The Verve

[Captain Obvious]

I always thought Symphony was written by the Stones..then I found out it is just the synthesizer loop which was used in another Stones song. I read that Ashcroft used it without permission and as a result had to pay royalties everytime the song had airtime and had to share writing credits with Jagger and Richards.  Apparently, he said that 'Its the best song Stones have written in 20 years'.

He might be right...if a song can capture so much in a few verses and express it with such depth through the singer's voice, this is it.

Also, Coldplay introduced Ashcroft onstage by saying something like "Here is the greatest song ever written, by the greatest singer in the world, Mr. Richard Ashcroft"

Ashcroft is quickly becoming one of my favorite singers...not only are his lyrics great, you can feel the tension, the pain and the fragility in his voice. Best of all, he can do it with nothing but a guitar...and probably doesn't even need that.

For those who don't know, Oasis wrote Cast No Shadow about Ashcroft.

[Ignatius]

I always thought Symphony was written by the Stones..then I found out it is just the synthesizer loop which was used in another Stones song.

What song is it?

I've always thought the song was "You can't always get what you want" but apperantly it's not.

[mrlee]

Can anyone answer my question lol, i searched through pages and pages to find this thread lmao.

[Captain Obvious]

What song is it?

"This samples an obscure orchestral version of "The Last Time," a 1965 song by the Rolling Stones. This was recorded before they got permission from the Stones to use the riff, so the Verve had to sign away most of the royalties from this in order to release it."

http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=1101

There's more stuff on there.

Can anyone answer my question lol, i searched through pages and pages to find this thread lmao.

I think they had a few breakups, the guitarist refused to join. After some convincig, they reunited but finally broke up for good when the guitarist left permanently.

http://www.vh1.com/artists/az/verve/bio.jhtml

[Kujo]

I got drawn to their music after hearing Ben Harper do a live cover of "The Drugs Dont Work" a great but depressing song.

[Ignatius]

I got drawn to their music after hearing Ben Harper do a live cover of "The Drugs Dont Work" a great but depressing song.

A Ben harper fan? Cool...that's an amazing cover by the way.

[CheapJon]

so they have reunited last year i think.. decided to check urban hymns out.. i've read some about it and bittersweet symphony and the drugs don't work are awesome songs

[GeraldFord]

New album is great! Check out some samples if you can.

[bazgnr]

The new album is pretty good.  The songs are all on the longer side, though, but its definitely worth checking out.