22 Dreams
by Paul Weller
  • Record Label: Yep Roc
  • Release Date: Jul 22, 2008
Metascore
77

Generally favorable reviews - based on 18 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 18
  3. Negative: 1 out of 18
  1. Spin
    60
    Craft can be a cage, and come the eleventeenth pleasant chord progression and workmanlike melody, the album's title may portend the listener's immediate future.
  2. The A.V. Club
    58
    There's a sense of fun and wonder to 22 Dreams that keeps it from feeling pretentious--just not any less tedious.
  3. Filter
    48
    Weller unveils an indulgent 21-track, hit-or-miss collection that has a scope, ambition and jazzy undercurrent which suggests Pete Townshend slumming in Vegas. [Summer 2008, p.98]
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User Score
8.4

Universal acclaim- based on 16 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 16
  3. Negative: 1 out of 16
  1. Ricko
    Nov 14, 2020
    7
    A sprawling mix of songs that showcase the length and breadth of Paul Wellers songwriting talents. Weller tries his hand at pretty muchA sprawling mix of songs that showcase the length and breadth of Paul Wellers songwriting talents. Weller tries his hand at pretty much everything across the 21 songs and if this isn't his best solo effort, it is certainly his most diverse and arguably his most ambitious. I feel it lacks the consistency of Weller's top work and while there are a good number of magic moments, I can't think of any track that would be considered a true Weller classic. In the same way that The Beatles eponymous 1968 album isn't perfect due to its scope and range, "22 Dreams" could have been better if it was more honed but then equally it may have lacked some of it's appeal… Full Review »
  2. Hagermyr
    Sep 26, 2013
    10
    A stunning return of form. The best he done since "The Gift". On "22 Dreams" we recognise different ingredients from his back-catalogue butA stunning return of form. The best he done since "The Gift". On "22 Dreams" we recognise different ingredients from his back-catalogue but here the sum of it all results in something new all together. A masterpiece!… Full Review »
  3. IanR.
    Jan 10, 2009
    10
    The best Weller ever for sure. Imaginative, elegant, timeless.
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