Urban Hymns is a Alt/Indie album by The Verve, originally released in 1997. On Gatefold: 101 pressings tracked, owned by 37 collectors.
Sound DNA
- Alt/Indie
- Britpop
- lush
- bittersweet
- psychedelic
About
This 1997 album would be The Verve's (and, arguably, Britpop's) swan song—at least until they reunited the following decade. <i>Urban Hymns</i> remains the band's greatest and most successful release, starting with the sweeping, strings-infused "Bitter Sweet Symphony." Exploring all manner of altered states—via drugs, love, and lucid dreaming—Richard Ashcroft is at his most introspective. Throughout, the band strikes a delicate balance between soft, solemn ballads (like highlights "Drugs Don't Work" and "Lucky Man") and extended jams of woozy, psychedelic rock.
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Tracklist
- 1Bitter Sweet Symphony5:57
- 2Sonnet4:21
- 3The Rolling People7:01
- 4The Drugs Don't Work5:04
- 5Catching the Butterfly6:26
- 6Neon Wilderness2:37
- 7Space and Time5:36
- 8Weeping Willow4:49
- 9Lucky Man4:53
- 10One Day5:02
- 11This Time3:51
- 12Velvet Morning4:57
- 13Come On15:14
Credits
Performers
- Wil MaloneARRANGED BY CONDUCTOR STRINGS
- Simon JonesBASS GUITAR BASS
- Peter SalisburyDRUMS DRUM
- Simon TongGUITAR KEYBOARDS
- Nick McCabeLEAD GUITAR GUITAR
- Mel WessonPROGRAMMED BY
- Paul TaylorPROGRAMMED BY
- Richard AshcroftVOCALS GUITAR
- Andrew Loog Oldham OrchestraORCHESTRA FEATURING
- Liam GallagherBACKING VOCALS
37 collectors on Gatefold own this · 101 pressings tracked on Gatefold