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The Verve Album: “Northern Soul”
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Release Date:1995-06-20
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Type:Unknown
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Genre:Adult Alternative, Indie Rock, Brit Rock
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Label:Virgin
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Explicit Lyrics:Yes
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UPC:724384043728
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Review - AMG :
Though shorn of the more overtly shoegazer-styled elements of their debut A Storm in Heaven, the Verve's sophomore effort A Northern Soul is no less epic in scope, forging a heavier, more traditionally psychedelic sound infused with a chaotic energy which mirrors the emotional upheaval at the heart of Richard Ashcroft's songs. Reportedly produced under the influence of excessive drug use, the album is harrowingly intense, its darkly hypnotic momentum steered by Nick McCabe's spiraling guitar leads and Ashcroft's incantatory vocals; tracks like the remarkable "On Your Own," "So It Goes," and the majestically morose "History" are searing evocations of isolation and desperation, soaring yet heartbreaking anthems of disillusionment and loss. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Music GuideReview - Yahoo! Music - Lyndsey Parker :
The follow-up to A Storm In Heaven, it's understandable that fans of that earlier, noisier, more freeform album might have been disappointed with A Northern Soul's smoother, more streamlined, more structured sound. But dreamy ballads like "On Your Own" foreshadowed the greatness to come on the Verve's fully developed next opus, Urban Hymns.
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Though shorn of the more overtly shoegazer-styled elements of their debut {^A Storm in Heaven}, the {$Verve}'s sophomore effort {^A Northern Soul} is no less epic in scope, forging a heavier, more traditionally psychedelic sound infused with a chaotic energy which mirrors the emotional upheaval at the heart of {$Richard Ashcroft}'s songs. Reportedly produced under the influence of excessive drug use, the album is harrowingly intense, its darkly hypnotic momentum steered by {$Nick McCabe}'s spiraling guitar leads and {$Ashcroft}'s incantatory vocals; tracks like the remarkable {&"On Your Own,"} {&"So It Goes,"} and the majestically morose {&"History"} are searing evocations of isolation and desperation, soaring yet heartbreaking anthems of disillusionment and loss. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Music Guide
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