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22 Dreams | 
 enlarge | Artist: Paul Weller
Label: Universal
Category: Music
List Price: £16.99
Buy Used: £5.99
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Rating:  47 reviews
Sales Rank: 286
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Running Time: 69 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
UPC: 602517656574
EAN: 0602517656574
ASIN: B0017L033U
Release Date: June 2, 2008
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
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| Tracks:
| • | Light Nights | | • | 22 Dreams | | • | All I Wanna Do (Is Be With You) | | • | Have You Made Up Your Mind | | • | Empty Ring | | • | Invisible | | • | Song For Alice | | • | Cold Moments | | • | The Dark Pages Of September Lead To The New Leaves Of Spring | | • | Black River | | • | Why Walk When You Can Run | | • | Push It Along | | • | A Dream Reprise | | • | Echoes Round The Sun | | • | One Bright Star | | • | Lullaby Fuer Kinder | | • | Where'er Ye Go | | • | God | | • | 111 | | • | Sea Spray | | • | Night Lights |
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Amazon.co.uk review
It's never too long between Paul "The Modfather" Weller albums. Yet the starlet's prolific solo output over the last decade or so hasn't often reached the artistic heights of his work with The Jam or The Style Council. While consistent enough, recent projects have been marred by a certain complacency - a tendency to settle for the middle ground instead of the soaring, surprising heights of yesteryear. But on 22 Dreams, some of the old punk fire returns. Buoyed by a stellar Britpop cast including former Blur guitarist Graham Coxon and Oasis members Noel Gallagher and Gem Archer, 22 Dreams is the sound of Weller finally taking an unexpected artistic leap after a series of steady steps. Working across a wide range of genres--rock, funk, soul, free jazz, krautrock, classical music, electronica, even spoken word--Weller presents an hour-plus odyssey full of eccentric surprises and loveable chaos. From the blue-eyed soul of "Have You Made Up Your Mind?" and the eerily brilliant "Echoes Around the Sun" (a Weller/Gallagher collaboration), to experimental offerings such as "111" and acid-folk opener "Light Nights", Weller digs deep into his magician's hat, and pulls out rabbit after rabbit. Some of the more off-the-wall moments--"God" for example--won't be for everyone, but the way everything collides together in a haphazard, devil-may-care manner serves to remind us that we should never write off our beloved veterans - you never know when they're going to take an unexpected artistic risk.--Danny McKenna
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 Weller breaks free & delivers the album he's threatened to make... June 4, 2008
Modtel
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
This album will alienate many fans who expect a Stanley Road or All Mod Cons, this is Weller doing what he should have done 3 albums ago.....which is indulge his own passions for the type of music he loves, and so here we have 22 dreams which skips 'literally' thru the seasons & along the way takes in inspirations from Mayfield,Mingus & Alice Coltrane not to mention forays into psychedelia & folk music aswell...I wont bore you with a run down on each track but would only add that nearly all songs on the album is something different from what you would expect of a more recent Weller outing & for a guy who's been around as long as he has this is a testament to his passion & a need to stay fresh when most if not all of his contemporaries have long faded away. Stand out tracks for me are Cold moments,All I wanna do,Push it Along,Have you made up your mind & Empty Ring.....the songs which will generally divide the few are obviously the instrumentals & I'm sure most people wouldn't enjoy sitting thru 111 on repeat!! But in the context of the album it does fit in & when 'Sea Spray' kicks in its all the more joyous & I can see the idea,the only let down for me is the spoken word track 'God' which I just don't get & should have been left as a scrap book poem....but for an album of 21 songs this is forgiven, in an age when `indie guitar rock' can irritate and bore even the most patient listener Weller is a breath of fresh air, as with All Mod Cons,Confessions of a Pop Group & Wildwood this album is another landmark in an amazing career.
21 alternative ideas June 12, 2008
I. H. C. Mellor (Milton Keynes)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Not maybe what we have come to expect from Paul Weller but maybe it is time he made an album that has so many diverse ideas and structures in it. Comparing this album to much of his early work it could almost be another artist performing here, but Paul has come up with what seems like a reinvention of himself. I imagine he has decided that the time has come to enjoy making an album of songs that allows him to try out a lot of new ideas along with the old ones and provide a selection of songs which show a wide variety of styles and sounds, from rock'n'roll to soul and ballad. A very enjoyable album to listen to and a good album to get if you have not been a Paul Weller fan up until now. Something for everyone I think.
Back to his best June 12, 2008
M. Shiel Dods (North Yorkshire, UK)
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
Anyone with an eye on the music press will have seen the gushing reviews for 22 Dreams. Once an act reaches a certain level every new release is lauded as a return to form (Morrissey, Bowie....) and inevitably the reality is more than a little disappointing. So I approached the new Weller with a sceptical ear, his recent releases have had their moments but for someone brought up on the Jam and the Style Council they've been underwhelming for the most part.
I'm glad to say though that 22 Dreams isn't just a return to form, it's a return to the fire, passion and adventure which inspired his best work. This is really a companion piece to Sound Effects, Cafe Blue or Wild Wood in that it shows a spirit of open minded inquiry which has been sadly lacking from his recent work. It helps too that his voice is as good as it's ever been too.
If you've no interest in exploring the byways of popular music such as krautrock, folk or free jazz with Weller then you'd better stick to the tried and trusted britrock he's been peddling since Stanley Road. If you're at all curious in seeing where Weller's going then jump right in, it's an exhilarating and moving experience.
The Changing Man June 12, 2008
Zoso
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
One of the understated partnerships in British Rock history has been that of Paul Weller and his outstanding long- serving drummer Steve White (Whitey).Whitey's collaboration with Weller and his effect on the Wild Wood/Stanley Road sound has yet to be estimated but since the Style Council days other band members have come and gone but the incomparable Whitey has remained that is until last year. With a change of management and the need for a new creative impetus, Weller disbanded the White, Minchella and Craddock band that had served him so well in recent years and embarked on a new phase. The result? - the changing man has undoubtedly moved on and produced the best Weller album since Stanley Road .The contributions of Craddock and Dine are considerable but Weller has given himself the freedom here to produce an album drawing on a variety of different styles and influences and the end result is a supremely confident,relaxed and enthralling collection of tracks covering rock, folk, soul, psychedelia ,instrumentals, latin et al. A dreamland jamboree of sound with the bonus of a stream of consciousness piece of writing on the cover notes by,one presumes,the poet Simon Armitage that weaves deftly through the themes of the album. This collection of 22 songs wastes precious few moments and is intelligent, mature and indicative of Weller as `a walking dictionary' of musical knowledge and styles. The downsides?--the drumming -that is apart from `Cold moments' the only track on which Whitey appears!
Folk, Jazz, Soul & Rock on one CD Superb! June 6, 2008
Mr. G. D. Simmons (UK)
6 out of 8 found this review helpful
This new CD may surprise a few people, but as most log standing Weller fans know, Paul listens to a wide variety of music. This is reflected in this excellent new project. So if you are into any of the above genres then try out this CD you wont be disappointed. Guest appearances from the likes of Robert Wyatt & The Gallagher's spice up the set, and show the depth of the music on this CD. Weller goes from strength to strength. Roll on his next epic.
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