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1. #THE STYLE COUNCIL WALLS COME TUMBLING DOWN LISTEN MOD#
2. #THE STYLE COUNCIL WALLS COME TUMBLING DOWN LISTEN UPGRADE#

Weller in that guise railed against the breakup of pit communities and the evils of the state’s coercive force. The album had me from the first reading of the liner notes which contained the rantings of the Cappuccino Kid. I initially stumbled upon it after reading a brief Rolling Stone review that recommended it highly. I can not convey how much I adore this album. I finally found it under the UK released title. I myself struggled to replace a totally worn out cassette tape for years.

#THE STYLE COUNCIL WALLS COME TUMBLING DOWN LISTEN UPGRADE#

Tracie Young and Alish Limerick provided backing vocals.Īs a note for the other Yankees like myself this album was released in the states under the title Internationalist and has led to some confusion over the years as those of us who adored this album could not seem to find it anywhere when looking to upgrade our original copies. Guesting on the album was Lenny Henry who provided the vocals for The Stand up Comic’s Instructions. It was the Style Council’s only number one album in the United Kingdom. Our Favourite Shop was the Style Council’s second album and the peak of their commercial success with the singles Walls Came Tumbling Down, The Lodgers, and Boy Who Cried Wolf. The Style Council would give Weller his first chart success in the US with the singles My Everchanging Mood and You’re the Best Thing off of Café Blue as the group entered the US Billboard 100. With the Style Council Weller would embark on another initially successful career move while remaining as ever firmly rooted in British culture. The band was at the vanguard of the jazz/pop revival of the early 80’s. Over time the band would wander through a wide range of musical genres pop, jazz, soul, R&B, house and folk before Weller would move on to his solo career. The Style Council Rota would expand to include drummer Steve White and Singer Dee C. In 1983 he would team up with keyboardist Mike Talbot, formerly of Dexy’s Midnight Runners, The Bureau and The Morton Parkas, to form the Style Council. The “Modfather” as he is known wanted to expand his horizons adding jazz and soulful R&B stylings and marry it to pop in his next project.

#THE STYLE COUNCIL WALLS COME TUMBLING DOWN LISTEN MOD#

Many wondered what the next step would be for Weller, who had become a principle figure in the Mod revival of the 70’s and early 80’s.

The straight jack of expectations had stifled the band and the only seemingly available answer was to extinguish the entity. The foremost reason for Weller, was that he thought the band had reached a dead end with their sound and that they had entered a sort of cul-de-sac they could not escape. There were many reasons why The Jam ended. In 1982 Paul Weller the front-man of The Jam surprised many by announcing the band’s dissolution.