The Verve Pipe have not aged well. Probably why they haven't made a new album since 2001. They had their one hit song (yeah, that one), but to my thirteen year old mind, their other song Villains was much more interesting. So, while I was listening to Nine Inch Nails and Skinny Puppy, I was also listening to The Verve Pipe, quite possibly the kings of generic sounding post-grunge pop rock songwriting.

They still reign, is what I am trying to say, and sometimes they're awkward to listen to. They're clearly a product of their time, a band with one big hit who tried to make it big over and over again, but perhaps that isn't the fault of the late 90's. Brian Vander Ark, singer & songwriter, has released three solo albums since 2001. I was a fan of the first one, which largely contained the same style of songs seen in The Verve Pipe. (The other two I have not listened to because my days as a hardcore Verve Pipe fan has past.) Maybe this is just who they are? And who can blame them?

Now that I've written all this, I'm a little unhappy. It's caused me to assess and rediscover my love of The Verve Pipe and now all I want to do is go back through their albums and listen all over again. Lame! Running a website is dumb.

P.S. This song is good.