The Verve | Madison Square Garden Theater, NYC | 4.29.2008

posted by Elles on April 30th, 2008 in Live, My Bloody Valentine, The Verve

A long list of influential bands have been reuniting for tours and festivals over the last couple years. There are two bands rejoining this year which changed my life only the way music can: THE VERVE and MY BLOODY VALENTINE. Last night, Richard Ashcroft, Nick McCabe, Simon Jones and Pete Salisbury took the stage as The Verve for the second time in two nights at the Madison Square Garden Theatre in NYC. I heard and read online they sounded fantastic at Coachella this past weekend and every word-of-mouth bit or rumor was absolutely true. Richard’s voice is still incredible; Nick’s guitar craft is like none other I’ve ever heard and the grooves Simon and Pete create round out a perfect recipe for blissed-out Brit rock.

A majority of the songs performed were taken from A Northern Soul and of course Urban Hymns. Being a longtime uber-fan, I was so excited to hear a couple deep cuts including “Almost There” from A Storm in Heaven and “Man Called Sun” from the band’s self-titled EP. Hearing these songs brought me back to a wonderful place and time in my life the way great music should. The band also debuted two new songs which will be included on their forthcoming album (no set date, title or label yet).

The Verve were so strong live, proved their songs are timeless and showed off just how good their wall-of-sound jams can match up to any of today’s post-shoegazer outfits. Thank you for making my year.

It started here…
“Blue” from A Storm In Heaven