Illumination [Limited Edition w/ Bonus DVD]

Paul Weller | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 14, 2003)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Yep Roc Records
• ASIN: B00007J4SZ
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (28 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #175,680 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Going Places

2. A Bullet For Everyone

3. Leafy Mysteries

4. Its Written In The Stars

5. Who Brings Joy

6. Now The Night Is Here

7. Spring (At Last)

8. One x One

9. Bag Man

10. All Good Books

See all 16 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Sunflower (Video - Live From Hyde Park)

2. You Do Something To Me (Video - Live From Hyde Park)

3. Standing Out In The Universe (Video - Live From Hyde Park

4. It's Written In The Stars (Video)

5. Leafy Mysteries (Video)

Editorial Reviews

PAUL WELLER Illumination (2002 US limited edition 2-disc set comprising 16-track CD album plus bonus 4-track DVD featuring 3 songs filmed live at the Route Of Kings Hyde Park London and the video for Its Written In The Stars housed in a fold-out picture sleeve with picture lyric booklet)

Customer Reviews

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Just keeps getting better, January 24, 2003

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This review is from: Illumination [Limited Edition w/ Bonus DVD] (Audio CD)

This album is a huge accomplishment, a diverse and brilliant collection of songs. Paul Weller plays most of the instruments himself, and doesn't waste much time with studio work. I was a little thrown at first listen, expecting something more Stanley Road-like, but I keep having to hear it again and again. Buy it now, then go to ticketmaster and check him out live on his US tour in February. Twenty-five years of making music, and he's still one of the greatest out there. All hail the Modfather!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars WELLAH......WELLAH......WELLAH.....WELLAH...., April 25, 2003

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Sean Holland "Boy About Town" (Hog City) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Illumination [Limited Edition w/ Bonus DVD] (Audio CD)

If you're reading this review, I am fairly certain you recognize the contributions Mr. Weller has made to the world of pop music. The Jam are one of my Top 5 of all-time, and now that Joe Strummer has passed, Weller is probably my nomination for 'Coolest Man Alive.' Weller is a living legend. But I digress.....

Weller's solo albums see him getting back to rootsy mod-sy rock-n-soul. And Illumination may be his best solo outting yet. I must admit, I've been somewhat disappointed with his last few. "Wild Wood" and "Stanley Road" are untouchable, obviously, and this joins the fray. The album ROCKS with a fierce sense of purpose. From the opener "Going Places" to the quieter moments of "Now the Night is Here" to the in-between's "Standing Out in the Universe" to the VERY Kinks-y "Push-Button Automatic" This album is classic.

Paul's usual dark themes and his curmudgeonly tone seem to have been replaced by an almost 'positive outlook' and the album flows along like a spring through the Woking countryside on a sunny day. A summery pastiche of songs that rock and roll as well as relax.

Perfect Weller. I'm so impressed with this record, so let's get the terrace chant going for the Modfather:

"Wellah....Wellah....Wellah...."

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Consistently fine quality, May 13, 2004

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Daniel Friedman "dfja17" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Illumination [Limited Edition w/ Bonus DVD] (Audio CD)

I've followed Paul Weller from The Jam to Style Council and through his solo career and the thing that astounds me the most is that not only are his records almost always completely listenable but also that he was able to switch styles and genres so effortlessly and still put out a quality product. Illumination is a very good album. I wouldn't put it in the same category as Wild Wood or Stanley Road, my two favorite Weller solo discs, but it's got some great hooks, catchy melodies, thoughtful lyrics, and excellent production. I like Leafy Mysteries, Bag Man, It's Written In The Stars, and the bonus track Push Button, Automatic the best myself.

Paul Weller always seemed to fall into that great underappreciated songwriter category, like Neil Finn, Peter Case, or Chris Isaak and once again he doesn't disappoint. The biggest mystery to me is how still relatively unknown he remains to the U.S. audience but I get the feeling that is gradually changing and all it will take is one breakthrough song to remind former Jam and Style Council fans that Paul is alive and well and recording.