Wild Wood
by Paul Weller
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Paul Weller bestography
Wild Wood is ranked 2nd best out of 28 albums by Paul Weller on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Paul Weller is Stanley Road which is ranked number 1886 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 896.
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Wild Wood track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| ! | 04/14/2026 15:13 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,114 | 70/100 |
| ! | 04/02/2026 12:41 | Jonboy | 105 | 76/100 |
| ! | 03/19/2026 02:26 | stareaterogni0n | 512 | 71/100 |
| ! | 02/28/2026 16:10 | DaveH68 | 1,363 | 76/100 |
| ! | 01/27/2026 17:12 | Jakor | 5,437 | 70/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 2% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 77.9/100, a mean average of 77.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.8.
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Shortlisted for album of the year at the 1994 Mercury prize. The winner was Elegant Slumming by M People. Of those shortlisted, this would have been my pick as album of the year
Not breaking any new ground, but the songs and playing are excellent. I would have preferred a more organic band sound - e.g., less mellotron, and fewer instances of Weller doing his own backing vocals on overdubs. It's a bit overproduced. Nevertheless, "Shadow of the Sun" has long been one of my favorites. "Wild Wood" definitely sounds like a Nick Drake tune. B-side "Ends of the Earth" is better than the instrumentals, should have made it onto the album.
Paul Wellers best solo album is as good as any of the ones released as part of The Jam
Jboy56 02/26/2022 08:22 | #281939
A fine album in the good old singer-songwriter style ala CSN&Neil Young (there are even some guitar solos, my gods).
2112Ikaro 11/11/2019 12:47 | #244673 | TOP COMMENT
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The solo career of Paul Weller is just amazing and very underrated by audience, give a chance to hear Wild Wood and you will be blowed away by this magnificent album.
Still probably Weller's best solo record. Released just before the Brit pop explosion, which somehow elevated Weller to some sort of 'godfather of pop' status. Anyway, excellent record.
marazico 02/23/2016 01:26 | #160560
A masterpiece. Lyrically outstanding about lost love, the passing of time and summer days.
Weller's best work is a musical masterpiece. This should certainly be considered one of the greatest rock albums of all time, but sadly it is generally both unknown and vastly underrated. While it did go platinum in the UK, it is unheard of in the US. The opener, Sunflower, draws you in for sure. Along with Shadow of the Sun, Has My Fire Really Gone Out? and the title track, they make up the standout tracks. The other tracks are also memorable and pretty much just as strong. Jazzy instrumental interludes separate the tracks in a well planned out way, making the whole album sound seamless.
Great album from beginning to end a very underrated album in my opinion one of the best from 93' calendar year if not the best.
Loads of great tracks that really grew on me. A really good album.
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