was
The Verve 's second (and penultimate) album (or their third if you count the
Verve EP ) and was released on
July 3 ,
1995 (see
1995 In Music ). Unfortunately for the band, the world was too concerned with the
Oasis vs.
Blur rivalry for this to be a major success.
Nick McCabe has described the first three weeks of the sessions (which have become semi-famous for the band's enormous intake of
Ecstasy ) to be the happiest of his life. Over time, however, friction started to develop between
Richard Ashcroft and McCabe, and after the album failed to become a commercial success, Ashcroft got fed up and disbanded The Verve (though he reformed it several weeks later).
#"New Decade" (4:11)
#"This Is Music" (3:35)
#"On Your Own" (3:33)
#"So It Goes" (6:11)
#"Northern Soul" (6:32)
#"Brainstorm Interlude" (5:11)
#"Drive You Home" (6:41)
#"
History " (5:26)
#"No Knock on My Door" (5:11)
#"Life's an Ocean" (5:43)
#"Stormy Clouds" (5:34)
#"
Reprise " (6:11)
In
1998 ''Q'' Magazine readers voted it the 53rd greatest album of all time.
