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22 Dreams | 
 enlarge | Artist: Paul Weller
Label: Universal
Category: Music
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Rating:  45 reviews
Sales Rank: 61
Media: Audio CD
Running Time: 69
Discs: 1
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
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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 Für 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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Older, wiser, mellower? September 2, 2008
This has been going around my stereo for the last six weeks which means it can't be at all bad. Infact once you get past the cover, which I thought resembled the set off of Teletubbies, there's some good stuff here. Catchy tunes and introspective poetry in abundance.
Opener 'Light Nights' has that 'Wickerman' soundtrack feel to it and works well as an intro track, before '22 Dreams' kicks in like a brass heavy soultrain to throw you completely off the scent. Singles 'Have You Made Up Your Mind' and 'All I Wanna Do' are simply structured pop songs with those catchy little riffs that Weller and his band of choice always seem to capture so effortlessly. 'Push It Along' and 'Echoes Round The Sun' are soul/psych babies and it comes as little surprise that they have appeared on the single releases from the LP as extra tracks or B sides.
The other side of the sixpence includes the acoustic drenched 'Why Walk When You Can Run', the Style Councilesque 'Cold Moments' and the very esoteric poem 'God' (which features a slightly disturbing narration from guitarist Aziz Ibrahim who contributes to several tracks on the collection). Not everything here sticks in the head instantly but I think that is to be expected. After all, how much of the 'White Album' (to which this LP has been constantly compared to, albeit 'Weller's White Album') was considered to be garbage before the Beatles Renaissance declared everything touched by the hand of the Fab Four musically and artistically infallible? 22 Dreams, like The White Album, works because the tracks belong together on it, in it and around it and nowhere else.
This is a hotch potch of styles stuck together on an LP made by a man whose music has guided a million once angry young men into worldly and mellow middle age whilst picking up younger affiliates on the way. To me this sounds like the creation of someone enjoying their work and it does indeed for the most part...work! Give it a blast on it's own merit as opposed to judging it on what's been before. Shame to cut one's nose off to spite the face, wouldn't you say?
 TOO EXPERIMENTAL FOR ME - DIDN'T LIKE IT August 25, 2008
This is a "marmite" album you either love it or hate it. For me it's very much the latter. In fact there are only about 3 tracks I like and they are the tracks which stick with the Weller genre of bluesy/rock which he has delivered consistently over the years.
This album simply crosses every genre you can think of so you never know what's coming next, the problem with that is that the artist is delving into areas perhaps he shouldn't be getting into. Why fix a winning formula? However, it appears many fans like this album but for me I want Weller music, not experimental classical music to feed Weller's creative ambitions.
Not for me this one.
 Best Since Stanley Rd August 5, 2008
As is typical for Paul Weller, you dont know what to expect but coming out of the other side of this musical masterpiece, you just hope we can expect more. Its not Wild wood but were all 15 years older now - its not illumination, thankfully as i could never get into that - in fact its difficult to compare this apart from saying Ive been waiting for him to produce something this good since Stanley Rd - ive not stopped listening to it and pick up something great each time. This is truly worth buying and giving the time it deserves to take it all in.
LIKE A FINE WINE. IT GETS BETTER WITH AGE. August 4, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
LIKE A FINE WINE, IT GETS BETTER WITH AGE, AS DOES MR WELLER.
YA, YOU HAVE TO LISTEN TO "22 DREAMS" A FEW TIMES, BUT IT IS SIMPLY A MASTERPIECE. IF YOU LIKED "THE STYLE COUNCIL" YOU WILL LOVE THIS , I CAN FEEL THE VIBES OF "THE STYLE COUNCIL" IN A FEW OF THE TRACKS. BUY IT,LISTEN TO IT, AND LOVE IT. AND LIKE A FINE WINE "ENJOY IT".
Visonary masterpiece July 13, 2008
All PW stuff is totally immense... his lyrics should be sold in droves... his is a true visionary... spiritual age and insight has nothing to do with hold old we are... he is just a see-er.... All his works are poetic masterpieces, he has made many laugh and I've had friends who have cried! As a teenager, how did he write Private Hell, Burning Skies and so many others. This album is just sheer brilliance, waiting 6 weeks before I could review an album I listen to everyday.
PW is like a vintage wine, he just improves with age. roll on the tour.
Many compare him to the Beetles, his music and lyrics transcend any other poet....
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