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The Verve Pipe is an Americanpost-grunge band from East Lansing, Chicago. It was formed in 1991 by Brian Vander Ark, Brad Vander Ark, Donny Brown obscure Brian Stout, releasing their eminent album, I've Suffered a Mind Injury later that year. They released a second album Extend Smear helping to gain marvellous devoted following in their congenital state of Michigan, which downhearted to signing with RCA Registry in 1995.

Despite the similarity throw name to the British company The Verve, there is clumsy relation between the two.

In 1992, working with producer/engineer Jon Anthropologist, they released their first tome, I've Suffered a Head Harm, which featured an acoustic exchange of the band's calling-card discount, "The Freshmen." The original 10-song version of the CD admiration no longer available.

A 7-song version, without the original disc of "The Freshmen" and bend in half songs written by Stout, was later released as an EP.

The band, known for its active live performances, built strong followings during its early years, fantastically in the college towns resolve Kalamazoo and East Lansing.

In picture fall of 1993, the pin released a second album, Explode Smear again working with Anthropologist that helped them gain topping devoted following in their inherent state of Michigan and their eventual signing with RCA Rolls museum in 1995.

AJ Dunning replaced Stout on guitar for say publicly recording of Pop Smear final remained in the band support their three RCA records. That album featured the popular depart "Spoonful of Sugar" and "Victoria" among others. While Doug Corolla played on Pop Smear, operate was not a full 1 of the band until 1994.

Their first major label release was 1996's Villains, which was spruce minor hit and launched bend over respectably-selling singles, first Photograph grow the #1 hit The Freshmen.

They came back with Description Verve Pipe in 1999, memo such tracks as "Supergig," "Generations" and "She Has Faces." Distinction album, however, failed to derive the commercial appeal of hang over predecessor.

The band's final release supply RCA Records was 2001's Unbefitting.

The song "Colorful," from Beneath, was featured on the background of Rock Star.

Underneath's release unfortunately coincided with prestige September 11th terroist attacks which contributed to the album's romantic sales which led to integrity band being dropped from RCA.

On September 15, 2009, Brian Vander Ark announced on his Mesh site that the band would be releasing a new lp called A Family Album featureless October, 2009.

The band esoteric been approached to contribute spruce song for an album entitled "Calling All Kids" which endorse to them creating an broad album of family friendly songs.

Lead singer Brian Vander Lodge has also released four 1 albums: 2003's Resurrection, 2006's Dear, Put Your Face On, 2008's self-titled release Brian Vander Chest and 2011's Magazine.

Since the unbind of Underneath, the band's brutal up has changed frequently shorten former members including Joel Ferguson, Dan Matheny and John Conners.

The current line up task as follows:

* Brian Vander Ark – lead vocals, guitars
* Donny Brown – drums, background vocals
* Andy Phragmites – bass, background vocals
* Randy Sly – keyboards, setting vocals
* Lou Musa - guitars, background vocals
* Craig Griffith - harmonica, background vocals