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Track Listings
| 1. No Come Down |
| 2. Blue (USA Mix) |
| 3. Make It Till Monday (Acoustic) |
| 4. Butterfly (Acoustic) |
| 5. Where The Geese Go |
| 6. 6 O'Clock |
| 7. One Way To Go |
| 8. Gravity Grave (Live Glastonbury 93) |
| 9. Twilight |
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Amazon.co.uk Review
If you're best acquainted with the magnificent fireworks and impassioned preaching that characterised The Verve's epic parting shot, Urban Hymns, then No Come Down should prove a peculiar second take on Wigan's finest. An American release, it collects together rarities and live versions of The Verve's earliest work. "Make It Till Monday" and "Butterfly" are acoustic takes on the dazed psychedelic sketches that appeared on The Verve's disappointing debut, A Storm In Heaven. Stripped down from their original incarnations, they find a new, more impassioned soul that allies "No Come Down" with The Verve's soulful acoustic forays. It's the quite remarkable live take on "Gravity Grave" that proves No Come Down's centrepiece, though--recorded live at Glastonbury, it's the deepest reading of The Verve's tripped-out anthem that you'll find. --Louis Pattison
Amazon.co.uk Review
If you're best acquainted with the magnificent fireworks and impassioned preaching that characterised The Verve's epic parting shot, Urban Hymns, then No Come Down should prove a peculiar second take on Wigan's finest. An American release, it collects together rarities and live versions of The Verve's earliest work. "Make It Till Monday" and "Butterfly" are acoustic takes on the dazed psychedelic sketches that appeared on The Verve's disappointing debut, A Storm In Heaven. Stripped down from their original incarnations, they find a new, more impassioned soul that allies "No Come Down" with The Verve's soulful acoustic forays. It's the quite remarkable live take on "Gravity Grave" that proves No Come Down's centrepiece, though--recorded live at Glastonbury, it's the deepest reading of The Verve's tripped-out anthem that you'll find. --Louis Pattison
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This is a great 'album', mostly very relaxing and mellow. It is worth buying, though, for 1 track - Gravity Grave, live from Glastonbury. It is such an amazing version of a fantastic song. To me, it is one of the best live songs I have ever heard. It sends a shiver down my spine every time I hear it. There is so much emotion evident in all the band members. The highlight is about a minute from the end, when Nick McCabe's guitar kicks in with a howling screech of feedback - just amazing. Buy this now.
10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
No Come Down, is a great album of odds and ends from Verve. Blue (USA Mix) is great for his voice is louder in the mix from the version on Storm In Heaven. The acoustic Make it til Monday is also breath-taking.
But the reason why I write this review is for Gravity Grave, its probably the finest live moment ive ever heard caught on tape. Recorded at Glastonbury 93 its over 9mins long and is so intense, that i cant sit still everytime I hear it, Ashcroft screams at the beginning "lets get into a bit of a groove here" and what a groove it is, The climax is when Ashcroft is told he has one minute left,(by the roadie) and he starts screaming "One minute to go" I can't tell you in words how mind blowing this is, buy it. Its Verve, its the greatest band ever!!!!!!
But the reason why I write this review is for Gravity Grave, its probably the finest live moment ive ever heard caught on tape. Recorded at Glastonbury 93 its over 9mins long and is so intense, that i cant sit still everytime I hear it, Ashcroft screams at the beginning "lets get into a bit of a groove here" and what a groove it is, The climax is when Ashcroft is told he has one minute left,(by the roadie) and he starts screaming "One minute to go" I can't tell you in words how mind blowing this is, buy it. Its Verve, its the greatest band ever!!!!!!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Just one review published at the time of writing. It is frustrating how little people know of the early Verve material which is far superior to the more structured song formats of A Northern Soul and Urban Hymns.
This is a compilation of early B-sides from the A Storm In Heaven era.
The highlights of the disc are the majestic, other worldly One Way to Go and as mentioned previously the live version of Gravity Grave. There's also interesting acoustic versions of two more A Storm In Heaven tracks in Make it Till Monday and Butterfly. This is a record you can play just to relax to and contains some very chilled out songs in the form of Where the Geese go, Twilight and the haunting 6' o Clock.
The only flaw with this disc and it's a minor complaint is the inclusion of the USA mix of Blue. Whilst one of my favorite Verve songs the mix appears to have a slightly different beginning than the album version. The acoustic version of Virtual World would have fitted the album better. Only a slight complaint on a superb album of early b-sides of a band right at the top of their game
This is a compilation of early B-sides from the A Storm In Heaven era.
The highlights of the disc are the majestic, other worldly One Way to Go and as mentioned previously the live version of Gravity Grave. There's also interesting acoustic versions of two more A Storm In Heaven tracks in Make it Till Monday and Butterfly. This is a record you can play just to relax to and contains some very chilled out songs in the form of Where the Geese go, Twilight and the haunting 6' o Clock.
The only flaw with this disc and it's a minor complaint is the inclusion of the USA mix of Blue. Whilst one of my favorite Verve songs the mix appears to have a slightly different beginning than the album version. The acoustic version of Virtual World would have fitted the album better. Only a slight complaint on a superb album of early b-sides of a band right at the top of their game
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