verve

[saz]

any takers? and no, i'm not referring to the period in which ashcroft and his love ballad cheese took over, ie a northern soul-urban hymns. you know, when they didn't have 'the' in their title, and the genius of the band, nick mcabe, created brilliant, sprawling psychedelic walls of sound. specifically the '92 ep-no come down, with their masterpiece, a storm in heaven, smack dab in the middle.

i won't be surpirsed if this quickly falls to the bottom.

[DroppinScience]

I'll bite. The only Verve I have is, yes, Urban "Bittersweet Symphony" Hymns. Which I like.

I understand the earlier stuff is more shoegaze? I'm sure I could dig it.

[saz]

real or a hoax (http://www.theververeturn.com/)?

"The Verve reunite for tour
Richard Ashcroft and co write new songs
39 minutes ago

The Verve are set to reunite for a winter tour.

The original band of Richard Ashcroft, Nick McCabe,Simon Jones and Pete Sailsbury have got together for the first time in almost a decade.

In a statement, the band have announced the were: "Getting back together for the joy of the music."

It is believed they will take a summer break and then return to the studio to complete their next album.

The band broke up in 1999, with the tumultuous relationship between Ashcroft and McCabe has been well documented with the two exiting the band repeatedly since they began in 1993.

The band are set to play:

Glasgow Academy (November 2, 3)
Blackpool Empress Ballroom (5,6)
London Roundhouse (8,9)

Tickets are set to go on sale on July 6

To check ticket availability and get all the latest listings, go to NME.COM/GIGS, now."


it'd be great if this is true. however, would the band have more input into their new material, ie mccabe's genius, or dominated by ashcroft's tendency for corny, radio friendly love ballads?

[Parkey]

It's real.

[Parkey]

This is their official site; http://www.theververeturn.com/

I liked History.

[saz]

the thaw session - fifteen minutes of newly released (and free) blissful, spaced out jamming.

http://www.sendspace.com/file/7i4z05

classic stuff, looks like they're definitely back.