I'm way into this whole "bands giving away their music for free" thing. Today you can add The Verve to that list because they released a new jam via the NME.com titled "The Thaw Sessions", which is prolly a reference to 'Deep Freeze' (that was a bonus track on their last album 'Urban Hymns'). It's a little over 14 minutes long, which is why I called it a "jam", and sounds more like the first two records than it does their last one.... which is fuckin' the right direction for these blokes if you ask me. Can't wait to hear more. Get into it! The word on the street is we'll see these dudes live at Coachella in 2008. Now if they could only lock down Oasis for that gig as well...
Fucking perfect.
Posted by: Jackson Edge | Monday, October 22, 2007 at 02:48 PM
i'm a huge fan of verve. and i can't believe you're not calling this out as the huge pile of weak jazz/fusion meets richard trying to croon lovingly bullshit fucking crap that it is. they're old men who's lost the fuckin egde. sad really....
Posted by: chris | Tuesday, October 23, 2007 at 10:19 AM
these guys havent lost anything - leagues better than all of the shit I hear out there at the moment - its raw, rolling and epic like Stormy Clouds Reprise. Its a return to form if you ask me.
Posted by: Neil Huxley | Tuesday, October 23, 2007 at 11:21 PM
hey neil. you think this shit is anywhere near the heights of a storm in heaven or a northen soul sessions... you're holding on too tight. 9 years wait for a weak jam session. let's be honest. this is spinal tap mark 2.
Posted by: god | Wednesday, October 24, 2007 at 10:21 AM
ITS A DEMO DUDE! EVER HEARD A DEMO? DORK! This shit is killer for what it is... again, ITS A DEMO! NERD!
Posted by: Travis Keller | Wednesday, October 24, 2007 at 10:24 AM
It's improv too. They are just rockin' this shit out off the cuff. Supposedly picking up their fucking instruments after all of this time and hitting record and lettiing you in to hear it. I'm probably more psyched on this than anything musicwise at the moment. Personally, I think we all should be shitting ourselves with anticipation.
Posted by: Jackson Edge | Wednesday, October 24, 2007 at 04:01 PM
i just had mexican food from a truck in east LA. when i shit, i'm going to name it ricardo ashcroft, the raw session.
Posted by: ted | Thursday, October 25, 2007 at 01:49 AM
im pretty pumped on this right now
Posted by: fandy | Saturday, October 27, 2007 at 08:58 AM
strange how you fuckin critique a band just getting back together? what band are you in fucking twerp? lets hear your demo! you must live with your mother and have a small dick.
Posted by: tim | Sunday, October 28, 2007 at 09:35 AM
must live at home with his mother who has a huge dick?
Posted by: fandy | Sunday, October 28, 2007 at 10:50 AM
this shit is probably radder when you are tripping your tits off. i'm voting for "this is still better than most of the other shite thats out today". im totally chuffed that they got back together. too bad they wont play here cept at that big festival and i dont do fucking festivals man. i do chics and weed and thats it.
Posted by: Mani from the stone roses | Wednesday, October 31, 2007 at 01:55 PM