A Northern Soul

The Verve will always be low rent Oasis.

Different de ce que je connaissais d’eux. Pas trop mais un bon album pour le genre. 3.5

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Meh

Nice album by The Verve. I only knew Urban Hymns. Good brit pop songs, nothing really stands out though.

Good flowing guitar riffs.

I love love english alt rock, but I don't think I'm a huge fan of this album :/ I'm pretty emo but this is too emo

Not as polished as Urban Hymns, but a solid album nonetheless. Not really in the best place while listening, but it seemed to compliment where I was well.

Ugh. Do I really have to review this. Richard Linkletter / Richard Marx / Richard whatever his name is ruins songs with his oh- so-dramatic voice. Honestly, it's not that terrible. But it is very much on the tortured artist side. Somehow it works for Tom ... oops, sorry, I meant "Thom" You're trying too hard, def doesn't rise to the level of imaginative, creative and head-bopping. But I can't hate this too much, it's 90s. "You get an 'E' for Effort, T for nice Try"

looooove apparently shoegaze?

It mostly sounds like noise. On some of the songs that’s a good thing and it’s used in an interesting way, and sometimes it’s not my fav. Overall good.

Dark and psychedelic. Title track is, IMO, the best song on the album. Great closer with Reprise

Not bad…kind of what I expected

A little disjointed, beat lyrics, neat melodies

Love it, great music

Interesting at times but ultimately not really for me

Rating: 6/10 Best songs: On your own, Drive you home, Life’s an ocean

First half good, second half kinda depressing at times

It was alright. Nothing special for me.

Quite nondescript. Nothing outstanding here at all. Would rather re-listen to Count Basie tbh!

Decent, very atmospheric. Nothing really stood out.

It was really good. TIL I like the Verve.

Richard Ashcroft can't hold a tune

This album is "louder" and more aggressive than I was anticipating, especially after only knowing "Bittersweet Symphony" and listening to the first part of that album before realizing I was listening to the wrong Verve album. I like this one better than that one, but I don't like "On Your Own." Also, sometimes there's a bit too much screechy reverb, like on "A Northern Soul." The Verve do some sonically interesting, but doesn't always work for me. The repeated "I'm gonna die alone in bed" was a bit much, but later he's "too busy staying alive," "too busy living a lie," and "too busy living my life," so he seems a bit confused here. Apparently their earlier stuff is more psychedelic? But by their next one, with "Bittersweet Symphony," they get pretty poppy and use lots of strings. So what was up with this one? Well, it seems it was written and recorded on ecstacy. Not the drug I would have guessed from the first half, though I read this while listening to "Brainstorm Interlude" and it started to make sense. Still overall, though, I feel like a lot of the album was more aggressive than I would expect from a bunch of dudes on X. The second half of the album really loses steam, and loses my interest. Three stars kinda feels too generous, but a 5 or 6 out of 10 sounds right I guess. Other interesting Verve bits - a reviewer wrote that "Richard Ashcroft has a face that even a mother would say 'you’ve got mostly your father in ya;'” after they split up in 1999, Ashcroft said "You're more likely to get all four Beatles on stage" (they got back together in 2007); and finally, this is not The Verve Pipe. I hope they're not on the list, "Freshmen" is even more annoying and overplayed than "Bittersweet Symphony."

I rather like this and think it could be something I'd listen to again. The songs are somewhat diverse in their overall sound, yet cohesive enough have a "Verve" sound and make for a strong album. The lyrics are heady w/o being pretentious. I particularly like A Northern Soul.

This is a solid album. I’d be perfectly happy to have it on from time to time. It’s not an album I would seek to play, but it is thoroughly enjoyable. Brainstorm Interlude has a pleasant chaos to it. Drive You Home and History are solid slow songs, but I did not like them back-to-back. It was too much slow in a row. I enjoyed (Reprise) as the closer.

liked this album, loved a few songs, others weren't good

What you'd expect from The Verve.

Good review: A new decade History Song after History The bad song are kind of boring

Has some OK Computer vibes happening occasionally which I didn't know these guys were capable of. Solid mid 90s pop rock

No notes

A bit too slow and mellow. Might grow on me though.

2.5

Ahh here we go ladies. Finally some music with more prowess than my hand. Superb all the way through

Although The Verve's sound is very pleasant in it's dreamlike qualities and soaring melody parts, for me most of the pieces have a tendency to drift together, resulting in not a lot of things sticking out and catching attention. Favorite Song: History

This one was a slog for me. Every song, I looked at my phone to see how much time was left in the song and it was routinely 2 more minutes. No, thank you.

I'm listening....

The Verve are always great. Really like their sound and mix of styles

A classic British alternative rock album from the 90's. It suits the themes of alt rock from the 90's perfectly, which ironically also makes the music so forgettable to me. Might as well just listen to any alt rock album from this time period to find the same sounds.

A bit dull all the songs kind of blended together into a boring miasma

Before listening I didn't really know The Verve for anything other than Bitter Sweet Symphony, and after listening I can see why. I'm definitely not a fan, and will not be listening to this album again. Nothing really stands out about this album, it just feels a bit empty.

Not memorable.

Solid techno/pop sound. I liked it overall.

clangy and messy

Just establishing their sonic style, a warm up to their future masterpiece, Urban Hymns.

All sounded a bit generic to me.

Good one

Overly long, overly shit.

Fucking Wigan pie nonces. if it wasn't for 'this is music' then this album is knocking about in the colplay bin of meh.

Great album, would have listened to it before

Meh. Nothing special, some good songs.

Not my kind of music

Not bad, but eclipsed by the band's next release. Since this phenomenon of picking a meh album instead of an artist's piece de resistance seems to be a trend here, I can only conclude this is a deliberate fart-like attempt to make the curator here appear cooler.

Interesting

Jaa ne

This bunch of pricks assaulted my nan. Kicked seven shades out of her and left her for dead. Luckily she survived, sought revenge and tracked them all down one by one...and then gave them all hand jobs. Slag.

eh

old favorite

I suppose so. Not as popular as Urban Hymns, so I suppose it's cooler, right? It's not better.

I wish this album went out with a bang after History, it would be a solid 4 or maybe even a 5 then. As it is the back end of the album is all just a bit of a slog.

Very Verve ! I enjoyed it although I’m probably not getting the best quality sound on my iPad. ***

Just a bit boring really.

Boven verwachting goed, maar eigenlijk kende ik The Verve ook helemaal niet goed, dus alles was gebaseerd op vooroordelen en kortzichtigheid.

Niet geluisterd

Positief verrast door deze plaat! Een stuk steviger dan het album wat hierna kwam, met al de bekende hits erop.

Door de nummers die ik al kende (zoals The drugs don’t work), verwachtte ik iets futloos. Gelukkig had ik het mis.

Possibly their finest moment.

Miserable northern gits

Never realized how in-the-same toy box The Verve and Radiohead were at this time

good album but not really 100% up my street. if i listened to it again i reckon i might add a couple to my playlist but im not really sure

The goat.

Vervey. Nice enough.

I liked the psychedelic bits. History the only song I knew

Shite.

This was a sensation back in the day, I recall the stir it caused whilst I were nought but a mere schoolboy. Utterly strange, given just how dull it is. Richard Ashcroft must be one of the most boring people in the music biz, and he's up against Moby and half of Blur for that accolade.

It was nice to have on while doing things around the house. This album didn’t make me stop and listen.

Pleasantly stormy. "Another drink and I won't miss her, another drink and I won't miss her..." 6/10

I'm mostly only familiar with The Verve because of bittersweet symphony, a song that I really love. I'm sure I've listened to the album that song was on before but I haven't listened to their other music much. It's right up my ally.

Northern monkey's have northern souls

Really enjoyed the various styles throughout the album.

Definitivamente no es su mejor disco, creo que es buena banda y me late Richard Ashcroft también como solista.

Bueno sin duda pero nada espectacular.

I’ve only ever listened to “Urban Hymns” so I was a bit surprised by how rockin’ the first couple of tunes were on this. Overall, I quite liked a lot of this album, but boy the vocals and lyrics are really hit or miss for me. At times I like the imperfect nature of what he’s doing and then other times I’m just like, okay he’s not on pitch at all here. Example: loved the guitar sounds on “Drive You Home;” vocals sound like a first draft screenplay sung by a screenwriter. Other than that, I dig this band the most when they avoid the drawn out jams and just stick to the songs. And yet… there’s a reason they weren’t as big as Oasis. Still, I’d listen again.

Manche songs kann man hören, manche nerven mich. Ich bin heute generisch unterwegs. 2

Dachte erst mein Laptop is im Eimer, aber der Song geht erst nach 20sek los. Ab dan 1a geiler BritPop. Habe außer Bitter Sweet Symphony noch nix von den dudes gehört, daher umso glücklicher, dass das Album dabei war. Habs glaub 3 mal gehört jetzt das Album und es wird nicht langweilig. Brainstorm Interlude nervt a weng aber sonst solid. Weil kein Mega Banger drauf war 4*

Good, not greatest

Solid 90s

Awesome neo-psychedelic album, definitely inspired some Radiohead vibes.

Nope

This is a no go from me. So 90's and not in a good way.

I liked the music pretty well, though I found some of the extra sounds on the tracks a little strange.

Not really my cup of tea.

Meh

No me gusta ser el tibio de las tres estrellas pero tres estrellas.

Nada especial ATTE: La neta

Not a fan. Can't quite put my finger on it but the singing seems off trying to be melodic(inside a tunnel- some kind of distracting echo) over weird screeching guitars. Like the the band each recorded something on their own and then they mashed together whatever they came up with. No harmony in the music and just seems disconnected to the singing.

I don’t understand why the verve were not more popular in the 90s

I have enjoyed The Verve in the past and like many, I've spent hours listening to the great Bittersweet Symphony. Urban Hymns as a whole has a large presence in my music history. This album did not grab me, and none of the songs really stood out for me. It's interesting to hear a stepping stone to a much greater album - but not something I would return to.

Nice to listen to, maybe will return to

Bittersweet Symphony is all I need. This is way more verve than necessary

Spotify version is hella long. Good gloomy music, can feel the influence it had. Songs are differentiated well but still very similar across the album. Rainy day perfect.

It's fine.

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A bit slow for me. It is sad, and melancholic. Really need to be in that headspace to appreciate it I think.

Gotta say, this was a surprise for me. Everyone and their dad knows "Bittersweet Symphony," but this album seemed to be conscious and deeply rooted alt album that obviously hasn't gotten the attention it deserves. Really enjoyed it.

It was alright. Some songs were missing from spotify.

Interesting, nothing special.

Nothing enjoyable about this I’m afraid

это ок. просто ок. если все предыдущие альбомы имели существенные элементы, из-за которых их НУЖНО слушать, то тут я таковых не увидел. вдобавок, здесь нет ни одной песни, которую я мог бы выделить себе на прослушивание отдельно. как итог, лучше послушать oasis или blur, у них всего больше.

I missed the bittersweet symphony

Kind of visceral in a way. Honestly wasn't expecting this kind of album. But I mean, look at that album art, that dude is MAD FIERCE.

3 ⭐️ simply for history and on your own.

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Before they found their sound on "Urban Hymns," The Verve was an Oasis clone (maybe after, too, but just not as much). Mostly boring. Best track: This Is Music

Always thought of them as the bittersweet symphony band but clearly there’s more to them than that. Really enjoyed this

"Bittersweet Symphony" is a great song, but beyond that I've never truly listened to the Verve. I am very aware that their frontman Richard Ashcroft is as offputting but secretly brilliant as his fellow Brit Pop contemporary, Liam Gallagher, but I have never listened to one of their albums in full, including "Urban Hymn." A Northern Soul feels like a clear line in the sand of what kind of band The Verve were and frankly it's a bit listless. There are many parts of this album that hit a certain appeal to me: fuzzy psychedelic riffs, funk groove bass lines, and Ashcroft's singing and lyrics offer the kind of philosophical crisis I associate with some of my favorite artists. After the first 3 tracks though it becomes painfully obvious that this album is a one note record that might as well be one long form song. That's not a compliment even if I will admit it created the ability for my mind to wander into some ambient like state for a bit. As much as I love my British rock bands this is another case of the Brits making a hyperbolic case for what ultimately doesn't translate to American audiences.

Has some shoegaze notes but feel like this is more a product of something related to Madchester. A little bit long and pretty hazy. Never really been a big fan of The Verve, this isn't really changing anything. Favorite tracks: "A Northern Soul", "Life's an Ocean"

Oof. Not really my kind of music at all tbh.

the first songs were great but I fatigued on the sound pretty quick.

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