New single by The Verve on myspace

FinsburyParkCarrots

reeferchief wrote:

Depends whether you want paint by numbers formulaic brit-pop or interesting music that was intense and a more deep experience, I choose the later and go for A Storm in Heaven and A Northern Soul, Urban Hymns was just sell out pop music.

The sad thing is, I've been up in the northwest of England a couple of times recently, and I've seen a couple of the supposed upcoming bands (not mentioning any names). The local media and hype-talkers think these acts are going to conquer the world, and they're crazy. It's stepping into a time machine and going back to a second or third division 1997, hearing these lame moptops going mad-fer-it and ripping off Urban Hymns or, God forbid, Be Here Now. I'm sure there are a lot of people among that lot, listening to The Verve's latest offering and thinking it's so new, vibrant, fresh and 1998.

Not that I can stick the Newton Faulkner poshboys dahhhn sarfffff, either.

harmless_little_f***

FinsburyParkCarrots wrote:

The sad thing is, I've been up in the northwest of England a couple of times recently, and I've seen a couple of the supposed upcoming bands (not mentioning any names). The local media and hype-talkers think these acts are going to conquer the world, and they're crazy. It's stepping into a time machine and going back to a second or third division 1997, hearing these lame moptops going mad-fer-it and ripping off Urban Hymns or, God forbid, Be Here Now. I'm sure there are a lot of people among that lot, listening to The Verve's latest offering and thinking it's so new, vibrant, fresh and 1998.

Not that I can stick the Newton Faulkner poshboys dahhhn sarfffff, either.

There's a lot of truth in this post.

What I tell people when they say 'What do you hate most about music'?

The so-called 'Northern Scene'. And anything you might hear on an I'm-a-real-cockney-luvvly-jubbly Jamie Oliver programme. Music that wouldn't offend your grandmother.

LongRhode

Geez, did Richard unplug Nick McCabe's guitar?

I am sorry to sound like a snotty "they were better back when...." but 'A Storm In Heaven' ranks in my top 10 albums of all time mostly because of Nick's dreamy guitar work.

This song makes me sad.. top 40 targeted pop and not the Verve I was hoping for. Fingers crossed this doesn't represent the vibe of the new album

mulva9

Another new one for free download - a non-album track "Mover"

http://www.theverve.tv/

RonForchette

mulva9 wrote:

Another new one for free download - a non-album track "Mover"

http://www.theverve.tv/

Thank you very much for posting this!

Django

The Verve were always so hyped up....mostly by Dick Ashcroft himself.

The Long Road

Anyone have a barf bag?

tcaporale

Yeah, this song sounds more like something Richard Ashcroft would do solo...but after repeated listens, I've come to like it a whole lot...that backing vocal throughout totally makes the whole song.

I still would've released a straight-ahead rocker as the first single, just to show the world that The Verve is back and rockin'.

But nothing could compare to A Storm in Heaven. That album is pure magic.

harmless_little_f***

My girlfriend and I watched The Verve live at Glastonbury because there was nothing else on TV.

I think we both agreed that it was some of the most boring, uninspired live music we'd ever had the misfortune of hearing.

facepollution

harmless_little_f*** wrote:

My girlfriend and I watched The Verve live at Glastonbury because there was nothing else on TV.

I think we both agreed that it was some of the most boring, uninspired live music we'd ever had the misfortune of hearing.

I agree, most boring performance this side of Arctic Monkeys

mattosborne

LedZepFan wrote:

guess im alone here...i love this song....ive heard the live version and this was what got me pumped for new Verve material (much more so than "Sit and Wonder" which I found quite lackluster)

it might be important to note that i absolutely love everything the Verve has done

Not alone, I think it's great. Everybody here is being typical, that want something recreated from the past.

reeferchief

mattosborne wrote:

Not alone, I think it's great. Everybody here is being typical, that want something recreated from the past.

I dont want them to retread the past at all, I want them to release something worth listening to and this isnt it, to my ears at least and just a little fyi I happen to like Dickies solo stuff, a lot more so than this piece of crap.

reeferchief

Selected highlights from the glastonbury performance on Sunday: http://www.bbc.co.uk/glastonbury/2008/artists/verve/

Enjoy.:)

pdalowsky

gotta say I thought they were pretty good at Glasto