The super catchy, soulful debut single was a huge hit in England, peaking at #4 on the UK Singles Chart. Here are 360°Sound’s picks for the greatest singles from The Style Council: “Speak Like a Child” Released: 1983įrom the EP Introducing The Style Council
Looking for an introduction to this underrated ‘80s group? You’ve come to the right place. Last year saw the release of the excellent 2-CD comp Long Hot Summers: The Story of the Style Council as well as a documentary of the same name. All these years later, there seems to be a bit of reassessment of The Style Council. His latest, Fat Pop (Volume 1), dropped just a few months ago. The Style Council broke up in 1989 and Weller has since focused on his solo career, releasing 16 studio albums. While they have some solid albums, even the best ones get a little too ambitious for their own good and have their share of filler. I’ve heard the entire Style Council catalog and I firmly believe they are best experienced through singles and compilations. But they recorded some damn fine pop songs, many with biting social commentary, that hold up very well nearly four decades later. No, they weren’t The Jam, one of the greatest rock bands of its era in the UK. For this reason, I believe they were unfairly maligned. The Style Council was smooth, sophisticated, and more rooted in jazz and R&B than rock-n-roll.
Who was in the style council mod#
The group’s music was a huge break from the punky mod rock of The Jam. After the breakup of The Jam in 1982, singer/guitarist Paul Weller formed The Style Council with keyboardist Mick Talbot.
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