Not sure how you can say Weller's solo stuff wasn't right up there

he was huge in the 90s when Britpop came around with the brilliant Wildwood and Stanley Road albums.

Posted By: jamesward on June 4th 2025 at 14:34:37

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Not many oldies are still producing new music as good as Weller (General Chat) - jamesward, Jun 4, 13:28:26
- Thom Yorker (n/m) (General Chat) - IG88, Jun 4, 19:58:58
  - Yorke (n/m) (General Chat) - IG88, Jun 4, 19:59:08
- Saw him in restaurant in that there London about 20 years ago (General Chat) - Kev, Jun 4, 16:26:05
- APB and I saw him do a warm up gig at the waterfront once, long time ago. Got the tickets (General Chat) - Augustus Pablo, Jun 4, 14:47:35
  - Did we? I’m not sure that was me, I have no recollection of it (n/m) (General Chat) - APB, Jun 4, 16:30:30
    - I mean, maybe, I have forgotten a few gigs (n/m) (General Chat) - APB, Jun 4, 16:30:51
  - Was booed off the Stage at the UEA LCR in the 90s. (General Chat) - usacanary, Jun 4, 15:00:10
  - Think I was at that gig at the Waterfront (General Chat) - jamesward, Jun 4, 14:49:09
- Very much under appreciated by the the public (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Jun 4, 14:13:17
  - Not sure what "never fully appreciated" means... doesn't that jsut mean a (General Chat) - Pixelman, Jun 4, 14:31:24
    - Not sure how you can say Weller's solo stuff wasn't right up there (General Chat) - jamesward, Jun 4, 14:34:37
      - Sorry, was meaning more the recent solo stuff... agree re those two and indeed (General Chat) - Pixelman, Jun 4, 14:41:37
        
        Yeah, it's not as good as those albums were, and Heavy Soul (General Chat) - jamesward, Jun 4, 14:46:06
        
        Fair point from jamesward (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Jun 4, 15:47:00
        
        Vimto (n/m) (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Jun 4, 15:10:17
        
        Yeah. It's difficult to maintainquanity of output and quality. People get jaded/spoilt and (General Chat) - Pixelman, Jun 4, 15:00:26
        
        Yeah, though I listened to Be Here Now the other day (General Chat) - jamesward, Jun 4, 15:09:21
      - Vmt (n/m) (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Jun 4, 14:38:23
- Saw him in Thetford last year, or was it year before I'm so old I forget (General Chat) - Old Man, Jun 4, 13:43:22
  - New stuff is more hit and miss than the old stuff (General Chat) - jamesward, Jun 4, 13:44:57

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