There is one thing, though, that reminds you that they are albums by the same group. The shared conviction that there is only one thing really worth living for. This album is the definition of what The Verve was. Impeccable songwriting, musicianship and production. Stormy Clouds - A very trippy song filled with Richards great world-weary lyrics. Other than that it's an average song that doesn't stand out much compared with the rest of the album. (3/5)

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a b c d e Hiney, Tom. "Feature: Once more with feeling". The Guardian Weekend (20 September 1997): 28–32. Vote up content that is on-topic, within the rules/guidelines, and will likely stay relevant long-term. Both albums are perfection of different kinds and in being reissued, they give us the chance to be taken in, transported and transformed all over again. You meet the 'Mover' you never did. You discover 'This is Music' was once 'King Riff', while 'The Rolling People' was, in its original avatar, called 'Funky Jam'(!). These extensive deluxe reissues are a six hour vortex into the best the Verve have ever been and I'd gladly know nothing else in the world if I could know every note on every song on these disparate recordings. History - The Verve's first real indulgence in string arrangements is with this ballad. A pretty decent song similar to "The Drugs Don't Work". One of the albums highlights. (5/5) Sometimes good, never great In my head, I always mix up The Verve and Pulp. Both are of that very North West England sound of the 90s to early 00s that I was surrounded by as a child, being from the exact area of the world. I’m not sure I recognise any song titles from this album though, so let’s listen.A Northern Soul and its B-sides carry a slight self-consciousness, to the point that they are almost too flawless, while A Storm in Heaven is beautiful because it is flawed.

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a b Barker, Emily (23 October 2013). "The 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time: 400-301". NME . Retrieved 22 November 2022. The Verve". Musicsaves.org. 15 May 1995. Archived from the original on 22 February 2012 . Retrieved 5 October 2011.Iggy Pop’s riotous icons weren’t the only influence. As with A Storm In Heaven, The Verve brought a seemingly conflicting bunch of inspirational figures to bear on their new work. Having looked to Dr. John for their predecessor, Peter Salisbury now immersed himself in Tiki Fulwood’s drumming on the early Funkadelic albums, along with the sonic assault of NWA drum loops. McCabe felt that his guitar reverb tapped into a “dribbling, wibbly” Barry White thing. Experimental Japanese music and Miles Davis’ post- Bitches Brew explorations filtered into the likes of “Brainstorm Interlude”’s psychedelic swamp and the heavy fuzz of “This Is Music.” I prefer the album version of "Blue", the voice buried in the instruments give me some kind of space feel. "All in the mind" and "She's a Superstar" (the extended version) are also among their best songs. I believe this is another amazingly on point and nuanced commentary on the insanity that follows emotionally abusive relationships. The abuser has no anxieties, no emotional pain, or salience/memory for that matter, so the survivor appears to be the crazy one, obsessed with the abuse and that buzzword that seems to ignite arguments about diagnosing people without a degree, etc. funny how you say the words domestic violence, abuse, abuse survivor and boom the subject changes. Anyways, I especially relate to her midnights becoming afternoons, complex PTSD often leads to this phenomenon, whether due to purposeful sleep deprivation by the abuser, or just hyper vigilance associated with the PTSD, along with the fear of facing people, especially your loved ones, who Reprise - Another jam song filled with echoing voices and spacey guitar lines. This one isn't as good as Brainstorm Interlude, but it certainly captures the feeling of a drug induced daze in a 6 minute song.