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Alone with Everybody |  | Artist: Richard Ashcroft
Label: Hut
Category: Music
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Rating:  42 reviews
Sales Rank: 7209
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
UPC: 724384949129
EAN: 0724384949129
ASIN: B00004TRE7
Release Date: June 26, 2000
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| Tracks:
| • | A Song For The Lovers | | • | I Get My Beat | | • | Brave New World | | • | New York | | • | You On My Mind In Sleep | | • | Crazy World | | • | On A Beach | | • | Money To Burn | | • | Slow Was My Heart | | • | C'Mon People (We're Making It Now) | | • | Everybody |
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Amazon.co.uk Review
Like so many before him, the Verve's ex-frontman Richard Ashcroft is destined to be the victim of his own success. That the Verve's final album, the universally applauded IUrban Hymns/I, with its down-tempo laments and thoughtful lyrics captured a space in time and was taken to a nation's hearts, makes it a tough act to follow, even for the man who was the creative force behind the Verve. And Richard Ashcroft's solo debut IAlone With Everybody/I doesn't really compare at all. The thoughtful country-tinged ballads "Brave New World" and "I Get My Beat"--strummed acoustics, melancholic strings and lyrics that run like a conversation with himself--confirm Ashcroft's ability to pen a captivating melody. Meanwhile, singles "A Song For The Lovers" and "Money To Burn"--positively up-beat by his standards--may not be as emotive or touch the same nerve as IUrban Hymns/I' "The Drugs Don't Work", "Lucky Man" or "Bitter Sweet Symphony", but they're still infectious. And the eerie atmosphere and raw edge of "New York" reassure that there's more to him than plodding, sentimental acoustic tunes. The Verve would never have pulled off an IUrban Hymns/I Volume II, which is why their leading light has been wise not to try to either. I--Dan Gennoe/I
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 A Genius-and still alive!!! September 2, 2001
12 out of 12 found this review helpful
Richard Ashcroft has hit the right note with his debut solo album 'Alone With Everybody.' It is a superb mix of melancholy, tranquille melodies and some riproaring tunes. The Verve split and i was gutted to say the least. Their music still lights up my day, but at least Richie is still going. A Song For Lovers was the perfect song to open his solo career with, not dissimilar to Bittersweet symphony with its orchestrial sound.The next two are great songs to chill out to. 'I get my beat' and 'Brave New World' clearly show Richie's new optimistic outlokk on life and show you into the rest of the album, as it becomes a bit more frantic with 'New York' with Richie back to his best droning out chooooning in New York. Superb. You on my mind in my sleep is gracious and clearly a message to his partner and baby. Then you get the sense that Ashcroft is back to his best with 'Crazy World' with perhaps the greatest lyrics ever Its burning on my brain loke a desert train locust, i find it hard to love i find it hard to focus WOW! The next song is a classic. On a Beach is slow, beautiful and uncaring. Money to burn is another single which is rash and hard without ever hitting the peaks you'd like it too. Slow was my heart is absolutely top draw. Beautiful, music to cry to. The lyrics are outstanding. C'mon People is my favourite, it sounds like Verve and it mirrors his on stage shout of C'mon! Then it finishes with Everybody which shows Richie's sypathetic and caring side, the lyrics carefully planned and just hit the right chord. This album is out of this world. Your life is shallow without it! Richard Ashcroft wil surely go down as one of the greatest songwiters and performers ever. He is chronically underrated. Can't wait foir the new material!
A real solo album May 25, 2001
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
Many people think that The Verve was Richard Ashcroft but to overlook Nick McCabes' contributions would be foolish. McCabes' sublime guitar work gave The Verves' work a powerful yet totally unique sound and so when listening to Alone With Everybody one must do so with no pre-conceived ideas about its sound. Alone With Everybody is Ashcrofts album, he plays most instruments on every song but with all due respect Richard is no genius like McCabe. The songs are now driven mostly by Ashcrofts voice, moving away from the powerful melodic guitar lines. The new arrangement works however, due probably to the heartfelt lyrics. This is an album through which Richard looks to a happy future with his wife and child, moving away from the darker earlier Verve work. The songs move from upbeat pop with A Song For The Lovers and C'mon People to beautiful ballads like You On My Mind In My Sleep and Slow Was My Heart. However the closing Everybody hints at his past melancholic epics but this time the sadness is laced with hope. Overall this is a new direction for Richard Ashcroft and it is a direction in which he should continue. The songs capture a new side to his music and I for one cannot wait for more solo works from the great man.
Richard Ashcroft, the man is a genius! October 17, 2002
6 out of 8 found this review helpful
i cannot get over how fantastic this album is! every song is just pure quality from start to finish! i was quite a big fan of the verve and was unsure what to expect when Mr Ashcroft went solo but can truthfully say this is one of the best albums i own! from the haunting open chord of song for the lovers, you just know this album is gonna be something pretty damn special! my personal faves are get my beat, you on my mind in my sleep and C'mon people we're making it now! but there's just so much beautiful music on this cd! slow was my heart is so full of emotion, it the perfect song to wallow in about lost love and brave new world is perhaps the strongest song musically on the album!bri just love this album to bits and encourage everyone to do their cd collection a favour and add this to it! its the kind of album that you just want to hide yourself away with and just listen to it on repeat forever! its so full of love and energy, its amazing! Mr Ashcroft, congratulations on this piece of perfection and i cant wait for ur new album and seeing you live! in the words of money to burn, im so glad i met you!
An Absolute Classic! June 29, 2000
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
Richard Ashcroft has once more proved himself to be one of the most inspirational and talented song writers of our generation. Richard's debut release was shrouded with eager anticipation as it is the follow up to arguably the finest album ever written the illustrious 'Urban Hymns'. After my first listen to the album I was, however, marginally disappointed as it was much less rocking than traditional verve (mainly due to the absence of the ex verve guitarist Nick McCabe. The album is certainly less immediate than the inspirational Urban Hymns but I assure you that after the fourth listen the album really comes alive. You find yourself becoming soothed by the melodic rhythms and emotive lyrics. Richard Ashcroft has clearly chosen to stray away from his Verve blueprint and experiment with a more country style sound. He pulls this off with remarkable results. Every song is finely crafted and very touching with numerous references to the love of his wife (most evident in you on my mind in my sleep). The album is filled with classics and a Brave New World is probably the finest song he has ever written. Every song on the album is excellent and in my opinion makes the album just as good as urban hymns. A CLASSIC. BUY IT!
Completely Amazing April 30, 2001
5 out of 8 found this review helpful
Urban Hymns was the Verve. This is Richard Ashcroft. Thats the difference and thats what makes this a fantastic album. No messing about it gets right in there and tickles yer soul. Powerful pumping tunes, haunting melodies and words that inspire. What an album!!!! Even better than the album?? Seeing the man live. Buy it, not because of Urban Hymns, but because this man is amazing.
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