The Verve Reunite

[Shep]

Very exciting news! One of my favorite alt rock bands of the 90s. Hope they eventually tour the US.

From nme.com

The Verve reunite for tour
Richard Ashcroft and co write new songs
26.Jun.07 11:32am
The Verve are set to reunite for a winter tour.

The original band of Richard Ashcroft, Nick McCabe,Simon Jones and Pete Sailsbury have got together for the first time in almost a decade.

In a statement, the band have announced they were: "Getting back together for the joy of the music."

It is believed they will take a summer break and then return to the studio to complete their next album.

The band broke up in 1999, with the tumultuous relationship between Ashcroft and McCabe being well documented with the two exiting the band repeatedly since they began in 1993.

The band are set to play:

Glasgow Academy (November 2,3)
Blackpool Empress Ballroom (5,6)
London Roundhouse (8,9)

[Blurryeye]

Cool, it was such a shame they broke up just when they hit it big. They had a lot of promise. Hopefully the magic is still there.

[Shep]

blurryeye said:

Cool, it was such a shame they broke up just when they hit it big. They had a lot of promise. Hopefully the magic is still there.

I hope so, too. I enjoyed Richard Ashcroft's solo work, but a lot of his songs needed some tightening/structure which I hope is what Nick McCabe will bring back.

[mystyfan]

Ok..a few questions...

Is the band that was sued for that sampling of the Rolling Stones song?

also...Is this the band I always confuse with Oasis? lol

heh...sorry if the last question came off as an insult to Verve fans.

[Shep]

mystyfan said:

Ok..a few questions...

Is the band that was sued for that sampling of the Rolling Stones song?

also...Is this the band I always confuse with Oasis? lol

heh...sorry if the last question came off as an insult to Verve fans.

Yes. The band was sued by the Stones for using the instrumental on "Bittersweet Symphony" without permission. And rightly so.

Oasis usually just steal from the Beatles. LOL