The latest release from Mod granddad Weller is special indeed – a 24-song valedictory gig at Ally Pally, ending the last tour, over two discs. His live band are all top-notch, seasoned musicians and most of the tracks here differ little technically from t
The latest release from Mod granddad Weller is special indeed - a 24-song valedictory gig at Ally Pally, ending the last tour, over two discs.
His live band are all top-notch, seasoned musicians and most of the tracks here differ little technically from the versions on record, save for the odd extended jam.
But a tantalising 11-minute version of Porcelain Gods, segueing into I Walk On Gilded Splinters, ends the first disc on a rock, soul and funk-infused high, after urgent versions of From The Floorboards Up and Peacock Suit.
Then disc two, with That's Entertainment and set-closer A Town Called Malice, tops it.
Weller continues to wow. 5/5
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