Paul Weller: Studio 150

The new Paul Weller album was out last week, and I bought a copy today in Tesco. Studio 150 is a album of cover tracks with a very no-nonsense, old-school sound to it. It's very good. I had trouble listening to Close to You, yes that one, but Weller makes it work, amazingly enough. Wishing on a Star, one of the best tracks, comes with a guitar solo - I wonder: is this the new re-birth of the guitar solo? Remember, you read it here first.
Dylan's All Along the Watchtower, immortalised by Hendrix, has been criticised by several reviewers for its heavy organ and gospel vocals. I think it's great.
All in all, Weller makes all these classic tracks his own. Only thing missing is one of his own beautiful songs, like English Rose or You Do Something To Me, in a new version.