Customer Reviews
Modfather "Lite" - By: A. J. Rabet, 01 Mar 2007 
This album shows the progression Paul Weller has made as a purely solo artist from 1992 to 1998. The tracks on it are stunning & include "Changing Man" "Out of the Sinking" "Broken Stones" "You do something to me " & many more it does not however include any of the stunning tracks which were not released as singles & therefore the collection is rather incomplete.
I would advise anyone buying this to treat it as an introduction to Paul Weller's solo work & then go on & buy his back catalogue as I am sure you will find songs on the albums which are better than some of the tracks included. I say this as a die hard Weller fan that first saw the Jamin the 1970's & still enjoys his work today.
Changingman gets selective.... - By: Merry Terry, 30 Aug 2006 This is a tight well compiled & presented compilation containing all Mr Weller's singles from 1992 to 1998. What shows up is a stylish collection of strong songs ranging from the R&B charge of "Peacock Suit" to the soulful "Broken Stones."
"Brand New Start" is an effective addition to this showcase of the man's solo songwriting.
So there's no experimental ambient housein here. So what. Here's an album of great songs played well by one of the UK's best songwriters. Respect due.
Never out of the CD changer - By: ChezzyD, 04 Mar 2006 
The quality of this collection is stunning - there is not a single duff track. Weller's raw, bluesy style isin evidence everywhere here from the pounding opening bars of 'Out Of the Sinking' & continues throughout, with the exception of the lighter, more 'Style-Council-y' 'Above The Clouds' & the Beatle-esque 'Sunflower' & 'Uh-Huh Oh-Yeh' which actually sit very happily here as a reminder of Weller's range & gift for melody writing. Though it is hard to choose my favourite tracks, the opener, the immortal, beautiful 'You Do Something To Me' & the classy 'Broken Stones' are without equal. Whenever I play this album around the uninitiated, they always end up asking me 'what album is this, it's great!' & I add another convert to the list. These are the kinds of songs that other artists only dream of producing. The guy is a god - & this album deserves every one of its 5 stars. This is music that never ages, dates or bores.
who would of though? - By: , 17 Feb 2006 Who would of thought? i came across the man paul weller whil viewing 'Big brother' amongst all things, they had the song 'you do somthing to me' on one of the clips, & i fell i love with it there & then, & after that inspiration of such a good tune, i thought i need a bit more of that, thats when i purchased this album.
i would reccomend it for people like me who havn't heard a lot of paul, as it gives a wide variety of songs.
Who would of thought? big brother led me to a ledgend, whats next?!
The guy is an institution--his own institution - By: C. Jannuzi, 03 Oct 2002 If you gave up on Paul Weller because the later Style Council stuff was not to your taste, you made a mistake. First of all, a lot of the unreleased Style Council stuff turned out far better than we could have thought once it was released.
Anyway, this compilation/sampler is the single best way to get caught up on Weller. 70s influence comes out strongin this rock, but it's not the stuff that influenced the younger Weller of the Jam (or not mostly I think).
As a sampler to what this genius is about, this collection is flawless. Then, if you like a particular song or songs, you can figure out what original l.p. to go back to. There is plenty more where this came from.
With Stuart Adamson gone, it's nice to think that there are still a few who have made good on the promise of all that creativity that burst forth after punk. Weller belongs to that elite.
