No Come Down | 
| Artist: The Verve
Label: Virgin Records Us
Category: Music
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Rating:  12 reviews
Sales Rank: 36053
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 39583
UPC: 724383958320
EAN: 7243839583204
ASIN: B000000W5U
Release Date: May 17, 1994
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This U.K. quartet specializes in oceanic, wall-of-sound guitar pop that frequently takes off on long, trippy adventures. You will hear nods to acoustic Led Zeppelin and beat-crazed Stone Roses on this neatly packaged, 49-minute companion volume to A Storm In Heaven, but The Verve excel at a stoned, shimmering intensity all its own. --Jeff Bateman
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 Before They Had Found Their Niche May 20, 1999
7 out of 9 found this review helpful
The Verve exploded with their massive album "Urban Hymns," undisputedly one of the best albums of the 90s. It triggered many into wandering into music stores to find "A Northern Soul," another great album, "A Storm In Heaven," their psychedelic debut, and this album "No Come Down," a collection of B-sides from their very early singles. This album wanders off track a lot, as Richard Ashcroft's vocals suffer due to the fact you can't really make them out on a lot of tracks. This album seems to promote drug use, and probably most were recorded under the influence, for example "6 O'Clock" which opens "Six O'clock I'm wasted". This album still manages to soar in spots though. "Where the Geese Go" is a brilliant little ditty, the title track has a feverish beat that grasps you, and the USA mix of "Blue" comes out stronger than on "A Storm In Heaven." The reason to buy this album however, is the marvelous "One Way To Go". A B-Side of their first single, it's an irrepressable tune that gives as strong a punch as some of their later work. It's comical to hear the live version of "Gravity Grave" at the beginning, where Richard's voice when he says "Thank you," almost reaches the falsetto of Michael Jackson. Another glorious work on this is the acoustic version of "Make It 'Till Monday" which far outshines the version on "A Storm In Heaven." The acoustic version of "Butterfly" is also kind of cool, but it loses as an element without the electric guitar hook. This album is not an essential rock and roll album unless you're a Verve fan, but if you're looking for a nice one to relax on the hammock on a breezy summer day, this vys for top position. It's a good effort, but their best days were still ahead of them.
a hypnotic soundscape February 3, 2000
Brian (USA)
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
I love all of the Verve's albums but out of all of them I seem to keep coming back to this one the most. I has great variety and manages to capture the essence of the Verve. The live recordings have an amazing amount of energy - wait till you hear Gravity Grave! Rarely ever does a song blow me away like that. Definitely one of my top 5 albums.
Shoegazing at it's best! October 15, 2003
Jarrod Smith (Berea, KY)
5 out of 7 found this review helpful
Every track on this album is beautiful. The best track probably being the intense version of "Gravity Grave" live from the Glastonbury Festival in '93(Speaking of this track, you can find a three minute video excerpt of this track from the Festival on the Glastonbury the Movie DVD.Very Cool). This EP is better than the Verve EP because the tracks sound better and more developed. A Storm in Heaven is a perfect companion CD to this album. In fact, if you really wanna have the true early Verve experience put both albums on one disc and prepare to sway. If you dig this album then go out and get A Northern Soul, if you haven't already, and prepare for a sonic assualt mixed with classic Verve-style spaciness. Then, if you must, buy Urban Hymns. Don't get me wrong, this album is good, but it lacks early Verve tendencies and sounds really poppy.
 The flipside to "A Storm In Heaven" August 25, 2000
Damon Navas-Howard (Santa Rosa, CA USA)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
While almost everyone praises "Urban Hymns" and "A Northern Soul", everyone forgets about early Verve which is just as great. "No Come Down" is a collection of B-sides, acoustic versions and a live song. Since all the material was recorded at the time of "A Storm In Heaven" it basically has the same feel and sound. My personal favorite song is "Make It 'Till Monday(acoustic)" which I think is better than the album version. "Twilight" is my favorite of the B-sides. The package the cd comes in is beautifully designed and I love the photographs. Get this after you get "A Storm In Heaven".
(The) Verve's Greatest Sound July 19, 2002
Dan (Louisville, Kentucky in The Late Great U$A)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Verve at their greatest, If you like Storm In Heaven this is even better! Watch out it will put you in a trance and then, you will be awakened by Gravity Grave live at Glastonbury 93 (track 8), Verve must have been amazing live. Anyway, if I were only going to buy two of Verve's albums they would be Storm in Heaven and this one. If you like early Verve make sure you check out The Verve [EP] too!
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