What Are You Listening To?

[CRAZY-HORSE]

THE STYLE COUNCIL "the cost of loving" vinyl/cd 1987

okay
so lets put this one in 'soul/r+b" because of the 'blue-eyed soul' sound
the band's third studio set, a let down after the first two
Weller is still preaching his left-wing socialist political views
two singles off it, "it didn't matter" a UK top 10 and "waiting" which peaked at #52
which ended up being their lowest charting single and Weller's lowest charting single
of his career up to that point, in fact it took until 2000's "he's the keeper" to chart lower.
back to the album,
some catchy tunes
not as bad as I remembered it to be, except that horrible rap song.
album's tracks were also featured in a short movie called "Jerusalem" the band made to promote
the album, it bombed dreadfully at the UK cinemas culminating in the start of the end for the band.

the singles:

"it didn't matter"  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xmh7DIh39x4  video

"waiting"    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umXMpAIAx6Y  video

my favourite track:  "Jerusalem" movie version