Robbie Williams - Rudebox (Hk)
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Free Music Review: Electronic Robbie
Hit: 3 Stars
Over the years I've always liked Robbie and mostly Guy Chambers' music, but man, this is just weird. The previous album Intensive Care (by Stephen Duffy) was a total mistake, except of a few tracks. Rudebox is even worse. I don't mind dramatic changes, but Robbie just can't be good in the new style. The music si modern, rude, pumpin', however most of the arrangements are a bit out of taste. That results in a complex of strange synth sounds, electronic grooves and Robbie's open (and amazing) vocals that just don't fit in this style of music. Robbie's chosen a completely different field, which is unfortunately not for him. Maybe next time, Robbie!Free Music Review: Robbie becomes Justin
Hit: 3 Stars
It is official, Robbie Williams is trying harder to break into American radio.At what price now?shedding his British music pop prince persona?give this Cd a spin and hear him become a Justin Timberlake-like cockney
reject.The title track ,although catchy and fun,grows repetitious as it plays on.On the other hand,Lovelight and Louise are quintessential RW tunes.My favorite is the clever She is Madonna that should have been the first release if he wasn't trying to become the next prince of hip-hop.
Free Music Review: Note To Robbie: Stop Rapping!
Hit: 3 Stars
The album would be so much better if he stuck more to singing. Rudebox comes across as more of a poor mans Rock DJ. The only time you'll hear it in the U.S will probably be in a gay bar. Keep On and Never Touch That Switch are probably the only hip hop tracks that could make on the airwaves in the states.
Viva Life on Mars, She's Madonna and Lovelight show Robbie in his familliar of cheeky lyrics and catchy melodies.
Free Music Review: Attention Seeker #1
Hit: 2 Stars
I guess most of you remember Robbie Williams was part of Uk's most popular boyband Take That in the 90's, when Take That eventually split up Robbie Williams launched a solo career and was the only one of the band that was succesful. Now, considering that Mark Owen was just as popular as Robbie and Gary Barlow was the brain and wrote most of the songs and sang most also, how come Robbie Williams made it and not him?. The answer is simple, Robbie got charisma and he always finds a way to stay in the spotlight. He's a natural born entertainer and will do whatever it takes to stay in focus for whatever reason. He's been doing love ballads, Pop songs, Classic Rock, R&B, Electro-Dance, Vocal-Jazz and even Rapping. He's been aping George Michael, Kiss, Frank Sinatra and even Elvis Presley. And when his music didn't chart he came up with something else to remain in the press. For 10 years as a solo act, Robbie has defenitely been one of those artists who spent most time on MTV and in newspapers. Why that? you may ask... he's a good singer but he can't write songs by himself, he always chances music styles, he records too many covers and he's been immitating more top artists then it's possible. Infact, after 10 years as a solo artist, I still can't say how Robbie Williams typical sound is. But he's an attention seeker and he'll do whatever it takes to stay on your lips. Less then a year after his last album, when last single "Sin, Sin Sin" flopped on the UK chart a new album is released, just in time to remain in the spotlight. That's Robbie Williams For You.
After 2 realy bad albums, you thought it wasn't possible to make a third that was on the same low level but "Rudebox" is right there. It is an orgy of diffrent styles. Many Dance Pop songs like the title track "Rudebox" which is a weaker version of "Rock Dj" with Robbie rapping again. "Lovelight" a Lewis Taylor cover and outrageous cover of french world music legend Manu Chao's "Bingo Bongo" called "King of Bongo". "They Say I'm A Clown, Making Too Much Dirty Sound" he said it right, exactly what he is. What was he thinking?. Another cover of Human Leagues "Louise" also sounds odd. "We're the Pet Shop Boys" is a cover of a band called "My Robot Friend" but the Pet Shop Boys appear on this version, but why is it on Robbie Williams album and not theirs?. They also appear on the song "She's Madonna", a song that follows the same trend. Songs like "Keep On" and "Doctor" feels out of place and are just hybrids of many genres while "Burslem Normals" is a slow lounge sounding song. Towards the end we'll get two autobiogrphical songs "In the 80's" that is about growing up in the 80's and "In the 90's" about the time with Take That. They are far more interesting then most songs here but it seems like Mr. Williams still can't be serious for a whole song anymore. The critics were right, "Rudebox" is a bust.
Overall, unfortuntately it seems like Robbie Williams is losing more and more credability the longer time goes. In the mid 90's he recorded 2-3 very fine albums with songs such as "Old Before I Die" "Strong" and especially the brilliant "Angels", but based on the recent music it's impossible to take him serious anymore. You can't make an album with 10 diffrent genres merged and write lyrics that are nonsense. I liked Robbie Williams back in the day but it seems like he's more interested to more controversial and stay in the spotlight then write credible songs on a solid album. 2 stars. Buy on own risk.
Free Music Review: Robbie does Madonna and Eminem?
Hit: 2 Stars
Yuck. On first listen, this album sounds like Robbie trying to do Madonna and then Eminem. The vocals are monotonous, the beats the same. It's dance music, and not my cup of tea. I'll give it another listen, but I'm guessing there will be maybe 2 songs I'd want to keep on this cd.
Paul