The Verve (Official Thread)

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THE VERVE​
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Biography

The Verve were an English alternative rock band formed in Wigan in 1989 by lead vocalist Richard Ashcroft, guitarist Nick McCabe, bass guitarist Simon Jones and drummer Peter Salisbury. The guitarist and keyboard player Simon Tong became a member at a later date.

Beginning with a psychedelic sound, by the mid-1990s the band had released several EPs and three albums. It also endured name and line-up changes, break-ups, health problems, drug abuse and various lawsuits. The band's commercial breakthrough was the 1997 album Urban Hymns, one of the best-selling albums in UK Chart history, and the single "Bitter Sweet Symphony", which became a worldwide hit.

In 1998, the band won two Brit Awards—winning Best British Group, appeared on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine in March, and in February 1999, "Bitter Sweet Symphony" was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Rock Song.


Discography

A Storm in Heaven (1993)
A Northern Soul (1995)
Urban Hymns (1997)
Forth (2008)


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"Bitter sweet symphony " is as MP says an absolute classic ! It is still going to sound good in 10 or 20 years time. The video was quite controversial at the time . Oh.....:wtf: look at that arrogant.young man walking the street not moving for anyone and jumping on car bonnets etc True, if anyone or yourself had tried this you would have been lamped after a few minutes..:heheh:
THE VERVE ...good band, got a couple of their albums, saw them "Live" with RIDE some years ago, cracking performance . Good thread Nora
 
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I have their "Urban Hymns" (who doesn't it seems like. :p) and it's an alright listen but I wish they could have done anything even close to "Bittersweet Symphony". Nothing wrong with the other songs on that album but they just aren't as good as that classic.
 

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