The Mighty Musical Observations Thread

[Wolter]

I love Speak Like a Child, my favourite by them along with "A Solid Bond in Your Heart", both Motown stompers. Couple of other good tracks dotted here and there, could probably make an excellent 12 track compilation.

"Solid Bond" is good, too, tho it was demoed by the Jam, no? I'm not sure you could get a good 12-song comp, but maybe 6–8. For late vintage, I remember liking "Promised Land" at the time. Not sure how I'd feel about it now.

You had to be there with the Level 42 thing. Dear old Wally would usually have backed me up at this point, I think he had the same kind of summer despite us being a few years apart in age.

What kind of contaminated water were you all drinking at that time?

We were Living It Up. I think Marky may even have my back on this one.

Fucking Thatcher, man, fucking Thatcher.

Is the “there” I’d have to be equivalent to “deaf?”

[Marky Dread]

I love Speak Like a Child, my favourite by them along with "A Solid Bond in Your Heart", both Motown stompers. Couple of other good tracks dotted here and there, could probably make an excellent 12 track compilation.

"Solid Bond" is good, too, tho it was demoed by the Jam, no? I'm not sure you could get a good 12-song comp, but maybe 6–8. For late vintage, I remember liking "Promised Land" at the time. Not sure how I'd feel about it now.

You had to be there with the Level 42 thing. Dear old Wally would usually have backed me up at this point, I think he had the same kind of summer despite us being a few years apart in age.

What kind of contaminated water were you all drinking at that time?

We were Living It Up. I think Marky may even have my back on this one.

Great summer for sure with some fine pop tunes. But I don't care for Level 42 at all. I had many arguments with people who thought they were white soul boys. I much preferred Haircut 100 and Favourite Shirt.

[WestwayKid]

I bought the Style Council box set years ago because I like the Jam so much...and yeah...very disappointed with my purchase.

Shitty-diddy, shitty-diddy do-bop.

That's one I like but I connect it to the crazy hot summer of 83. That weather even turned me into a Level 42 fan for 3 months.

Level 42?

"Speak Like a Child" is the only Style Council song that merits preservation. Beautiful Motown vibe.

I love Speak Like a Child, my favourite by them along with "A Solid Bond in Your Heart", both Motown stompers. Couple of other good tracks dotted here and there, could probably make an excellent 12 track compilation.

You had to be there with the Level 42 thing. Dear old Wally would usually have backed me up at this point, I think he had the same kind of summer despite us being a few years apart in age.

I completely get this. There are some songs and bands that are defined by the moment and not as much by how much we actually like them.

[WestwayKid]

The Style Council's drop off in quality happened amazingly quick. They had some decent songs early on, but by the time they got to The Cost of Living LP they had gotten incredibly bland and soulless and then they end up as a house band? WTF?

[Dr. Medulla]

The Rule of Pauls (McCartney and Weller): First band, they're geniuses. Second band, huh, well, I guess but not nearly as good as the first. Solo, mostly coasting on past success and fans' hopes they'll get it back.

[revbob]

The Rule of Pauls (McCartney and Weller): First band, they're geniuses. Second band, huh, well, I guess but not nearly as good as the first. Solo, mostly coasting on past success and fans' hopes they'll get it back.

You're being generous.

[Dr. Medulla]

The Rule of Pauls (McCartney and Weller): First band, they're geniuses. Second band, huh, well, I guess but not nearly as good as the first. Solo, mostly coasting on past success and fans' hopes they'll get it back.

You're being generous.

I strive to be. And both bands, in their time, were fairly popular.

[revbob]

The Rule of Pauls (McCartney and Weller): First band, they're geniuses. Second band, huh, well, I guess but not nearly as good as the first. Solo, mostly coasting on past success and fans' hopes they'll get it back.

You're being generous.

I strive to be. And both bands, in their time, were fairly popular.

I never heard of Style Council until much later. Wings was...Wings.

[matedog]

I've never listened to Style Council. What's a good song and a bad song to start with?

[Inder]

I've never listened to Style Council. What's a good song and a bad song to start with?

Shout to the Top is great:

[Marky Dread]

I've never listened to Style Council. What's a good song and a bad song to start with?

Shout to the Top is great:

This one as Inder posted. And "Walls Come Tumbling Down".

[matedog]

I've never listened to Style Council. What's a good song and a bad song to start with?

Shout to the Top is great:

This one as Inder posted. And "Walls Come Tumbling Down".

Those popped up in succession. I dig Walls Come Tumbling Down.

What's a really bad song?

[Wolter]

I've never listened to Style Council. What's a good song and a bad song to start with?

Shout to the Top is great:

This one as Inder posted. And "Walls Come Tumbling Down".

Those popped up in succession. I dig Walls Come Tumbling Down.

What's a really bad song?

Everything else?

[Heston]

I've never listened to Style Council. What's a good song and a bad song to start with?

Shout to the Top is great:

This one as Inder posted. And "Walls Come Tumbling Down".

Those popped up in succession. I dig Walls Come Tumbling Down.

What's a really bad song?

Speak Like a Child and My Ever Changing Moods are great. Come to Milton Keynes is bad but worse came later. I'd stopped listening by then though. It Didn't Matter is also pretty dreadful.

[Silent Majority]

You're the Best Thing is great.