Why do you think the band went through so many line-up changes? The band went through many line-up changes, the nucleus of the band being Weller and Talbot.
#The style council soul deep mod
What I also enjoyed was watching all those redundant Mod / Jam Army types not fucking getting it in the slightest. Whitey on Dropping Bombs on the Whitehouse was the first time I’d ever enjoyed a drum solo. Not sure if it worked as a whole but there was some quality on show. It was more like a revue, with Billy Bragg doing 2 short sets, The Questions in the middle and TSC bookending the night. The 2 gigs that stand out, was Brighton on the Fav Shop tour where the band were on fire, which was Ian’s first gig (I didn’t know him then btw), and the first time I saw them at The Dominion.
Bless my old man who went up the first night and managed to offload the lot to a tout. I didn’t miss a London gig until 1987 when I had tickets for all 4 nights at the Royal Albert Hall when I caught severe tonsillitis the week before and couldn’t eat for 2 weeks. It wasn’t all shoulder pads, big hair and fucking Duran Duran. Not forgetting the IRA bombing mainland Britain on a regular basis. The Miners Strike was as close to a civil war as I’ve known in my lifetime. The onus is also disproving the myth that the 80s was nothing like the way some of those awful I Love The 80s programmes portray. Its vibrant, stylish, fun, serious, bright, varied and a great visual and oral representation of a group that rode the 80s as a maverick soul collective. Why should people consider buying this one? There have been other books written on The Style Council. Lacoste and Pringle Cardigans to the fore! I also felt a big affinity with drummer Steve White who was around my age and a fellow casual in those early days as well. Thought the blazers, college scarves and loafers around the time of the 85 winter tour was a fantastic look, as was the White Double Denim Levi’s in 87. I could never love a band that looked shit, so yeah. Was their look also a factor in liking the band? It didn’t always work but I always loved that you never knew what was coming next. From rap to jazz, from funk to folk, classical to classic pop, there was no boundaries or limits. What was it about their music that appealed?Ī freedom of expression. I still think it’s sounds fresh some 37 years later. Everyone was waiting to hear Paul’s next move and a light hearted romp on an open top bus in the Malvern Hills, set to a very upbeat 60s inspired soul pop classic, a world away from the Woking Wonders sound. March 1983, eagerly awaiting the world exclusive video premier of Speak Like A Child on The Tube. When did you first come into contact with the music of The Style Council? ‘Modzines – Fanzine Culture from the Mod Revival’ and ‘Punkzines and lives in Immersed in music, design and writing books. Was inspired by The Style Council throughout the 1980’s leading to a life He’s also penned several novels and lives in Maidstone. Runners as well as work with DJ Marshall Jefferson and Madness’s Lee Thompson. Ian has written books about The Who, Mods, Dexy’s Midnight Steve Rowland on other projects through the AFTN imprint and lives in Watford.Ĭouncil in Brighton in 1985, and became a drummer because of his love of Steve Situations With The Jam’, that Paul Weller described as “the best book on With Ian Snowball including the best seller – ‘Thick As Thieves – Personal To pledge for a copy, go to the following link via Kickstarter I only have two albums by the band, but I'd trade 'em both for The Jam's version of "David Watts.Soul Deep is being crowdfunded through Kickstarter and there are several packages available. The English and Japanese seem to love the stuff, but American listeners (myself included) weren't buying it. He reinvented himself as a continental crooner and released bloodless, sophisticated soul music with Mick Talbot as The Style Council. After the Jam, Paul Weller wasn't stuck for an encore.
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