The Verve Are Back!
I just got back from New York City where The Verve played a tight show, really tearing shit up. Psychedelic guitar genius Nick Mccabe had been reluctant to tour for many years, but now he's back to help this band attain the status they've always deserved. I've always thought that if more people saw the Verve live they would understand how awesome they are.
This show featured a Verve with renewed energy, exploring choice album cuts while debuting two new songs. "Already There," a Storm in Heaven cut was on the menu as well as a spontaneous "Gravity Grave," from the Verve EP. For this one lead man extraordinaire Richard Ashcroft already had the acoustic guitar on for "Drugs Don't Work" but bassist Simon Jones, clearly enjoying himself played a bit of the "Gravity Grave" bassline drawing anxious pleas from the audience. Ashcroft picked up on it saying how Simon wanted to play a "15 minute" version. He handed his acoustic back to the roadies and they were off into "Gravity Grave." Just the type of interplay that shows when a band is enjoying themselves. Excellent show all around, for the complete setlist go here.
This show featured a Verve with renewed energy, exploring choice album cuts while debuting two new songs. "Already There," a Storm in Heaven cut was on the menu as well as a spontaneous "Gravity Grave," from the Verve EP. For this one lead man extraordinaire Richard Ashcroft already had the acoustic guitar on for "Drugs Don't Work" but bassist Simon Jones, clearly enjoying himself played a bit of the "Gravity Grave" bassline drawing anxious pleas from the audience. Ashcroft picked up on it saying how Simon wanted to play a "15 minute" version. He handed his acoustic back to the roadies and they were off into "Gravity Grave." Just the type of interplay that shows when a band is enjoying themselves. Excellent show all around, for the complete setlist go here.
