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jestoon425
I've always been late to Verve/The Verve. I saved this for last in terms of listening in-depth. I think I may have saved the best for last. So psychedelic and *hard* without the more lilting shoegaze aspects of the debut and early singles. Reminds me of a more nimble Second Coming by The Stone Rosese (which I love, to be clear. So I mean that as a huge compliment).
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marazico10
The songs, such as they are, are long and have little structure, the production is murky and raw and harrowing, the tempo is unchanging to the point of testing endurance. There is no joy or even solace to be found in this record, only unforgiving turmoil. It is a traumatic realisation of the hopelessness of human existence, a document of fractured mentalities, the sound of four young men old before their time, scarred by life, already dead once and now desperately striving to be alive for just a moment before it all fades. Songs in the key of pain. Modern, urban, tortured psychedelic soul [...] A wall of noise, a sea of anguish, a masterpiece. On a hillside somewhere in the distance a man screams his desolation at the sky and curses his birth, overcome with fear that this emptiness may be all he can ever know. This record is his scream.
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tommyhaych
I'm one of those who've literally only heard Bitter Sweet Symphony and Drugs don't work from The Verve. I decided to take the plunge and listen to this album - it's really really good. It makes me feel like I'm enveloped inside a dark emotional plane of water.
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khambrel13
this is my 2nd fav. by verve. this lp is fun to listen to. the track list keeps the music ebbing along well. A Storm in Heaven will always remain my go to album them though.
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davidblox1
one of the best albums ever.,.... ever.... have probably listened to this more than any other album...n
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darthsketch
This is a much more developed album than A Storm in Heaven, but no song on here tops "Slide Away". Overall though, it's better than their freshman effort.
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