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If ever a band seemed poised for a triumphant comeback it's the Verve, the space rock band that imploded just after the success of its third album, 1997's Urban Hymns. The Verve always acted as if their greatness was self-evident and preordained, that it was only a matter of time for the rest of the world to come around and acknowledge their majesty, so when they finally began to conquer the globe with Bitter Sweet Symphony it felt like a logical conclusion to their rise, which only meant their sudden implosion felt anticlimactic, as if the movie ended before the final reel unspoiled. Unlike some bands, it seemed necessary for the Verve to re-form so they could complete their story, to prove that their success was no fluke. Picking up precisely where Urban Hymns left off, Forth is stately and sweeping, an album where the rockers are as slow and deliberate as the ballads. The music is spacious and pretty, grounded by an Ashcroft who has lost his madness and a band that is finding its groove again. Forth may not expand on the past or suggest the future, but it doesn't detract from the established story either. It's pleasant, even comforting, which makes Forth as pure a sequel as possible; it's an album that offers more of the same, which will be enough for the legions of faithful who have waited to hear all the old characters back together again.
Box Set includes:
2 LP 180 gram vinyl
CD version of album
DVD documentary
24 page booklet
poster
Condition: Brand New Factory Sealed
TRACK LISTING
1 Sit and Wonder 6:52
2 Love Is Noise 5:29
3 Rather Be 5:38
4 Judas 6:18
5 Numbness 6:34
6 I See Houses 5:37
7 Noise Epic 8:13
8 Valium Skies 4:34
9 Columbo 7:30
10 Appalachian Springs 7:33
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