How nice that at least one American recognized Paul Weller's class. That speaks highly of you and your taste in music. Beyond the studio albums, it must be mentioned that perhaps the best Weller song is a live song. The version of "Brand New Start" on "Days of Speed" ​​brings me to tears, no matter how often I hear it. Hats off to you, Paul and Alan!

Never got into Paul Weller, but your Second Conimg t-shirt brought back a flood of memories for me going to the Village every Saturday and hitting all the record shops like Venus, Bleeker Bobs, sounds, vinyl mania, subterranean, Record Runner, rebel records looking for all the latest imports.

Thanks Alan, a strong review of Paul Weller. Yesterday you had me playing Dire Straits all day. Today its been Paul Weller and Jam!

Going to see him for the 6th time in September - I’m in San Diego. Weller is my fave all time.

I first learned of The Jam via Trouser Press magazine late 70s and gave them a shot completly unheard, been a fan ever since (US here), love the content of your channel btw.

What a nice surprise, I've never seen a video featuring Paul before so this is a real treat. When he finished The Jam I was disappointed and was dubious about The Style Council until I heard them and thought Paul Weller is a real clever so and so, changing to that kind of music and doing it so well and then his solo work is of such a high quality also.

What a great idea, Alan. I loved the Jam at the time and I still do now. In those days, at school, we used to borrow albums off each other. I remember carrying home 'Setting Sons', playing it and thinking this is the business. "Snap" - couldn't agree more. Remarkable to think that Paul Weller was so young when they started. Great credit to Bruce Foxton for the bass sound and Rick Buckler who was, and is, a formidable drummer. The Gift is, I believe, by far their worst album. I didn't like The Style Council much, but some of his solo albums are fantastic. David Butterworth

Hope you're going to see him tour the USA in September, his new tunes are superb

Nice one Alan, I was a Jam fan back in the day too, lost track of Weller somewhere in the 80’s. Bought Wild Wood on vinyl last year after seeing excellent documentary about that record. I also picked up a live orchestral album of his, 2 CDs plus DVD which covers songs from his entire career. Looking forward to seeing him play live in Dublin in July

I used to play the Jam and SC on WUVT, as a DJ on the VA Tech radio station out of Blacksburg, VA.

Oh, you know how to make me cheer with you. Love love this video. Huge Paul Weller fan as you know 😊

Thanks for giving awesome Paul Weller some love! As great or greater than Morrisey.

Once again, Alan, you have done a wonderful job presenting a close-up look at the many facets of an artist’s career in a lively and engaging manner. Whether or not one loves the punk-infused pop of The Jam or the soul music- inspired, eclectic sounds of The Style Council, there’s no disputing the size and scope of Paul Weller’s discography, much of which has garnered critical acclaim. Perhaps, one of the greatest “mysteries of music” comes in the form of your question: Why does an individual artist or a band develop a big following in certain parts of the world while being barely known or relatively obscure in other parts (especially when there are no real language barriers and the culture and attitude stemming from the music genre is “pretty much” the same or widely relatable)? It’s a very interesting thing for us music lovers to ponder. Toward that end, your new series targets territory that I have rarely seen explored. I’m looking forward to learning from your upcoming episodes in this series. If one flips the coin, it’s equally interesting (to me, anyway) to examine the bands and artists that are huge in America (e.g. Grateful Dead) but not particularly popular across the pond.

The Jam were my first love , Going Underground May 1980 was my introduction to music in general , ive bought them all although like most i dipped out after Our Favourite Shop , Wild Wood 93 his best solo album was the big comeback here in the UK , Weller just keeps going and going releasing decent albums , im sure he has another one out in a few months

PS- if you're ever over in Ireland...you'll be a guest at one of our gigs...'JAM PACT BELFAST '...along with our Dublin friends EL CLASH COMBO. I know you'd have a ball at those gigs 😊

I'm a big Weller fan. Such a cool video. He is so prolific and so ignored in the U S. I have had a hard time keeping up with him. I liked True Meanings a lot. Just a mellower album. Have not heard anything since that one.

That difference in the charts ! Has that ever happened before?

not sure when i first heard of the Jam. Might have been through Wonder Stuff’s cover of That’s Entertainment in mid90s. After watching the doc About the Young Idea I was like I gotta grab some Jam. As weird as it may seem I picked up Snap on CD when I was working on a show in Serbia. Then picked it up on vinyl. That seems to be enough for me. Or so i thought cause like last year i found setting sons for a dollar. im hesitant to start buying their other stuff. anyway awesome history lesson dude.

Enjoyed that. Yeah...a real puzzle how he never charts in the U.S. He has a decent core following (like yourself!) but obviously not a enough across the board to affect chart 'success'. Still....we know how good The Jam...TSC..and as a solo artist, he has been

The Jam, Clash, Pretenders, English Beat, and The Specials, and Squeeze.

Btw I love Saturns Pattern so much I got it on vinyl also 😊 On Sunset, great! Fat Pop, cool, and there’s a second B-sides comp after that and in May, (17th? Norways constitution day) we get a new studio album, called 66.

the only Jam I have is a boxset called The Jam/1977.It has no.1 In The City/no.2 The Polydor demos/no.3 This Is The Modern World/no.4 Live 1977 and no.5 is a dvd.I have nothing by Paul Weller

Never heard one song!

Hi Alan - yeh its a total mystery why Weller hasnt been more successful in the States. I think Americans (not you Alan) are a queer lot LOLOLOL 🙂 Is he too English maybe - although the Kinks were quite successful in the States? Dont Know - I have 7 or 8 of his CD's. A national treasure in Britain thats for sure. cya Doug