| Product Summary | | Label: Virgin Records | | UPC: 00724386368829 | | Release Date: 11/16/2004 | | Buy.com Sku: 63915999 | | Item#: M5UJ6J | Format:  CD |
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Disc 1
| | Song Title | Sample | | 1. This Is Music ~ The Verve |  | | 2. Slide Away ~ The Verve | | | 3. Lucky Man ~ The Verve | | | 4. History ~ The Verve | | | 5. She's A Supertstar ~ The Verve | | | 6. On Your Own ~ The Verve | | | 7. Blue ~ The Verve | | | 8. Sonnet ~ The Verve | | | 9. All In The Mind ~ The Verve | | | 10. Drugs Don't Work, The ~ The Verve | | | 11. Gravity Grave ~ The Verve | | | 12. Bittersweet Symphony ~ The Verve | | | 13. This Could Be My Moment - (previously unreleased) ~ The Verve | | | 14. Monte Carlo - (previously unreleased) ~ The Verve | |
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| | Album Notes and Credits |
Notes & Personnel Info |  | Personnel: London Session Orchestra, Gavyn Wright (strings); Owen Morris (synthesizer, string synthesizer); Paul Anthony Taylor , John Cornfield, Mel Wesson (programming). | | Audio Mixers: Chris Potter ; John Leckie. | | Audio Remasterer: Tony Cousins. | | Photographer: Michael Spencer Jones . | | Though the band only made three studio albums before disbanding in 1999, the Verve still proved to be one of the most compelling rock groups to emerge from Britain in the '90s. THIS IS MUSIC: THE SINGLES 92-98 upholds the claim, and gives 14 prime examples of the ensemble's sharp songcraft and riveting sonic sweep. Powered by the rumbling of bassist Simon Jones and drummer Peter Salisbury, and characterized by Nick McCabe's swirling guitar-scapes and Richard Ashcroft's hypnotic vocals, the Verve created a hugely expansive sound that drew from '60s psychedelia, mainstream rock, and an indie shoegazer ethos. | | More subtle and atmospheric than contemporaneous work by Blur and Oasis, the Verve's spiraling, echoing textures were offset by a fierce edge that underscores the desperation at the music's core. This is particularly true of early tracks, including "Slide Away" and "Blue," which offered up a heady crunch. The Verve refined its sound without losing any of its epic scope, culminating in the hit singles from 1997's URBAN HYMNS, the aching ballad "The Drugs Don't Work" and the majestic "Bittersweet Symphony." The Verve's songs--especially their singles--were symphonies within themselves, and THIS IS MUSIC ensures the band's brief, important legacy will continue to hold sway. |
Producer: The Verve; Owen Morris; Youth; Barry Clempson; Paul Schroeder; Chris Potter; John Leckie; The Verve; Owen Morris; Youth; Barry Clempson; Paul Schroeder |
Engineer: John Cornfield; Steve Elswood |
| | Artist Overview | | A somewhat snakebit band, often overshadowed by fellow Brit-rockers Oasis and Radiohead, The Verve was responsible for some of the best and most well-crafted rock to come out of England in the 1990s. While the band perfected their pop songwriting as time went on, it never lost its early psychedelic-space-rock edge. On the verge of breaking up in 1996, the band gave it one more go, and came out of the studio with URBAN HYMNS, a million-seller on both sides of the Atlantic, featuring the top 40 hit "Bittersweet Symphony." Unfortunately, that song's snippet of a Rolling Stones cover led to a judgment against them for all profits from the album, which partially led to the band's demise by 1999. After Richard Ashcroft's semi-successful solo career, the band reunited for 2008's FORTH. |
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| | Technical Info | | Release Date : 11/16/2004 | | Original Release Date : 2004 | | Catalog ID : 63688 | | Label : Capitol/EMI Records | | Number of Discs : 1 | | Studio/Live : Studio | | Mono/Stereo : Stereo | | SPAR Code : n/a | | UPC : 00724386368829 |
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| | Professional Reviews | | Uncut (p.170)
- 4 stars out of 5 - "The Verve for all their vastness, had a tenderness of touch that rendered them distinct..."Mojo (Publisher)
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- 4 stars out of 5 - "[A] vitalising, occasionally era-defining force." |
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