Urban Hymns - Verve (The)

It always takes me a little time to adjust to a new music taste or Band , The Verve were a classic example of this. I like to live in my comfort zone and don't like to admit to liking these rough looking groups. Can you remember the video to "Bitter Sweet Symphony" an arrogant Richard Ashcroft walking down a street pushing old ladies out of the way. This is just not cricket. Then I told myself to grow up and listen to the quality of the music. This ...
...an anthem for the 90's. Other brilliant tracks such as "The Drugs Don't Work" and "Lucky Man" make this a CD to be played and played. But then they split , just as I had opened my Music Ears to them they had gone. Never mind , a CD to treasure in my collection. ...

richardandkaye 21.09.2000 · Read full review
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How very dissapointing it is to see the Verve split up after their finest album to date. The band decided to go their seperate ways just as they had combined to produce one of the best albums of the year and finally had made headways into the musical scene. From the bombastic chart topping "Bitter Sweet Symphony" to the last track "Come On", Richard Ashcroft and his songs take you through a haunting and beautiful album. Lyrics are good, and the album ...
...the rather depressing and much acclaimed "The Drugs Dont Work" as well as "Velvet Morning". This is a great album, worthy in a good collection. Its a shame the Verve never had a chance to see whether they wee talented and capable enough to better it. It would have been a tough ask! ...

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...captures the concept of an Urban Hymn. Track Eight, Weeping Willow, another average track in my opinion, very Vervey though, not much to complain about though, not my type of song really. Track Nine, Lucky Man, this is one of the best tracks, another release, excellent lyrics, use of sound, very passionate too, a classic. Track Ten, One Day, another pretty average track, very dreary at times. Track Eleven, This Time, once again not much effort ...
...“track”, I am not too sure how this got through onto an album, sounds like some sort of experimental session, I dunno, is it art? Urban Hymns is a classic album, it deserves all the credit it has, and captures brilliantly the Verve’s talent, shame they are no more…. ...

Everybody 16.12.2000 · Read full review
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This great album from The Verve must be one of the best albums ever created, although the verve have split they still sell many copies of their singles and their album in music stores today. This album has most of The Verves greatest ever achievements with songs like 'Luckyman', 'The Drugs Dont Work', 'Bitter Sweet Symphony' and my personal favourite 'Sonnet'. Their music is the most relaxing music around and i could listen to the album on repeat ...
...albums. Since the band split a couple of years back Richard Ashcroft (the lead singer) has went on to produce many great singles of his own and has still maintained the standards set by his earlier band 'The Verve'. I can honestly recommend this album to anybody. I hhope this has been of help to you, thanx. ...

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...can take anything away from Urban Hymns, the Verve's most popular and best album. These songs rank alongside some of the true indie legends, Supersonic by Oasis, The Day We Caught the Train by Ocean Colour Scene, Oh Yeah by Ash, All You Good Good People by Embrace, Alright by Supergrass, Parklife by Blur, Love is the Law by The Seahorses, The Drugs Don't Work/Lucky Man/Bittersweet Symphony/Sonnet by The Verve. Everybody knows them, and still loves ...
...Peter Salisbury (drums), The Verve's Urban Hymns comprises of thirteen different yet strangely similar and familiar songs. the album kicks off with Bitter Sweet Symphony and Sonnet,two of the most well known, and best tracks. They are followed by The Rolling People (which has grown on me but I still don't really like) and the thought provoking The Drugs Don't Work. Then the album enters its unknown phase, of Catching The Butterfly, Neon Wilderness, ...

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Urban Hymns is the last "The Verve" album (they have split before but this time is almost certainty *it*). Richard Ashcroft's vocal talents are fully shown off by this album. Although The Verve are likely to be remembered for "Bitter Sweet Symphony" (Rolling Stones sample)and "The Drugs Don't Work" (simply to Embrace) and "Lucky Man" there are far more gems waiting to be discovered on the album. The rocking "Come On", and soul food "One Day" "This ...

Izzy 29.06.2000 · Read full review
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This is in my opinin the best album The Verve have, they are a great band, and its a shame they split up. This is them at there best. 1. Bittersweet Symphony This must be there most popular song of this album, this song is the reason why I purchased the album. Lovely texture, great string backing and great harmonies. 2. Sonnet Nice easy listening music, very nice lyrics, and they are very deep too. Very nice to listen to. 3. Rolling People ...
...whole album, and it also has some some extremely nice harmonies, which is think are spine tingling. There is even a hint of vibrato when he sings aswell (Shaking the notes around a bit to make them more active and sound better) 4. Drugs Don't Work This song has a light texture and its lyrics are very deep and very true in what they say. Again some beautiful harmonies thaty just add to the quality of the song. 5. Catching the Butterfly This is ...

Drewdan 02.08.2006 · Read full review
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urban hymns was without doubt one of the best albums of the nineties.every track was differant,from the awsome energy of "come on"to the downbeat and mellow "the drugs dont work"i have almost worn out this c.d. it sounds just as good today as it did when i first heard it.in my eyes it is a masterpeice,never to be bettered.i dont know many people who dont like it.the album takes you through almost every mood you feel. definetly worth a place in your ...

JoneseY 18.11.2000 · Read full review
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This C.D demonstrates what music is all about, never is there normally a c.d which incorporates so many awsome songs on it. There are four albams released by the verve but this is the only one which incorporates evrything that the verve stands for..........compassion (in the song lucky man) and revalation (In the song bitter sweet symphony). If your only going to buy one verve C.D, then this is the one. The cover is great to look at too...it dosent ...

Hazza344 31.01.2006 · Read full review
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I have been listening to music for a long time and not sure why i bought this cd, surely not because of the bittersweet symphony, that wasn;t my favorite song and the lyrics were od.d. i think i just went to the virgin records store and bought something that was reccomended and that sounded ok when i tried the sample lyrics... well little did i know that this ced would blow my socks off to day the least... the more I listened to it, the lyrics, the ...

joliebabe 17.02.2008 · Read full review
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Urban hymns was the verves final album before they split up. It is the album which knocked Oasis' 'Be here now' off the top of the charts and they held the place for the next five weeks. The verve were one of the countries best bands and this album shows that. Everything about it says classic, the singles taken from the album, the massive hit it became, the vocals of Richard Ashcroft which seem be as if they were meant for these songs, well he did ...

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