The Verve

Badlittlekitten · 11-01-2010, 02:42 PM

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Originally Posted by clutnuckle

Alright, so I'll be the first to admit that I have VERY little experience with this band. In fact, I'm sort of on my first listen through their first album right now, an that's sort of all I've got. I'm about... 5 or 6 songs in.

This is mind-blowing shoegaze, unbelievably textured, with copious amounts of reverb and atmosphere, just the way I love my shoegaze. A bit heavier than the shoegaze I've been used to, but I surprisingly like it. Every track on here has been gold so far, but I'll give this as a taste:

That's the only album they done like that unfortunately. With the exception of 'Bitter Sweet Symphony' there other stuff is pretty bland by the numbers dadrock.

I recommend the NO Come Down collection of early rarities and Verve Ep. Both are full of the echo drenched, swampy Jazz rock of the debut. Clearly, the drugs did work for them at this time, and the were better for it.