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Bitter Sweet Symphony by The Verve

Artist Biography For The Verve

The Verve originally Verve Was An English Alternative Rock Band. The Band Was Formed In 1989 At Winstanley College Wigan Greater Manchester England By Vocalist Richard Ashcroft Guitarist Nick McCabe Bassist Simon Jones And Drummer Peter Salisbury. Simon Tong Later Became A Member. The Band Originally Split In 1995 But Reunited In 1996 To Great Commercial Success. They Split Once More In April 1999. The Band Reunited Once More In June Of 2007 But This Reunion Was Short Lived Despite The Release Of The Album Forth In 2008 And The Band Split Again In August 2009. Beginning With A Psychedelic Sound Indebted To Space Rock And Shoegazer Music By The Mid-1990s The Band Had Released Several EPs And Two Acclaimed Records. They Also Endured Name And Lineup Changes Breakups Health Problems Drug Abuse And Various Lawsuits. The Band's Commercial Breakthrough Was Urban Hymns And Its Single Bitter Sweet Symphony Which Became A Massive Worldwide Hit. Soon After This Commercial Peak The Band Quit Amid Creative Struggles Within And Ashcroft Went Onto A Successful Solo Career. Tong Briefly Joined Blur As A Replacement For Graham Coxon. It Is Rumored That Simon Jones Did A Studio Album With Ari Pap Of The Floor Monks Called 'Aint Nothing To It' And Was Never Released Because They Both Had Bigger Projects Going On At The Time. Close Family And Friends Assure Us Its A Fabulous Indie/rock/alternate Album And They Really Wish It Would Have Been Released. The Verve Were Chosen To Close The 2008 Glastonbury Festival Which They Did With A Set Based On The Classic 1997 Album 'Urban Hymns'. Discography A Storm In Heaven • 21 June 1993 • #27 UK A Northern Soul • 3 July 1995 • #13 UK Urban Hymns • 29 September 1997 • #1 UK #23 US Forth • 25 August 2008 • #1 UK #23 US Read More On Last.Fm. User-Contributed Text Is Available Under The Creative Commons By-SA License Additional Terms May Apply.

Frogtoon Music - Song Info: Bitter Sweet Symphony

According To The Bitter Sweet Symphony Songfacts The Lyrics Are A Somber Look At The Ennui Of Everyday Life "You're A Slave To Money Then You Die." "Bitter Sweet Symphony" 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. In 2019 The Rolling Stones Signed Over All Their Publishing Rights Concerning Bitter Sweet Symphony To The Verve.

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