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Most compilations portray a state of arrested development, a band or performer driving a single idea into the ground. This one, though, does the opposite. As a songwriter, Paul Weller was never content to rest on his laurels, quickly moving from youthful gestures of defiance ("In The City", "All Around The World", "The Modern World"), to cold-eyed social reportage ("The Eton Rifles", "Town Called Malice") and more personal, more confessional modes (the incomparable "That's Entertainment"). And, all the while, he was subtly shifting his allegiances, from spiky guitar-pop--derived initially from
The Who,
The Kinks and
The Small Faces--to soul, as exemplified by the closing tracks, "The Bitterest Pill" and "Beat Surrender", each paving the way for his subsequent work with the
Style Council. By any standards, this is a remarkable achievement.
--Andrew McGuire
Album Details
Essential compilation of the best of one of Britain's most influential bands of the late 70's / early 80's. 20 tracks. Universal. 1990.
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