Wow!!I've seen Richard Ashcroft twice this past year and nothing prepared me for The Verve. He was an entirely different character fronting his boys! The cheeky, tripped out, Brit shaman was definitely in the house! "We've got two songs left. One a classic, and one a future classic." That kind of ego seemed warranted at the time and was much preferred to his whinier solo persona. "Oh woe is me, I'm just playing in front of a thousand people here at Webster Hall. But I'm a huge rock star, you must believe me!" That is a bit paraphrased, but you get the idea.The Wamu Theater is tucked underneath MSG and it kind of feels like you are literally in the ass hole of the Garden, which isn't a good feeling!; especially if the band sounds as huge as the Verve do and should be playing the Garden proper! Perhaps next time. Though after hearing some of the dancier new tunes, I think this album is going to be a bit more European friendly.They opened with A New Decade off of A Northern Soul, which was the perfect hard rock rave up. Lucky Man and The Drugs Don't Work were my faves off of Urban Hymns.Their washed out reverb/delay combo created a sound built for a stadium and the light show was pretty powerful as well.Off to Feist, as the party continues!
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