The Verve New Single!

[tomtom]

Originally Posted by DaveC Christ almighty. How the fuck did I ever miss this band? I haven't paid for a physical copy of a CD since I bought The Best of The Allman Brothers Band off Amazon on Boxing Day 2005, but I'm going to get Forth the day it comes out. Seriously, I haven't loved everything I've heard by a band since I was probably 16. Fuck.

Haha, so you've gotten the Verve sickness. Great to hear. I remember when i got into them. I'd bought Urban Hymns as a lad at 16 and loved it, but then discovered U2 shortly after and my madness for them eclipsed everything else until the summer 2001, when I bought A Northern Soul at Heathrow on a whim. Heard the opening 3 songs, and I was hooked. Spent the next 2 weeks blindly downloading everything I could find by them on Kazaa, discovering new gems all the while - Slide Away, Blue, No Come Down, Gravity Grave, One Way to Go, She's a Superstar....it's just incredible how many brilliant songs they've written, considering they only released one album proper.

Anyway, I digress with the rambling. Point is, it's just fucking GREAT when you're discovering a band. It's almost like falling in love...

[U2Fanatic4ever]

official vid for Love is Noise...

MySpaceTV Videos: The Verve - Love Is Noise by The Verve

[DaveC]

Wow, this mix sounds even better (guitar is higher) than the radio rip I have on my hard drive - every time I hear Love is Noise, I like it more and more. Killer groove.

Roll on August 19

[kafrun]

etc. Awesome.

Looks like Richard's rocking his Bittersweet Symphony look in this vid

[kafrun]

Originally Posted by DaveC Christ almighty. How the fuck did I ever miss this band?

I don't know, how could you??

I kid Better late than never!

Originally Posted by tomtom Anyway, I digress with the rambling. Point is, it's just fucking GREAT when you're discovering a band. It's almost like falling in love...

So true I feel like I'm falling in love with them all over again with this new album coming out.. *happysigh*

[Moser]

Originally Posted by DaveC Christ almighty. How the fuck did I ever miss this band? I haven't paid for a physical copy of a CD since I bought The Best of The Allman Brothers Band off Amazon on Boxing Day 2005, but I'm going to get Forth the day it comes out. Seriously, I haven't loved everything I've heard by a band since I was probably 16. Fuck.

Welcome to the fanclub! I believe the creativity brought by the Verve ranks among the best of the best.

[Irishteen]

Just saw them live, absolutely incredible band

[U2Fanatic4ever]

Originally Posted by Irishteen Just saw them live, absolutely incredible band

what and where? details man details stat!!!!!!!!!!!!! spill it!

[Irishteen]

Originally Posted by U2Fanatic4ever what and where? details man details stat!!!!!!!!!!!!! spill it!

Oxegen music festival, the co-headlined the Saturday night with R.E.M., got about an hour and 20 minutes on stage; I'm pretty sure they played the exact same set as they did at Glastonbury, and they played it just as well. I don't have any pictures because I was too caught up in the moment to change the batteries in my camera

[U2Fanatic4ever]

Originally Posted by Irishteen Oxegen music festival, the co-headlined the Saturday night with R.E.M., got about an hour and 20 minutes on stage; I'm pretty sure they played the exact same set as they did at Glastonbury, and they played it just as well. I don't have any pictures because I was too caught up in the moment to change the batteries in my camera

oh wow! that's awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I totally understand about the pics...

how was REM?

[Zootlesque]

I don't think I have read every post in this thread so I apologize if this has been asked before but... what's the best place to start with this band? The Singles collection? Urban Hymns? something else?

PS: I only know Bittersweet Symphony. I do have one other song from Hymns I think but it's somewhat unmemorable to me.

[StoneRoses]

Originally Posted by Zootlesque I don't think I have read every post in this thread so I apologize if this has been asked before but... what's the best place to start with this band? The Singles collection? Urban Hymns? something else? PS: I only know Bittersweet Symphony. I do have one other song from Hymns I think but it's somewhat unmemorable to me.

If you know Bittersweet Symphony and like that then start with Urban Hymns, it also contains most of their other hits like 'The Drug's Don't Work', 'Lucky Man' and 'Sonnet'.

If you then like that get their 'A Northern Soul' and 'A Storm In Heaven' Albums, followed by the 'She's A Superstar', 'Gravity Grave' and 'All In The Mind' singles.

After you've got those you'll be well on your way with your Verve collection.

[StoneRoses]

Originally Posted by tomtom it's just incredible how many brilliant songs they've written, considering they only released one album proper.

Actually The Verve have released three studio albums so far, they are:-

A Storm In Heaven - 1993
A Northern Soul - 1995
Urban Hymns - 1997

Also a b-sides album called 'No Come Down' from 1994 i think.

[Zootlesque]

Originally Posted by StoneRoses If you know Bittersweet Symphony and like that then start with Urban Hymns, it also contains most of their other hits like 'The Drug's Don't Work', 'Lucky Man' and 'Sonnet'. If you then like that get their 'A Northern Soul' and 'A Storm In Heaven' Albums, followed by the 'She's A Superstar', 'Gravity Grave' and 'All In The Mind' singles. After you've got those you'll be well on your way with your Verve collection.

Thanks. I'll give Urban Hymns a shot!

[Irishteen]

Originally Posted by U2Fanatic4ever oh wow! that's awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I totally understand about the pics... how was REM?

REM were incredible too, their second song was These Days, which was the song I wanted to hear most

Love is noise, love is pain, love is these blues that I'm singing again

Originally Posted by Zootlesque I don't think I have read every post in this thread so I apologize if this has been asked before but... what's the best place to start with this band? The Singles collection? Urban Hymns? something else? PS: I only know Bittersweet Symphony. I do have one other song from Hymns I think but it's somewhat unmemorable to me.

Urban Hymns is their poppiest album, so maybe you should start with that. I'd recommend for people who are getting into the Verve who like more poppier songs to start with Urban Hymns, then A Northern Soul, then A Storm in Heaven.