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- Summary: The fifth full-length solo release for the British rock artist was produced with Jon Kelly and Emre Ramazanoglu.
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- Record Label: BMG
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 2 out of 12
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Mixed: 9 out of 12
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Negative: 1 out of 12
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MojoOct 16, 2018Ever constructed around our hero's robust tenor and rattling acoustic, then adorned with A-grade orchestration, it inescapably evokes Urban Hymns. [Nov 2018, p.93]
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Q MagazineOct 16, 2018These songs might not defeat Fu Manchu, but they're a fine addition to Richard Ashcroft's hand. [Nov 2018, p.100]
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Dec 19, 2018This is a rootsy album of pedal steel guitars, orchestral flourishes, and rather sweet songs of a happy life. When an artist has given us soundtracks to our youth and failings, we afford them an enormous amount of goodwill and do not begrudge their good fortune. Natural Rebel is not without it's shine.
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Oct 19, 2018There'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.
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Oct 22, 2018Though Natural Rebel has its moments, it all feels a bit staid and stale: not so much rock’n’roll rebellion as conventional cliché, both musical and lyrical.
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Oct 19, 2018It feels staid, played out, and more than a little boring; despite Ashcroft’s pleas for energy, it feels absolutely zonked out, the wire-thin production helmed by the songwriter himself.
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Oct 16, 2018Ashcroft's vocal, which once soared and demanded your attention, sounds languid and forced to the point where one is left wondering if he can muster up any will power himself to sing what are by and large, trite soundbites that could have been written on any number of post-it notes.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 6 out of 6
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Mixed: 0 out of 6
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Negative: 0 out of 6
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Oct 20, 2018Amazing album written by amazing songwriter and singer. Every song is catchy and beautiful. SURPRISED BY THE JOY
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Jul 4, 2019
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Aug 31, 2019His voice and his music are perfect, I'm in love with some of the songs in this almbum.
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Nov 12, 2018
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Oct 20, 2018It's a good, clever album, but it sins at various times. I expected more...
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Dec 20, 2018
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