It's a decent album, but nothing even close to "A Storm In Heaven". Very melodic, less poppy and really, it's a voyage more than anything where the songs work to form the whole, a la Dark Side Of The Moon or another album of that sort.
After that album came out, they went on a triumphant tour because everyone just knew that they were going to explode on the scene. They took a little-known band on the road with them and... nothing. That record only sold 30,000 records worldwide, no joke. However, the little band they took with them... ended up being Oasis, and gathered all of the steam they'd need to rule the mid-nineties up to present.
Funny how things work.
EDIT: You'll have a hard time finding this probably but if you're interested in finding it... EBay to the rescue.
http://http://cgi.ebay.com/THE-VERVE...QQcmdZViewItem