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Alone With Everybody - Richard Ashcroft
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7.1 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 12 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 12
  3. Negative: 2 out of 12

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  1. dougb
    Apr 1, 2006
    1
    this recrod is wretched
    • 0 of 1 users said yes
  2. PhilA
    Jan 9, 2006
    10
    Richard Ashcroft has made a brilliant debut solo album here. While this in no way can be compared to the Verve and what they did, it's still incredible and fascinating album. Anyone who says this is Middle of the Road is really not listening, because Ashcroft is easily being innovative on this record the same way the Verve were. Check out the incredibly 'out there' New York, with heavy hitting riffs and interesting back drop noises. I Get My Beat is also sounding nothing like what I've ever heard on the radio. Meanwhile, Ashcroft throws in some deliciously infectious pop tunes via "C'mon People We're Making It Now" which sound only like Ashcroft and nothing else in this solar system. Match the catchy songs with their confidence and absolute power to affect, like A Song For The Lovers, which shows with great power how Ashcroft is still capable of wowing us. ?Great album, people who say otherwise need their heads examined.… Expand
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  3. alanl
    May 1, 2004
    10
    fuckin love it
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  4. THEWALRUSSEMOLINA
    Nov 4, 2005
    9
    this is a great record, it can give you some positive energy an also it can put in a soft mood....I love it, my favourite track is Brave New World, a cool-fresh ballad alike Sonnet or Lucky Man from Verve`s Urban Hymns. Ashcroft is the second best songwriter nowadays (second to Noel Gallagher!) Buy it and listen to it 24 hours a day!
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  5. LilianaR
    Oct 9, 2006
    9
    I like: A song for the lovers!
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  6. JossS.
    Dec 25, 2001
    7
    even if over orchastrated, a soulful effort nonetheless. the album is almost too cohesive as the album displays only one sound, one mood. but the songs are strong and stand on their own as well as in the album format.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  7. GeorgH.
    Oct 21, 2002
    7
    It isn't as powerful as The Verve's Urban Hymns.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  8. anshumans
    Jul 21, 2004
    6
    yeah at first listen it does sound over orchstrated...infact a lil' more than a few listens. it's a good buy though.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
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Metascore
70 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 20 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 20
  3. Negative: 2 out of 20
  1. Rolling Stone
    60
    The problem is that Alone never peaks -- it's without a memorable riff or melody or chorus standing out from the mellow flow.
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  2. Spin Cycle
    70
    Admittedly, he seems to be missing a sparring partner like McCabe and thus, "Alone" often suffers a lack of tension. Still, Ashcroft's unabashed joy is rather contagious.
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  3. Billboard
    80
    This is a confident, competent new direction from one of rock's most intriguing figures.
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