11 Best Songs by The Verve
April 24, 2023
The Verve are band both blessed and cursed. They will forever be associated with one song, “Bittersweet Symphony,” although they have many others. They will be known for their break-ups but, for a time, formed a great live unit.
And they’ll be viewed as…
Chris Martin and Coldplay have sold millions of records and play to stadium audiences worldwide. But don’t say their names in polite company.
The mere mention of Chris Martin seems to illicit violent tendencies in otherwise peace-loving musicians and makes even the…
The story of Oasis' Live Forever
January 19, 2022
Oasis managed to do with Live Forever in the U.K. what Nirvana’s Smells like teen spirit had done for Nirvana earlier in the decade. It changed the musical landscape overnight. And, they only needed some angsty lyrics and a couple of burrowed guitar riffs to it too.
The Story of Pulp's Common People
January 18, 2022
Pulp’s Common People was an unlikely Brit-Pop anthem delivered from an unlikely source. The Jarvis Cocker fronted had released several critically-acclaimed records. But, they had to wait until 1995 for Common People to strike a chord with Britain’s working…