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Urban Hymns
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| List Price: | £11.99 |
| Price: | £5.86 |
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Product Description
This is the third studio album by the Wigan indie-rock act fronted by Richard Ashcroft. It is the follow up to 1995's 'A Northern Soul'. The no.1 single, 'The Drug's Don't Work', is included.
Track Listing
- Bittersweet Symphony
- Sonnet
- Rolling People
- Drugs Don't Work
- Catching The Butterfly
- Neon Wilderness
- Space And Time
- Weeping Willow
- Lucky Man
- One Day
- This Time
- Velevet Morning
- Come On
- Deep Freeze
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #645 in Music
- Released on: 1997-09-29
- Number of discs: 1
Editorial Reviews
Amazon.co.uk Review
Calling it a day in early 1999 was probably the best thing the Verve ever did, as it meant that they quit when they were at the pinnacle of their success, sparing their faithful followers an unsightly degeneration. Urban Hymns is a fitting final testament to Wigan's favourite sons, as Richard Ashcroft and Nick McCabe temporarily buried the hatchet and reformed one of Britain's greatest songwriting partnerships since Lennon and McCartney. From the unmistakable introductory chords of "Bittersweet Symphony" to the sheer pop perfection of "Lucky Man" via stoner rock-outs like "Weeping Willow" and the call to arms that is "Come On", every track justifies its presence by being part of a cohesive whole. Their previous album A Northern Soul was already marked down in the annals of rock history as a classic; Urban Hymns surpasses it and then some. --Helen Marquis
Customer Reviews
REALLY RATHER REFRESHING
im 15 and this is the first time i heard this album
i picked it up from reviews and having heard bitter sweet symphony, and lucky man, but it turns out i love it
im a huge fan of the spiritualized, stone roses, oasis etc. but now having heard this i love the verve
check it now
Most boring album I have ever heard
I have had this album for about a year and I'm pretty sure I have never got all of the way through it. Every song is slow, dreary and boring. There is not a single descent song on the album. Don't waste your money.
Such a good album but why is it always found in the bargain basement bins?
This album is always in the cheapy sale bin, so go on buy a copy and try to figure out why such a good album is going so cheap? Did the Verve sell out? Not likely...questionable ethics from the record companies more like.
It is a classic, but not really a masterpiece as such
