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Yahriel
Genre: Melancholic -
Ossie
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supersnaze
Symfonisk poprock med stora anspråk är vad Richard Aschcroft och hans kumpaner levererar på denna sin bästa skiva till dags dato. Vare sig det rör sig om atmosfärisk epik som i jättehiten "Bittersweet Symphony", avskalade balladnummer som i "The Drugs Don't Work" och "Weeping Willow" eller grandios rock som i den maffiga "Come On" så lyckas bandet med att få skivan att fungera som en enda, stor organisk och vital helhet. Stark materia från början till slut. -
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...a surprising--and stunning--comeback from Britain's shoe-gazing shamans the Verve, resurrected after two splintered years. Crooner Richard Ashcroft makes it all sound like churchworthy gospel." - Rating: B+ Entertainment Weekly (10/10/97, p.92)
...An album of unparalleled beauty so intent on grabbing at the strands of music's multi-hued history....all songs which sound like they've lived a little more than most. Melody Maker (10/4/97, p.51)
Ranked #1 on Melody Maker's list of 1997's "Albums Of The Year. Melody Maker (12/20-27/97, pp.66-67)
Ranked #3 in NME's 1997 Critics' Poll. NME (12/20-27/97, pp.78-79)
8 (out of 10) - "....Its sheer magnificence and spirit is such that the danger of it overwhelming anything that follows it is obvious. This, after all, is the musical signature of the year....The Verve's best album to date... NME (9/27/97, p.54)
Included in Q Magazine's "50 Best Albums of 1997. Q (1/98, p.115)
Ranked #18 in Q's "Best 50 Albums of Q's Lifetime Q (10/01, p.81)
Included in Q Magazine's "90 Best Albums Of The 1990s. Q (12/99, p.92)
Ranked #58 in Q's "100 Greatest British Albums" - "...Rose to national anthem league, an appeal to a post-club generation who now use rock'n'roll as a comedown aid... Q (6/00, p.69)
Included in Q's "The Best Male Angst Albums Of All Time Q (7/00, p.141)
3.5 Stars (out of 5) - "...their strongest album to date....the songs on URBAN HYMNS are anchored by propulsive guitar rhythms and sinuous, infectious vocals....a breathtaking venture, an ambitious balance of stargazing and worldweary pathos. Rolling Stone (10/16/97, pp.104-106)
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HighFidelity