What Are You Listening To?

[CRAZY-HORSE]

THE VERVE "urban hymns" cd,1997.

third album by Richard Ashcroft and Co,
i personally dont see what all the fuss is about here with this "legendary britpop" album...Blur and Oasis were way better even on their bad days!
Tiggi would take me to task on this one as he did about Radiohead and that stupid "ok computer" album he loves...but not me,sadly...
just never saw what the hype was with either band?!
nothing great on here IMO, i got over "bittersweet symphony" years ago and this time round its just an 'average track'...
album hit #1 in the UK, had a fistful of hit singles also, but its the lowest charting single(#74) that is my favourite track on here,,,Sonnet.
must admit i like the orchestrations a hell of a lot here, thinking its just Ashcrofts vocals that put me off this one, just find him dull,boring and without 'oomph!' for a britpop kinda guy.

I LIKE THIS ALBUM

worst track: weeping willow
best track: sonnet

tracks:

1. bittersweet symphony **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbvQ9g1bCYs audio
2. sonnet **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fU42uxeFp2I live
3. the rolling people **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8p7jMXnLewY audio
4. the drugs dont work **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCeHLdilnls live
5. catching the butterfly *
6. neon wilderness **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9IkFuuuHc0 audio
7. space and time *
8. weeping willow *
9. lucky man **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWLzMCcFcFg live
10.one day **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMmIi7psuzM audio
11.this time **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9A1QxwyT2Lg audio
12.velvet morning *
13.come on! **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbGATIHKZUc audio

3s=0
2s=9
1s=4

rating: 1.7