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Of all the many things Paul Weller has done in his career, he has somehow managed to survive three decades without a double album to his credit. 22 Dreams rectifies that wrong, offering a luxurious sprawl that's proudly, staunchly classicist, just like Weller's solo career itself. Weller's embrace of rock & roll tradition might suggest that he has taken his double album as an opportunity to offer a summation of his career, to summarize where he's been and perhaps where he's going. Tempting though this may be, especially given the record's elastic, elegant eclecticism, this isn't quite a self-conscious summation, nor is it quite a risk-taking tour de force in the vein of The White Album, even though this encompasses everything from fragile folk to the resurrection of the sophisticated collegiate jazz of the Style Council. Instead, 22 Dreams has a floating romantic quality that justifies the dreams of the title, drifting from sound to sound, sometimes taking elaborate detours, sometimes stopping for a brief picturesque sideshow. In some ways, it's the flip of the piledriving As Is Now, where Weller indulged in harder inclinations, as this finds Weller exploring his softer side, often in ways he hasn't quite done before. There's still a crustiness to Weller -- he'll get sensitive, but he won't get sappy -- but there's an openness to 22 Dreams, in how he eases into a Curtis Mayfield homage as comfortably as he pays tribute to Alice Coltrane with Robert Wyatt in tow. Wyatt isn't the only guest here, either, as Weller expands his core band -- without leaving right-hand man guitarist Steve Craddock -- with cameos by Graham Coxon and Noel Gallagher (only he could unite these Brit-pop foes), the latter collaborating on a thick, hazy psychedelic "Echoes Round the Sun." This is about as dense as 22 Dreams gets, as it has a lighter touch, so graceful that it can disguise the number of styles Weller touches upon here, as he skips from electronica and pastoral jams lingering from Wild Wood to jazz and soul. Initially, this doesn't sound radical -- it is recognizably of a piece with his solo work, fitting neatly alongside either Stanley Road or Illumination -- but more listens reveal just how finely textured and woven this tapestry is. And although it shares superficial sonic similarities with his other records, 22 Dreams is really unlike any of Weller's other albums, as it's rich in sound and feeling, possessing a shimmering dreamy quality. It's an album to get lost in.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Paul Weller, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Simon Dine, Producer - Steve Cradock, Producer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Hannah Andrews, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Charles Rees, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jamie Johnson, Unknown, Other - John McCusker, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Andy Lewis, Cello, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2008 V2 Music Limited
John Davis, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Richard Wilkinson, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Weller, Vocals, Music Production, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Barrie Cadogan, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Lewis Wharton, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Simon Dine, Producer, Horn, AssociatedPerformer - Charles Rees, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jamie Johnson, Unknown, Other - Billy Skinner, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2008 V2 Music Limited
Paul Weller, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Simon Dine, Producer - Steve Cradock, Producer, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Charles Rees, Producer, Mixer, Drums, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Jamie Johnson, Unknown, Other - Andy Lewis, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal)
℗ 2008 V2 Music Limited
John Davis, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Richard Wilkinson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Weller, Producer, Vocals, Music Production, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Simon Dine, Producer - Steve Cradock, Producer, Drums, Guitar, Vocals, Celesta, AssociatedPerformer - Charles Rees, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2008 V2 Music Limited
John Davis, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Richard Wilkinson, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Weller, Vocals, Music Production, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Simon Dine, Producer, Orchestra Contractor, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Charles Rees, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2008 V2 Music Limited
Richard Wilkinson, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Weller, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Simon Dine, Producer - Steve Cradock, Producer - Charles Rees, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jamie Johnson, Unknown, Other
℗ 2008 V2 Music Limited
Robert Wyatt, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Wilkinson, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Weller, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Simon Dine, Producer, Orchestra Contractor, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Steve Cradock, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Charles Rees, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jamie Johnson, Unknown, Other
℗ 2008 V2 Music Limited
Paul Weller, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Steve White, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Simon Dine, Producer - Steve Cradock, Producer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Charles Rees, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jamie Johnson, Unknown, Other
℗ 2008 V2 Music Limited
Richard Wilkinson, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Weller, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Simon Dine, Producer, Orchestra Contractor, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Steve Cradock, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Hannah Andrews, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Charles Rees, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jamie Johnson, Unknown, Other
℗ 2008 V2 Music Limited
Graham Coxon, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Weller, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Simon Dine, Producer - Steve Cradock, Producer - Charles Rees, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jamie Johnson, Unknown, Other - Models Own, Voices, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2008 V2 Music Limited
John Davis, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Richard Wilkinson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Weller, Producer, Vocals, Music Production, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Simon Dine, Producer - Steve Cradock, Producer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Charles Rees, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2008 V2 Music Limited
John Davis, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Richard Wilkinson, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Weller, Vocals, Music Production, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Simon Dine, Producer, Marimba, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Steve Cradock, Drums, Percussion, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Hannah Andrews, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Charles Rees, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jamie Johnson, Unknown, Other - Pete Howard, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2008 V2 Music Limited
Richard Wilkinson, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Weller, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Barrie Cadogan, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Lewis Wharton, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Simon Dine, Producer, Unknown, Other, ComposerLyricist - Charles Rees, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jamie Johnson, Unknown, Other - Billy Skinner, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2008 V2 Music Limited
Noel Gallagher, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist, Bass (Vocal) - Paul Weller, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Simon Dine, Producer - Steve Cradock, Producer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Charles Rees, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jamie Johnson, Unknown, Other - Gem Archer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Terry Kirkbridge, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2008 V2 Music Limited
Richard Wilkinson, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Weller, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Simon Dine, Producer, Orchestra Contractor, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Hannah Andrews, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Charles Rees, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jamie Johnson, Unknown, Other - Steve Brookes, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2008 V2 Music Limited
Arlia De Ruiter, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Lorre Lynn Trytten, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Mieke Honingh, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Weller, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Simon Dine, Producer - Steve Cradock, Producer - Charles Rees, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jamie Johnson, Unknown, Other - William Friede, Unknown, Other
℗ 2008 V2 Music Limited
Paul Weller, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Simon Dine, Producer - Steve Cradock, Producer - Charles Rees, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jamie Johnson, Unknown, Other - John McCuster, Violin, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2008 V2 Music Limited
Paul Weller, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Aziz Ibrahim, Spoken Word, AssociatedPerformer - Simon Dine, Producer - Steve Cradock, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Hannah Andrews, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Charles Rees, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jamie Johnson, Unknown, Other
℗ 2008 V2 Music Limited
Paul Weller, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Simon Dine, Producer, Moog Bass, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Steve Cradock, Producer, Mellotron, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Charles Rees, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jamie Johnson, Unknown, Other
℗ 2008 V2 Music Limited
Paul Weller, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Simon Dine, Producer, Orchestra Contractor, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Cradock, Producer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Hannah Andrews, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Charles Rees, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jamie Johnson, Unknown, Other
℗ 2008 V2 Music Limited
John Davis, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Weller, Producer, Vocals, Music Production, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Simon Dine, Producer - Steve Cradock, Producer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Hannah Andrews, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Charles Rees, Producer, Mixer, Moog Bass, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Jamie Johnson, Unknown, Other
℗ 2008 V2 Music Limited
Album review
Of all the many things Paul Weller has done in his career, he has somehow managed to survive three decades without a double album to his credit. 22 Dreams rectifies that wrong, offering a luxurious sprawl that's proudly, staunchly classicist, just like Weller's solo career itself. Weller's embrace of rock & roll tradition might suggest that he has taken his double album as an opportunity to offer a summation of his career, to summarize where he's been and perhaps where he's going. Tempting though this may be, especially given the record's elastic, elegant eclecticism, this isn't quite a self-conscious summation, nor is it quite a risk-taking tour de force in the vein of The White Album, even though this encompasses everything from fragile folk to the resurrection of the sophisticated collegiate jazz of the Style Council. Instead, 22 Dreams has a floating romantic quality that justifies the dreams of the title, drifting from sound to sound, sometimes taking elaborate detours, sometimes stopping for a brief picturesque sideshow. In some ways, it's the flip of the piledriving As Is Now, where Weller indulged in harder inclinations, as this finds Weller exploring his softer side, often in ways he hasn't quite done before. There's still a crustiness to Weller -- he'll get sensitive, but he won't get sappy -- but there's an openness to 22 Dreams, in how he eases into a Curtis Mayfield homage as comfortably as he pays tribute to Alice Coltrane with Robert Wyatt in tow. Wyatt isn't the only guest here, either, as Weller expands his core band -- without leaving right-hand man guitarist Steve Craddock -- with cameos by Graham Coxon and Noel Gallagher (only he could unite these Brit-pop foes), the latter collaborating on a thick, hazy psychedelic "Echoes Round the Sun." This is about as dense as 22 Dreams gets, as it has a lighter touch, so graceful that it can disguise the number of styles Weller touches upon here, as he skips from electronica and pastoral jams lingering from Wild Wood to jazz and soul. Initially, this doesn't sound radical -- it is recognizably of a piece with his solo work, fitting neatly alongside either Stanley Road or Illumination -- but more listens reveal just how finely textured and woven this tapestry is. And although it shares superficial sonic similarities with his other records, 22 Dreams is really unlike any of Weller's other albums, as it's rich in sound and feeling, possessing a shimmering dreamy quality. It's an album to get lost in.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 21 track(s)
- Total length: 01:08:34
- Main artists: Paul Weller
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Universal-Island Records Ltd.
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 2008 Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company. ℗ 2008 V2 Music Limited
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