The Verve (pre-Bittersweet)
I've been finding that most people I've talked to about the Verve, or frontman Richard Ashcroft's solo efforts, haven't heard the early material - i.e. pre-"Urban Hymns," which features their most popular and least profitable song "Bittersweet Symphony." Thank the Stones for that last bit, due to a copyright disagreement over a particular sample. Anyway, …