The Style Council

The Style Council
Mick Talbot and Paul Weller, 1988
Background information
OriginWoking, Surrey, England
Genres
Years active
  • 1982–1989
  • 2019
Labels
Past members

The Style Council were a British band formed in late 1982 by Paul Weller, the former lead vocalist, principal songwriter and guitarist with the Jam, and keyboardist Mick Talbot, previously a member of Dexys Midnight Runners, the Bureau and the Merton Parkas.[5] Weller started the project to escape the restrictions of the Jam, and to explore a more arty, European, jazzier direction,[6] which encompassed pop, hip hop, and soul.[7][8]

The permanent line-up grew to include drummer Steve White and Weller's then-girlfriend, vocalist Dee C. Lee.[9] Other artists such as Tracie Young, Tracey Thorn (Everything but the Girl) and drummer/percussionist Steve Sidelnyk[10][11] (who has played for Madonna, Seal and Richard Ashcroft[12]) also performed and collaborated with the group. As with Weller's previous band, most of the London-based group's hits were in their homeland, where they scored seven top 10 hits.[9] The band also had hit singles and albums in Australia and New Zealand during the 1980s.[13]

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  2. ^ "Sophisti-Pop Music Genre Overview". AllMusic. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  3. ^ Gaudiosi, Jeff (12 June 2020). "Paul Weller Discusses 'On Sunset' and the Post-Pandemic World". PopMatters. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  4. ^ Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "The Style Council | Biography & History "...'80s soul and new wave pop"". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
  5. ^ "The Style Council". discogs. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
  6. ^ Jeremy Blackmore (17 August 2022). "Vive le Style Council!". theneweuropean.co.uk.
  7. ^ Chris Catchpole (31 October 2020). "Paul Weller: "The Style Council Taught Me To Not Be a Cunt"". esquire.com.
  8. ^ Pete Naughton (5 December 2015). "Paul Weller, Eventim Apollo: 'the modfather remains a dynamic force'". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 6 December 2015. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  9. ^ a b Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 537. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  10. ^ "The Style Council - The Cost of Loving". Discogs. 18 September 1987. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  11. ^ Manu Guinarte (1 November 2022), The Style Council Live - Far East & Far Out (VHS), retrieved 24 August 2024
  12. ^ "Steve Sidelnyk | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  13. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.