Biography
The Verve group existed relatively long, interrupting activities with several decays. But he managed to gain popularity in the music industry and write down the legendary composition "Bitter Sweet Symphony".The history of creation and composition
The history of the creation of the team originates in 1989. Then young and charismatic student Richard Eshcroft gathered friends - the drummer Peter Salisbury and Basist Simon Jones, together with which Verve formed (originally without article). Later a guitarist Nick McCabe was added to them. Subsequently, the composition almost did not change.
The debut concert of novice musicians took place in a pub at the birthday of a friend. The attempt succeeded, and the guys continued to write music. Suitable sound they were looking for during the jam-sech. Later, the musicians tried themselves in a psychedelic genre. Also their songs belong to alternative rock, Shuegging, Dream-ass.
A year after the first concert, the participants began to cooperate with Hut Records. The first singles were awarded the leading position in the independent chart of Great Britain.
Music
Already in 1993, the musicians released the debut plate "Storm in Heaven", which John Geri sorted. The main single "Blue" entered the ranking of the 75 best songs of Great Britain, and Slide Away headed indie charts. In the summer of the same year, the record took the 27th place in the general British ranking. At this time, the Group has played concerts with the then little-known Oasis and on the heated of the smashing pumpkins.In the 1994th, the musicians held a conflict with the Verve jazz label, whose representatives demanded to change the name of the team, threatening legal proceedings. Then the participants decided to add an articture of Thes and soon released the collection "No Come Down". In his support, the performers performed at the American Lollapalooza Festival.
Remembering this event, the soloist joked that America almost killed them. The Ashcroft was hospitalized as a result of alcohol overdose, and Salisbury was arrested for a make-up in a hotel room.
The difficult period in the group's biography came after the release of the second album "A Northern Soul", the producer of which Owen Morris spoke. During studio records, the musicians experienced a strong mental tension associated with the discharge within the collective and drug use.
Despite the fact that all 3 singles hit the top 40 of the British Chart, and the album entered the best of the best, Richard Eshcroft decided to start the solo career. Later with The Verve, Nick McCabe said.
Soon the soloist changed his mind and decided to return. Participants had to urgently look for a new guitarist. At first, Bernard Batler was chosen to this role, but he left a few days later. The replacement was Simon Tong, with whom the performers wanted to work still during study in college.
1997 was marked by the release of the album "Urban Hymns" under the auspices of Chris Potter. To record the record, Richard Eshkroft has achieved the return of the former guitarist Nika McCaby. Therefore, a photo of all five performers worked on a record was used as the cover.
The leading composition "Bitter Sweet Symphony" has become a breakthrough for The Verve. She did not leave the second line of the British Chart for several weeks and brought the team success in other countries.
No less successful was the clip presented in several MTV nominations as the best video. Success overstated conflict with The Rolling Stones for the use of a musical fragment, as a result of which ABKCO MUSIC was sent to the melody.
The situation complicated the care of McCabe Nika, which led to the second collapse of the group. After 8 years, the team members reunited again in the initial composition, after which they went to the tour. In 2008, The Verve discography was replenished with the final album Forth, who was leading a leading place in the British Chart.
Collapse of the collective
Disagreements and conflicts between the participants of the group caused the final decay in 2009.
Now the former vocalist Richard Eshcroft is known as a solo performer. In 2019, the Rolling Stones representatives returned to him the rights to the song "Bitter Sweet Symphony".
Discography
- 1993 - A Storm in Heaven
- 1995 - A Northern Soul
- 1997 - Urban Hymns
- 2008 - Forth
Clips
- 1992 - "All In The Mind"
- 1992 - "She's a SuperStar"
- 1993 - "Blue"
- 1993 - "Slide Away"
- 1995 - "This Is Music"
- 1995 - "On Your Own"
- 1997 - "BITTER SWEET SYMPHONY"
- 1997 - "The Drugs Don't Work"
- 2008 - "LOVE IS Noise"
- 2008 - "Rather BE"