Posted September 30, 201311 yr Robbie Williams on Life Thru a Lens - the album that saved his life and career Britain's most-successful solo artist to relive the making of his career-defining 1997 album for special BBC programme w_4qqQlxeq0 Robbie Williams is to give live performances of songs including "Angels" and "Let Me Entertain You" for a special BBC programme in which he will talk of how he rescued his life and career with his first solo album Life Thru a Lens. Britain's most-successful solo artist of all time has agreed to go into the BBC's historic recording studios at Maida Vale in London to relive the making of his career-defining 1997 album and discuss his reasons for leaving the boy band Take That. The special programme, for Radio 4's Mastertapes series, will be recorded later this month and will focus on one of the most difficult periods of the singer's life. After leaving Take That, he put on weight and was heavily using alcohol and drugs. He found himself in rehabilitation before the solo album was even released. Mastertapes presenter John Wilson said he was delighted that Williams had decided to reveal the secrets behind a record that was made after the singer met up with the songwriter and producer Guy Chambers. "It's amazing to think of now," he said. "He walked out of the biggest boy band in the country and then tried to launch his own career. There were a lot of people at the time saying he's all washed up, it's all over, he's a mess." The album was not immediately a great success, selling 30,000 copies and reaching number 11 on the chart, but sales were transformed by the fourth single "Angels", which was released eight months later and became an international hit. The provenance of that song has been the subject of some conjecture, with Williams, Chambers and the Irish songwriter Ray Heffernan being variously credited with its composition. Wilson said he expected Williams to give intimate renditions of the album's hits and the song-writing process. "The whole point of the programme is that he's sitting there with his guitar to illustrate bits of the songs. We normally get two or three and sometimes six or seven live songs. They are stripped back and usually very revealing versions - you are going to hear "Angels" and "Let Me Entertain You" in a way you won't have heard them before." The interview with Williams will be broadcast in two 30-minute segments on consecutive days. The Mastertapes series, which begins on 11 November, will include the folk singer David Crosby talking about his debut 1971 solo album If I Could Only Remember My Name. In another episode, Jazzie B and Caron Wheeler from Soul II Soul will describe the process behind their landmark 1989 album Club Classics Vol. I. Scottish songwriter Edwyn Collins will discuss his 1994 album Gorgeous George, which featured the hit "A Girl Like You" Independent.co.uk Edited September 30, 201311 yr by Sydney
October 4, 201311 yr Oohhhhh sounds interesting :w00t: Radio 4? I don't think I've ever listened to R4 :unsure:
October 20, 201311 yr Author RTL - College Tour http://www.npo.nl/college-tour/18-10-2013/NPS_1235146 Thanks to TRWS
October 20, 201311 yr My automatic translation thingy isn't working very well. Exactly what is Robbie doing in Dutchieland? :unsure:
October 20, 201311 yr :( We used to have lots of Dutch posters on here at one time, could of asked them to translate.
October 21, 201311 yr Author One of the XF contestants was rushed to hospital last night after falling down the stairs, tbh I wish they were all carted off , I hate that show & never watch it anymore
October 21, 201311 yr Yes, it was the whiny tone deaf one. * Just realised that might not narrow it down very much :(
October 29, 201311 yr Author Robbie Williams Talks To John Wilson In A New Series Of Radio 4'S 'Mastertapes' http://i39.tinypic.com/2u3xvk2.jpg John Wilson returns with a new series of Mastertapes, in which he talks to leading performers and songwriters about the album that made them or changed them. Recorded in front of a live audience at the BBC's iconic Maida Vale Studios, each edition includes two episodes, with John initially quizzing the artist about the album in question, and then, in the B-side, the audience ask the questions. Both editions feature exclusive live performances. Today's programme one, A-side deals with Life Thru A Lens by Robbie Williams. Robbie Williams is now the UK's best-selling solo artist of all time, but when he released his debut solo album, Life Thru A Lens, after leaving the all-conquering boyband Take That, it was initially met with negative reviews and was slow to take off. However, with songs like Ego A Go Go, Lazy Days, Let Me Entertain You and, of course, Angels, the album not only went on to spend more than four years in the charts and become the 58th best-selling album of all time, it also laid down the solid foundations for all that was to follow: nine further solo albums, seven number one singles and more BRIT awards than any other artist. Here Robbie Williams talks candidly with John Wilson about the album that started it all. They are joined in the studio by the album's co-writer and producer, Guy Chambers, as well as guitarist Gary Nuttall and a string quartet. The B-side of the programme, where it's the turn of the audience to ask the questions, can be heard tomorrow at 3.30pm. Complete versions of the songs performed in the programme (and others) can be heard on the Mastertapes pages on the Radio 4 website, where the programmes can also be downloaded and other musical goodies accessed. Presenter/ John Wilson, Producer/ Paul Kobrak for the BBC contactmusic.com
October 29, 201311 yr Oh drat. Did I miss this? I thought it wasn't until mid-November :unsure: :cry:
October 30, 201311 yr Author Oh drat. Did I miss this? I thought it wasn't until mid-November :unsure: :cry: Yes !!! Ir is November Jups <_<
October 30, 201311 yr Author Robbie Williams Is Heart’s Live Artist Of The Year 2013 29th October 2013, 08:05 Heart is extremely proud to announce Robbie Williams as our Live Artist Of The Year! To celebrate the award Robbie will be performing an exclusive gig at an intimate venue in London and you can be there! It's been a huge year for Robbie. The 39-year-old singer has had us dancing at our desks all year with his hit single 'Candy'. And now, following hot on the heels of the success of his incredible 'Take the Crown' stadium tour, the 'Go Gentle' singer will release his brand new album 'Swings Both Ways'. The album is a follow up to Robbie's massive 2001 album 'Swing When You're Winning' and features duets with the biggest names in music, including Michael Bublé, Olly Murs, Lily Allen and Kelly Clarkson. Robbie holds more BRIT Awards than any other artist, with a total of seventeen wins, including five with Take That, who he joined at the tender age of sixteen. Robbie will be performing an exclusive Heart gig for us at a secret London venue in November. Make sure you're listening daily from Monday 4th for your chance to win tickets to this exciting event! Heart.co.uk
October 30, 201311 yr Robbie Williams Talks To John Wilson In A New Series Of Radio 4'S 'Mastertapes' http://i39.tinypic.com/2u3xvk2.jpg John Wilson returns with a new series of Mastertapes, in which he talks to leading performers and songwriters about the album that made them or changed them. Recorded in front of a live audience at the BBC's iconic Maida Vale Studios, each edition includes two episodes, with John initially quizzing the artist about the album in question, and then, in the B-side, the audience ask the questions. Both editions feature exclusive live performances. Today's programme one, A-side deals with Life Thru A Lens by Robbie Williams. :unsure: Robbie Williams is now the UK's best-selling solo artist of all time, but when he released his debut solo album, Life Thru A Lens, after leaving the all-conquering boyband Take That, it was initially met with negative reviews and was slow to take off. However, with songs like Ego A Go Go, Lazy Days, Let Me Entertain You and, of course, Angels, the album not only went on to spend more than four years in the charts and become the 58th best-selling album of all time, it also laid down the solid foundations for all that was to follow: nine further solo albums, seven number one singles and more BRIT awards than any other artist. Here Robbie Williams talks candidly with John Wilson about the album that started it all. They are joined in the studio by the album's co-writer and producer, Guy Chambers, as well as guitarist Gary Nuttall and a string quartet. The B-side of the programme, where it's the turn of the audience to ask the questions, can be heard tomorrow at 3.30pm. :unsure: Complete versions of the songs performed in the programme (and others) can be heard on the Mastertapes pages on the Radio 4 website, where the programmes can also be downloaded and other musical goodies accessed. Presenter/ John Wilson, Producer/ Paul Kobrak for the BBC contactmusic.com I'm confused. When is this programme on the radio? :unsure:
November 12, 201311 yr Author Are you sitting comfortably !! Tune in to Mastertapes @BBCRadio4 at 15:30 GMT today! http://t.co/z91UBqwDcU http://t.co/uhJPmMW3y1 rw.com
November 22, 201311 yr Graham Norton @02.07 http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03hmjvh :) A nice interview. Liked the part about him having to apologise to some celebrity nearly every week for something he's said about them :lol:
November 22, 201311 yr Robbie's on Graham Norton tonight. Think he's singing 'I want to be like you oo oo'. Maybe with Olly there?
November 22, 201311 yr http://static1.celebrityredcarpet.co.uk/articles/3/49/93/@/16755-david-tennant-matt-smith-emma-0x665-1.jpg
November 24, 201311 yr Author http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x17jw1j_r...-del_shortfilms & short interview from Oslo http://www.tv2.no/underholdning/gkn/robbie...re-4162011.html
