Richard Ashcroft - Check The Meaning (Live)

[lusts4live]

best thing about richard ashcroft is (unlike Liam Gallagher) his voice doesn't crap out on him when he sings live, it does quite the opposite..

[cricket279]

get your mind meditating on love by becoming vegan. check the meaning; It's about non-violence, it's about love.

[Ibecomewolf]

Muscial GOD!

[jonstott666]

at bbc studios

[jonstott666]

iwas there ha

[TheFamiliaMuitoLoka]

How the fuck Justin Bieber gets 500 millions views?

Why people don't see THIS is real music?

Listen to the radio today makes me wanna kill myself!

[fdsboz]

@TheFamiliaMuitoLoka Exactly!?! How the fk. This song is a thing of beauty

[RedCNeu8]

It doesn't exists a word that could describe Richard... Maybe genius, could be magic... I don't know, it's only a very smart soul and he has a big, big heart.

[akitanochero]

IM IN LOVE....................

[sportsportsport]

We're the realists!

[robrocks34]

i was at this gig filmed in london infront of about 100 or so people such a wonderful memories i have, there was a lot of love in the room that day and rich seemed to really feel it

[jimsteen911]

the Radio never plays the ver or ascroft in America

[MrCliffsboy]

proper into this song ....

[Kenpohi]

best song ever

[sdasbengal]

check the man and his meaning.

[dreck93]

i want to play it acoustic, someone got the tabs ?

[456japan]

how can there be 5 disslikes??? what kind of fuckheads are these people??

[arwelallstars]

Awesome and Underrated!

[guitar14312]

absloutely brill,talent overload, love lovexx

[SOUPRUN01]

Anyone think this is simular to Daniel Day Lewis at the end of film The Crucible.

[MrMarcusirish]

@SOUPRUN01 , I see your point, however John Proctor's character was such he was betwixed between truth and religious intolerance 'You have already taken my soul now leave me my name', Arthur Miller is on another level sadly to RA, great song though

[Mathiusss]

ESTO SE LLAMA SENTIR DE VERDAD LA MUSICA !!!

[antonthecolts]

The guys a fucking god!!

[parapolymegalos]

RICHARD, THANK YOU FOR THE EMOTIONS....

[kinkyaffroman]

I FUCKING LOVE THIS SONG. ASHCROFT IS A GENIUS.

[meanmachine51]

how the hell has there only been 109,520 views.....

[Feirrur]

Awesome!

[alekele74]

Richard should win the Nobel Peace Price in 30 min with that performance !

Yeah !

[dr05guitar]

this song just cuts me to the center.... amazing song, Ashcroft

[oasisthebest1]

troppo sangue, troppo odio, sono disgustato dal mondo..CI DEVE ESSERE QUALCOSA DI PIù!

[cheekypressures]

Thats so beautiful song... one of the best song Ive ever heard.

[piratearmstrong99]

brings the word genius into light when u put it with music u get this master class

[larrycoldsweat]

BEST VOICE LYRICS TUFF TUFF

[tiziana1965pg]

beautifull video and voice

[dcheesy1]

oh yes..!! pure class at work

[ag79]

peaople from Latvia are for Richard. at least me! :)

[saulberg]

SUPERB PERFORMANCE

[BeardedKirklander]

Great performance. The more of this guy we see, the better.

[j0hnc00ke]

you should hear the acoustic version of this its unreal

[SchalkeRene]

If we fix the point "quality", we really have to say that musicians like the great Richard Ashcroft or (for example) Noel Gallagher must be the best paid and most famous artists all over the world. But hey, you know what it's like today: too many dumbasses screams for the Lady Gagas, Beyonces, Justin Biebers and crap like that. Such a shame...

Go REAL music!!!

[SOUPRUN01]

telling friend that History song is Blake poem London. Said I stayed outside NIA to listen to Ashcroft. when I said I heard Beyonce, he said for fucks sake your losing me now. Like really fat old geezer in bookmakers criticised french player Rezai said she carries the weight well. She looks like Jennifer Lopez and he is scruffy fat old geezer. So look at the plank in your eye before you criticise the splinter in your neighbour. You should read Beyonce's book though. Inspirational.

[freelandvargo]

The amazing Richard Ashcroft. Love him, love The Verve, and I live in Florida, USA. There are a handful of people who appreciate this in the states. I am one of them. Love this live version of it. Very intense.

[robrocks34]

by far the best version of this track. so much passion

[jennmf]

i was initially attracted to his doped up rocker look & Bittersweet. but he's grown, matured as a man & as an artist. i still love his work and truly admire him for being true to himself. this is why he's not so big in the u.s....the labels didnt see him as a cash cow because he wasnt going to play to the heroin chic fad just to sell music. at least thats my perspective. Ashcroft is an artist, a Legend. forever.

[bubblebooth]

check it

LLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLOOOOOOOOOOOO­OOVEEEEEEEEEEE

[Selina199034]

Richard've said that what he cared about was the MUSIC!

What a real great artist!

I hate that i got to know him so late...

anyway

Thx him for giving us so wonderful songs!

[ABITTERSWEETGIRL]

@Selina199034 .. thats a great comment, i love Richs lyrics, he gives you all hes got... , love his work, with the verve, or on his own, i never tire of listening to it..

[TheLouiseWilliams]

Handsome with respect to his beautiful wife...philisopical (spelt wrong) paranoia yeh...know the feelin..trust no one! its a war out there. A gent, a familyman,a wiseman...a ledgend ...a classic!!!

[ABITTERSWEETGIRL]

@TheLouiseWilliams .. what a wonderful comment.. so so agree with you... he gives you everything hes got...

[vivio19861986]

amazing song,but ashcroft has write much more beatifoul songs with the verve

[athewavein]

love love love love love love :) :) :) the light from inside freedom .... love you thank you love you

[coolianfree]

Que pasión...........

[foreverashcroft]

great song..great performance from rich as always ..

[al1970able]

What a Fabulous track!!!!!!

[BittersweetHistory]

This is the best live performance of Check The Meaning by Richard! It's so full of passion and I love how Richard starts to smile in the song, he's such a beautiful human being.

[robrocks34]

@BittersweetHistory everything you say is spot on it was such a privieage to be at the gig amazing

[ezgranny420]

check the meaning!!!!! please....keep writing....we need your guidance in these times.

[lesassassins]

living legend. i'm waiting for a new solo album and a the verve reunion (again).

[RosaneOss]

fabuloso!!!

[robrocks34]

i was at this gig (secret) gig in london to 100 ppl fucking amazing :)

[momofluka]

@robrocks34

How??? I have to see him again! I flew from Kansas to Vegas to see him on the Verve reunion. I want to be in the same room when he sings his solo songs.

[tanner87]

hurry up & make another album Mr Ashcroft, we need some decent music for 2010! you Legend!

[heyjjules]

I lost my copy of this record (I bought it in London some months ago) and I'm so fucking pissed :(

This is such a nice song & album.

[SOUPRUN01]

Simon Cowell thinks Robson and Gerome are good and hangs round with sinita. I was in bookies and final came on Angels by some geezer and it was funny how bad that was.

[chris86b1]

no x factor finalists come close!they copy other work and die out after a year or so!richards singing voice and passion for the music is amazing! best voice iv ever heard with out a dout!!!! chris

[sayPolina]

amazing singer

[Daisyiscoolyo]

Starting at 4:30 he gets really passionate. At 5:04 he takes off his glasses. At 5:09 he starts to say "check the meaning" like crazy.

[Daisyiscoolyo]

Dang, so passionate.

[KissyouMissyouxxx]

Someone said in an earlier comment " You can't buy this on a master card if you know what I mean " Oh yes, I know precisely what they mean....Richard Ashcroft and his exquisitely beautifully written songs are absolutely immeasurable in those kind of terms.Just so lovely.........

J.

[scottybrd]

pure class

[TheBangersNMash]

You can't buy this on a Mastercard if you know what I mean..

[Pearlman83]

this is in my top 5 songs of my life

[uncleofruth]

just epic

[unoconstructora]

ojala ande por argentina....es un genio ashcroft , composiciones del alma!!!

[RosaneOss]

Muito sangue, muito ódio, mude o cenário

tem que existir algo mais

Quando Mohamed, Allah, Buda, Jesus Cristo

Estão batendo na minha porta

Estou cético em acreditar em Deus, mas cara

Ela toma uma forma feminina

Não há tempo,nem espaço, nem lei

Estamos sozinhos aqui

lindo...lindo....BELO!!!!!!!

[RosaneOss]

beautiful....lindo...very..ver­y good !!!

performance sensível...real...virgin!

[jayraka]

killer song, killer performance!

straight from the soul man

nothing like this guy out there

[mimoaapp]

check out jeff buckley - grace. Try also Forget Her from him... or any other...

[KOALAsounds]

WHAT a beautiful song!

[RosaneOss]

.....maravilhoso...very...very­...good !!!

[AllenJNR]

a fucking EPIC performance

[RosaneOss]

Belíssima canção,Letra emocionante...

Interpretaçao sensível !

aDOREI !

[vician153]

ajajaja como siempre me encuentro con algún chileno en la red, o no pastelldechoclo? :)

Este sujeto es todo un Héroe para mi y ojalá algún día se presente en Chile con todos sus éxitos, y si es acompañado por los de the verve, sería aun muxo mejor :P

[CosmosLoyal]

Richard Ashcroft is freedom

[lastmile8]

sometimes you look up a favourite song live and are left feeling disappointed. That never happens with Richard Ashcroft. Probably the best male vocalist around, definately one of the best musicians...(and apparently a nice bloke as well) Thx for posting this,

[pastelldechoclo]

El talento de este flaco es inagotable. Una muestra más de su inmensa capacidad

¡que música!, que voz!, que letra!

como diría JM, un verdadero AR-TIS-TA.

cuando lo traen a chilito? ojalá pronto.

[NorwegianColdplayer]

Freaking amazing. Richard has such a strong presence and when he sings he really means every word he sings. His music can not be described with words! I LOVE YOU RICHARD!

[goddessjani]

awesome AUTHENTIC world with him sharing this with us, isn't it? meditating on LOVE...

[leoveless]

GRANDE RICHARDDD !

[Lebowskisan]

Its a shame that ppl like beyonce with easy crappy kiddy disco music gets to be an millionaire and well known worldwide. When an REAL artist like this guy is hardly known outside the UK.

[mattax12]

@Lebowskisan im from germany and i absolutely adore him :D

[Chivowey]

@Lebowskisan Im mexican, and I know this song for about 6 years or more approx. Cheers.

[1Supersix11]

@Lebowskisan So true

[onelastnoob]

@Lebowskisan

Its true And Im from Canada. One of the best song writers today . I dont know any other person that knows him. Which is funny because they all know The Verve but not the Artist i guess.

[saulberg]

@Lebowskisan,SO TRUTH,ASHCORFT IS BRILLIANT

[YUSHCTK]

@Lebowskisan : why would you want people who get their musical rocks off to beyonce and gaga know richard ashcroft?

Some treasures are not meant for the masses man.

[YUSHCTK]

@Lebowskisan : he is known by people who know the difference between ordinary noise and soulseeking music.

[symond]

@Lebowskisan You are wrong, my wife she is from argentina and she loves him, he is well known over there, he played last feb in Buenos Aires

[tokkeification]

@Lebowskisan I totally agree. I have heard this song only ONE time on the radio, and that was in my car in Plonevez de Faou in Bretagne France one year ago. After that I found it on youTube

[flave7]

@Lebowskisan yup, totally wrong. i'm from portugal and everyone knows verve / richard.

btw .. amazing song.

[paarsbloed]

@Lebowskisan It's acutally a shame that people ALWAYS have to make comments like yours. Everyone knows that Gaga/Beyonce/... sells better, that's the way commercialism works. Just enjoy the music, without always shitting about the fact that a band is famous or not.

By the way Ashcroft and The Verve are very known outside the UK as well. In Belgium, they are quite famous.

[missloveminded]

@Lebowskisan

well I like R. Ashcroft ... and Beyoncé, and you've just offended me

beyonce has been there too for a while and she is a true singer, plz shut up

[nanooo23]

temazo... excelente

[Rockferry2008]

mega

[vuotidimemoria]

meraviglioso!

[saulberg]

GENIUS

[robtrenton]

God what a performance !!!...is this live ??

[vician153]

One of my favourite songs!!!

[sebatesolo]

the lord..i love him

[robrocks34]

great tune  i was at this gig in london there was only about 100 people great gig

[gruporio]

best song of ashcrofrt

[kinkyaffroman]

Always come back to this song. Can`t get enough, What an absolute legend.

[gelegenheitsuser]

Einfach nur großartig!

[lllightstealer]

Powerful

[ravreel]

ur all pricks

[MahoneyReturns]

This is better than Bitter Sweet Symphony, and he actually got paid for it so im all about this jam

[Gav1981]

Poland can suck my balls. AWOOGA!! Communism rules.

[Monkfish05]

He speaks the truth. Check the Meaning.

[adrianoInter]

paranoia- the destroyer --tak,tak

[almofan89]

shame the instruments are dubbed

[skinfullofdope]

The instruments arn't dubbed. There's a loop which is playing along. This loop contains the main riff, horns, and strings.

Real ones are Drums, Strings (over the loop strings), Flute, Drums, Bass, Voice, and Piano.

[ivarsss]

he's the best song writer ever! fuckin' don't care! love him! love verve period! love solo! he's perferct! my favourite song ever!

[JCNagasaki]

I agree.

[cric321]

"paranoia the destroyer".

[westieximena]

YES!! He's not ONE of the best songwriters in the world! He's THE BEST songwriter ever!! The only one! =)

[Monkfish05]

Calm down westieximena, Aye hes fucking great no doubt....but I wouldn't go that far. But nah, enjoy it man, why not? Great fucking message. Peace be upon you. Peace has its time and place, but lets be real. If someones trying to fuck you over then you fuck them over first. Sorry, but its the truth. Hippies,eh? Some of them don't realise that the only reason they are allowed to be hippies is because of people defending them and that right to be a hippie with guns. Sad, but true. Over and out.

[34muggsy34]

Hard to argue that point. Bono once said that the best music written is done by people who are either turning towards,or away from, God. That might ring true here.

[dec222222]

the excellent vocals of the great richard ashcroft at his live best . what a voice . love the sections 4.03 - 4.16. and 5.28 - 6.01.

[HarveyLovesJ]

I can't get over just how brilliant this performance is...

[zplitfyre]

the best

[derekwilkinson99]

What a performance...

[SOUPRUN01]

If you are turning away and to god at the same time, your going round in circles. If there is a god the your turning to nothing and turning away from nothing. If there is a god and your turning away and too him. Let's hope he is forgiving and won't cast you into hell.

[cyberduhh]

verve's best albums where the early 90s ones pure psychedelic rock n roll no bullshit kicks any of the new bands asses big style

[yazzaroony]

His voice and lyrics are outstanding.

[Neyllewell]

fantastic performance - too bad his solo career wasn´t as succsesfull as the verve. brilliant songwriter and singer.

also the verve is excellent, so still no so bad.

[ryhanb82]

still got some amazing solo songs under his belt tho

[Neyllewell]

true !

[Daymo7]

Superb

[youlyingget]

You can't turn away from God...he'll follow you!!

By the way, I ALWAYS check YOUR meaning Gobshite!! (Even if it does work on so many levels at once!)

[delphicgobshite]

What about those of us who are turning both to God, and away from God at the same time??

And is there a pill for it??

[cyberduhh]

eccys r gud for that

[minimalshine]

he's got the best voice ever. fucking brilliant.

[dec222222]

fantastic live version .richard ashcroft vocals are outstanding . love the sections 4:03 4:16 ..5:27 5:54 . has to be one of only a few artists who sings as good or even better live than his studio work .

[simon3102000]

great!

[sicktube666]

brilliant song!

[ryanfatal]

man his wife his hot

[Buckets321]

I'll 3rd that! Solo stuff and the verve, so different, but both so shit hot in their own ways.

[SpaceLion87]

i cant live without his songs...

amazing...true god..

what a genius.

[Reec7e]

i agree with SpaceLion87!

[obnoxiousbastard]

I also agree with this gentleman.

[vertreys]

"I'm agnostic gettin' God but man, she takes a female form" - WOW.

The genius of Ashcroft.

[34muggsy34]

That's the exact lyric I was going to post. Bono once said the only interesting music being made "is by writers who are either turning towards, or away from God."

Rings true with Richard. Not sure if it's coming to or going from though with him:)

[musime]

What I would give to experience that extraordinary voice live

[34muggsy34]

That's the exact lyric I was going to post. Bono once said the only interesting music being made "is by writers who are either turning towards, or away from God."

Rings true with Richard. Not sure if it's coming to or going from though with him:)

[mrpigeon69]

legend............so so good

[politikxy]

ashcroft toda la vida . . .

[ryanfatal]

seriously who else can sing like that?

[obnoxiousbastard]

Me, in the shower, getting ready for work, freaking out my neighbours. ....

[7lartceps]

Man got soul,you know he means it,beautiful song.His songs means a lot to me.

[shanybrandis]

i just luv him! amazing!

[robalt59]

brillant

[samparkique4]

I love the way he sings like Hip/Hop/Rap but with falsetto and real sings with NOTE and HARMONY. Classic and really real solo works besides The Verve.

Love it.

[bandyb]

ashcroft's solo material to me was way underrated,it wasn't the verve but was still great.this song is the best he made outside the verve its a magnificent,beautiful record i get the chills hearing it.

[33mallo33]

Wow. I thought the one of Richard and his wife (on keyboard) doing this song was superb. This one is even better;  his voice is perfect.

[keabiasis]

Identical to album version!

AMAZING

[jelliebeeen]

Richard...truly a god amongst men! I could listen to his voice all night long.

[naranjamanzana]

he's amazing :)

[jdl66e]

fantastic¡¡¡

[arcteryxandreas]

♥RL♥

[PatHaynes1]

you guys wouldn't happen to have the thaw session for download would you? im from the states and didnt know NME was having it for free until too late and now i cant find it....i love the song so i was just wondering?

[PerhapsMaybe]

I can message you a link if you haven't gotten it by now.

[33mallo33]

I'm wondering why nothing has been posted yet of The Verve's comeback concerts. Didn't they appear at a few places in the UK over the past six months?