Paul Weller discography [1992-2021]

  

John William "Paul" Weller, Jr. (born 25 May 1958) is an English singer, songwriter, musician. Weller achieved fame with the punk rock/new wave/mod revival band The Jam. He had further success with the blue-eyed soul music of The Style Council (1983–89), before establishing himself as a solo artist in 1991.

Despite widespread critical recognition as a singer, lyricist, and guitarist, Weller has remained a national, rather than international, star and much of his songwriting is rooted in British culture. He is also the principal figure of the 1970s and 1980s mod revival, and is often referred to as The Modfather.

studio

Paul Weller.1992 - Paul Weller (Deluxe Edition)

Paul Weller.1993 - Wild Wood (Deluxe Edition)

Paul Weller.1995 - Stanley Road (Deluxe Edition)

Paul Weller.1997 - Heavy Soul

Paul Weller.2000 - Heliocentric

Paul Weller.2001 - Days of Speed

Paul Weller.2002 - Illumination (Bonus Tracks)

Paul Weller.2004 - Studio 150 (2004 Reissue, Bonus CD)

Paul Weller.2005 - As Is Now

Paul Weller.2008 - 22 Dreams (Deluxe Edition)

Paul Weller.2010 - Wake Up the Nation (Deluxe Edition)

Paul Weller.2012 - Sonik Kicks (Deluxe Edition)

Paul Weller.2015 - Saturns Pattern (Deluxe Edition)

Paul Weller.2017-  A Kind Revolution (Deluxe)

Paul Weller.2018 - True Meanings (Deluxe Edition)

Paul Weller.2020 - On Sunset (Deluxe Edition)

Paul Weller.2021 - Fat Pop (Volume 1)

live

Paul Weller.1994 - Live Wood

Paul Weller.1998 - Modern Classics - The Greatest Hits [2 CD]

Paul Weller.2001 - Days of Speed

Paul Weller.2003 - Fly on the Wall, B Sides & Rarities [3 CD]

Paul Weller.2006 - Catch-Flame! [2 CD]

Paul Weller.2006 - Hit Parade [4 CD]

Paul Weller.2008 - Weller at the BBC [4 CD]

Paul Weller.2012 - When Your Garden's Overgrown (Single)

Paul Weller.2014 - More Modern Classics (The Best Of 1999-2014)

Paul Weller.2017 - Jawbone

Paul Weller.2019 - Other Aspects- Live At The Royal Festival Hall [2 CD]

Humble Pie - Performance : Rockin' The Fillmore - The Complete Recordings [4 CD, 2013/FLAC]

 

In 1971, the concept of a hard-rock band achieving its big commercial breakthrough with a double live album was nothing new. But the experience had to be a particularly satisfying one for Humble Pie.

In a way, they were one of the era’s supergroups. Three of the band’s four members — guitarist Peter Frampton, singer-guitarist Steve Marriott and bassist Greg Ridley — had already tasted success with the Herd, Small Faces and Spooky Tooth, respectively. At a mere 17, Jerry Shirley was less well known but was gaining a reputation as a formidable power drummer in the John Bonham mold.

Still, in spite of their lineup and reputation for explosive live shows, Humble Pie weren’t able to duplicate their onstage energy in the studio. Their four studio albums aren’t bad, but they sold only moderately well.

On 1971′s ‘Performance: Rockin’ the Fillmore,’ Humble Pie finally captured lightning in a bottle. Recorded over a four-show, two-night stand at the legendary Fillmore East — home to some of the most storied concert recordings ever made, from Aretha to the Allmans — the live double album showcased the band blowing the roof off the grand old joint. Marriott is a pint-sized powerhouse of a blues-rock singer, and his thunderous riffs perfectly complemented Frampton’s more fluid, precise approach. The rhythm section of Ridley and Shirley held the foundation up from the bottom, driving it home with all the nuance of a Molotov cocktail.

 

The Eddie Cochran Box Set: A Complete History In Words And Music (4 CD, 1988/FLAC)

 Eddie Cochran was one of the first great stars of rock & roll and an artist whose influence would far outstrip his brief career, which was cut short when he died in an auto accident in 1960. Cochran would often be cited as one of the pioneers of rockabilly, but his style was more muscular and less twangy than those of his peers, adding a bluesy accent to the music that meshed comfortably with his country-influenced melodies. Cochran was also an impressive guitar player and a songwriter young enough to understand the teenage mindset and its fascination with cars, girls, and good times, but he was also talented enough to bring his stories to life and marry them to energetic, catchy melodies. Songs like "Summertime Blues," "C'mon Everybody," "Somethin' Else," "Nervous Breakdown," and "Weekend" would live on in covers decades after Cochran passed, and his influence would be felt in artists as diverse as Bobby Fuller and the Sex Pistols. Cochran was also one of the first American rockers to tour the United Kingdom, where he would prove especially influential; when Paul McCartney first met John Lennon, the latter was impressed that the former could not only play Cochran's "Twenty Flight Rock," but knew the lyrics by heart. 

 

VA - Alan Lomax : Sounds of the South (4 CD, 1993) [FLAC]

 The music on this anthology has been derived from several notable albums of field recordings by ethnomusicologist Alan Lomax gathered in the South during the early 20th century. The primary components include the long-players Sounds of the South (1960), Blue Ridge Mountain Music (1960), Roots of the Blues (1960), Blues Roll On (1960), Negro Church Music (1960), White Spirituals (1960), and American Folk Songs for Children (1960). In Lomax's 1993 written introduction, he reveals that the four and a half hours housed in the package were "culled out of eight hours of field tapes" documented during a two-month tour in the summer of 1959 that began in Virginia and progressed into the Ozarks, the Mississippi Delta, and then the Georgia Sea Islands. While he goes on to explain the significance of his research, the authenticity of the living aural history really speaks for itself. Artists and songs of possible familiarity to enthusiasts of folk and blues are scattered throughout. Mississippi Fred McDowell's "Keep Your Lamps Trimmed and Burning," "Shake 'Em on Down," and "Drop Down Mama," the Mountain Ramblers' "Cotton-Eyed Joe" and "Shady Grove," and Estil C. Ball & Orna Ball's "Jenny Jenkins" are taken from the Sounds of the South and Blue Ridge Mountain Music entries. The trio of Boy Blue (vocal/harmonica), Willie Jones (guitar), and Joe Lee (drums) provides a seminal reading of "Boogie Children," while Lonnie Young (vocal/bass drum), Ed Young (cane fife), and Lonnie Young, Jr. (snare drum) unleash a variation of "Sittin' on Top of the World" from Roots of the Blues and Blues Roll On. Negro Church Music and White Spirituals' sacred selections are highlighted by a "Sermon Fragment" from the Reverend G.I. Townsel as well as a "Sermon and Lining Hymn" featuring Reverend I.D. Back with his congregation and a stirring solo rendition of "Poor Wayfaring Stranger" by the previously mentioned Estil C. Ball. Perhaps most fascinating are the American Folk Songs for Children, as they transcend race or religious creed. Almeda Riddle's "Froggie Went A-Courtin'," Bessie Jones' "Hambone," Hobart Smith's "The Arkansas Traveler," the Mountain Ramblers' "Liza Jane," Mississippi Fred McDowell's "Freight Train Blues," James Shorty/Viola James & Congregation's inspired "This Little Light of Mine," and a rare confab between Felix Dukes and Mississippi Fred McDowell on "Motherless Children" all surpassed their era.

 

 

U2 discography [1980-2017]

 

U2 are an Irish rock band from Dublin. Formed in 1976, the group consists of Bono (vocals and rhythm guitar), the Edge (lead guitar, keyboards, and vocals), Adam Clayton (bass guitar), and Larry Mullen, Jr. (drums and percussion). U2's early sound was rooted in post-punk but eventually grew to incorporate influences from many genres of popular music. Throughout the group's musical pursuits, they have maintained a sound built on melodic instrumentals. Their lyrics, often embellished with spiritual imagery, focus on personal themes and sociopolitical concerns.

The band formed at Mount Temple Comprehensive School in 1976 when the members were teenagers with limited musical proficiency. Within four years, they signed with Island Records and released their debut album Boy. By the mid-1980s, U2 had become a top international act. They were more successful as a touring act than they were at selling records until their 1987 album The Joshua Tree which, according to Rolling Stone, elevated the band's stature "from heroes to superstars". Reacting to musical stagnation and criticism of their earnest image and musical direction in the late 1980s, U2 reinvented themselves with their 1991 album, Achtung Baby, and the accompanying Zoo TV Tour; they integrated dance, industrial, and alternative rock influences into their sound, and embraced a more ironic and self-deprecating image. They embraced similar experimentation for the remainder of the 1990s with varying levels of success. U2 regained critical and commercial favour in the 2000s with the records All That You Can't Leave Behind (2000) and How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb (2004), which established a more conventional, mainstream sound for the group. Their U2 360° Tour of 2009–2011 is the highest-attended and highest-grossing concert tour in history.

basic discography

U2-(1980)-Boy

U2-(1981)-October

U2-(1983)-Under A Blood Red Sky

U2-(1983)-War

U2-(1984)-The Unforgettable Fire

U2-(1987)-The Joshua Tree

U2-(1988)-Rattle and Hum

U2-(1991)-Achtung Baby

U2-(1993)-Zooropa

U2-(1997)-Pop

U2-(1998)-The Best Of 1980-1990

U2-(2000)-All That You Can't Leave Behind

U2-(2002)-The Best Of 1990-2000

U2-(2004)-How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb

U2-(2006)-U2-18 Singles

U2-(2009)-No Line On The Horizon

U2-(2014)-Songs of Innocence [2 CD, Deluxe Edition]

U2-(2017)-Songs Of Experience

remasters,extended & live

U2-(1980)-Boy [2 CD, 2008 Remaster, Deluxe Edition]

U2-(1981)-October [2 CD, 2008 Remaster, Deluxe Edition]

U2-(1983)-War [2 CD, 2008 Remaster, Deluxe Edition]

U2-(1984)-The Unforgettable Fire [2 CD, 2009 Remaster]

U2-(1987)-The Joshua Tree (4 CD Super Deluxe, 2017)

U2-(1987)-The Joshua Tree [2 CD, 2007 Remaster]

U2-(1991)-Achtung Baby [6 CD, 2011 Remaster]

U2-(2004)-Rare & Unreleased

U2-(2004)-The Complete U2 - Hasta La Vista Baby!

U2-(2009)-Medium, Rare & Remastered (2 CD)

U2-(2010)-Artificial Horizon

U2-(2011)-U2 Duals

U2-(2012)-From The Ground Up Edge's Picks From U2360ø

U2-(2012)-U22