Was die Amis über As Is Now sagen (oder direkt: http://www.yeproc.com/presskits/Weller,%20Paul/YEP-2112_Weller_AsIsNow_quotesheet.pdf); sozusagen, wenn ihr mir das Wortspiel verzeiht, Am Is Now:lach: :
„The former leader of the Jam returns on the heels of a new solo album, As Is Now which boasts a harder-edged sound than his more recent work.“
—Los Angeles Times (SEPTEMBER 15, 2005)
“Weller’s rebounded with a genuinely inspired return to form with the excellent and eclectic As Is Now.”
—LA Weekly (SEPTEMBER 22, 2005)
“Brits are all abuzz over Weller’s forthcoming album As Is Now, which many are calling his best yet.”
—NY Daily News (SEPTEMBER 23, 2005)
“As Is Now is pretty fuckin’ good, his best since 1995’s Stanley Road, no question.”
—Toronto Eye (SEPTEMBER 22, 2005)
“Weller’s eighth solo album, As Is Now, due Oct. 11 on Yep Roc, makes several nods to his previous work — most explicitly on “Come On/Let’s Go,” which finds Britain’s “Modfather” once again adopting the clipped
singing and punky attack of the Jam.”
-—Billboard.com (SEPTEMBER 22, 2005)
“His latest solo album is the rolling, guitar-laden As Is Now.”
—New Yorker (SEPTEMBER 19, 2005)
“(Weller) truly hasn’t sounded this thrilled to be making a record, this in
the moment, in ages. “Can’t nobody love you/ Like I love you, yeah” is the simple sentiment that first flies from his mouth on the exhilarating lead track, “Blink,” but the lyrics aren’t the main attraction here — it’s the way Weller’s gruff, soulful voice wraps around each syllable with palpable passion and verve, generating as much spine-tingling excitement as the broken-bottle guitar chords and barroom-brawl rhythms that eventually coalesce into melodic mod-glam heaven in the chorus.”
—SF Weekly (SEPTEMBER 7, 2005)
“The new disc is mature, passionate rock played by a band who contain their genre wanderlust by sticking to what they do well.”
—Boston Phoenix (SEPTEMBER 23, 2005)
“My ever-changing mood can always be calmed by this man. Sigh. How cool can one guy be?”
—New York Newsday (SEPTEMBER 21, 2005)
“Paul Weller’s done better than most punk acts at not just easing into middle age, but also producing some of his best music in the process.”
—Time Out Chicago (SEPTEMBER 2005)
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