Born the youngest of ten children, raised in Southwest Detroit and a resident of Nashville since 2005, Jack White is one of the most prolific and renowned artists of the past fifteen years.

When the White Stripes started in 1997 no one, least of all Jack, ever expected that a red-and-white two-piece band would take hold in the mainstream world. With the release of 2001’s White Blood Cells the band was thrust on magazine covers and captivating audiences through worldwide touring. “Fell in Love With a Girl” served as the band’s breakthrough hit and its accompanying Michel Gondry Lego clip was chosen by Pitchfork Media as the #1 music video of the 2000’s.

The release of Elephant in 2003 not only cemented the band’s reputation as a force to be reckoned with, but it also offered the hit “Seven Nation Army” which has since become appropriated as a de facto stadium chant for many sports teams the world over.

In 2004 White teamed up with Loretta Lynn to produce and perform on her Van Lear Rose album, an effort that won Grammy’s for Best Country Album and Best Country collaboration with vocals for the single “Portland, Oregon.” To date White has won nine Grammys in seven different categories.

White formed a “new band of old friends” the Raconteurs in 2006 and their debut album Broken Boy Soldiers showed a markedly different side, most notably one where songwriting, vocal and guitar duties were shared. The success of their debut-single “Steady, As She Goes” proved that White’s previous accomplishments were no fluke.

To take it even further, in 2009 White took to his original instrument, the drums, and started the Dead Weather with members of the Kills, Queens of the Stone Age and the Greenhornes. Releasing two albums in two years and unleashing a dark, captivating live show upon curious audiences, the Dead Weather futher-cemented Jack White’s musical versatility and range.

Also in 2009, White opened the doors to his very own record label, Third Man Records, where he has produced over 120 records in less than three years. Spanning artists as varied as Jerry Lee Lewis, the Smoke Fairies, Wanda Jackson, Black Milk and Stephen Colbert, the label has quickly developed a reputation as a leader in the vinyl record industry.

In January 2012 White announced the upcoming release of his debut album Blunderbuss which will be accompanied by extensive touring across the world.

Genre: Shoegaze, Ethereal Rock, Dreampop, Psychedelic, Experimental, Indie Rock, Britpop, 
Welcome to this fan page for the verves music, aswell a gathering of a few uploads of rare early demos and live recordings found on the web its a place to record & piece together information about their influences and musical heritage to understand a broader picture of the deeper sounds they display beyound the obvious ones. 



Influences: Funkadelic, the meters, chic, Aphrodite's child,   Quicksilver messenger service,  Neu, Can, John Martyn, Cocteau Twins, David Axlerod, Electric Prunes, stone roses, mbv, Catherine Wheel, Slowdive, U2, Oasis, Massive attack, Radiohead, Smashing Pumpkins, Ride

Nick mentioned some Favourite guitarists on fb:  Vini Reily, Lindsay Buckingham AND Peter Green(!), the two guys from Dif Juz, Eddie Hazel, Jimi fucking Hendrix lol, Peter Laughner, Reg and Dave from the Chameleons, Hubert Sumlin...

Guitarist Nick McCabe's musical influences: (from old myspace profile 2007 b4 myspace deleted everyones old info)

Eddie Hazel, ambient Eno, Javanese gamelan, Terry Riley, Alvin Curran, John Martyn, Jason Sensation xxx,Can, Newcleus, Jerry Calliste Jr., Charles Stepney, Arthur Russell,Norman Whitfield, Harry Partch, Lou Harrison, Charles Ives, Morton Feldman, Miles Davis, Martin Hannet, The Chameleons, King Tubby, Keith Hudson, Philip Jeck, Dif Juz, Cocteau Twins, Pere Ubu, Bernard Parmegiani, Blind Idiot God, Roedelius / Cluster, Stooges, Section 25, Joy Division, New Order, Curtis Mayfield, Electric Prunes, David Axelrod, Gang Starr, early Mobb Deep, Robert Wyatt, Godspeed / A silver Mt Zion / Set Fire to Flames, Glenn Branca, Amon Duul II, Linda Perhacs, Ethiopiques (Ethiopian Funk compilations of late sixties to mid 70s heyday), Fela Kuti, Wire's '154', 80s Sonic Youth, Robert Fripp, Paul Dresher, ESP, ESG, A Certain Ratio, Street Sounds Electro 1-9, Kraftwerk, PiL's "Metal Box", The Byrds and all their offspring, Moby Grape, Skip Spence, Vashti Bunyan, Vaughan Williams, Debussy, Steve Reich, Arvo Part, Xenakis, Thomas Tallis, the Blue Nile, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Tom Verlaine, Love Unlimited Orchestra / Barry White, Live Skull, Durutti Column, Alice Coltrane, John Coltrane, Autechre, Arovane, Phonem, Photek, The Remote Viewer, BoC, Bola, TG, Derrick May, Juan Atkins, 97 jungle, John Lennon, George Harrison's "All Things Must Pass", Phil K Dick, Lao Tzu, Austin Osman Spare, Milan Kundera, Charlie Kaufman, Oliver Postgate, Pete Carrol, Bukowski,Rex Probe / Serge Tcherepnin, Rothko, Turner, Anish Kapoor, Sartre, Scotland, Isles of Scilly, forgotten England,, love, dreams, nature, empty spaces, fear, exhaustion, boredom, shit music, people who talk too much, bus journeys, bathtime.

 list of music i feel is perhaps Similar Bands/further listening/influenced by the verve: Exit Calm, The Autumns,

Down to earth, easy to work with music producer/engineer raised in Maryland. Prolific guitarist on a GRAMMY winning album. Reliable child of God with many chapters to my story.

Ballets is a new rock band from Albuquerque. We are Andy, Bon, James and Nathan. 

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