The Verve

[cubed]

Coming home tonight, I finally remembered my love for "Urban Hymns" by The Verve.

An absolutely brilliant album.

Start to finish that album speaks volumes.

[Mangle]

I used to come close to tears listening to that album. "The Drugs Don't Work" and "Lucky Man" always got to me. Definitely a classic of its time.

[socool]

That album is a great way to cure insomnia! It was my sleep-aid for a number of years. I mean this in a good way - I don't mean to say that the album is boring.

[mojo]

i concur

[justa~gurl]

i've been trying to dl it .. but it hasn't been working out so i think i'm just going to go out and buy it

i'm not too familiar with it but i've heard a couple songs in stores and i've been pretty impressed so far

[wtf_wtf]

BITTERSWEET SYMPHONY greatest song EVER by the verve. <3

[Ree Fresh]

One of the few kinds of music my mom and I could agree on <3

[Lush]

You should check out some of the solo stuff Richard Ashcroft does, the guy is ridiculously talented.

His latest album is great; a lot more mellow than what I expected but well constructed nontheless.

[Grapes]

I gotta say.. I had it recommended to me.. and then lent to me.. I gave it a listen, and it didn't do anything for me.

But that was a long time ago and my tastes have mellowed with age. I should give it another spin.

Jim, sned it to me when I get back, k?

[Mangle]

Originally Posted by wtf_wtf

BITTERSWEET SYMPHONY greatest song EVER by the verve. <3

Did you know they only made $10,000 from that song? The symphony sample they used was from an orchestra covering Rolling Stones tracks. They got the rights to the sample but got sued to death by ABKCO Records (who owned the rights to the song they sampled) anyway, leading to Richard's depression and the band's split. Ten grand to Verve; the rest to ABKCO. Fuck those RIAA cunts. It's only about money to them.

Originally Posted by LadyShades

You should check out some of the solo stuff Richard Ashcroft does, the guy is ridiculously talented.
His latest album is great; a lot more mellow than what I expected but well constructed nontheless.

I've never been too impressed by his solo stuff. It's more for hardcore fans, I'd say. If the Verve is a 5, his stuff is a 3. You should try to find The Shining's True Skies. That's what the rest of The Verve did afterwards. I like that album slightly more than Ashcroft's solo stuff.

[miss.myra]

This Cd brings me back to grade 11. Me and my boyfriend (who I was sure I'd be with forever!) broke up and I was crushed. I remember sitting in my room, crying and listening to that album over and over again. I can't listen to that album really because it's pretty ruined for me.

Good thing I learned to repress my emotions like a healthy human being :p

[Liqwid]

damm i love this album.....

[Grapes]

Originally Posted by miss.myra

This Cd brings me back to grade 11. Me and my boyfriend (who I was sure I'd be with forever!) broke up and I was crushed. I remember sitting in my room, crying and listening to that album over and over again. I can't listen to that album really because it's pretty ruined for me.

Good thing I learned to repress my emotions like a healthy human being :p

Yeah, thank God for THAT. phew.

:D

[socool]

I also really like Ashcroft's work on the first UNKLE album. Soooo good.