Simon Jones (born Simon Robin David Jones, 29 July 1972, Liverpool) is an English bass player. He played bass and provided occasional backing vocals for the English band, The Verve.
He is married to Myra and has two sons - Jude and Jonah Jones.
Most of the rhythm aspects of the Verve's albums, particularly the renowned track "Bitter Sweet Symphony" were based around the complex songwriting of the band, supported by the solid rhythm tracks created...
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Simon Jones (born Simon Robin David Jones, 29 July 1972, Liverpool) is an English bass player. He played bass and provided occasional backing vocals for the English band, The Verve.
He is married to Myra and has two sons - Jude and Jonah Jones.
Most of the rhythm aspects of the Verve's albums, particularly the renowned track "Bitter Sweet Symphony" were based around the complex songwriting of the band, supported by the solid rhythm tracks created by Jones, often in the studio on a metallic Red Aria Pro II RBS bass, ultimately played live on his Fender Jazz bass guitar. The Aria has always played a significant part in the creation of The Verve's songs. Some of his most distinctive and effective bass lines can be heard at the beginning of songs like A Storm in Heaven's 'Slide Away' and A Northern Soul's Life's An Ocean.
Away from the musical side of The Verve, Jones is the only other band member other than the band's main mouthpiece, lead singer Richard Ashcroft, who tends to speak...
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