The Verve Are Back!
The Verve recently unleashed a tight, focused show to the faithful who braved the cold, wet night to see them. Psychedelic guitar genius Nick Mccabe, reluctant to tour for many years is back, working to attain the rock god status this band had for so long deserved. And it's true that the more people see the Verve live they more their awesomeness can spread.
With renewed energy the band explored choice album cuts while debuting two new songs. "Already There," a Storm in Heaven cut sounded lovely as well as a spontaneous "Gravity Grave," from the Verve EP. 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 the song. Just the type of interplay that shows when a band is enjoying themselves. The complete setlist is here.
With renewed energy the band explored choice album cuts while debuting two new songs. "Already There," a Storm in Heaven cut sounded lovely as well as a spontaneous "Gravity Grave," from the Verve EP. 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 the song. Just the type of interplay that shows when a band is enjoying themselves. The complete setlist is here.
