December 3, 20159 yr rmb02CMH1BA My favourite song from Rudebox. Closely followed by The 80s Edited December 3, 20159 yr by Laura130262
December 5, 20159 yr Author Thought I would post this, a review from NME magazine who would not be big fans of Robbie but like many others at the time actually gave Ridebox the thumbs up !! Robbie Williams: Rudebox Your least favourite popstar’s gone electro and it’s – whisper it – good image: http://nme.assets.ipccdn.co.uk/images/84_R....article_x4.jpg Robbie Williams 23RD OCTOBER 2006 With his Take That past coming back to haunt him, tabloids sharpening their knives and missed appearances, clearly all is not well with Williams. And yet he has claimed that this is the first musical venture where he is being himself. The stakes are extremely high. Luckily, ‘Rudebox’ is the best thing he’s ever put his name to. From a career of trying on different ill-fitting identities (CampPop Robbie, Fat Dancer Robbie, Swing Robbie, Stadium Robbie) he has finally found one that fits. f***ing about on laptops with the likes of Lily Allen and Pet Shop Boys, he has hit on a fun, frantic, pisstaking mixtape of crystalline ’80s electropop, Skinner derived rap-ups and lazy skank pop. Lyrically, Williams has always been a very British mix of redcoat self-deprecation and zeitgeisty, chemically-enhanced moodiness, but on ‘Rudebox’ he continues this without falling into the previous pratfalls of whininess or navel-gazing. There’s the double-headed autobiography of ‘The 80s’ (currently at the centre of a legal dispute) and its follow-up ‘The 90s’, the clattering ‘Vogue’ rap in the LA tale ‘The Actor’ and ‘She’s Madonna’ – possibly his most bonkers song ever. ‘Rudebox’ is not ‘Robbie Williams the serious artiste’, but it is an amazing pop album. It remains to be seen if it will be his undoing with the mainstream and those tabloid hacks. But it seems, musically at least, he’s just getting started. And, if you leave your preconceptions at the door, you might just love it. Priya Elan Read more at http://www.nme.com/reviews/robbie-williams...hZJrT3EjbvXC.99
December 6, 20159 yr Yes I remember those really good reviews even as the tabloids and some fans were slating him for it. For a long time because he went to rehab after and never did new music for the three years following, that album was the most recent connection to him and for that reason it has a very special place in my heart. I kind of held onto that album all the time he was away. :wub: Aside from that - it's a brilliant album that still sounds fresh and wonderfully quirky today. I really hope we get another Rudebox one day. The only negative was it caused him such a big dent to his confidence. But then that set off another chain of events that ended really positively for him so it was all meant to be I guess.
December 6, 20159 yr Author Yes I remember those really good reviews even as the tabloids and some fans were slating him for it. For a long time because he went to rehab after and never did new music for the three years following, that album was the most recent connection to him and for that reason it has a very special place in my heart. I kind of held onto that album all the time he was away. :wub: Aside from that - it's a brilliant album that still sounds fresh and wonderfully quirky today. I really hope we get another Rudebox one day. The only negative was it caused him such a big dent to his confidence. But then that set off another chain of events that ended really positively for him so it was all meant to be I guess. I agree it was a bad time but a really good time for him as well Laura , maybe it was written in the stars. :wub:
December 7, 20159 yr I agree it was a bad time but a really good time for him as well Laura , maybe it was written in the stars. :wub: I am a strong believer in what's meant to be is meant to be Tess. It all worked out wonderfully in the end. :)
December 10, 20159 yr Author I am a strong believer in what's meant to be is meant to be Tess. It all worked out wonderfully in the end. :) All written in the stars Laura :)
December 14, 20159 yr Author I've got that song on cassette :lol: Brilliant B-) Cassettes are back in fashion Laura, I bought a vintage looking record player recently & it has a slot for a cassette :D
December 14, 20159 yr Cassettes are back in fashion Laura, I bought a vintage looking record player recently & it has a slot for a cassette :D No way! Really.? This makes the geek in me very happy. I've got over 200 cassettes in our loft from the 1970s that I did myself and thought I would never be able to listen to again. I knew record players were back but not cassettes. Where did you get yours from Tess? Was it expensive? Might have to look on Amazon B-)
December 15, 20159 yr Author No way! Really.? This makes the geek in me very happy. I've got over 200 cassettes in our loft from the 1970s that I did myself and thought I would never be able to listen to again. I knew record players were back but not cassettes. Where did you get yours from Tess? Was it expensive? Might have to look on Amazon B-) http://www.amazon.co.uk/Ricatech-RMC200-Mk...=itek+turntable -_-
December 15, 20159 yr Author http://www.amazon.co.uk/Ricatech-RMC200-Mk...=itek+turntable http://www.amazon.co.uk/Wood-Nostalgic-gua...=itek+turntable -_- I bought the natural wood one , rather vintage looking, I like it ..I purchased it locally & it was €150, it's a bit more expensive actually on Amazon , I do like it though Do you have Harvey Normans in the UK because I know they stock them & they are not expensive Edited December 15, 20159 yr by Sydney
December 16, 20159 yr While I was looking at those yesterday I saw a little device to download all my 1970s cassettes onto MP3 and then CD. :w00t: I'm going to get one. :cheer: :cheer: :cheer: My inner geek is satisfied. :angel: :lol:
