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~ Richard Ashcroft

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Audio CD (21 Oct 2002)
Number of Discs: 1
Label: Hut
ASIN: B00006JXYT
Other Editions: Audio CD | Vinyl | MP3 Download

Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (21 customer reviews)

Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 28,608 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Richard Ashcroft has always been driven to tackle big topics in music, and Human Conditions finds him earnestly rolling the world into a question one more time. Even the titles tell their own story: "Check the Meaning", "Paradise", "God in the Numbers", "Man on a Mission"--more songs about God, life and passion, then. For better or worse, no contemporary rock star has engaged in such an intense, irony-free existential quest since Jim Morrison.

Human Conditions continues the wide-eyed spiritual odyssey instigated by 2000's Alone With Everybody which is very good. Ashcroft is in persuasive, expressive voice on the fluent opener "Check the Meaning", while the spiritualised "Buy It in Bottles" will increase sales of disposable cigarette lighters in arenas around the globe. "Science of Silence and Man on a Mission" find the ex-Verve vocalist seeking, as ever, truth in an insecure world and the wracked, shoulder-heaving "Lord I've Been Trying" scales new heights of confessional grandeur. There are weighty splendours aplenty here: for Richard Ashcroft, it's clear the quest for catharsis through rock continues. --Ian Gittins

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'Human Conditions' is the second solo album by the former frontman of The Verve, Richard Ashcroft. It follows his 2000 debut 'Alone With Everybody' and includes an appearance by former Beach Boy, Brian Wilson. The single, 'Check The Meaning', is included.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Ashcroft returns with convincing verve, 13 Nov 2002

By	N. Mancini "Mancini" (Cranston, RI) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Nobody can produce the soundtrack of human emotion like Richard Ashcroft. Ashcroft, the former lead singer and songwriter of the now-defunct Verve, returns to the symphonic-based introspective style of his first solo album, Alone with Everybody, with Human Conditions, a ten-track voyage through the psyche of one British rock's most purely interesting stars. Human Conditions represents the next step of Ascroft's phsychological recovery and self-discovery, but is emblematic for the inner struggles of all individuals. His sound is soothing and his message is universal and real, not feigned like so many of today's pop-folk guitar strummers. Human Conditions can only truly be appreciated for its full value in the context of all the Verve's work and Ashcroft's first solo album, but can still be embraced by those not willing or able to dedicate themselves to those other several albums. Taken alone, the album is a beautiful and triumphant escape from the doldrumms of rejection, loss, and sorrow that plagued Richard throughout a period of his life. Taken alongside the other works, Human Conditions is a medicine for the soul and a continuation of Ashcroft's examination of the full spectrum of emotion through music. Track by track, Human Conditions takes us into Richard Ashcroft's world, and in doing so, strikes a chord in each of us. His knack for doing just this is no new talent though, clear in all his works since the Verve EP and A Storm in Heaven. Take the chance and let Richard in....once you do, in your soul he'll remain.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Ignore the critics, this is very very good!, 13 Jan 2003

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I can't believe some of the harsh reviews I've read here, because this is quite simply a great album. It starts superbly with "Check The Meaning", and just carries on from there. "Buy it in Bottles" brings back memories of The Drugs Don't Work, and Paradise has a killer chorus. There's loads going on here and you just have to be impressed with the consistency of Ashcroft's song writing. My personal favourites though are probably the last two tracks. On "Lord I've been Trying" he sounds very much like Neil Diamond and on "Nature is the Law" we hear shades of Elvis. Fantastic stuff, and how anyone can give it 1 star is beyond me!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Ashcroft is back - with some classics too, 2 Nov 2002

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Well i have to say as a huge Verve fan I was dissapointed with Alone With Everybody. It had a few good songs but nothing like Urban Hymns or A Northern Soul. Excited by the prostect of this new Album "Human Conditions" I bought it straight away. I was blown away. This album is absoloutely fantastic. Check The Meaning screams Verve at you, but before you know it we really delve deep into Ashcroft as a solo aritst. Buy It In Bottles is sure to be classic. The melody, the lyrics it's all so addicive. And as the album progresses, Ashcrofts darker side that was lost on Alone With Eveybody returns most triumphantly with God In Numbers. It is a song so remincent of early Verve and the like found on Storm In Heaven. Ashcroft blends this darkness with poppier upbeat tunes on tracks such as Science In Silence and Nature Is The Law. But it's not the tracks on this album, it's how they fit together and how they move you through every emotion.

This has to be the best album for a long while along with Coldplay's A Rush Of Blood To The Head. Although I doubt that good music will ever return to the top, at least the real music is still alive and kicking in the form of this tremendous album. If you loved the Verve, liked Alone with Everybody,then you must buy this because it will blow your socks off!

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5.0 out of 5 stars True, perfect, timeless
This is Ashcroft at his confessional best. Always one to wear his heart on his sleeve, this album is his cathartic work, straight from his soul, the best collections of songs from... Read more

Published 2 months ago by emjay

5.0 out of 5 stars missing the point
forget the negativity! this is a great album, a grower yes! but ambitious, reflective, forward looking, not the norm for someone who was vomited out of the consumerist gullet of... Read more

Published on 13 Dec 2006 by the gooch

5.0 out of 5 stars The road is long....
And yes, Ashcroft has come a long way. Some people criticsed his feel towards his debut Alone With Everybody, but I think he has pulled it off. Read more

Published on 19 Jun 2004 by gregorthedrummer

4.0 out of 5 stars Hymns Of God and Nature
Richard Ashcroft first solo outing "Alone With Everybody" could have been seen as a false start and a little bit of a dissapointment after The Verves final album "Urban Hymns"... Read more

Published on 11 May 2004 by gav-1985

5.0 out of 5 stars definatly one of the best song writers of our time.....
well hes back and i like so many others was well impressed by another one of ashcrofts masterpieces that probably wont do aswell in the charts as we would like but will without... Read more

Published on 10 Dec 2003 by wez hickman

4.0 out of 5 stars No denying class...
The critics will always be there and they will undoubtedly always be the ones who profess that Urban Hymns was the best Verve album and that since then Richard Ashcroft has been... Read more

Published on 19 May 2003

4.0 out of 5 stars Ritchies Back!
A typical Ashcroft album. Great raw vocals, big guitar riffs and of course, inspired lyrics as illustrated in 'Man On A Mission'. Read more

Published on 24 April 2003 by katadaa

2.0 out of 5 stars Some decent tracks ,but overall not bad.
I have to say that I was a little disapponted with Richards alone with everybody, his frst solo album. Read more

Published on 30 Jan 2003 by Gary K

1.0 out of 5 stars HUGE DISAPPOINTMENT
I'm a fan of Richard Ashcroft and the Verve, and loved "Alone With Everybody." However, "Human Conditions" doesn't even come close to his prior work--including the fantastic... Read more

Published on 10 Nov 2002

3.0 out of 5 stars Sadly, not really worth the wait...
I've been looking forward to this album for ages and bought it as soon as it came out without hearing any of it first.

I have to say I'm somewhat disappointed. Read more

Published on 8 Nov 2002 by Mr. R. Holden

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