The Verve - Urban Hymns

Sir. Psychedelic Soul · Wed Nov 05, 2003 5:53 am

anyone like The Verve????

urban hymns is an AMAIZNG album!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! it's just pure beautiful music...richard ashcroft is a truly talented musician.......

the drugs don't work
neon wilderness
weeping willow
catching the butterfly
rolling people
space and time
etc...

if you haven't anything off that album besides bittersweet symphony i HIGHLY suggest you download some of the other tunes, esepcaily the ones i listed above!!!! it's one of my FAV albums of all time. its in the top 10 for sure!!!!!!
please give it a listen....

simpledumbpilot · Post by **simpledumbpilot** » Wed Nov 05, 2003 6:36 am

I dont mind the album, I think it can be a bit bland at times tho, have you heard A Northern Soul? Now that album I do like, ''This Is Music'' has a great classic rock sound, I guess the blame can be partially pointed there for the likes of Oasis but that aside it really is a strong track, add to that the lush ''History'' and I probably dont need to make much more of a case for the album, other than ''No Knock On My Door'' is probably my fave Verve track ever!. A Storm In Heaven is well worth checking out too, if you dont have this album and given that youre a Floyd fan then I really think you'll like the atmosphere of this, its a great artefact of psychedelia early 90's style, hard to believe its 10 years old now. I have fond memories of listening to that album, well worth checking out.

Jack Dempsey · Post by **Jack Dempsey** » Wed Nov 05, 2003 9:33 am

Yeah it's a good album, but i actually prefer his solo stuff.
Rolling people is a class song though

David Smith · Post by **David Smith** » Wed Nov 05, 2003 10:35 am

Gotta admit i preffered A Northern Soul but it's still one of the best british albums from the mid nineties

Post by **Keith Jordan** » Wed Nov 05, 2003 11:54 am

I haven't listened to The Verve for a while now. It is time for urban hymns!! A classic album of the 90s. Better than that Oasis tripe by miles.

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David Smith · Post by **David Smith** » Wed Nov 05, 2003 3:37 pm

Urban Hymns in no way compares to either definitly maybe or morning glory IMO

Though i think it is better than anything oasis have done since

Sir. Psychedelic Soul · Wed Nov 05, 2003 5:40 pm

i like both bands...oasis and verve.....to me those bands are like siblings....there's a lot in common.............

but yeah northern soul is an amazing album as well...but its more rockin' then urban hymns and what i love about it is the spacey atmoshpere a lot of the tunes have............

HypatiaAquae · Post by **HypatiaAquae** » Wed Nov 05, 2003 8:06 pm

I'm not the adimirer of the Verve, but they are far better than Oasis and Urban Hymns is the schinzola. Though it took me a few listens to think this.

simpledumbpilot · Post by **simpledumbpilot** » Wed Nov 05, 2003 9:53 pm

Sir. Psychedelic Soul wrote:but yeah northern soul is an amazing album as well...but its more rockin' then urban hymns and what i love about it is the spacey atmoshpere a lot of the tunes have............

oh then you really must hear their first album ''A Storm In Heaven'' if you havent already, if you have heard Id like to know your views, I really like the album so it would be nice to see if anyone else feels the same.

I remember once my brother was driving us thru London to a gig and it was raining and he had Urban Hymns on in the car (this was when the album had just been released so it was prior to the overkill), for some reason it just seemed perfect, I do struggle with it a bit at home tho and havent listened to it in ages.

Sir. Psychedelic Soul · Thu Nov 06, 2003 3:19 am

urban hymns is the perfect album to listen to at nite or when it's raining....it's just got so much mood and emotion.....i dont thin there is any album can can make me feel so much emotion...not even a PF album as much as urban hymns...

dgsyd1 · Post by **dgsyd1** » Thu Nov 06, 2003 4:38 am

The last Richard Ashcroft solo album is great. The track "Nature Is The Law" has become a favourite around these parts, partially I must admit due to the great guest vocal from Brian Wilson. But the album as a whole is very impressive.

Sir. Psychedelic Soul · Thu Nov 06, 2003 8:51 pm

brian wilson was on natrure is the law??????????????????

dgsyd1 · Post by **dgsyd1** » Fri Nov 07, 2003 9:38 pm

Sir. Psychedelic Soul wrote:brian wilson was on natrure is the law??????????????????

He certainly was! That's him singing backing vocals on the song.

Ringorocks · Post by **Ringorocks** » Sat Nov 08, 2003 2:20 pm

I love this album, it's too good for words.

RWpinkfloyd45 · Post by **RWpinkfloyd45** » Tue Nov 18, 2003 8:51 pm

There is basically only one word that can be used to describe this album ... AWESOME!!!! Bittersweet Symphony is beautiful ... and the rest of the tracks are amazing as well. I also highly recommend this album, and the band, The Verve.