Live Wood, released in 1994 was Paul Weller's first solo live album, comprising a collection of high energy and melodic numbers selected from his 1993/1994 tour. Songs were chosen from a number of the concerts, including the Royal Albert Hall

Royal Albert Hall

The Royal Albert Hall is a concert hall situated on the northern edge of the South Kensington area, in the City of Westminster, London, England, best known for holding the annual summer Proms concerts since 1941....

, London (22 November 1993 - incorrectly listed as December), Wolverhampton Civic Hall (9 March 1994), the Paradiso

Paradiso (Amsterdam)

Paradiso is an iconic rock music venue and cultural center in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.-History:It is housed in a converted former church building that dates from the nineteenth century and that was used until 1965 as the meeting hall for a liberal Dutch religious group known as the "Vrije...

 in Amsterdam (16 April 1994) and La Luna, Brussels (17 April 1994).

The album mixes songs from Weller's eponymous debut album

Paul Weller (album)

Paul Weller is Paul Weller's first solo album, released in 1992.After disbanding The Style Council and leaving label Polydor in 1989, Weller formed The Paul Weller Movement in 1990, releasing a single, Into Tomorrow, on his own Freedom High record label, in October 1991...

and its follow up, Wild Wood

Wild Wood

Wild Wood was Paul Weller's second solo record, released in September 1993. It made it to number 2 in the UK charts, and contained three UK hits: "Wild Wood", which reached #14 in the UK charts, "Sunflower", which reached #16 and "Hung Up", which reached #11.The original 1993 UK and European CD...

, along with snatches of covers (The Who

The Who

The Who are an English rock band formed in 1964 by Roger Daltrey , Pete Townshend , John Entwistle and Keith Moon . They became known for energetic live performances which often included instrument destruction...

's "Magic Bus

Magic Bus (song)

"Magic Bus" is a song written by Pete Townshend at the time of My Generation in 1965, but not recorded by The Who until 1968. It is one of the band's most popular songs and has been a concert staple. The record reached #26 in the United Kingdom and #25 in the United States.The song's arrangement...

", Donald Byrd

Donald Byrd

Donaldson Toussaint L'Ouverture Byrd II, is an American jazz and rhythm and blues trumpeter. A sideman for many other jazz musicians of his generation, Byrd is best known as one of the only bebop jazz musicians who successfully pioneered the funk and soul genres while simultaneously remaining a...

's "Dominoes" and Edwin Starr

Edwin Starr

Edwin Starr was an American soul music singer. Starr is most famous for his Norman Whitfield produced singles of the 1970s, most notably the number one hit "War".-Biography:...

's "War". The only song featured on neither album is "This Is No Time", which originally appeared as the B-side of single "The Weaver". Upon its release, Live Wood reached #13 in the UK album chart.

Track listing

1. "Bull Rush / Magic Bus
   Magic Bus (song)
   "Magic Bus" is a song written by Pete Townshend at the time of My Generation in 1965, but not recorded by The Who until 1968. It is one of the band's most popular songs and has been a concert staple. The record reached #26 in the United Kingdom and #25 in the United States.The song's arrangement...
   
   " (Live 22.11.93)
2. "This Is No Time" (Live 22.11.93)
3. "All the Pictures on the Wall" (Live 22.11.93)
4. "Remember How We Started / Dominoes" (Live 9.3.94)
5. "Above The Clouds" (Live 9.3.94)
6. "Wild Wood" (Live 9.3.94)
7. "Shadow of the Sun" (Live 16.4.94)
8. "(Can You Heal Us) Holy Man? / War" (Live 9.3.94)
9. "5th Season" (Live 22.11.93)
10. "Into Tomorrow" (Live 17.4.94)
11. "Foot of the Mountain" (Live 22.11.93)
12. "Sunflower" (Live 16.4.94)
13. "Has My Fire Really Gone Out?" (Live 16.4.94)

Personnel

• Paul Weller - vocals, guitar, piano
• Steve "Supe" White - drums
• Yolanda Charles - bass
• Helen Turner - keyboards
• Steve Cradock
  Steve Cradock
  Steve Cradock is an English guitarist, most notable for playing in the rock group Ocean Colour Scene. Cradock is also the second guitarist in Paul Weller's band, having appeared on all of Weller's solo records following Weller's self titled debut album.He is a distinctive guitarist, who has a...
  
  - guitar
• Clive Sparkman - keyboards
• Dodge Aspinell - drums
• David Liddle - guitar