A passionate performer and always immaculately dressed, that's how we know British rock icon Paul Weller. Live performance is the reason for its existence, according to Weller himself in the liner notes. And indeed, no matter what can be said about some of these performances, Weller gives himself 100 percent at all times. At The BBC collected on this DVD the live performances that the 'modfather'
… gave as a solo artist in programs of the British state broadcaster such as Later With Jools Holland, Top Of The Pops and Electric Proms. It concerns the period 1993-2006, so we don't find any recordings with his old bands like and , although the DVD closes with a 2006 version of A Town Called Malice, which is still the biggest hit of Weller / The Jam in the Netherlands. Too bad about the scant information in the accompanying booklet, in which colleagues can extensively praise Weller. It is now well known that the man is adored by the entire Britpop scene. (MS)more
