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The Verve — Blue
Album: A Storm in Heaven
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6.8

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Released: 1993
Length: 3:18
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There you were on the floor, cut up
And all alone, I'll help you
Conceived in a chrome dream, I was a crease
In the shirt that this world wears
Till I met Blue, I was in obscurity, he said
Loosen up, who do you wanna be?
We could steal a car and listen to the stars
I can see you've choked on them too
Had enough of late night films
Just enough for an hour or two
Oh, Blue, show me something new
Hey, Blue, show me something new

Blue, I've got a question every time I hold you
Yeah, Blue, I've got a question every time I swallow you, it's true

Spike danced for 10 days long
We were just heading for the sun
You shot him down, there's blood on my face
His heart's in the right place
What they gonna do to you?
What they gonna do?

Blue, don't forget the word, I warned you
Oh, Blue, don't let them push you, don't let them destroy you
Meanwhile, I'm searching with my brain blown eyes
See the world through my dirty, lonely, mixed up mind
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 aspicer wrote:

YEEESSSS!!!  Finally some classic Verve! Such an incredible band that really didn't get the limelight they deserved. I highly recommend this album in particular for anyone curious about going deeper....  They do have MANY amazing songs beyond Bittersweet Symphony.



100% agree. 

fantastic album. i love them all. richard at his best.
Posted 9 months ago by lily34    [ Reply ]
 Cynaera wrote:
{#Dancingbanana}This is a REALLY great song for the kind of day I'm having - the sun's shining, I just paid my credit card bill for the month, harvested a bag of catnip for the local no-kill shelter's bake sale tomorrow, and I'm about to paint my fingernails and toenails a lovely coppery-pink color and then have a cup of coffee with a splash of Captain Morgan's spiced rum.  Life is goooooood.{#Sunny}

 

Great tune!  
Posted 11 years ago by hayduke2    [ Reply ]
This is a really consistent album and this song is a good sample of what you will get with the rest of the album.  Good, driving rock.  A little intensity; a little urgency, lots of droney guitars and passionate vocals.
Posted 12 years ago by billybob123    [ Reply ]
YEEESSSS!!!  Finally some classic Verve! Such an incredible band that really didn't get the limelight they deserved. I highly recommend this album in particular for anyone curious about going deeper....  They do have MANY amazing songs beyond Bittersweet Symphony.
Posted 12 years ago by aspicer    [ Reply ]
love.
Posted 12 years ago by lily34    [ Reply ]
Please, please! more songs from A Storm in Heaven or the Verve EP and never make us listen to Bittersweet Symphony again!
Posted 12 years ago by LeeScoresby    [ Reply ]
...this is good - why'd they have to do bittersweet symphony?..
Posted 12 years ago by mandolin    [ Reply ]
Bad A$$
Posted 12 years ago by shellbella    [ Reply ]
10. Enough said.
Posted 12 years ago by le_colonel    [ Reply ]
 tapatia1072 wrote:
I really, really, REALLY wish The Verve would tour the U.S.
 
same
Posted 13 years ago by lily34    [ Reply ]
{#Dancingbanana}This is a REALLY great song for the kind of day I'm having - the sun's shining, I just paid my credit card bill for the month, harvested a bag of catnip for the local no-kill shelter's bake sale tomorrow, and I'm about to paint my fingernails and toenails a lovely coppery-pink color and then have a cup of coffee with a splash of Captain Morgan's spiced rum.  Life is goooooood.{#Sunny}
Posted 14 years ago by Cynaera    [ Reply ]
I really, really, REALLY wish The Verve would tour the U.S.
Posted 14 years ago by tapatia1072    [ Reply ]
Oh blue, show me something new

{#Smile}
Posted 14 years ago by Wittgenstein    [ Reply ]
YEAH!  Great way to kick off a sunny Friday!  Woo Hoo, VERVE!!!
Posted 15 years ago by iscoot4peace    [ Reply ]
Need more Verve!
Posted 15 years ago by firefly6    [ Reply ]
Yes!  Glad to hear Verve on RP!  I second the request for more tunes from A Storm in Heaven, say, "The Sun, the Sea" or "Butterfly"

Posted 15 years ago by noky    [ Reply ]
great groove ! i like the sounds in the background.....
Posted 15 years ago by bobcat1963    [ Reply ]
more verve, please.
Posted 15 years ago by lily34    [ Reply ]
 rickhoran wrote:
more verve please, while a good song there is much better by them. anything from NORTHERN SOUL or A STORM IN HEAVEN.
 
Thanks rickhoran, I agree, more Verve would be appreciated RP.


Posted 15 years ago by Moormann    [ Reply ]
This track has a lot of similarities with the group "Wig". I have what I think is the one and only Wig promotional CD ... wall of guitar sort of sound. Like it.
Posted 16 years ago by Misterfixit    [ Reply ]
more verve please, while a good song there is much better by them. anything from NORTHERN SOUL or A STORM IN HEAVEN.
Posted 16 years ago by rickhoran    [ Reply ]
Wizzuvv_oz wrote:
I tried to upload another song from this outstanding album and it got canned immediately. I'll try another one....
What's with that immediate canning?
Posted 16 years ago by Krow_Pie    [ Reply ]
Roverfish wrote:
Love that wall of guitar sound. Quite likeable.
I tried to upload another song from this outstanding album and it got canned immediately. I'll try another one....
Posted 16 years ago by Wizzuvvoz    [ Reply ]
okobojicat wrote:
Obviously he wasn't even trying yet. Just learning how to be a troll at this point.
TIT - Troll In Training ? Love that wall of guitar sound. Quite likeable.
Posted 17 years ago by Roverfish    [ Reply ]
Hell of a set here, Bill-san! Old Bob Welch FM, Smithereens, and The Verve...and heard some groovy Robbie R a bit ago...cranking the jams, ain'tcha?! Keep it up!
Posted 17 years ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
Jaaaaa!!!! Dirty guitars, forcing voice. That's the way I like my rock. Will rate this an 8.....or a 9....?
Posted 17 years ago by prickelpit96    [ Reply ]
Thank you RP. Check that mad guitar playing fury!
Posted 17 years ago by SpeckDog    [ Reply ]
Front to back a most excellent album, IMO.
Posted 17 years ago by Wizzuvvoz    [ Reply ]
Juicy.
Posted 17 years ago by lmic    [ Reply ]
Very cool, airy and imaginative. I definitely want to check out more from this album. Once again, an infinite number of thank you's to RP for turning me on to yet another cool tune!
Posted 17 years ago by Ja300Mes    [ Reply ]
Classic Verve, before that pesky "The" got in the way. Love it. This album is chock-full of great shoe-gazing rock. So interesting to see the band evolve from this to the Oasis-lite "A Northern Soul" (complete with Liam clapping on the History track) to Bittersweet Symphony.
Posted 17 years ago by Jamunca    [ Reply ]
erm... Was it the encode or was that quite possibly the worse produced worse sounding Verve track ever? There was a strange shuffle sound that kept comming in and drowning out all the other sound. Everything just merged into noise. I could hear there was some sound in there trying to come through but the production was such a mess nothing came through properly.
Posted 17 years ago by NutsyUK    [ Reply ]
beautifully arranged, melodic noise
Posted 17 years ago by sixxstrings    [ Reply ]
physicsgenius wrote:
An absolute mess with no discernable features--not even a beat!
Obviously he wasn't even trying yet. Just learning how to be a troll at this point.
Posted 17 years ago by okobojicat    [ Reply ]
sweet
Posted 18 years ago by crowhog2000    [ Reply ]
This rocks pretty damn hard! Never would have heard of these guys if not for RP... THANKS!
Posted 18 years ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
al9009 wrote:
Richard Ashcroft is a genuis! Wonderful.
And, in this case certainly not to forget even more so is Nick McCabe - the guitarist.
Posted 18 years ago by twangoosen    [ Reply ]
saturnine wrote:
:nodhead: .. oh yes ..If I was forced to choose a "favorite band" it would be The Verve. Hope someday we'll see them together again.
is that likely? I would love it...but their breakup seemed pretty final.
Posted 18 years ago by Angloray    [ Reply ]
A Cavern of Sound! Love it!
Posted 18 years ago by Mari    [ Reply ]
Back to back groovy album art (last song was Smithereens Blood & Roses). Gotta appreciate all the ways that RP is better than radio...
Posted 18 years ago by Ando    [ Reply ]
Richard Ashcroft is a genuis! Wonderful.
Posted 18 years ago by al9009    [ Reply ]
Heh. Teh forum doesn't allow one to throw teh brackets.
Posted 19 years ago by pedro    [ Reply ]
Yep, this is .
Posted 19 years ago by pedro    [ Reply ]
:nodhead: .. oh yes ..If I was forced to choose a "favorite band" it would be The Verve. Hope someday we'll see them together again.
Posted 19 years ago by saturnine    [ Reply ]
i love this album... nothing like the newer stuff like bittersweet symphony etc.
Posted 19 years ago by daveesh    [ Reply ]
Not my favourite Verve track, but it's still a tasty tidbit. L
Posted 19 years ago by Ladan    [ Reply ]
An absolute mess with no discernable features--not even a beat!
Posted 19 years ago by physicsgenius    [ Reply ]
still sounds great
Posted 19 years ago by pedro    [ Reply ]
put me down for early verve! this album is classic.
Posted 19 years ago by darthblav    [ Reply ]
IMHO Verve's early stuff is the best. Check out the rest of this album; it's chilled, semi-psychodelic rock throughout, great stuff.
Posted 19 years ago by Hob    [ Reply ]
pedro wrote:
what do you mean, "IMMATURE?" This is their best stuff!
Oh, grow up!
Posted 19 years ago by phineas    [ Reply ]
what do you mean, "IMMATURE?" This is their best stuff!
Posted 19 years ago by pedro    [ Reply ]
Bit angst-ridden for me - and maybe just a bit immature. I prefer their later stuff...
Posted 19 years ago by Akaiila    [ Reply ]
what a great band. I'm wondering if I should get any of Ashcroft's solo stuff
Posted 19 years ago by stickittotheman    [ Reply ]
This has a very Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Stone Roses, Soundtrack of our Lives feel to it... That's a very good thing.
Posted 19 years ago by bobringer    [ Reply ]
OOO i love the verve. great song, but there are better in their library.
Posted 20 years ago by lily34    [ Reply ]
My obligatory guitar guy is rockin! Yeah!!!
Posted 20 years ago by fusionmuze    [ Reply ]