The changing man, Mr. Paul Weller, was live at Cannock Chase I guess I can say last night because it was yesterday as we creep into the early hours of Saturday the 27th of June. I watched the gig from a position not too far from the sound desk - the sound was by the way excellent if you do get a chance to see how much better the forestry commission are at organising gigs than they are at saving the environment. We stood waiting after a reasonable set from the support band while text after text came through of sick Michael Jackson jokes - some of which actually made me laugh but that's a different story.
After Weller played 'the changing man', everything seemed effortless and magnificent from then on. There was a town called Malice, that's entertainment, eton rifles, shout and several others.
I assumed that there was some form of environmental drive that'd be pushed upon the hardcore Weller following that was willing to find the middle of nowhere in order to see their hero. I don't think I missed it - the only reason I could see that Mr. Weller wanted to play gigs outdoors was that he wanted to be able to smoke during his work. Funny how old fashioned this looked only a few years after the smoking ban has kicked in. No environmental message, just a good gig. And the shots are online at Paul Weller - Cannock Chase.
