Album of the week - Richard Ashcroft (Alone with Everybody)

[BlueHammer85]

Alone with Everybody is the first solo album by English singer-songwriter Richard Ashcroft, released via Hut Records in June 2000 . The songs "A Song for the Lovers", "C'mon People (We're Making It Now)" and "New York" were initially recorded with the Verve for their 1997 album Urban Hymns, but were never released.


1. A Song for the Lovers
2. I Get My Beat
3. Brave New World
4. New York
5. You On My Mind in My Sleep
6. Crazy World
7. On a Beach
8. Money to Burn
9. Slow Was My Heart
10. C'mon People (We're Making It Now)
11. Everybody


Review 219

Superb debut album from Ashcroft as a solo artist - whilst it has a feel to 'Urban Hymns' you can still feel he is liberated here as an artist, a mellow mix of country, blues and soul with orchestral strings, vocally and lyrically on point as always, 'Brave New World' and 'New York' are good upbeat tracks - the opener and biggest hit 'A Song for the Lovers' really stands out from the rest - whilst nothing ground breaking it's a good solid indie rock album from in my opinion one of the greatest British song writer's of all time.

7.2/10

 

[MCC]

Some decent tunes on there particularly 1,2,5 and 10. I get my beat live is outstanding.

 

[manimanc]

Love Richard Ashcroft, got all his solo stuff, track 5, 6 and 8 are standout tracks for me.
Great singer/songwriter and mad as a box of frogs.

 

[Mike Brock]

Great album

 

[Banned Tosspot]

7.5 for me.

Downhill after this.

 

[BimboBob]

7.5 for me.

Downhill after this.

I am agreeing with you.

 

[manimanc]

Downhill after this? These People, Keys to the World and Natural Rebel are fantastic albums.

 

[Banned Tosspot]

Downhill after this? These People, Keys to the World and Natural Rebel are fantastic albums.

They are just ok but bland.

Are any better than the debut?

 

[manimanc]

They are just ok but bland.

Are any better than the debut?

I'd say these people is better than the debut.

 

[Trevor Morley's Tache]

Not listened to this one for a while.

I've recently resurrected my DIY headphone amp (if anyone is interested, spec below), so I'll give this album another listen later.

Headphone amp
Class-A
MOSFET Driver (IRF513)
LM317 regulated in a constant current source configuration
13.8v modified CB radio power supply
50 Ohm output impedance to match the headphones
ALPS Blue 50K Ohm dual log pot with a 47k Ohm shunt resistors on the input
Sennheiser HD515's