I do! Shout to the Top, My Everchanging Moods, Long Hot Summer and the Jam Classic "That's Entertainment". I love them!

How does "The Jam" compare with them?

I know Paul Weller founded both groups
[Edited 10/24/07 17:44pm]

Finally!.... recognition for TSC. I love this band, saw them live about 15 times. I'm a tiler and named my business after them (work it out )
If interested in discovering this great band I would recommend The Complete Adventures Of The Style Council box set, The Complete Style Council on DVD. For reading matter I highly rate Iain Munn's "Mr Cool's Dream", available at Amazon UK. I helped Iain with this publication and it features many of my previously unpublished live shots. It's basically the TSC equivalent of The Vault.
Speaking of TSC/Paul Weller: I'm still surprised that Weller has never professed a liking for Prince in interviews considering his fondness of soul & funk. The nearest he ever got to mentioning Prince was when he gave the thumbs up to Mavis Staples' "The Undertaker" in an interview.
[Edited 10/24/07 18:13pm]

pacey68 said:

I just found out about them, and I would think since this is the ORG, I would've found out about them here

Anyone here own that Style Council box set which included their never released final album with "Promise Land"?... I loved Confessions of a Pop Group but never got a chance to hear their last recordings.

ps - I'll always hate Tears For Fears for their insulting line "Kick out the Style, bring back The Jam."

Jude418 said:

Yes I got it, the box set includes Promised Land although this song wasn't on the "Modernism: A New Decade" album. Here is a clip of their last ever TV appearance in 1990 performing "Sure Is Sure" from the album. It will give you an idea of what the album sounded like. http://www.youtube.com/wa...T47JIQXswE

I went to the last ever TSC concert and it was a soul revue playing live house music in 1989. One of the first ever live house gigs in the UK, perhaps?

WOW!! THANKS!! Now I have to track that album down... I'm flashing back on "Heavens Above" being one of the first clips I saw on MTV and how I fell in love with TSC as a band and Weller as an artist... He STILL kills it every time he comes to L.A.... He's a GOD!!

pacey68 said:

WOW!! THANKS!! Now I have to track that album down... I'm flashing back on "Heavens Above" being one of the first clips I saw on MTV and how I fell in love with TSC as a band and Weller as an artist... He STILL kills it every time he comes to L.A.... He's a GOD!!

Jude418 said:

Yes I got it, the box set includes Promised Land although this song wasn't on the "Modernism: A New Decade" album. Here is a clip of their last ever TV appearance in 1990 performing "Sure Is Sure" from the album. It will give you an idea of what the album sounded like. http://www.youtube.com/wa...T47JIQXswE

I went to the last ever TSC concert and it was a soul revue playing live house music in 1989. One of the first ever live house gigs in the UK, perhaps?

Jude418 said:

Yes I got it, the box set includes Promised Land although this song wasn't on the "Modernism: A New Decade" album. Here is a clip of their last ever TV appearance in 1990 performing "Sure Is Sure" from the album. It will give you an idea of what the album sounded like. http://www.youtube.com/wa...T47JIQXswE

I went to the last ever TSC concert and it was a soul revue playing live house music in 1989. One of the first ever live house gigs in the UK, perhaps?

You went to that infamous gig? Wow! Tell me more. It was at the Albert Hall, wasn't it? Weller in orange shorts. What was the audience reaction?

I've got the box set. Hugely underrated group. I hate the fact that idiot critical consensus dismisses this period in Weller's career. The guy was making genuinely innovative, exciting, experimental music. TSC were ahead of their time - anticipating modern r n b (The Cost of Loving - right down to its New Jack style rap track - yeah, the song's crap, but that's not the point; it was ahead of its time), house.

Real shame Weller's solo career has been pandering to middle-aged Jam fans since "Wild Wood". He should go the whole hog and bring back Bruce and Rick.

great song - but horrible lip-synch no?

pacey68 said:

I just found out about them, and I would think since this is the ORG, I would've found out about them here

Shapeshifter said:

Yes although we never knew at the time that it was their last gig, I only travelled from Manchester to London because it was their first UK gig in almost 2 years (Dee got pregnant with Nat during this hiatus). It is true that Weller came on stage wearing dayglo shorts & Converse boots, strange as I was wearing the exact same shorts at the gig... in my defence, they were fashionable at the time See pics from the gig here: http://www.litjen.easynet...1989P1.htm The gig was billed as a "Revue" and featured spots from the various band members: Dee sang a few numbers including the classic Move by her band Slam Slam (BUY THIS ALBUM!), Dr. Robert sang Curtis' Now You're Gone, Brian Powell sang Everybody's On The Run etc.
There was a surreal moment when Weller started doing some choreographed dance moves with the rest of the band but otherwise it wasn't too much of a surprise. Remember, TSC had already released tunes like Promised Land, Can You Still Love Me, Everybody's On The Run so it was pretty obvious before the gig that Weller had been influenced by the burgeoning Garage scene. There were a few in the audience who ripped up their programmes in disgust and started jeering & booing but from what I recall many were enjoying the gig and dancing in the aisles.
Weller has always had this reaction with a small minority of his audience whenever he tries something new. When he started TSC there were old Jam fans in the crowd shouting requests for In The City etc. He's always gonna get that.
As a footnote; what you say about TSC being unneccessarily slagged off is true. Recent evidence of their greatness was a recent feature in Mojo magazine "How To Buy Paul Weller" in which readers were asked to vote for their favourite Weller studio albums. Out of the ten highest polled albums were 3 of The Jam's 5 albums, 4 of Weller's many solo albums & 3 of TSC's 4 albums! The only TSC album not to make the top ten was "Cost" which didn't come as a surprise. Anyway, this just proved to me that it's fashionable to slag this period of Weller's career and his more devoted admirers regard it as one of the best and definitely the most experimental period of his career. To be honest I've not really liked much of his solo stuff since Stanley Road (vastly overrated) but I think he's found a winning formula and pretty much stuck to it ever since. I don't think he will ever again reach the artistic heights of his 80s output and after 13 years of hoping in vain I have given up caring. If people want to hear him perform "Malice" for the millionth time or another 20 minute version of "Gilded Splinters" then they are welcome to it. I prefer to be surprised & challenged by an artist but he just doesn't do that for me anymore
[Edited 10/25/07 8:05am]
[Edited 10/25/07 9:05am]

Shapeshifter said:

Yes although we never knew at the time that it was their last gig, I only travelled from Manchester to London because it was their first UK gig in almost 2 years (Dee got pregnant with Nat during this hiatus). It is true that Weller came on stage wearing dayglo shorts & Converse boots, strange as I was wearing the exact same shorts at the gig... in my defence, they were fashionable at the time See pics from the gig here: http://www.litjen.easynet...1989P1.htm The gig was billed as a "Revue" and featured spots from the various band members: Dee sang a few numbers including the classic Move by her band Slam Slam (BUY THIS ALBUM!), Dr. Robert sang Curtis' Now You're Gone, Brian Powell sang Everybody's On The Run etc.
There was a surreal moment when Weller started doing some choreographed dance moves with the rest of the band but otherwise it wasn't too much of a surprise. Remember, TSC had already released tunes like Promised Land, Can You Still Love Me, Everybody's On The Run so it was pretty obvious before the gig that Weller had been influenced by the burgeoning Garage scene. There were a few in the audience who ripped up their programmes in disgust and started jeering & booing but from what I recall many were enjoying the gig and dancing in the aisles.
Weller has always had this reaction with a small minority of his audience whenever he tries something new. When he started TSC there were old Jam fans in the crowd shouting requests for In The City etc. He's always gonna get that.
As a footnote; what you say about TSC being unneccessarily slagged off is true. Recent evidence of their greatness was a recent feature in Mojo magazine "How To Buy Paul Weller" in which readers were asked to vote for their favourite Weller studio albums. Out of the ten highest polled albums were 3 of The Jam's 5 albums, 4 of Weller's many solo albums & 3 of TSC's 4 albums! The only TSC album not to make the top ten was "Cost" which didn't come as a surprise. Anyway, this just proved to me that it's fashionable to slag this period of Weller's career and his more devoted admirers regard it as one of the best and definitely the most experimental period of his career. To be honest I've not really liked much of his solo stuff since Stanley Road (vastly overrated) but I think he's found a winning formula and pretty much stuck to it ever since. I don't think he will ever again reach the artistic heights of his 80s output and after 13 years of hoping in vain I have given up caring. If people want to hear him perform "Malice" for the millionth time or another 20 minute version of "Gilded Splinters" then they are welcome to it. I prefer to be surprised & challenged by an artist but he just doesn't do that for me anymore
[Edited 10/25/07 8:05am]
[Edited 10/25/07 9:05am]

pacey68 said:

pacey68,
thanks for all the info -- ive never known anyone this up on TSC... on a personal side: do you know when paul and dee split or how many children they had together?? has paul been linked with anyone since?? is dee still recording and what has mick been up to??...
oh, and thanks for the great links -- keep 'em coming!

peace,
the Cappuccino Kid
[Edited 10/25/07 12:13pm]

bboy87 said:

The Jam have a more punk mod style while the Style Council is more britpop/r&b. Both groups are excellent. I have the Style Council's greatest hits and numerous Jam tunes.

Finally!.... recognition for TSC. I love this band, saw them live about 15 times. I'm a tiler and named my business after them (work it out )
If interested in discovering this great band I would recommend The Complete Adventures Of The Style Council box set, The Complete Style Council on DVD. For reading matter I highly rate Iain Munn's "Mr Cool's Dream", available at Amazon UK. I helped Iain with this publication and it features many of my previously unpublished live shots. It's basically the TSC equivalent of The Vault.
Speaking of TSC/Paul Weller: I'm still surprised that Weller has never professed a liking for Prince in interviews considering his fondness of soul & funk. The nearest he ever got to mentioning Prince was when he gave the thumbs up to Mavis Staples' "The Undertaker" in an interview.
[Edited 10/24/07 18:13pm]

Anyone here own that Style Council box set which included their never released final album with "Promise Land"?... I loved Confessions of a Pop Group but never got a chance to hear their last recordings.

ps - I'll always hate Tears For Fears for their insulting line "Kick out the Style, bring back The Jam."

pacey68,
thanks for all the info -- ive never known anyone this up on TSC... on a personal side: do you know when paul and dee split or how many children they had together?? has paul been linked with anyone since?? is dee still recording and what has mick been up to??...
oh, and thanks for the great links -- keep 'em coming!

peace,
the Cappuccino Kid
[Edited 10/25/07 12:13pm]