Labels:bulletin board | hakham | sky OCR: Cet RICHARD ASHCROFT As the swaggering rock-star frontman for the Verve Richard Ashcroft first sneered his way into the public eye with the breakthrough single "Bittersweet Symphony. An instant modern Britpop classic built around looping Rolling Stones sample, the tune was accompanied by an arresting video featuring Ashcroft striding down a city street, slamming deliberately into everyone in his path The clip proved prophetic--the Verve itself was living on a similar reckless hender. Lawsuits, drugs and inter- band feuds all contributed to the band's demise in 1999 mere two years after the release of tits third and most successful album, Urban Hymns. Undaunted, Ashcroft took short period to let the dust settle, and is now back on the scene with his first solo effort Alone With Everybody. G ...
