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- Villains
- - 28,381 plays
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  - 48 shares
The Verve Pipe
Released 1996

Reverend Girl
04:27
945 plays

Veneer
05:33
922 plays

Cup Of Tea
04:26
902 plays

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- 1
- Barely (if At All)
- 03:45
- 1,032 plays

- 2
- Drive You Mild
- 03:02
- 836 plays

- 3
- Villains
- 04:42
- 3,416 plays

- 4
- Reverend Girl
- 04:27
- 945 plays

- 5
- Cup Of Tea
- 04:26
- 902 plays

- 6
- Myself
- 04:47
- 846 plays

- 7
- The Freshmen
- 04:29
- 13,901 plays

- 8
- Photograph
- 04:55
- 2,179 plays

- 9
- Ominous Man
- 04:21
- 1,041 plays

- 10
- Real
- 01:53
- 736 plays

- 11
- Penny Is Poison
- 03:29
- 884 plays

- 12
- Cattle
- 03:45
- 741 plays

- 13
- Veneer
- 05:33
- 922 plays

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album review

The Verve Pipe made their major-label debut under the direction of producer Jerry Harrison with Villains, recasting themselves in the inauspicious mold of a post-grunge act. On an initial listen, the album does little to distinguish itself from the masses, though patient revisiting reveals a band of more depth, with Brian Vander Ark's songwriting improving vastly over previous albums and more subtle aspects, like the tasteful organic keyboard arrangements, actually adding texture and dimension to the sound. The band seemed to acknowledge the misstep by re-recording (yet again) "The Freshmen" for single release and subsequent pressings, which ultimately earned them their first national hit. ~ Chris Woodstra, All Music Guide