The Verve

[Ian Sea]

I've been listening to the new album for about 2 weeks now and think it's ace. There are a few top class tunes on there, Love is Noise, Rather Be, Judas, Noise Epic, Valium Skies and Appalachian Springs are all fantastic.

 

Hopefully they will tour again soon before the whole thing imploads. I saw then in Manchester last year and they were brilliant, one of the best bands I've ever seen.

[Bjornebye]

20 years this year since Urban Hymns. What an album. Big shame that Ashcroft lost the plot and they split up. 

[Total Longo]

Urban Hymns is bang average in comparison to A Northern Soul and A Storm in Heaven. 

[lifetime fan]

Saw them in Wigan, 97 I think it was.

 

Pure class.

[Mendoza]

[Bjornebye]

Urban Hymns is bang average in comparison to A Northern Soul and A Storm in Heaven. 

 

 

'bang average' - get a grip TL mate. Some people chat some utter shite on here about music and most of the time I reckon its because they think they look like they have a superior music intellect. A Northern Soul is brilliant, but it's not that albums 20th anniversary. We are talking about Urban Hymns and I don't think there is a single album out there in that genre that could make it look 'bang average'. 

[Strontium]

I was studying in the USA when Bitter Sweet Symphony was a hit. Because of that video, they really do believe over there that Richard Ashcroft is The Verve. I didn't have the heart to correct anyone.

[Bjornebye]

I was studying in the USA when Bitter Sweet Symphony was a hit. Because of that video, they really do believe over there that Richard Ashcroft is The Verve. I didn't have the heart to correct anyone.

 

 

Heard someone say or read that someone said years back after seeing the video to that was that it looked like he was about to get filled in at the end. You know the bit where the rest of the band just start walking behind him. 

[Chip Butty]

Saw them in Wigan, 97 I think it was.

 

Pure class.

 

The Verve were good, but Beck stole the show for me.

[Brownie]

Urban Hymns is bang average in comparison to A Northern Soul and A Storm in Heaven.

Ho!! Craziness.

 

UH is a fucking masterpiece.

[Grinch]

Spot the hipster

 

A northern Soul and A storm in heaven will go down as decent yet little known indie albums. Urban Hymns was a maaterpiece that got many a kid into picking up an instrument.

 

20 years on it's still as fresh.

[KMD7]

Spot the hipster

 

A northern Soul and A storm in heaven will go down as decent yet little known indie albums. Urban Hymns was a maaterpiece that got many a kid into picking up an instrument.

 

20 years on it's still as fresh.

In fairness while I agree that UH is a brilliant album, History from A Northern Soul is probably the best song they ever recorded imo

[The Golden Eel]

While I liked the singles off Urban Hymns, I never found the album particularly interesting. Never heard the other albums. 

[Pureblood]

"Come On!" is my favourite song from Urban Hymns because it rocks out a bit and has something different at the end. And the best intro of all their songs.

[Grinch]

In fairness while I agree that UH is a brilliant album, History from A Northern Soul is probably the best song they ever recorded imo

Id have On Your Own up to there too. Im not so sure Id have heard of either if it wasn't for UH.

 

Definitely don't mean to put down those early albums, Im a fan of them and Ashcrofts solo stuff.

[KMD7]

Id have On Your Own up to there too. Im not so sure Id have heard of either if it wasn't for UH.

 

Definitely don't mean to put down those early albums, Im a fan of them and Ashcrofts solo stuff.

Aye me to.

[1892-LFCWasBorn]

Urban Hymns is bang average in comparison to A Northern Soul and A Storm in Heaven. 

 

Fucking hell. You're talking utter shite. It's a masterpiece, just like A Northern Soul & A Storm In Heaven.

 

My fave Verve tune:

 

[KMD7]

Incredible voice on him

[Dr Nowt]

Always liked Ashcroft on Lonely Soul off the first Unkle album.

[lifetime fan]

I was studying in the USA when Bitter Sweet Symphony was a hit. Because of that video, they really do believe over there that Richard Ashcroft is The Verve. I didn't have the heart to correct anyone.

 

 

Proper shoes though.

[lifetime fan]

Saw Ashcroft at V2000 just as he started solo, he was brilliant .

[Total Longo]

'bang average' - get a grip TL mate. Some people chat some utter shite on here about music and most of the time I reckon its because they think they look like they have a superior music intellect. A Northern Soul is brilliant, but it's not that albums 20th anniversary. We are talking about Urban Hymns and I don't think there is a single album out there in that genre that could make it look 'bang average'. 

Mate, the thread is about The Verve. You might be talking about Urban Hyms 20th anniversary, i'm not. 

 

I honestly don't think Urban Hymns is as cohesive or well produced as the former albums.  It's also not worn as well. Maybe it's a case of over familiarity, but i don't think the songs are as good either. They went for the commercial big one with UH and they succeeded massively, commercial success doesn't mean that it's better than the first two though.

 

Also, i'm not trying to show i have a superior musical intellect to anyone, it's all subjective. Jesus, do you think anyone who would freely admit to liking Wham! would be trying to pretend they're suave on a forum? 

[Sugar Ape]

Banging tune this. 

 

 

[Mendoza]

 

[KMD7]

3 hours ago, Sugar Ape said:

Banging tune this. 

 

 

Their best