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All in the Mind
Rock · 1992 · 1 track

All in the Mind

The Verve

A three-track descent into shimmering psychedelic haze. Swirling delay pedals and breathy vocals capture the sound of a band inventing their own private universe.

March 9, 1992 · Hut Recordings

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Before they became the voice of a generation with orchestral anthems, The Verve (then simply Verve) were architects of a vast, echoing space-rock cathedral. All in the Mind is the blueprint for that architecture: a three-song journey that prioritizes texture and atmosphere over traditional pop structure. It sounds like a band playing in a room filled with dry ice, where the guitars of Nick McCabe act as a liquid element, flowing around Richard Ashcroft's detached, ethereal vocals.

Tracklist · 1 Track
03
Man Called Sun
5:44
Moments Worth Listening For
the moment the feedback on the title track blooms into a wall of shimmering silver noise
the transition in A Man Called Sun where the bassline anchors the drifting guitar clouds
the final minute of One Way to Go where the drums become a distant, muffled heartbeat
Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does All in the Mind sound next to the rest of The Verve's catalogue?

Surreal Abstract+2.2σ

The writing leans far further into surreal abstract than the rest of the catalogue.

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