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  • Audio CD (1 Nov 2004)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Virgin
  • ASIN: B00061WXZS
  • Other Editions: MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 8,432 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Listen  1. This Is Music (2004 Digital Remaster) 3:37£0.69
Listen  2. Slide Away (2004 Digital Remaster) 4:06£0.69
Listen  3. Lucky Man (2004 Digital Remaster) 4:49£0.69
Listen  4. History (2004 Digital Remaster) 5:28£0.79
Listen  5. She's A Superstar (2004 Digital Remaster) 5:04£0.69
Listen  6. On Your Own (2004 Digital Remaster) 3:36£0.69
Listen  7. Blue (2004 Digital Remaster) 3:39£0.69
Listen  8. Sonnet (2004 Digital Remaster) 4:25£0.69
Listen  9. All In The Mind (2004 Digital Remaster) 4:17£0.69
Listen10. The Drugs Don't Work (2004 Digital Remaster) 5:05£0.69
Listen11. Gravity Grave (2004 Digital Remaster) 8:21£0.69
Listen12. Bitter Sweet Symphony (2004 Digital Remaster) 5:58£0.69
Listen13. This Could Be My Moment 3:59£0.69
Listen14. Monte Carlo 4:58£0.69

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This Is Music: The Singles: 92 – 98 represents a landmark collection of releases from one of the most celebrated British bands of the last decade, The Verve. Richard Ashcroft and his reformed band of northern souls stood astride the mid-nineties like a colossus, after finally producing the masterpiece that everyone knew they were capable of (1997's Urban Hymns). A collection of their most successful work is long overdue, particularly with Ashcroft's solo career stalled after two below average efforts.

This rolls out the singles from their three albums, early EPs and the obligatory new tracks too, both unreleased from the Urban Hymns sessions. Interesting though these collector's items are, the real treasure lies in simply rediscovering, like Suede, what a great singles band they were. Witness the grandeur and scope of "History" – with it's epic (if overdone) strings and classic Ashcroft delivery or the genuine melancholy of "The Drugs Don't Work." They became, as Oasis and the Stone Roses did, a band of the people; of the nation. The era-defining "Bittersweet Symphony", grand without the Gallagher's arrogance, somehow intellectual in place of their brutish stupidity, didn't so much carve The Verve a path as stomp one through the crowd. --Ben Johncock



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This Is Music: The Singles 92-98 is the definitive best of collection from The Verve. Consists of singles released from A Storm In Heaven, A Northern Soul and Urban Hymns plus various EP's, B sides and two unreleased tracks.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Pure Brilliance, 2 Nov 2004
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This album is most certainly worth purchasing - especially if you're curious to learn more about a band that could have gone on to achieve so much more.

If you liked Urban Hymns, this 'best of' collection will introduce you to some of The Verve's more undiscovered (and unappreciated) earlier work of the 90's. This Is Music, On Your Own and History are all excellent singles from their 1995 album A Northern Soul, while Slide Away and Blue offer a more raw taste of music from their debut album A Storm In Heaven.

All In The Mind, Gravity Grave and She's A Superstar are all early efforts between 92-93 and are vastly different - but not necessarily worse - than the more popular offerings such as Bitter Sweet Symphony and The Drugs Don't Work.

The Verve were a true British rock band that made music the way it was supposed to be made. If you appreciate good music, you'll certainly appreciate this CD.

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Mesmeric, awe inspiring - stunning!, 2 Nov 2004
"History has a place for us...it may take 3 albums but we will get there" (Richard Ashcroft).
This album cements the claim made by lead singer Richard Ashcroft at the start of The Verve's journey into the music business. It drips with genius from every track and shows why, in 1998, the world of music lost one of the most influential and pioneering bands in history!
The remixes of songs such as "This Is Music", "She's A Superstar" and "Gravity Grave" really highlight the overall power of the tracks and the unique quality of Richard Ashcroft's voice. The new tracks, "This Could Be My Moment" and "Monte Carlo" are a rare treat and leave me panting for more...alas it's over.
Mesmeric, awe-inspiring - BUY THIS ALBUM!
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars This IS Music!, 10 Nov 2004
What a great album, well worth the money!...and the wait.

Opener the raw "this is music" is such a confident song bursting with energy will be an eye-opener to fans who got into the verve around the Urban Hymns time.

"Slide Away" and "Lucky Man" follow, reminding us of the loss to the british music scene. Then perhaps the greatest single of the nineties "History", what more is their to say, just such a fine quality and haunting song.

Older songs fit really well with the later material (I'm sure they've mixed Richards vocals louder in the old ones too!).

Then the previoulsy unreleased "This could be my moment" ..WOW ...it is such a strong song, so joyous and triumphant and a bit "pop" too (still better than almost everything Ashcroft has produced solo though) and "Monte Carlo" is the just icing on a cake that leaves you thinking "if only they hadn't split..." Come on!

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