Blog: Snob's Music

There's been a lot of mixed reviews generated by The Verve's new comeback album Forth . Most of the criticism seems to revolve around the style, complaining that the band hasn't progressed since 1997's massive hit Urban Hymns. Well the band hasn't written songs together in 10 fricken' years, how are they supposed to "progress"? Now the quality of the songs can be a legitimate criticism. They tend towards the sprawling side, with 6 of the 10 tracks clocking in at over 6 minutes in length. Those over-extended opuses fit in a strange place in [...]