| Urban Hymns
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Japanese edition of their highly acclaimed 1997 album with the unmarked bonus track 'Lord, I Guess I'll Never Know'. 15tracks total, also featuring the hit 'Bitter Sweet Symphony' and singles 'The Drugs Don't Work' & 'Lucky Man', plus 'Deep Freeze', a hidden bonus track on the U.S. edition. Black & white picture CD with a group shot of the band. A Virgin release.Perhaps you weren't convinced of the Verve's staying power until recently. Before the release of Urban Hymns, skeptics wondered if they could ever match the explosive power of their earlier dedications. In 1995, most critics dismissed their offerings of the time as vapid, romantic excursions. To their credit, the Verve have sustained their shadow rock legitimacy while introducing string arrangements, piano fills, and slide guitar. Nowhere are these stirring traits more obvious than in the epic single "Bitter Sweet Symphony." Laying it on thick throughout the rest of the album with painfully engaging ballads, the Verve have crafted their most accomplished album to date, proving the longevity of their cultural resonance. --Lucas Hilbert
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By B
This was one of the albums I really wanted for ages and then I bought and I wasn't dissappointed. The album is dominated by four great songs, Bittersweet Symphony, The drug's don't work, Lucky man and Sonnet. But that dosn't mean the other songs are rubbish, because they are not, they are a very good songs and rounds this brilliant album off. A must have.
By sean (MA, USA)
Besides "Bitter Sweet Symphony", there really isn't much worth listening to on this album. Everything else is filler/melodies. They're faded into obscurity now. That's a bad sign considering how late in the 90's this came out. Keep trying guys, maybe you'll hit the jackpot here in America again.
Only 1 good song = 2 stars.
By S. Brown
What's all the hype about this album? One good song, some good psychedelic melodies, and that is it folks.
By Debra (Newhall, CA)
Bittersweet Symphony is the best song ever. I'm using the intro for my wedding march.
By Michael Nostrome (so Cal)
I don't think people normally are compelled to write 3 star reviews, normally they only write when the really are blown away or really dont like something. However as a huge Verve fan, this album, although huge, is much more mainstream and doesn't reflect the sonic beauty reflected on their earlier and unappreciated albums. As other reviews had said, Storm in Heaven (and the Verve EP), is not just the best Verve albums, but one of the best albums period. It is sonic and similar to 'shoegazer' music but somehow a warmer, lusher, gentler take on the genre than say My Bloody Valentine (i know, heresy).
Urban Hymns isn't an album in the same sense, but more a discrete collection of songs, individual, composed and mainstream. If you like Urban Hymns work your way backwards to the earlier stuff, you might be blown away. If you don't like Urban Hymns or think "bittersweet Symphony" is the Verve's highpoint, it's not, don't write them off on this forgettable offering.
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