a few words Posted March 8, 2006 Share Posted March 8, 2006 x&y is better' date='but Richard Ashcroft sings better 9 years ago with The Verve,but he is the legend![/quote'] LIVING LEGEND Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
square_1 Posted March 8, 2006 Share Posted March 8, 2006 Amazing album :shoked: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Sarah* Posted March 13, 2006 Share Posted March 13, 2006 I've just ordered tickets, gonna see him live on may 30th in hamburg! *wohoo* :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ceckers Posted March 14, 2006 Share Posted March 14, 2006 Going to see Ashcroft in May!!! woo!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plug_in_coldplaying Posted March 14, 2006 Share Posted March 14, 2006 he is amazing singer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lera Posted March 16, 2006 Share Posted March 16, 2006 I've grown on Verve's songs,haha,I liiiiike Rich. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busybeeburns Posted March 17, 2006 Share Posted March 17, 2006 Rising from the Ashcroft Peruse any British music magazine which has recently profiled Richard Ashcroft and chances are one of three descriptions — egomaniac, self-absorbed and superior to others — will surface. Quite surprising, considering he opened his conversation to Metro with an amiable, “Hello. How’s the weather over there?” and maintained a gentlemanly tone throughout. This is the same Richard Ashcroft who reputedly once compared his artistry to Jesus Christ? Apparently someone has a personal axe to grind with the former Verve frontman. “I could talk to any guy for 20 minutes about my insecurities and my own failings and how that’s a big driver for most of what I write about,” says, Ashcroft, 34. “But that won’t enter the conversation because of the preconceived ‘image’ one guy may have of me before he arrives.” So what has been his ‘image’ of late? Since the Verve’s split in 1999, the man once dubbed Mad Richard has now focused on being Domesticated Richard with wife of 10 years, former Spiritualized keyboardist Kate Radley, and his two boys Sonny, who turns 6 this coming Thursday, and Cassius, 1. “Away from making records, that’s been my life,” Ashcroft says succinctly. Still, music drives Ashcroft to create, best summed up on a cut from his month-old third post-Verve effort, Keys To The World: Music Is Power. And like the Verve classic Bittersweet Symphony, Music Is Power is largely driven by a sample — in this case, Walter Jackson’s 1964 hit It’s All Over, produced by Curtis Mayfield. “A friend of mine made a compilation for me and I put it on while I was driving home from the south of France one night,” Ashcroft explains. “When the introduction of It’s All Over came on, I thought man, I could do albums with this kind of stuff. The phrase Music Is Power then popped into my mind as I kept playing this intro over and over.” Ashcroft’s mulling over whether to release this as his next single. The first, Break The Night With Colour, already affirmed his star status by climbing to No. 3 on the U.K. charts. Yet renewed interest in Ashcroft was truly sparked when he joined Coldplay for a rendition of Bittersweet Symphony during London’s Live 8 concert last July. It was there that Coldplay frontman Chris Martin introduced Ashcroft as “the best singer in the world.” High praise indeed, though Ashcroft downplays the moment. “I’m sure it’s reawakened some people,” says Ashcroft, though noting that, aside from working with former Verve drummer Pete Salisbury on all three solo albums, it’s “doubtful” a full band reunion will ever materialize. “For me, it’s all about the soul of my music, the lyrics and the connection it all makes to people.” Richard Ashcroft’s popularity is on the rise again. Ashcroft opens for Coldplay when the two acts hit the Air Canada Centre stage Wednesday and Thursday. http://www.metronews.ca Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
square_1 Posted March 17, 2006 Share Posted March 17, 2006 That's awesome, he deserves it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lera Posted March 17, 2006 Share Posted March 17, 2006 Thank you for that post,Ian :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyjean Posted March 17, 2006 Share Posted March 17, 2006 yeah, thanks for posting that it's about time for people to start appreciating his art Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Sarah* Posted March 18, 2006 Share Posted March 18, 2006 does anyone know his recent setlist? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyjean Posted March 20, 2006 Share Posted March 20, 2006 I've just ordered tickets' date=' gonna see him live on may 30th in hamburg! *wohoo* :)[/quote'] green with envy!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Posted March 20, 2006 Share Posted March 20, 2006 I got my tickets last Saturday... :D I will see Richard Ashcroft live on May 30th in Hamburg! Can't wait to see him. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fixed Posted March 22, 2006 Share Posted March 22, 2006 2 Richard Ashcroft tickets, Doncaster (moved from The Lounge) Bought on ebay for £70 (yeah I know, I was desperate though) but am now unable to attend. If anyone is interested just send me an email or post on here ([email protected]). Be quick though cos my mate's mulling over them too and I've posted on another board. Sorry if this is in the wrong board by the way! I moved this from The Lounge - hope this is the right place :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fixed Posted March 26, 2006 Share Posted March 26, 2006 I take it nobdy wants them ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fixed Posted March 27, 2006 Share Posted March 27, 2006 I'm prepared to lower the price to £60 and lose a tenner, I just wanna get rid of them asap. Anyone want to go?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fixed Posted March 30, 2006 Share Posted March 30, 2006 Now on sale @ Ebay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMagpie Posted March 30, 2006 Share Posted March 30, 2006 Guess there was no interest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lera Posted April 21, 2006 Share Posted April 21, 2006 ~Richard Ashcroft~ I know there're many people who think that he sucks and that after The Verve he lost his talent.But I'm pretty sure that talented person is always talented and I really like his solo albums. If you like this musician, please, welcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VERVE Posted April 21, 2006 Share Posted April 21, 2006 I really really like his music and i think that he still has his talent. But i miss the other guys from The Verve. They were all very talented. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lera Posted April 21, 2006 Share Posted April 21, 2006 Yeee...I'm not alone hehe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winnie Posted April 21, 2006 Share Posted April 21, 2006 I like him pretty much :) Gonna see him in Hamburg soon! wooohey :nice: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marisa Posted April 21, 2006 Share Posted April 21, 2006 Love him! I still need to get one more album. But I love his newest. Great stuff! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyjean Posted April 21, 2006 Share Posted April 21, 2006 hey I'm here to support him too anyone willing to share their live experiences (if any)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ceckers Posted May 10, 2006 Share Posted May 10, 2006 Best Richard Ashcroft Only a week till i see him live, i love him! (not literally of course!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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