | |
| 17 | Headstart For Happiness | 2:51 | |
| 18 | Town Called Malice | 3:28 | |