The Verve

McCruiskeen · 27-08-2011 03:02AM #1

F*ck me man, they were good!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgsPAsno4OU&feature=related

And my point is?

DEFTLEFTHAND · 27-08-2011 05:36AM

Agreed I was and still am a huge Verve fan, Northern soul was an epic album. Slide away is another favourite of mine.

AnonoBoy · 27-08-2011 08:52PM

Someone gave me Urban Hymns as a present when it came out.

I tried but I could never listen to it the whole way through.

Dull band.

Sad Professor · 27-08-2011 08:57PM

I loved A Northern Soul and Urban Hymns. They were a great band at the time. Didn't bother with their newer album though. Heard it was fairly unimpressive.

SilverScreen · 27-08-2011 10:52PM

Their debut A Storm In Heaven is the only album I can listen to these days, it was pretty damn solid actually despite being overlooked. Urban Hymns sounds poor nowadays.

This song is great

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X45hWP_QKt0

Sir Graball · 28-08-2011 08:59PM

McCruiskeen wrote: »

F*ck me man, they were good!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgsPAsno4OU&feature=related

And my point is?

Yeah great Joy Division based intro to this track - Have to agree with others generally that earlier albums were best work. Urban Hymns hasn't dated though some really great songs on that !!

me-skywalker · 31-08-2011 11:50PM

2nd album I ever bought with mine own money was Urban Hymns Instantly fell in love with it!

Love is Noise is a great track too!

unkymo · 01-09-2011 01:52AM

What a band, never got to see them live which I regret! Nick McCabe is a terribly underrated guitar player.

Nick McCabe and Simon Jones are in a new band called The Black Ships. You can download a free EP from their website; http://www.theblackships.com/music.html

No idea what Ashcroft is doing though!

Hannibal · 01-09-2011 02:15AM

I thought their last album Forth was pretty good, it had the psychadelic feel of their earlier albums and apart from a couple of tracks it wasn't as radio friendly as Urban Hymns but it's well worth a listen.

Richard Ashcroft had an album out last year called The United Nations of Sound which was hit and miss with a couple of very good tracks on it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8pZFjczSyA

unkymo · 01-09-2011 03:17AM

It was an alright album, a couple of good songs on it as you said.

He hasn't done much since but I found this on Youtube.
Its a song called 'Screw You,Screw Me' which was only made available a few weeks ago. Great tune!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqEPe-sDVaQ

Android 666 · 01-09-2011 12:57PM

McCruiskeen wrote: »

And my point is?

You need to listen to some better music?

iGenius · 04-09-2011 05:13PM

Great band. Ashcroft never came close with his solo stuff.

Corholio · 04-09-2011 08:44PM

iGenius wrote: »

Great band. Ashcroft never came close with his solo stuff.

I dont know how many would be in this category, but I quite liked his solo stuff. Was very different from The Verve and he wasn't even trying to do Verve-type stuff anyway.

Lot of soulful tracks with some great melodies behind them. His solo stuff is very underrated IMO.

I liked "Human Conditions" even though it wasn't very well received.

iGenius · 04-09-2011 11:42PM

Corholio wrote: »

I dont know how many would be in this category, but I quite liked his solo stuff. Was very different from The Verve and he wasn't even trying to do Verve-type stuff anyway.

Lot of soulful tracks with some great melodies behind them. His solo stuff is very underrated IMO.

I liked "Human Conditions" even though it wasn't very well received.

Don't get me wrong, I like a lot of his solo stuff, but I don't think he ever came close to the brilliance of The Verve. Wasn't too keen on the United Nations.. album though.

He's a cool f*cker.

falan · 04-09-2011 11:52PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NX3zGTMkHfo

What a band!!!! My fave song by them!:)

Temaz · 05-09-2011 10:45AM

Classic tune tucked away as a b-side.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNV0q_zFC34

thesultan · 09-09-2011 05:01PM

Zero1986 wrote: »

Their debut A Storm In Heaven is the only album I can listen to these days, it was pretty damn solid actually despite being overlooked. Urban Hymns sounds poor nowadays.

This song is great
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X45hWP_QKt0

Epic

inmyday · 10-09-2011 12:00PM

Android 666 wrote: »

You need to listen to some better music?

Go on. Im dying to know what superb music you listen to.

Miguel_Sanchez · 10-09-2011 12:11PM

Alright. Less of the sniping at each other.

The Verve

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