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Title: Gorgeous in places
Review: 'Star Sail' is great: starting off with dreamy chorals and near-whispered opening lines... then in with the cascading power guitars... thundering bass clipping like the audio on a Saturn V rocket launch... the murmered lyrics melting into the guitar feedback until the whole song is about to collapse, then... a magnificent resolve. It's amazing. 'Slide Away' and 'The Sun, The Sea' are very strong.Some reviewers object to the 'wall of sound' and atmospherics of this album, while others seem to object to the fact that it's not 'like' Urban Hymns. I think this album has the same place in The Verve's and Richard Ashcroft's solo catalogs that Unforgettable Fire does in U2's: yeah, there's a lot of effects going on, in in many songs the lead singer's voice is held behind the instruments, but at its best still contains some gorgeous songs and moments.
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