Cafe Bleu [Import, Original recording remastered]

Style Council | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 21, 2000)
• Original Release Date: 1984
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import, Original recording remastered
• Label: Universal I.S.
• ASIN: B00004WKFO
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (27 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #14,120 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #34 in Music > Alternative Rock > Indie & Lo-Fi > Jangle Pop

Track Listings

1. Mick's Blessings

2. The Whole Point Of No Return

3. Me Ship Came In!

4. Blue Cafe

5. The Paris Match

6. My Ever Changing Moods

7. Dropping Bombs On The Whitehouse

8. A Gospel

9. Strength Of Your Nature

10. You're The Best Thing

11. Here's One That Got Away

12. Headstart For Happiness

13. Council Meetin'

Editorial Reviews

Japanese only SHM-CD (Super High Material CD - playable on all CD players) pressing packaged in a paper sleeve. Universal. 2008. --This text refers to an alternate Audio CD edition.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Cafe Bleu or Cafe R &B or Cafe Jazz, February 8, 2002

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A Williams "honestpuck" (Neutral Bay, NSW Australia) - See all my reviews
(VINE VOICE)    (REAL NAME)   

This review is from: Cafe Bleu (Audio CD)

In the seventies and eighties a number of innovative and interesting bands emerged from England. The Style Council was one that grabbed a fair amount of attention in independent circles here in Australia while never really breaking out into mainstream in the U.S. Paul Weller and Mick Talbot deserved better(that's Paul on the right of the album cover, Mick on the left.) This album would be their best.

Style Council are impossible to pigeonhole. The best description is that it is undeniably popular music that has a uncluttered sound and a feel that is sometimes jazz and sometimes R & B. Over production is definitely not a problem for Style Council, the music is clean and clear.

The album opens with an excellent pop piano instrumental written and performed by Talbot. The rest of the tracks have Paul Weller on lead vocals and his vocal style is a little laid back and jazzy. My favourite track would be "You're The Best Thing" - a marvellous romantic track.

20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great example of class and Style, November 6, 2000

By 

Michael Erisman (Seattle, WA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cafe Bleu (Audio CD)

A wonderful CD! If you like cafe jazz on a rainy spring day, or pop music done in a classic manner, then this is for you. The Style Council were a British band which never gained the popularity they deserved in the USA. I would guess that it was because they were so difficult to box into a category. Paul Wellar's lyrics and the band's music, including some great instramental numbers, are all done in a creative and cutting edge style. The disc sounds as fresh today as when I first heard it in 1985!! A great CD from an underrated group of very talented musicians.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A favorite CD to to play the whole way through., November 1, 2000

By 

Kevin Flanagan (Bainbridge Island, WA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cafe Bleu (Audio CD)

Here is a great Brittish pop CD from the '80s that avoided the "new wave" cliche and stands as an excellent CD today. The sound has more of an early R & B flavor, with a touch of gospel and jazz. The songs transistion wonderfully from one to the next; most songs skillfuly create "mood" - The keyboard work on "Mick's Blessing" gets your head bobbing, the hauning vocals of Tracey Thorne (Every thing But the Girl)on Paris Match stirs the sadness of a break-up, and "You're the Best Thing" is the sort of song you wish you had for your first dance at your wedding. Depending on your mood, your favorite song could be any song on the CD. Just play the whole CD whenever you have guests over, and watch their reactions to the songs.