Author: Richard Ashcroft

Format: Import

Release Date: 17-01-2006

Details: Product Description Former singer and chief songwriter in the Verve, one of the most influential and successful bands of the 1990's, returns with his third solo outing 'Keys to the World'...featuring the first single 'Break the Night with Colour'. Richard marked his new return with a stunning performance of the Verve's 'Bittersweet Symphony' (with Coldplay) at recent Live 8 show. By way of introducing Richard Ashcroft, Chris Martin described the Verve's 'Bittersweet Symphony' as the best song ever written, sung by the best singer in the world. Capitol. 2006. Amazon.ca The Verve fought their way to the top of the Britpop pile with a series of triumphant, world-beating anthems, but since their dissolution, frontman Richard Ashcroft's muse has led him further into introspective, acoustic territory. Quite heartening, then, that his third album kicks off with a mighty burst of brass, an ecstatic Motown rhythm and in "Why Not Nothing?", one of his most bullish, headstrong lyrics in recent memory. Ashcroft's new emphasis on classic-tinged soulfulness--a nice change from his occasional, unfortunate tendency towards lumpen Britpop blokeiness--permeates Keys To The World, a factor that sets it on a par with the likes of Weller's 2000 album Heliocentric in the return-to-form stakes. There are two real highlights though: the swooning "Words Just Get In The Way" should see some manly tears shed, an older, wise uncle of Coldplay's "Fix You" that offers a shoulder to cry on over a noble flourish of violins, while "World Keeps Turning" ends the album on a proud note, Ashcroft declaring "Everythin' right in my life again" as the album gallops to a close. --Louis Pattison

UPC: 094635313826

EAN: 0094635313826

Languages: English

Binding: Audio CD

Item Condition: UsedVeryGood