Track Listing

1. Brand New Start
2. The Loved
3. Out Of The Sinking
4. Clues
5. English Rose
6. Above The Clouds
7. You Do Something To Me
8. Amongst Butterflies
9. Science
10. Back In The Fire
11. Down In The Seine
12. Thats Entertainment
13. Loveless
14. There's No Drinking When You're Dead
15. Everything Has A Price To Pay
16. Wild Wood
17. Headstart For Happiness
18. Town Called Malice

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #6678 in Music
• Released on: 2006-02-13
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: Live

Amazon.co.uk Review
Days of Speed, recorded live and acoustic at various shows during his 2001 global tour, will do little to further Paul Weller's standing among critics, who have a blind spot when it comes to Paul Weller. How is it, they want to know, that the man responsible for one of the most inspirational commercial punk-era bands (The Jam) and the cosmopolitan verve of the early 1980s nouveau jazz/pop Style Council is so seemingly content spending his twilight years turning himself into a third-rate Eric Clapton? Clearly, he's not lacking in talent (or fervent support, as the applause on this album proves). Yet he insists on singing in a wooden fashion--you could kindly compare him to Steve Winwood, if Weller wasn't so clearly his own man--and writing songs that continue to ignore the outside world. Contrast the older songs here--a lacklustre "That's Entertainment", a desultory "Headstart for Happiness" from the Council's excellent 1984 album Café Bleu, "Town Called Malice" divorced of its driving Motown beat (surely its main part)--with the newer version of Weller, a "mature" Weller, a Weller that clearly thinks the concerns of the world are no longer his. "You Do Something to Me" (from 1995's successful Stanley Road) still shimmers above the hedgerow, "Amongst Butterflies" (from 1992's Paul Weller) possess a certain naïve charm, but on the whole this is heavy going indeed. One indistinguishable love song follows another. The fall and fall of Weller certainly adds fuel to the fire of those who believe rock & roll to be a youth music, but really it comes down to one simple test for old Jam fans: which song did you prefer, "Going Underground" or "That's Entertainment"? --Everett True

CD Description
A collection of songs culled from Weller's solo acoustic tour of Britain and Europe. The most notable feature here is the inclusion of songs from The Jam and The Style Council which Weller had previously refused to play as a solo artist.

Customer Reviews

stripped down Weller classics.
2001 saw Paul Weller embark on an accoustic tour of Europe, USA and eventually the UK. Contained on this album are the definitive live versions from this tour collected. What makes this album unique is that Weller returns to his past, something he has never liked to do before. What the listener gets is unique versions of classics like Town Called Malice and English Rose from his Jam back catalogue and Headstart for Happiness and Down in the Seine from his Style Council past. This is Weller presenting his songs unplugged and in the raw, he has added new sparkle to old classics, breathed new life into some great songs. Live albums never sounded so good!

Weller unplugged but still electric.
This album is a faithful record of Weller's recent accoustic tours. It finds the man in good humour and equally good voice as he dips into his extensive back catalogue. At last he has started to embrace the calls for Jam and Style Council numbers, realising that far from being a millstone around his neck, they should be celebrated. And celebrated they are; English Rose, Down in the Seine, Headstart for Happiness, That's Entertainment and Town Called Malice sound fresh and sit well alongside the solo material. Talking of which, this is fully explored from the sublime Above the Clouds from his eponomous solo debut through to the equally sublime Love-Less from last year's Heliocentric. Along the way clasics singles such as You Do Something to Me and Wild Wood are surrounded by popular B-sides and stripped down versions of album tracks. I've always wanted Weller to do this kind of tour, and this album will serve as a lasting tribute to the fact that it was a brave but ultimately rewarding idea. Now that's entertainment.

Pure Weller
This album reviews the best of Wellers releases in a live set. It is a very good recording considering its live, but you cant expect any less from Weller. It is for certian, for Weller maniacs only. If you like "Wild Wood Live" you will like "Days Of Speed. It kicks off with "Out of the Sinking" an excellent place to start. Weller mixes up his tracks fromm past and previous albums. "A town called Malice" is a superurb up to date version of Weller singing live with his husky voice and guitar skills. Theres no heavy drum and bass, just Weller and his trusty guitar . It has more of his solo tracks on rather than past Style Council and Jam. Would've been nice if he had done a double album with a GIANT mixture of upto date remixes of present and past songs. My favorite has to be "clues" and "My English Rose". All of the tracks are brilliant. But if your not a Weller fan I suggest you buy some original Weller solo cd's first. Wild Wood is a good place to start or Paul Weller.
Overall a brilliant album. I just hope its not his last.

xxxRachel Houghton, Cumbria xxx