This is a nice video, each songs from the album plays for a few seconds with pics of Robbie :D

 

 

 

 

nice :wub:

 

i have the ones with Back from Good and Strong, but just pics :wub:

Some brilliant news :o

 

As we know Rudebox dropped 6 places to #20 this week however it ended up selling nearly 27,000 copies :o Nearly 2,000 more than it did last week despite it falling 6 places :o

 

As long as it maintaines healthy sales I don't care what number it's at now :lol:

 

Robbie Williams’ Rudebox continued its rapid descent, falling 14-20 although it sales improved 3.4% to 26,854.

Total sales are now 282,637 :D

 

Hopefully it will pass 300k next week:cheer:

Midweek update :D

 

Although Rudebox has falled out of the top 20 now it's sales have increased by 39% which should see him sell between 30-40k by the end of the week and bring his total well over 300k finally :D

With thanks to RWAP, here are the sales of Robbie singles so far in 2006 :D

 

Angels has sold 32k so far this year :o :rofl:

 

It's definatly passed a million by now me thinks :D

 

Rudebox #88 selling just over 77k

Angels #188 selling 32k

Lovelight #207 selling 28000

Advertising space #225 selling 25k.

I was in the UK last week & bought the last single that they had of Angels. I also bought the Greatest Hits in Vinyl ( the last one they had ) & Intensive Care in Vinyl ( the last one they had ), cannot get his Vinyl's in Ireland - our HMV store here would fit into the hallway of the HMV store in Oxford Street.

So Im doing my bit to keep the sales up.

From http://www.metro.weekly.com (from Washington DC)

 

 

Scatter Pop

The latest album from Brit-popper Robbie Williams is just like the singer: slightly flawed, yet feisty and fun

by Tim Swoape

Published on 11/30/2006

 

It is the best of albums, it is the worst of albums. With apologies to Charles Dickens, never before has there been a more polarizing release by Britpop idol Robbie Williams than his latest offering, Rudebox.

 

In a radical departure from his usual stadium rock and middle-of-the-road pop balladry, Williams has crafted an eclectic album that incorporates dance club beats, hip-hop and funk and filters them through an '80s prism. With a panoply of producers and a multitude of musical styles, Rudebox lacks the cohesiveness of the artist's previous releases, coming off as a mix tape for an ADD generation.

 

Undoubtedly the most adventurous album of his career, it's also the most superficial. Therein lies the rub. If you're looking for depth and substance, you certainly won't find it on Rudebox. However, if you're just looking for a few great dance songs to play alongside retro-inspired tunes by Justin Timberlake and Gwen Stefani, then this is the ticket.

 

 

Williams may be a late arrival to the electro-pop party, but he certainly knows how to make a grand entrance. Rudebox is an irreverent, cheeky collection that never takes itself seriously. It pays tribute to the music of the singer's youth with clever lyrical homages to artists ranging from George Michael and A Flock of Seagulls to Run DMC and the Beastie Boys.

 

It's immediately apparent from the moment the title track kicks off Rudebox that this is no ordinary Robbie Williams album. A bass-heavy floor-filler, ''Rudebox'' has a way of wedging itself in your brain with its infectious, yet utterly meaningless, chorus. The half-rapped song with nonsensical, stream of consciousness lyrics lifts the rhythm track and a portion of the chorus from Jamaican duo Sly & Robbie's '87 single ''Boops (Here To Go).''

 

Williams shifts gears numerous times, from the dance-meets-bluegrass hick-hop of ''Viva Life On Mars,'' to ''Good Doctor,'' a silly, self-deprecating take on prescription pills and addictive behaviors delivered in a thick Manchester accent.

 

Cover songs account for a large percentage of Rudebox, and they're all over the map in terms of source and style. Williams channels Jamiroquai (or is it latter-day George Michael?) on his disco-funk cover of Lewis Taylor's ''Lovelight,'' one of the most accessible and memorable tracks on the album. After experimenting with falsetto on the chorus of ''Tripping'' on his last album, Williams takes the plunge and this time sings the entire song in his upper register. The song is pure pop ecstasy. His most eccentric song choice is Manu Chao's ''Bongo Bong and Je Ne T'Aime Plus'' (aka ''King of the Bongo''), a Matthew McConaughey-worthy reggae ditty that segues into French pop, with guest vocals by Britpop newcomer Lily Allen.

 

Also included is a faithful and unnecessary remake of Human League's ''Louise,'' a synth-pop confection helmed by William Orbit. Its stagnant beats are so simple and dated that they could have been created in Williams's bedroom on a Casio 20 years ago. At the other end of the spectrum is a splendid update of ''Kiss Me'' by Stephen ''Tin Tin'' Duffy, who co-wrote and co-produced all of the songs on Williams's last album.

 

Synth-pop mainstays the Pet Shop Boys team with Williams on a pair of songs. In the land of derivation, he covers the Pet Shop Boys' cover of ''We're the Pet Shop Boys'' by New York City electronica collective My Robot Friend. Williams and Neil Tennant share vocals over a dream-like wash of synths and drum machines. The Boys return on ''She's Madonna,'' which they produced and co-wrote with Williams. Taking its musical inspiration from Kraftwerk's ''Tour De France,'' the song is an ode to Madge's irresistible sex appeal. ''No man on earth could say that he don't want her,'' Williams declares.

 

Thankfully, Williams buries the self-indulgent autobiographical tracks ''The '80s'' and ''The '90s'' near the end of the album. ''The '80s'' juxtaposes personal experiences with pop culture references to ill effect: ''Auntie Jo died of cancer / God didn't have an answer / Rhythm was a dancer.'' ''The '90s'' gets even more specific as it chronicles Williams's turbulent five-year stint with boy band Take That. Both songs are heavily influenced by the Anglo rap of The Streets.

 

Is Rudebox simply a creative diversion along the lines of Williams's swing and jazz standards collection Swing While You're Winning, or is he, at 10 years into his solo career, attempting to reinvent himself as his heroine Madonna routinely does? We won't know for sure until the next album drops. In the meantime, forgive the occasional nonsensical lyric and enjoy this for what it is -- an album that's feisty and fun, if somewhat flawed, just like Robbie Williams himself.

 

 

 

 

With thanks to RWAP, here are the sales of Robbie singles so far in 2006 :D

 

Angels has sold 32k so far this year :o :rofl:

 

It's definatly passed a million by now me thinks :D

 

Rudebox #88 selling just over 77k

Angels #188 selling 32k

Lovelight #207 selling 28000

Advertising space #225 selling 25k.

 

Thanks for these.

 

I did my bit for Angels - bought the DVD just a few weeks ago :)

Rudebox drops to #30 on mediatraffic with sales of 105,000 this week :o So according to them 961,000 have been sold.

 

http://www.mediatraffic.de/albums.htm

Look at Westlife though :rofl:

 

236.000 sold worldwide. That means they only sold 17,000 outside UK/Ireland :D

Look at Westlife though :rofl:

 

236.000 sold worldwide. That means they only sold 17,000 outside UK/Ireland :D

 

See Scotty how great they are. -_-

 

:lol: :lol: :lol:

Rudebox drops to #30 on mediatraffic with sales of 105,000 this week :o So according to them 961,000 have been sold.

 

http://www.mediatraffic.de/albums.htm

 

 

what worldwide? That cannot be right. First weeks sales in Germany alone was 600,000.

what worldwide? That cannot be right. First weeks sales in Germany alone was 600,000.

 

No, they were shipements for Germany. Not sure the sales for there now but I think it's similar to the UK as it sold over 100k first week. The same with the UK, it was certified 2x platinum in the UK (600,000) but has only sold less than 300k. It should be platinum by the end of the week ^_^

Platinum awards are based on shipments though, not over the counter sales. ^_^

Platinum awards are based on shipments though, not over the counter sales. ^_^

 

That's what Im saying, but in reality alot of people think it's sales so if platinum if meant to be 300k sales then it will become platinum this week. Although its really double platinum but somehow I cannot see it selling that shipment unless he promotes the album -_-

EMI won't be caring. They've had their money for 600,000. :lol:

EMI won't be caring. They've had their money for 600,000. :lol:

 

:lol: <_<

 

Their goal is supposed to be to sell at least a million so surely since all his albums have -_- They are so bloody useless :puke2:

You're forgetting the 1.5 million sold by CD Wow. :P

Jupiter9 - Where were you able to see the CD Wow sales

 

Have you seen the Video on the Official RW Site - Fab video

:lol:

 

No Tessa. The CD Wow sales are just a made up joke between me and Scotty. They aren't counted in the Official Sales Figures so we've just decided he must have sold 1.5 million there (to UK addresses alone) to explain the less than stellar sales figures elsewhere!

No idea how many he has sold on CD Wow, Play.Com, HMV On-Line, Woolworths On-Line etc. Nobody knows. Except EMI I suppose. <_<

 

 

I can't get the video to work. The Viva Life On Mars one you mean? :unsure: