Though shorn of the more overtly shoegazer-styled elements of their debut A Storm in Heaven, the Verve's sophomore effort A Northern Soul is no less epic in scope, forging a heavier, more traditionally psychedelic sound infused with a chaotic energy which mirrors the emotional upheaval at the heart of Richard Ashcroft's songs. Reportedly produced under the influence of excessive drug use, the album is harrowingly intense, its darkly hypnotic momentum steered by Nick McCabe's spiraling guitar leads and Ashcroft's incantatory vocals; tracks like the remarkable "On Your Own," "So It Goes," and the majestically morose "History" are searing evocations of isolation and desperation, soaring yet heartbreaking anthems of disillusionment and loss.
Wow!!I've seen Richard Ashcroft twice this past year and nothing prepared me for The Verve. He was an entirely different character fronting his boys! The cheeky, tripped out, Brit shaman was definitely in the house! "We've got two songs left. One a classic, and one a future classic." That kind of ego seemed warranted at the time and was much preferred to his whinier solo persona. "Oh woe is me,...
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Just feeling a little bit melancholy....TUNE!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5N5AxRLLBk
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Today, my wife and I decided to pop into the cd store and see what we could find. By golly I hit the motherload! I found this:I could not believe it. 11 singles for $.95 cents each! Almost 40 songs for about $11 bucks. This is almost the entire Verve cd single collection minus 2 or 3 discs. A lot of the songs I have heard, but it is fun to hear the ones I never have, alternates, acoustic and li...
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Wow!!I've seen Richard Ashcroft twice this past year and nothing prepared me for The Verve. He was an entirely different character fronting his boys! The cheeky, tripped out, Brit shaman was definitely in the house! "We've got two songs left. One a classic, and one a future classic." That kind of ego seemed warranted at the time and was much preferred to his whinier solo persona. "Oh woe is me,...
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Drive You Home is one of those tracks nestled on a good cd that just stops you in your tracks everytime you hear it... much like A Long December from Counting Crows' RTS or Slim Slow Slider by Van Morrison from Astral Weeks. The narrator lamenting over a girl is hardly new, but the sparse background music is perfect for Ashcroft's lonely rambling. "I was thinking about the times I could have...
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I'm absolutely head over heels in love with The Verve....I know it's not like they're a new band or anything, but seriously if you don't listen to them you totally should....Richard Ashcroft completely rules....which is a lot for me to say since the only other person I absolutely adore is Noel Gallagher....so if you don't listen to Oasis...you should do that too!! I'm not a total loser....I ju...
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| 1 New Decade |
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| 2 This Is Music |
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| 3 On Your Own |
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| 4 So It Goes |
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| 5 Northern Soul |
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| 6 Brainstorm Interlude |
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| 7 Drive You Home |
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| 8 History |
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| 9 No Knock on My Door |
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| 10 Life's an Ocean |
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| 11 Stormy Clouds |
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| 12 Reprise |
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