The films that Keen produced – and there are more than 70 in total, two of which, Rayday Film and The Cartoon Theatre Of Dr Gaz, will be shown in two concurrent exhibitions – are rare then in that, in their fast-paced saturation of image and sound, they retain much of their original political verve.
This time, on the all-original "Home Sweet Mobile Home" (Verve, Sept. 28), she explores international musical styles.
It had originality and verve in spades.
Larry Kert's original Tony had more verve.
Ultimately, The Verve's original songwriting was credited to Mick Jagger and Keith Richards (of the Rolling Stones), as well as Verve vocalist Richard Ashcroft, and the band received no royalties for sales of the single.
If necessary, he has the clout to shout louder than anyone else to ensure that Episode VII retains the vim and verve of the original trilogy.
It's not an original observation to compare the Verve to the Doors, but let's roll with it: both were potentially good-to-great bands who were fatally tethered to earth by a lead singer with an ego the size of Madagascar and a shaman complex.
Original ideas, expressed with intelligence and verve, can capture the soul of a new work, put it in context and help your readers see art from new angles.
His dozens of books and hundreds of articles are filled with both good sense and original ideas, but they have no verve.
These aren't bootlegs; the CDs were mastered from the original tapes, which were produced by Norman Granz, Verve's founder and Fitzgerald's longtime manager.
