Forth

Picking up precisely where Urban Hymns left off, Forth is stately and sweeping, an album where the rockers are as slow and deliberate as the ballads. Apart from the cacophonic wailing hook and glitzy club beat of the lead single "Love Is Noise," there is no dissonance or shock here, only familiarity and this in turn leads to a surprise, as by delivering exactly what was expected Forth reveals that the Verve's story was pretty much complete already, with each of their records functioning as a fully realized act in their progression. -allmusic.com