1001 Albums Summary

This is an album where I really feel how hard certain biases have imprinted themselves onto me. I appreciate his songwriting, the new ideas he brings to the singer/songwriter format and the influence this had on culture as a whole - however, I personally am very rhythm influenced and found myself not able to engage with his work on the level that I would've liked. It's a classic in a genre that I've never really taken to, so my rating is less about his individual work and more about where it fits in for me.

Never have sought out The Verve outside of Bitter Sweet Symphony, I was surprised by how Radiohead-influenced about half the tracks were. I found those more engaging than the more ballady-type tracks, but all in all it was an enjoyable new listen