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Richard Ashcroft: Science of Silence

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? by Gareth Dobson
If I were to be caustic and crude, I would tell Richard Ashcroft to take his big strings and go hang himself with them. Not for our good you see, but for his.

The man's still got a reputation to uphold y'know, and it doesn't matter how many mid-paced cautious ballads he churns out from now until infinity, it's still going to jar against the musical behemoth that was Verve from 1992-1996.

And this is yet another mid-paced cautious ballad. No worse than the last, no better than that which will inevitably follow.

"Her love was like a fountain rushing and pouring down/The darkness is putting out the light in me/She's a well to be dug, she's a university/A cosmic library - wait and see" sings Ashcroft in earnest, sure it's the truth, probably unaware that its rubbish. What a waste.

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Richard Ashcroft - Science of Silence

Don't dismiss Urban Hymns.

Oh yeah, it achieved mainstream popularity, you're not allowed to like that then.
Kevtheone | 1 Aug '04, 01:54 | Send note | Report this | Reply

Richard Ashcroft - Science of Silence

Mr Dobson, as you very well know they were called THE Verve on account of them not being a record label called Verve, and being forced to change their name. And they were a complete load of arse-noise.

Mr theone, The fact that it achieved mainstream popularity was unfortunate for the mainstream, on account of it being unmitigated arse-noise.

And his solo output is arse-noise of the highest order, higher than anything than THE Verve ever managed.

Which in a perverse sort of way is kinda impressive.
timothyspanner | 1 Aug '04, 03:06 | Send note | Report this | Reply