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Perhaps the title Natural Rebel echoes the title A Northern Soul, the 1995 album that established the Verve not just as a weird, ambitious rock band but one with commercial ambition, but that's where the comparisons end. If the Verve spent their career striving to achieve undetermined heights, Richard Ashcroft is content with comfort within his solo recordings, reviving sounds he never acknowledged during the period where he was known as "Mad Richard." Certainly, the Ashcroft of Natural Rebel is anything but mad. He's sober, serene, and sophisticated, never bothering with a swift tempo when a dirge will do. Thanks to the supple production, which is as at ease with the dripping strings of "That's How Strong" as it is with the lite disco of "Born to Be Strangers," this all goes down exceedingly easy, but it's music that has no greater aspiration than being the agreeable soundtrack to everyday tasks. This modesty may prove the title to be a lie -- there's nothing rebellious about the music and not much natural, either -- but its immaculate anodyne tones are soothing, and that's superficially pleasing, even if it doesn't remotely seem attached to the Richard Ashcroft of lore.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Matt Johnson, Piano - Damon Minchella, Bass Guitar - Jon Kelly, Producer, Engineer, Keyboards, Programmer, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer - Steve Wyreman, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar - Richard Ashcroft, Composer, Writer, MainArtist - Tim Young, Engineer, MasteringEngineer - Andrea Grant, Backing Vocals - Lorraine Cato, Backing Vocals - Emre Ramazanoglu, Producer, Drums, Engineer, Percussion, Programmer, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer - Dani Spragg, Engineer - Liam Hebb, Engineer
© 2019 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited under exclusive licence from Richard Ashcroft/RPA ℗ 2018 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited under exclusive licence from Richard Ashcroft/RPA
Damon Minchella, Bass Guitar - Jon Kelly, Producer, Engineer, Keyboards, Piano, Programmer, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer - Steve Wyreman, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar - Richard Ashcroft, Composer, Writer, MainArtist - Tim Young, Engineer, MasteringEngineer - Andrea Grant, Backing Vocals - Lorraine Cato, Backing Vocals - Emre Ramazanoglu, Producer, Drums, Engineer, Percussion, Programmer, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer - Ben Trigg, Cello - Dani Spragg, Engineer - Liam Hebb, Engineer
© 2019 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited under exclusive licence from Richard Ashcroft/RPA ℗ 2018 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited under exclusive licence from Richard Ashcroft/RPA
Damon Minchella, Bass Guitar - Jon Kelly, Producer, Engineer, Programmer, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer - Steve Wyreman, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar - Richard Ashcroft, Composer, Writer, MainArtist - Tim Young, Engineer, MasteringEngineer - Andrea Grant, Backing Vocals - Lorraine Cato, Backing Vocals - Emre Ramazanoglu, Producer, Drums, Engineer, Percussion, Programmer, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer - Ben Trigg, Cello - Dani Spragg, Engineer - Liam Hebb, Engineer
© 2019 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited under exclusive licence from Richard Ashcroft/RPA ℗ 2018 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited under exclusive licence from Richard Ashcroft/RPA
Damon Minchella, Bass Guitar - Jon Kelly, Producer, Engineer, Programmer, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer - Steve Wyreman, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Piano, Mellotron - Richard Ashcroft, Composer, Writer, MainArtist - Tim Young, Engineer, MasteringEngineer - Oliver Kraus, String Arranger, Cello - Dominic Glover, Trumpet - James Hunt, Saxophone - Andrea Grant, Backing Vocals - Lorraine Cato, Backing Vocals - Nichol Thomson, Trombone - Emre Ramazanoglu, Producer, Drums, Engineer, Percussion, Programmer, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer - Dani Spragg, Engineer - Liam Hebb, Engineer
© 2019 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited under exclusive licence from Richard Ashcroft/RPA ℗ 2018 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited under exclusive licence from Richard Ashcroft/RPA
Damon Minchella, Bass Guitar - Jon Kelly, Producer, Engineer, Programmer, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer - Steve Wyreman, Guitar - Richard Ashcroft, Composer, Writer, MainArtist - Tim Young, Engineer, MasteringEngineer - Dominic Glover, Trumpet - James Hunt, Saxophone - Nichol Thomson, Trombone - Emre Ramazanoglu, Producer, Drums, Engineer, Percussion, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer - Dani Spragg, Engineer - Liam Hebb, Engineer
© 2019 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited under exclusive licence from Richard Ashcroft/RPA ℗ 2018 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited under exclusive licence from Richard Ashcroft/RPA
Jon Kelly, Producer, Engineer, Keyboards, Programmer, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer - Steve Wyreman, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, Electric Guitar - Richard Ashcroft, Composer, Writer, MainArtist - Tim Young, Engineer, MasteringEngineer - Ben Lee, Violin - Andrea Grant, Backing Vocals - Lorraine Cato, Backing Vocals - Emre Ramazanoglu, Producer, Drums, Engineer, Percussion, Programmer, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer - Ben Trigg, Cello - Dani Spragg, Engineer - Liam Hebb, Engineer
© 2019 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited under exclusive licence from Richard Ashcroft/RPA ℗ 2018 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited under exclusive licence from Richard Ashcroft/RPA
Damon Minchella, Bass Guitar - Jon Kelly, Producer, Engineer, Programmer, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer - Steve Wyreman, Guitar - Richard Ashcroft, Composer, Writer, MainArtist - Tim Young, Engineer, MasteringEngineer - Emre Ramazanoglu, Producer, Drums, Engineer, Keyboards, Percussion, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer - Ben Trigg, String Arranger, Cello, Keyboards - Dani Spragg, Engineer - Liam Hebb, Engineer
© 2019 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited under exclusive licence from Richard Ashcroft/RPA ℗ 2018 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited under exclusive licence from Richard Ashcroft/RPA
Damon Minchella, Bass Guitar - Jon Kelly, Producer, Engineer, Programmer, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer - Richard George, Violin - Everton Nelson, Violin - Steve Wyreman, Guitar - Richard Ashcroft, Composer, Writer, MainArtist - Tim Young, Engineer, MasteringEngineer - Tom Pigott-Smith, Violin - Bruce White, Viola - Katie Wilkinson, Viola - Marianne Haynes, Violin - Emre Ramazanoglu, Producer, Drums, Engineer, Keyboards, Percussion, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer - Galya Bisengalieva, Violin - Ben Trigg, String Arranger, Cello - Dani Spragg, Engineer - Charis Jenson, Violin - Liam Hebb, Engineer - Gemma Dunne, Viola
© 2019 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited under exclusive licence from Richard Ashcroft/RPA ℗ 2018 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited under exclusive licence from Richard Ashcroft/RPA
Damon Minchella, Bass Guitar - Jon Kelly, Producer, Engineer, Programmer, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer - Steve Wyreman, Guitar - Richard Ashcroft, Composer, Writer, MainArtist - Tim Young, Engineer, MasteringEngineer - Emre Ramazanoglu, Producer, Drums, Engineer, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer - Dani Spragg, Engineer - Liam Hebb, Engineer
© 2019 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited under exclusive licence from Richard Ashcroft/RPA ℗ 2018 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited under exclusive licence from Richard Ashcroft/RPA
Damon Minchella, Bass Guitar - Jon Kelly, Producer, Engineer, Programmer, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer - Steve Wyreman, Electric Guitar - Richard Ashcroft, Composer, Writer, MainArtist - Tim Young, Engineer, MasteringEngineer - Andrea Grant, Backing Vocals - Lorraine Cato, Backing Vocals - Emre Ramazanoglu, Producer, Drums, Engineer, Percussion, Programmer, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer - Ben Trigg, Cello - Dani Spragg, Engineer - Liam Hebb, Engineer
© 2019 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited under exclusive licence from Richard Ashcroft/RPA ℗ 2018 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited under exclusive licence from Richard Ashcroft/RPA
Damon Minchella, Bass Guitar - Jon Kelly, Engineer, Programmer, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer - Steve Wyreman, Guitar, Keyboards - Richard Ashcroft, Composer, Writer, MainArtist - Tim Young, Engineer, MasteringEngineer - Emre Ramazanoglu, Drums, Engineer, Keyboards, Percussion, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer - Ben Trigg, String Arranger, Keyboards, Violin
© 2019 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited under exclusive licence from Richard Ashcroft/RPA ℗ 2018 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited under exclusive licence from Richard Ashcroft/RPA
Damon Minchella, Bass Guitar - Jon Kelly, Engineer, Keyboards, Programmer, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer - Steve Wyreman, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar - Richard Ashcroft, Composer, Writer, MainArtist - Tim Young, Engineer, MasteringEngineer - Emre Ramazanoglu, Drums, Engineer, Keyboards, Percussion, Programmer, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer
© 2019 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited under exclusive licence from Richard Ashcroft/RPA ℗ 2018 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited under exclusive licence from Richard Ashcroft/RPA
Albumbeschreibung
Perhaps the title Natural Rebel echoes the title A Northern Soul, the 1995 album that established the Verve not just as a weird, ambitious rock band but one with commercial ambition, but that's where the comparisons end. If the Verve spent their career striving to achieve undetermined heights, Richard Ashcroft is content with comfort within his solo recordings, reviving sounds he never acknowledged during the period where he was known as "Mad Richard." Certainly, the Ashcroft of Natural Rebel is anything but mad. He's sober, serene, and sophisticated, never bothering with a swift tempo when a dirge will do. Thanks to the supple production, which is as at ease with the dripping strings of "That's How Strong" as it is with the lite disco of "Born to Be Strangers," this all goes down exceedingly easy, but it's music that has no greater aspiration than being the agreeable soundtrack to everyday tasks. This modesty may prove the title to be a lie -- there's nothing rebellious about the music and not much natural, either -- but its immaculate anodyne tones are soothing, and that's superficially pleasing, even if it doesn't remotely seem attached to the Richard Ashcroft of lore.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:56:39
- Main artists: Richard Ashcroft
- Composer: Richard Ashcroft
- Label: BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock Alternative en Indie
© 2019 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited under exclusive licence from Richard Ashcroft/RPA ℗ 2019 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited under exclusive licence from Richard Ashcroft/RPA
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