The Style Council: Greatest Hits.

Year Of Release: 2000.
Music Style: Jazz/funk/R&B/Soul.

This review is for Christians who are going to be either making or producing music in the future depending on their musical tastes and what music they want to create.

I am going to review a compilation which i have never reviewed before and i will review this album from the heart. The Style Council: Greatest Hits is jam packed with some of the most vibey music you will ever hear. If you have been listening to The Style Council for a very long time, then you will know most of the songs that are on this compilation disc. I was brought up on The Style Council when i was a very tiny infant and i was at nursery at the time.
I will do the very best i can to review this CD and i pray that God will take care of the rest.

As you know, Paul Weller formed The Style Council after he split up The Jam and he started to move well away from the Rock and Roll/ Punk direction. As a result, Paul Weller started to experiment different musical styles and he was well interested in underground funk and American Northern Soul/R&B.
The reason Paul Weller decided to leave The Jam was because he wasn't interested in fame and he didn't want to be idolised in the first place. I am hoping to review a couple of albums by The Jam in the future to get the message across that Paul Weller didn't want to re hash his previous albums and do the same thing over and over again. In fact, he always wanted to do something different with every new album he record. This interest in American Soul and underground funk was reflected on The Jams final record ''The Gift'' and one of the well known singles on ''The Gift'' is ''Town Called Malice'', a Tamla Motown influenced song which borrows a bass line element from ''You Can't Hurry Love'' by Diana Ross and The Supremes.

The Style Council have written some songs that deeply addressed some social and political issues at the time and it was the era when Margaret Thatcher came to power and that is dating back to the 80's. You can buy this CD that i am reviewing and you can read the CD booklet to know a lot more about the message that The Style Council is conveying concerning political and social issues.
There is also quite a lot of racism going on in this globe and i totally hate it so much. I have made up my mind to be culturally diverse in the music i listen to because i don't want to represent the culture i live in. I want to stand out from the crowd even if it leads me towards listening to artists that are in the underground music scene. The only culture i like to represent is the heavenly culture and i am pleased to be a diverse citizen, end of story.

In the past, i reviewed ''Welcome To Diverse City'' by Tobymac and it is a musically diverse and exciting record. I quite like Tobymac and he is such a multi talented legend and a full on inspiration.
Check out Tobymac and the Diverse City Band, and you will be glad you did. Tobymac's music is a blend of Pop/Rock/Funk/Soul/Reggae/R&B/Urban/Hip Hop and Techno. A highly recommended artist who is in the CCM scene.

If you are sick and tired of racial and cultural division, I recommend ''Walls Come Tumbin Down'', one of the most awesome songs that is on this Style Council compilation and it is also on the album ''Our Favorite Shop''. I will hopefully review that particular album someday in the future.
''Life At A Top Peoples Health Farm'' and ''How She Threw It All Away'' are proof positive that Paul Weller didn't want to mimic and represent the Pop Culture at the time. These 2 songs are on the album called ''Confessions Of A Pop Group. Other Well known songs include ''You're The Best Thing'', ''Long Hot Summer'', ''My Ever Changing Moods'' and ''Shout To The Top''.

''Solid Bond In Your Heart'' will get you dancing in no time since it is one of the songs i really like alongside some of the others that are on this CD. ''Big Boss Groove'', is a very funky song that is deeply influenced by the underground funk scene. ''Speak Like A Child'', is a very distinctive song with a jazzy vibe and it is another song that i quite like. I quite like the sound effects on that particular track. 
This Greatest Hits compilation finishes with a very positive and upbeat track ''Promised Land''.

If you are a Christian reading this review and you are either making music or you are going to make music in the future, i need to let you know on this blog that you cannot shy away from topics that deal with issues that are going on in the culture that we live in. We need to address the core part of why the world is as it is because this culture is in a very serious condition.
With that being said, I pray this CD will inspire you to create music that is original and out of the box
and write lyrics that deal with social issues of the times we are living in from God's point of view.
May God Bless You.