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~ The Verve
3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (54 customer reviews)
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Product details

  • Audio CD (25 Aug 2008)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Parlophone
  • ASIN: B001BZZ292
  • Other Editions: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (54 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 2,669 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Song Title Time Price
Listen  1. Sit And Wonder 6:51£0.79
Listen  2. Love Is Noise 5:27£0.79
Listen  3. Rather Be 5:37£0.79
Listen  4. Judas 6:17£0.79
Listen  5. Numbness 6:36£0.69
Listen  6. I See Houses 5:41£0.69
Listen  7. Noise Epic 8:11£1.89
Listen  8. Valium Skies 4:34£0.69
Listen  9. Columbo 7:28£1.89
Listen10. Appalachian Springs 7:31£1.89

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Amazon.co.uk Review

Warning: the Verve’s wittily titled fourth album--the first since their reformation in 2007--is no Urban Hymns Part II. That much is clear from the album’s first single "Love Is Noise," a punchy-yet-addictive propulsive rocker, but it’s a fact underlined several times on the remainder of the album. Taking a determined stroll along the boulevard of experimentalism, the band mix up their slick strings and ringing guitars with dense drums and murky soundscapes for this comeback album. Opening cut “Sit and Wonder” sets the tone: a lurching, bluesy tune with a loose, jam-session feel that maintains its groove for almost seven minutes. The soaring (and shorter) “Rather Be,” the dreamy “Judas” and the plodding “I See Houses” bring us closer to the classic Verve sound, but the retreat into moody psychedelia continues anew with “Numbness,” the intense “Noise Epic” and the kaleidoscopic, Can-like “Colombo”. Despite these darker moments being indulgently drawn-out at times they serve to raise the more euphonious moments--surprise anthems like “Valium Skies” included--to even more heavenly realms, and create a compelling chiaroscuro along the way. --Danny McKenna


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Widely regarded as one of the most important and influential bands in British music, this is the fourth album by Wigan's The Verve, and their first full set of original material since the career defining, 1997 commercial breakthrough, 'Urban Hymns'. 'Forth' is a strong and varied release, combiningguitarist Nick McCabe's sonic experiments with frontman Richard Ashcroft's Britpop-esque balladry. The anthemic single,'Love Is Noise' is included.

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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars... and a bit., 27 Aug 2008
By Mr. R. C. Auty "Trancewarriors" (England) - See all my reviews
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I was never a Verve fan as such, but I have had Urban Hymns since its release and it's is one of my favourites. Forth is good but by no means great. It starts off well, the first few songs are excellent, particularly Rather Be and Love is Noise, but then it loses its way until the brilliant Valium Skies. So I give it four stars, were it not for the rather poor middle, I'd have happily given five stars. This is only my opinion, this one looks like one of those CD's that is 'like marmite', if you know what I mean.
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20 of 23 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Back & Forth, 2 Sep 2008
By Father Merrin (George Town) - See all my reviews
I've listened to this album over 6 six times now. Being a Verve fan (who loves all their work) I've tried to like this album, I really have, but I must be honest with myself & admit that's it's pretty poor.

From a Verve fan's point of view this album is only interesting because you can hear all the tensions in band.

- You can tell when Ashcroft & McCabe were getting on with songs like "Sit And Wonder", "Valium Skies" & "Appalachian Springs".

- You can tell when they weren't talking with songs like "Judas", "Numbness" & "Columbo".

- & you can tell when they've just given up & Ashcroft has quickly brought in his own stuff like "Rather Be" & "I See Houses".

Now I know all Verve albums require multiple listens to get the most out of them, so it's not like I've rushed to judgements with Forth. But lets be honest here, Forth is their weakest album. Oddly the album is over produced & yet some songs are under developed, "Noise Epic" being the best example of this.

What's annoying is that for years Richard Ashcroft's solo career has been panned where now Forth is being hyped up, yet there's songs on this album that could easily be on any Richard Ashcroft record.

Lets be honest here if this album was called "Richard Ashcroft - Forth" would anyone give a damn about this album? For those of you who can't be honest with yourself let me tell you the answer is.... NO!!!!
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars FABULOUS guitar music at its very best, 31 Aug 2008
By Red (Liverpool) - See all my reviews
  
This is guitar music of the finest quality, if you like this band`s early stuff then you`ll love this. Absolutely brilliant.
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5.0 out of 5 stars q
This is a quality cd, that is a must have for any collection. i just absoulutley love it and am so glad the verve came back and left us with this gem.
Published 2 months ago by skelibones

5.0 out of 5 stars at the top of a league of their own!
Turning their back on pop anthems pretty much, a deeper and more cryptic collection of tracks, Ashcroft returns to his bandmates after a reflective few years away. Read more
Published 3 months ago by emjay

2.0 out of 5 stars Just wouldn't let it lie!
The Verve were a big part of the soundtrack to some of the best days of my life back in the 90's,ANothern Soul being one of my favourite albums of all time. Read more
Published 5 months ago by R. J. Mitchell

4.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic
"Forth" brings The Verve back with a bang, bringing in new fans whilst retaining old. "Love is Noise", the first single, is the kind of driving anthem that will stick in your head... Read more
Published 6 months ago by Cedders

5.0 out of 5 stars Forth is excelent
As good as the Bitter Sweet album. A bit wandering in places, but suggest improvisation.
Published 7 months ago by D. Eadie

4.0 out of 5 stars Takes some time to get it. but you can!
First time I heard it I thought, "Richard Ashcroft solo, with a few psychedelic touches". Tenth time I heard it, the subtleties started to appear. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Howard Change

3.0 out of 5 stars Don't let it get you down
This is a great album from a great band. I am glad that The Verve got back together to make this. I'm also glad I bought this album as it was a real pleasure to listen to the... Read more
Published 9 months ago by D. Ashford

5.0 out of 5 stars A gem
I liked the big anthems from the Verve's earlier days but that was about it. My interest reignited when I saw Richard Ashcroft perform so well at Live 8, purchasing his solo... Read more
Published 9 months ago by P. Kane

4.0 out of 5 stars A very pleasing album
I don't know why so many people are panning this album. Must be the destructive urge to reference every artist's most recent music to the past. Dangerous and futile. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Namuncura

4.0 out of 5 stars forth gets four
the verves comeback after a decade away is an album that seems to have divided fans.i think its great to have them back,nick mccabe is a genius and ashcrofts voice is better than... Read more
Published 10 months ago by M. black

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