A Kind Revolution
by Paul Weller
User Score
7.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 17 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 17
  3. Negative: 1 out of 17
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  1. AdamChristing
    Jun 6, 2017
    10
    A musical feast!
    This one will grow on you. It has all the best parts of all-things-Weller.
    Even the instrumental numbers COOK. Need a lift? Check out: "The Cranes Are Back" (and so is PW).
    Not that he ever went away....but this is his best album in years. And That is saying a lot!
  2. JoeMChatt
    Jun 3, 2017
    9
    Paul Weller sang about youth back in the 70's with his band The Jam. 40 years later he is inspired by his time spent getting older. He seems focused on these great songs and it seems he even has more to give that he use to. A Kind Revolution has an arsenal of music that is going to help cement his legacy.
    Some of the lyrics are lacking imagination "I can't seem to let it go / There's too    Paul Weller sang about youth back in the 70's with his band The Jam. 40 years later he is inspired by his time spent getting older. He seems focused on these great songs and it seems he even has more to give that he use to. A Kind Revolution has an arsenal of music that is going to help cement his legacy.
    Some of the lyrics are lacking imagination "I can't seem to let it go / There's too much to do" (from 'Nova' the lead single that is sort of Bowie-esque)
    Other than that minor flaw, Paul Weller seems to be inventive and surprising on this album
    Key Track
    'One Tear' is a funky disco pulse in the realm of Boy George.    … Collapse
  3. NeutralMilkH
    May 13, 2017
    9
    I've never listened to Paul Weller before, with that being said, it is immediately clear what style he's trying to go for right away (ALL OF THEM... except for pop, thank god.) Also, after taking a closer listen to the lyrics, I found that Weller was trying to write challenging lyrics to battle his fun instrumentations. For the most part, he succeeds... just like the title "A KindI've never listened to Paul Weller before, with that being said, it is immediately clear what style he's trying to go for right away (ALL OF THEM... except for pop, thank god.) Also, after taking a closer listen to the lyrics, I found that Weller was trying to write challenging lyrics to battle his fun instrumentations. For the most part, he succeeds... just like the title "A Kind Revolution" succeeds, because that kind of wordplay just isn't used in music anymore.

    Overall: 9/10

    Paul Weller shifts through upbeat and downbeat songs with such swiftness... it makes me wonder why I've never heard of him until now.    … Expand

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86

Universal acclaim - based on 16 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 16
  3. Negative: 0 out of 16
  1. Magnet
    Jun 28, 2017
    80
    Weller has always created a fine present out of traces of the past; A Kind Revolution is a funkier present. [No. 143, p.60]
  2. Blurt Magazine
    May 30, 2017
    80
    The production, composing, arrangements, and playing makes A Kind Revolution something uniquely special in the Paul Weller catalogue. Weller is a talent like no other, and you will not be disappointed.
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  3. Record Collector
    May 25, 2017
    100
    This is a proper major work, revealing an artist at ease with himself without resting on his laurels. In short, it is the sound of confidence. A Kind Revolution could well be Paul Weller’s greatest album to date.
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