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Rebounding from the dissolution of the Verve’s reunion -- not too difficult a task considering he instigated the split -- Richard Ashcroft assembled the United Nations of Sound, a group that at the very least shook him free from the drowsy strumming of his proper solo efforts. RPA & the United Nations of Sound is painted on a larger canvas than any of those albums, attempting to approximate the cinematic grandeur of the Verve by using a different palette. Ashcroft swaps out psychedelia and guitars in favor of very, very bright surfaces, hippie sentiments, surging sampled strings, melodies that are just shy of being insistent, and a rhythmic trick bag stolen from the rave era. Apart from the loops soaring so high they touch a skyscraper, all of these signatures are items the Verve deliberately eschewed during their heyday.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Richard Ashcroft, Author, MainArtist - Robin Gibb, Composer - No I.D., Producer, Recording Producer
℗ 2011 Razor & Tie Recordings., Marketed by Razor & Tie Recordings. Distributed by Concord Music Group, Inc.
Richard Ashcroft, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2010 Razor & Tie Recordings., Marketed by Razor & Tie Recordings. Distributed by Concord Music Group, Inc.
Richard Ashcroft, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2010 Razor & Tie Recordings., Marketed by Razor & Tie Recordings. Distributed by Concord Music Group, Inc.
Richard Ashcroft, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2010 Razor & Tie Recordings., Marketed by Razor & Tie Recordings. Distributed by Concord Music Group, Inc.
Richard Ashcroft, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2010 Razor & Tie Recordings., Marketed by Razor & Tie Recordings. Distributed by Concord Music Group, Inc.
Richard Ashcroft, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2010 Razor & Tie Recordings., Marketed by Razor & Tie Recordings. Distributed by Concord Music Group, Inc.
Kevin Randolph, ComposerLyricist - Wilson, ComposerLyricist - Richard Ashcroft, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - John Lee Hooker, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2010 Razor & Tie Recordings., Marketed by Razor & Tie Recordings. Distributed by Concord Music Group, Inc.
Richard Ashcroft, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2010 Razor & Tie Recordings., Marketed by Razor & Tie Recordings. Distributed by Concord Music Group, Inc.
Richard Ashcroft, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2010 Razor & Tie Recordings., Marketed by Razor & Tie Recordings. Distributed by Concord Music Group, Inc.
Richard Ashcroft, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2010 Razor & Tie Recordings., Marketed by Razor & Tie Recordings. Distributed by Concord Music Group, Inc.
Richard Ashcroft, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2010 Razor & Tie Recordings., Marketed by Razor & Tie Recordings. Distributed by Concord Music Group, Inc.
Kevin Randolph, ComposerLyricist - Wilson, ComposerLyricist - Richard Ashcroft, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - David Axelrod, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2010 Razor & Tie Recordings., Marketed by Razor & Tie Recordings. Distributed by Concord Music Group, Inc.
Richard Ashcroft, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2010 Razor & Tie Recordings., Marketed by Razor & Tie Recordings. Distributed by Concord Music Group, Inc.
Album review
Rebounding from the dissolution of the Verve’s reunion -- not too difficult a task considering he instigated the split -- Richard Ashcroft assembled the United Nations of Sound, a group that at the very least shook him free from the drowsy strumming of his proper solo efforts. RPA & the United Nations of Sound is painted on a larger canvas than any of those albums, attempting to approximate the cinematic grandeur of the Verve by using a different palette. Ashcroft swaps out psychedelia and guitars in favor of very, very bright surfaces, hippie sentiments, surging sampled strings, melodies that are just shy of being insistent, and a rhythmic trick bag stolen from the rave era. Apart from the loops soaring so high they touch a skyscraper, all of these signatures are items the Verve deliberately eschewed during their heyday.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 13 track(s)
- Total length: 01:01:03
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Richard Ashcroft
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Razor & Tie
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 2011 Razor & Tie Recordings. ℗ 2011 Razor & Tie Recordings.
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