The Verve

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United Kingdom (1989 – 1999)

The Verve (originally Verve) is an English alternative rock band. The band was formed in 1989 at Winstanley College, Wigan, Greater Manchester, England, by vocalist Richard Ashcroft, guitarist Nick McCabe, bassist Simon Jones and drummer Peter Salisbury. Simon Tong later became a member. The band split in April 1999, but announced in June 2007 that they have reunited.

Beginning with a psychedelic sound indebted to space rock and shoegazer music, by the mid-1990s the band had released several EPs and two acclaimed records. They also endured name and lineup changes, breakups, health problems, drug abuse and various lawsuits. The band’s commercial breakthrough was Urban Hymns and its single “Bittersweet Symphony”, which became a massive worldwide hit.

Soon after this commercial peak, the band quit amid creative struggles within, and Ashcroft went onto a successful solo career. Tong briefly joined Blur as a replacement for Graham Coxon.

The Verve were chosen to close the 2008 Glastonbury festival which they did with a set based on the classic 1997 album ‘Urban Hymns’, proving they had lost none of their touch over the years.

Discography

A Storm in Heaven – (21 June 1993) #27 (UK)
A Northern Soul – (3 July 1995) #13 (UK)
Urban Hymns – (29 September 1997) #1 (UK) #23 (U.S.)
Forth – (25 August 2008)

1	Love Is Noise full track	7,065
2	Bitter Sweet Symphony	6,560
3	Lucky Man full track	4,167
4	Sonnet full track	3,982
5	Sit and Wonder full track	3,742
6	The Drugs Don't Work full track	3,730
7	Bittersweet Symphony	3,508
8	Rather Be full track	3,389
9	Judas	3,213
10	I See Houses full track	2,791
11	Numbness full track	2,631
12	Noise Epic	2,508
13	Valium Skies full track	2,468
14	Columbo full track	2,240
15	Appalachian Springs	2,225

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Urban Hymns
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A Northern Soul
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Homecoming (disc 2)
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isanka wrote:
2 hours ago

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RaVeNinho wrote:
2 hours ago

In my humble opinion tracks such Rather Be, Valium Skies, Columbo, Ma Ma Soul, Muhammad Ali, Chic Dub placed among best pieces Verve ever made. Strange that half ot these tracks are not included on proper version of album. On the other hand Verve always have fantastic b-side's.

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JakeJustice wrote:
4 hours ago

Rather Be is excellent

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superwuju wrote:
12 hours ago

I agree!! Shame on you lads!! Lol:)

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RaVeNinho wrote:
yesterday morning

Ma Ma Soul and Muhammad Ali are great tracks. They should be on the CD version too without doubt. Shame on U Verve.

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soulsoeur wrote:
yesterday morning

Yes!!!I hope too!!!!!

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Depechist wrote:
yesterday evening

hope they coming to Moscow with concert soon

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marcio425 wrote:
yesterday evening

Love Is Noise!

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croekk wrote:
yesterday evening

This album was sent down by God, and we're lucky enough to listen :) <3 Numbness

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achilles4 wrote:
yesterday evening

Forth = best album in 2008 so far.

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Masculinum wrote:
yesterday afternoon

I'm so disappointed with Forth, only thing listenable is Noise Epic and Love is Noise, the rest is so boring I almost fell asleep, and McCabe is nowhere to be found on the album.

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Depechist wrote:
yesterday afternoon

new album is great

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AntonFjordson wrote:
yesterday morning

Noise Epic \m/

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MaskY wrote:
Thursday morning

love is noice, what a wonderful song

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superwuju wrote:
Thursday morning

Anyone looking for Muhammad Ali and Ma Ma Soul give me a shout...

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jk_2k wrote:
Thursday morning

Forth is great! I love it already from first to last second. completely. <3

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mart-the-mod wrote:
Thursday morning

Every day this album grows. Nick mccabe is well subtle but with repeated listens his stuff begins to come through. He's a complete genius

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JakeJustice wrote:
Thursday morning

the new record is pretty good stuff, really spacy feeling but rockin' at the same time. hope they make more, this one definetly had it's moments

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AkvarT wrote:
Thursday morning

Хороший альбом получился! I See Houses <3

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panicz-brunski wrote:
Wednesday evening

Bitter Sweet Symphony finally not being no.1

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