The Style Council: Cardiff, St. David’s Hall

FIRST OFF, SOME striking things. The man who used to specialise in doing soul songs really badly is now fond of doing funk standards reasonably well. (FACT: Eight out of ten Mods would still rather see Paul Weller cripple 'In the Midnight Hour' than watch him get 'The Razor's Edge' nearly right.) Mick Talbot has a singing voice almost exactly like Paul Weller's. The drummer, Steve, wears a glove to express solidarity with the oppressed peoples of the world. Paul Weller still dresses badly.