The Verve
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whats the new album like?
ive heard a couple of songs briefly in the car on the radio
must admit - not that impressed and doesnt seem much of a patch on the likes of their early stuff.got a funny story about "the drugs dont work"
when i was in a band years ago, the singer and guitarist were massssive verve fans (our stuff was kinda like a cross between the verve and the stones sound). they had got a bootleg tape from a gig that had the drugs dont work on it. they worked out the chords and it became a song we'd play occasionally at gigs. i loved it as a song - and as far as i knew all that time; the singer and guitarist had written it ( i didnt know it was a verve cover ).
Then about a year later, Urban Hymns came out. I got it the day before release - a very excited bunny! got home, gave it a listen and my jaw hit the ground! "theyve stolen our song!"
I phoned the guitarist and was like "theyve stolen our song!"
- "nahhhh! i thought you knew that was a cover!"- not much like their early stuff at all. it's a move in a different direction IMO it's so-so.Gucci