The Verve – Urban Hymns – Vinyl LP
The Verve may not have been in the mainstream “Britpop” movement but it has stood them in good stead in regards to their recorded material.
Urban Hymns crossed over from record collecting circles into the mainstream of British culture, with tracks like the omni-present “Bitter Sweet Symphony” elevated to anthem status.
Urban Hymns set the bar extremely high for both the band and other cross-over British music, with rousing rock dynamics based around the at-times tender songwriting of Richard Ashcroft.
£37.50
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The Verve – Urban Hymns – Vinyl LP
Originally released in september 1997, the verve’s third studio album urban hymns saw the band reach their commercial peak. With the addition of guitarist and keyboard player simon tong, urban hymns expertly caught the mood of the late-‘90s, and went on to become one of the all-time classic british albums.
Eleven times platinum in the uk and with ten million copies sold worldwide to date, it also delivered four of the era’s most iconic tracks – worldwide smash ‘bitter sweet symphony’, the uk no.1 ‘the drugs don’t work’, ‘lucky man’ and ‘sonnet’. Now, exactly twenty years on, comes this remastered version of the album by original co-producer chris potter.
Track Listing
Side 1
BITTER SWEET SYMPHONY
SONNET
THE ROLLING PEOPLE
THE DRUGS DON’T WORK
CATCHING THE BUTTERFLY
NEON WILDERNESS
SPACE AND TIME
Side 2
WEEPING WILLOW
LUCKY MAN
ONE DAY
THIS TIME
VELVET MORNING
MEDLEY: COME ON / DEEP FREEZE
ROCK
Rock music is a genre that emerged in the 1950s, characterized by its use of electric guitars, a strong rhythm with an emphasis on the backbeat, and youth-oriented themes. Its roots lie in rock and roll and rhythm and blues, evolving to incorporate diverse styles across decades, making it a versatile and enduring genre in the music world.
