Talk:A Storm in Heaven

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https://web.archive.org/web/20030122174055/http://www.nudeasthenews.com/reviews/893
https://albumism.com/features/the-verve-debut-album-a-storm-in-heaven-album-anniversary
https://beatsperminute.com/second-look-the-verve-a-storm-in-heaven/
https://www.thatericalper.com/2016/04/17/the-music-industrys-most-loved-albums-of-all-time-part-59/
https://www.rockhard.de/reviews/the-verve-a-storm-in-heaven
Ewing, Tom (4 November 2019). "My Thoughts Big I Just Can't Define (THE VERVE – "Bitter Sweet Symphony")". Freaky Trigger. Retrieved 25 October 2024. The Verve were always presented with Richard Ashcroft at the centre. But his relationship with his own band's music wasn't straightforward. Onstage he got a reputation for getting caught up in the sound (and the drugs), climbing amp stacks, crowdwalking, subsuming himself in the noise guitarist Nick McCabe and the others were making. Which meant that on record, McCabe was the dominant force – at its best the band's first album, A Storm In Heaven, makes its singer sound like he's exploring the music along with us, reacting to it with streams of ideas and half-songs. McCabe's own best trick is keeping the heavy atmospherics mostly in his pocket and instead using his dappled guitar lines to magic up a haze of prettiness (Jonny Greenwood took plenty of notes).

Starsailor being names after the song?

I have removed the section stating that Starsailor took their name from Star Sail 'caus as far as I know, and have read elsewhere, they took their name from the Tim Buckly album, Starsailor… I've not read anywhere else that they took their name from Verve's song and there wasn't any citation given, but I'm not a big Starsailor fan, so iuno, I could be wrong. If anyone knows better, please change it back, but give a citation! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.65.136.241 (talk) 14:47, 23 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

genre classification

imho, i think the data box is fairly accurate as it is. someone deleted a few weeks ago "dream pop" and "shoegaze", i added those back again. "a storm in heaven" has some moments very reminiscent of cocteau twins , slowdive, even a little bit of my bloody valentine. it has a lot in common with other dream pop/shoegaze records out there. im not trying to say this is a landmark album, i just think this album is a nice addition/companion to the other albums. yes, it doesnt have female vocals. yes, there is a funk element in the rythmn section. it doesnt even have the whammy bar style kevin shields has on mbv records, but it is a textural, blurry,multi-layered ,ambient influenced album with drowned out vocals and stream of consciousness lyrics, not too far from souvlaki. just my opinion. oh, i almost forgot about this, but i think the track that mccabe speaks about adding mandolin to a steely dan loop is actually "shoeshine girl". listen to "do it again" and it may ring a tiny bell. feel free to discuss. thank you.

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Article rewrite

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I've rewritten the article, expanding its previously sparse "Overview" section into "Background & recording", "Cover", "Reception" and "Legacy" sections. All of the research has been cited and I've backed up assertions made by previous users as well as removed anything constituting original research. Feel free to review and if the article meets standards please remove the template at the roof of the page.

Thanks Day Of The Baphomets (talk) 20:08, 13 June 2018 (UTC)Day Of The Baphomets[reply]

Clariffication

hi, i actually wasnt the one who deleted "dream pop" on the genre section. in fact, i try to correct and put it back, but someone keeps rewriting it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 181.12.174.243 (talk) 22:17, 15 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]