I recently saw this CD at one of the big retailers for £5.99, I think that this represents brilliant value bearing in mind that you can probably only get half a Steps CD for this price.
I have no doubt you know about the talents of Richard Ashcroft and Co. and I am not going to spend the whole review praising them. Just a shame that the Verve are no more really…
Track One, Bitter Sweet Symphony, well you must have heard this, this was one of the most played songs of 1997 and is a timeless class classic, need I say more?
Track Two, Sonnet, I think this is a very underrated song, this was also released, very calm, easy to listen to and blends beautifully with the vocals.
Track Three, The Rolling People, nice song, flows beautifully, lyrics a bit lackluster, but still good.
Track Four, The Drugs Don’t Work, another classic, and another of the releases, nice message behind it. It is very awe-inspiring.
Track Five, Catching That Butterfly, nice drumbeat about this song, I don’t like this much, too repetitive, but I can understand if you like it.
Track Six, Neon Wilderness, I don’t think too much effort was spent on this one, this might feature well in a third rate movie though.
Track Seven, Space And Time, pretty average power ballad, shows grace in places, I like listening to it though. I don’t know why, but this song really 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 in the lyrics.
Track Twelve, Velvet Morning, a slower song, not too dreary, but sounds repetitive, not much effort in this either, good at times though.
Track Thirteen, Come On, a bit of an odd track, probably overshadowed by the fact that there are a few minutes of silence then an extra/hidden “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….
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