VERVE

This EP, which was released just prior to the Verve's debut album A STORM IN HEAVEN, combines five tracks from band's first three UK singles, "All In The Mind," "She's a Superstar," and "Gravity Grave." Over the course of these singles, the band charted a course that explored the territory between spacey neo-psychedelia and full-on, searing rock and roll--often, as with the muscular ebb and flow of "She's a Superstar," within the same song.
"Gravity Grave" uses Simon Jones' bass guitar as a skeletal framework, fleshed out with a whirlwind of guitar. The rather sedate "A Man Called Sun" proves that finding a good groove doesn't require a lot of volume. "Endless Life" slowly encircles the listener with ever-expanding concentric waves, while the nearly 11-minute long "Feel" features a laconic rhythm pattern against which McCabe's guitar shimmers as delicately as an ultra slow-motion explosion of splintering glass. Though the original UK single versions of "Gravity Grave" and "She's a Superstar" are substantially longer, THE VERVE EP is a fabulous introduction to a band that truly understands the value of a barbed and sinewy hook.

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