I liked the early music the best, when there was some kind of epic making and mystery in their sound. Storm works great at night, A Northern Soul was good as well. Urban Hymns occasionally grabs my ears, especially "The Drugs Don't Work" (The song I go to any time I put the disc in), but as one who had my first time experience with the first album, I heard something slightly lacking and disappointing when you remember the sample of "Bittersweet Symphony" which was the hook that grabbed when that they had the talent to create something on their own with that voice and the lyrics. I have not heard much of Ashcroft's solo music, but I should check it out as he is a great singer, and I still have yet to experience the 2008 album.
I have to listen to A Storm in Heaven again to remind me that they were beyond just an interesting band at one time who had the potential to go further into the cosmos.
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