![]() It is the first single from the band's debut studio album, Caf Bleu (1984), which was renamed My Ever Changing Moods in the United States to capitalise on the success of that single. Snap! has to be one of the all-time great "best of" collections, just about perfectly executed, blew me away on first listening in college and still a favorite. 'My Ever Changing Moods' was composed by lead vocalist Paul Weller, recorded at Weller's own studio Solid Bond Studios, and was released in 1984. I find when I want to listen to The Jam now, Snap! is still the go-to, it has nearly everything I need (I'll then just spin the few other tracks I want to hear that are not on there from the albums - to augment the set) - and the collective impact of hearing all of those classics back to back with nary a dud is just breathtaking. It followed the compilation Introducing The Style Council, which was released only in the Netherlands, Canada and Japan. It was released on 16 March 1984, on Polydor Records, produced by Paul Weller with Peter Wilson. And in retrospect, some of The Jam's albums had many less than riveting tracks. Café Bleu is the official debut album released by the English band The Style Council. I guess maybe it's just the impact of aging, but the Style Council's material resonates a little better with me now at nearly 60. Truth be told I listen to that box now more than I do the Direction, Reaction, Creation set of The Jam, though the latter is mighty fine too and of course chock full of classic individual tracks. To me those later albums have aged much better than I suspect people ever thought they would at the time, dare I say even that they were ahead of their time? The Style Council Caf Bleu (1984, Vinyl) - Discogs The Style Council Caf Bleu More images Tracklist Hide Credits Companies, etc. The Style Council - You're The Best Thing (Official Video) 4:26 Lists Add to. ![]() Not only that we find ballads and rap Many Jam fans may not be fans of The Style Council, but this album will reward music fans all across the board. ![]() For years I avoided it, due to all the negative reviews of some of their later albums, but I find that I enjoy nearly every single track on that set, even if I do tend to return to the first couple or three discs the most often. On Cafe Bleu we find Weller experimenting successfully with Jazz, and the smooth rich keys, notes and writing all show how good of a songwriter Weller is. From my first quick run through it does seem to have at least some imprint of 80s production values (a little lean on bass warmth, a little heavy on verb), but the SHM-SACD seems close to what I would have expected. The Complete Adventures of the Style Council box is one of the absolute best boxed sets of pop music I own, out of hundreds. Its my first time really hearing ANY Style Council album, so Im not one to relatively compare previous versions of Cafe Bleu. Honestly there is very little in the Style Council's output that I find less than quite solid, and so much is outstanding. Partly perhaps why I am drawn to it - that, and because the best of it is up with the best of anyone's work. That said it's not a perfect album, definitely flawed. I said "Very Good." It's actually one of my favorites from that era in terms of listening time/frequency over time.
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