CD 1 - Urban Hymns (Original Album Remastered)
01. Bitter Sweet Symphony 5:58
02. Sonnet 4:21
03. The Rolling People 7:01
04. The Drugs Don't Work 5:05
05. Catching The Butterfly 6:26
06. Neon Wilderness 2:37
07. Space And Time 5:36
08. Weeping Willow 4:49
09. Lucky Man 4:53
10. One Day 5:03
11. This Time 3:50
12. Velvet Morning 4:57
13. Come On / Deep Freeze (hidden track) 15:15
CD 2 - B-Sides
01. Lord I Guess I’ll Never Know 4:51
02. Country Song 7:51
03. Bitter Sweet Symphony (James Lavelle Remix) 5:51
04. So Sister 4:11
05. Echo Bass 6:38
06. Three Steps 5:04
07. The Drugs Don’t Work (Original Demo) 4:45
08. The Crab 5:37
09. Stamped 5:32
10. Never Wanna See You Cry 4:32
11. MSG 7:02
12. The Longest Day 7:21
13. Lucky Man (Happiness More Or Less) 4:58
CD 3 - B-Sides (cont.) + 2 session tracks issued in 2004
01. Bitter Sweet Symphony (Extended Version) 7:50
02. This Could Be My Moment 3:59
03. Monte Carlo 4:56
04. Life’s An Ocean 6:04
05. A Man Called Sun 5:36
06. The Drugs Don’t Work 5:31
07. On Your Own 3:17
08. So Sister 3:22
CD 4 - BBC Evening Session (27.08.97)
01. This Is Music 3:59
02. Space And Time 6:00
03. Catching The Butterfly 6:28
04. Sonnet 4:41
05. The Rolling People 6:15
06. Neon Wilderness 2:43
07. Weeping Willow 4:38
08. The Drugs Don't Work 6:00
09. Lucky Man 5:30
10. Life's An Ocean 6:49
11. Velvet Morning 6:01
12. Bitter Sweet Symphony 10:07
CD 5 - Live At Haigh Hall (24.05.98)
Haigh Hall Encore:
01. One Day 5:33
02. History 5:32
03. Come On 10:43
Further Live Material: Washington DC 9.30 Club 03.11.97 Brixton Academy 16.01.98 Manchester Academy 11.08.97
04. A New Decade (Washington DC 9.30 Club 03.11.97) 3:42
05. The Rolling People (Brixton Academy 16.01.98) 5:39
06. On Your Own (Brixton Academy 16.01.98) 3:20
07. History (Brixton Academy 16.01.98) 4:53
08. Slide Away (Manchester Academy 11.08.97) 4:07
09. A Man Called Sun (Washington DC 9.30 Club 03.11.97) 5:22
10. A Northern Soul (Washington DC 9.30 Club 03.11.97) 6:50
11. Space And Time (Brixton Academy 16.01.98) 5:33
12. This Is Music (Manchester Academy 11.08.97) 3:38
13. Weeping Willow (Washington DC 9.30 Club 03.11.97) 3:54
14. Stormy Clouds / Reprise (Manchester Academy 11.08.97) 7:21
DVD (NTSC, Region All)
I. The Video 1996-1998
II. Later With Jools Holland (01.11.97)
01. Lucky Man 4:46
02. Life’s An Ocean 5:17
03. The Drugs Don’t Work 5:32
04. Bitter Sweet Symphony 5:53
III. Live At Haigh Hall (24.05.98)
01. This Is Music 4:41
02. Space And Time 6:12
03. Catching The Butterfly 6:02
04. Sonnet 4:40
05. The Rolling People 6:15
06. Neon Wilderness 2:44
07. Weeping Willow 4:36
08. The Drugs Don’t Work 6:00
09. Lucky Man 5:29
10. Life’s An Ocean 6:28
11. Velvet Morning 6:04
12. Bitter Sweet Symphony 10:34
13. One Day 5:50
14. History 5:18
15. Come On 10:32
IV. The Promo Videos
01. Bitter Sweet Symphony 4:38
02. The Drugs Don’t Work 4:52
03. Lucky Man 4:53
04. Lucky Man (US Version) 4:52
05. Sonnet 4:24
본 앨범을 추천해주시겠습니까? 추천하기
90년대 브릿팝의 황금기를 이끈 주역 The Verve의 정점 The Urban Hymns (1997년作)
리처드 애쉬크로포트가 이끄는 The Verve의 1997년 세번째이자, 2000년대 재결합전 마지막 스튜디오 정규 앨범으로 90년대 중반 오아시스 vs 블러의 구도에서 발전해 90년대 후반 브릿팝씬에 새 바람을 일으킨 중요한 앨범 중 하나로 평가 받는다. 뛰어난 멜로디에 부드럽고 정교하게 다듬어진 현악과 어쿠스틱이 이루어내는 감성적 사운드로, 기타록 중심의 브릿팝에서 이후 임브레이스, 콜드플레이 등으로 이어지는 새로운 분야로의 지평을 열었다. 더이상의 설명이 불필요한 Bittersweet Symphony, Sonnet, Drugs Don′t Work, Lucky Man 등 다수의 히트 싱글을 비롯해 Rolling People, Velevet Morning 등까지 그에 맞먹는 곡들로 전곡이 고루 최고의 완성도를 갖고 있다. 한면 이들의 해체는 대부분의 밴드들이 그러하듯 음악적으로 쇠퇴기에 한 것이 아니라, 오히려 점점 더 좋은 앨범을 발표하며 최전성기를 맞던 시기에 이루어진 것이었기 때문에 더욱 팬들을 안타깝게 만들었다. 이후 리차드 애쉬 크로포트는 솔로로 전향해 10여년간 몇장의 정규 앨범을 발표하며 활발히 활동하기도했으나 LIVE 8 공연과 최근 해산 10여년만에 재결성을 선언, 여러 록페스티벌에 참여해 여전한 인기를 과시하고 있다.
* AMG : 9/10
* Producer : Chris Potter (tracks: 3, 5 to 8, 13), The Verve, Youth (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 9 to 12)
* Producer [Additional], Mixed By [Additional] : Chris Potter (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 9 to 12)
Richard Ashcroft - Vocals, Rhythm guitar
Nick McCabe - Lead guitar
Simon Tong - Rhythm guitar, Keyboards
Simon Jones - Bass
Peter Salisbury - Drums
Liam Gallagher (Oasis) - backing vocals ("Come On"), hand claps ("Space and Time")
20th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition Boxset
5CD
Original album (remastered)
All the B-sides
Live at Haigh Hall 24.05.98 (previously unreleased)
Plus further (unreleased) live material from 1997/98,
BBC evening session and more
DVD
Full Haigh Hall concert
1999 documentary The Video 96-98
Later with Jools Holland 01.11.97
and the promo videos
Plus
56-page hard cover book,
24pp poster and 5 postcards
CD1-13: "Come On" contains a hidden track "Deep Freeze" which begins at 13:01.
CD3-2, CD3-3: album session tracks first issued in 2004
Made in the EU printed on book and all cardboard covers/discs
Made in Czech Republic printed on box