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Favorite Song On The Album?

Viva Life On Mars

 

 

Rank The Songs On The Album

01. Viva Life On Mars

02. The 90's

03. The Actor

04. The 80's

05. She's Madonna

06. Lovelight

07. Rudebox

08. Summertime

09. Bongo Bong & Je Ne T'aime Plus

10. We're The Pet Shop Boys

11. Kiss Me

12. Keep On

13. Louise

14. Never Touch That Switch

15. Burslem Normals

16. Good Doctor

17. d!*kh**d

 

 

Where Would This Album Rank in a list of your favourite Robbie studio albums ever?

4th or maybe even 5th. That doesn't mean that it isn't good, just there are better.

 

 

What Would you give this album out of 10?

8/10

 

 

What Do You Like Most About The Album?

The fact it's unusual and we didn't expect something like that.

 

 

What 3 words sum up Rudebox for you?

Different from others.

That's 3, right? :lol:

Different, modern, interesting.

 

 

What Do You Dislike From The Album?

Hard to answer. I know something isn't good but I can't say what. Must be the fact I'm just not used to listen that kind of Robbie's songs. I say and I think that a bit of change is good, but I still like old Robbie's songs more. :wub:

 

 

What's your favourite B-side from the Rudebox era? (Lonestar Rising or Mess Me Up)

I love both, so it's hard to chose... :( :lol: Oh... :rolleyes: I'll say Lonestar Rising, because I really don't have comment for Mess Me Up... I think I listened it just one time. :lol:

 

 

Favourite Video From The Album?

Lovelight, I think...

 

 

Favorite Live Performance From The Era?

None of it isn't very special for me, because I haven't anything seen live, just on my comp. I guess, it's Rudebox, but if Robbie promoted album more, I'm sure I'd say some other song.

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Yeah, as much as I loved the Leeds gig, it was nowhere near as good as Knebworth, Cologne, Slane, RAH. I think it had something to do with him being so tired after such a large tour. After he had his break, it seemed the South American gigs (Argentina, Brazil & Mexico) were brilliant. They are on youtube (well most of them I think). :D

 

Thanks TIP and everyone else, keep em coming :cheer:

 

Scotty.... I agree with you there.... I think Rob was a lot fitter back in 2003 & he is a couple of years older now & he had too many venues in this tour & was wrecked by the time he got to the UK..... . He did some extensive touring around many countries in Europe before coming back to the UK ( look how many he did alone in Germany )... in fact how he managed the five nights at MK is beyond me really & I can only put it down to his total committment to his fans & his utter professionalism...

I am not surprised that he had a relapse at the beginning of this year as it probably all got on top of him....The guy deserves a good long break & it looks like that he is doing just that as he did once again look totally relaxed at Des Moines last weekend.... It was real nice to see those pics & he looking well again & under no pressure. :thumbup:

Favorite Song On The Album?

The 90´s

 

Rank The Songs On The Album

1. The 90`s

2. The 80´s

3. Keep On

4. The Actor

5. Shes Madonna

6. Burslem Normals

7. Summertime

8. Good Doctor

9. Lovelight

10. Viva Life on Mars

11. Louise

12. Rudebox

13. We are the pet shop boys

14. Never Touch tat switch

15. d!*kh**d

16. Bongo Bong

17. Kiss Me

 

Where Would This Album Rank in a list of your favourite Robbie studio albums ever?

#8

 

What Would you give this album out of 10?

8+

 

What Do You Like Most About The Album?

like that its something different...its brave album

 

What 3 words sum up Rudebox for you?

oh, my, go(o)d ^_^

 

What Do You Dislike From The Album?

covers and single choices

 

What's your favourite B-side from the Rudebox era? (Lonestar Rising or Mess Me Up)

lonestar rising

 

Favourite Video From The Album?

Lovelight

 

Favorite Live Performance From The Era?

Rudebox

Favorite Song On The Album?

The 90's

 

Rank The Songs On The Album

The 90's 10/10

d!*kh**d 10/10

Summertime 9/10

Keep On 9/10

She's Madonna 8.5/10

The 80's 8/10

Bongo Bong & Je Ne T'aime Plus 8/10

The Actor 7.5/10

Lovelight 7/10

Rudebox 6/10

Viva Life On Mars 6/10

We're The Pet Shop Boys 6/10

Burslem Normals 5/10

Good Doctor 5/10

Louise 5/10

Kiss Me 3.5/10

Never Touch That Switch 2/10

 

 

 

Where Would This Album Rank in a list of your favourite Robbie studio albums ever?

no. #3 (#1 IC, #2 sing when your're winning)

 

 

What Would you give this album out of 10?

8/10 = B+

 

 

What Do You Like Most About The Album?

the lyrics

 

 

What 3 words sum up Rudebox for you?

autobiography electro rap

 

 

What Do You Dislike From The Album?

boring melodies and lyrics in 3 songs

 

What's your favourite B-side from the Rudebox era? (Lonestar Rising or Mess Me Up)

lonestar rising

 

 

Favourite Video From The Album?

She's Madonna and Lovelight are both very great

 

 

Favorite Live Performance From The Era?

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Favorite Song On The Album?

Burslem Normals

 

Rank The Songs On The Album

Burslem Normals 10

The Actor 9

The 80's 8

The 90's 8

Summertime 8

d!*kh**d 8

Never Touch That Switch 8

Good Doctor 8

Viva Life On Mars 8

Louise 7

We're The Pet Shop Boys 7

Keep On 7

Lovelight 7

Rudebox 6

Kiss Me 6

Bongo Bong & Je Ne T'aime Plus 6

She's Madonna 5

 

Where Would This Album Rank in a list of your favourite Robbie studio albums ever?

1 (but I only have Intensive Care and Escapology

 

What Would you give this album out of 10?

8

 

What Do You Like Most About The Album?

Renewed Robbie :wub:

 

What 3 words sum up Rudebox for you?

Brillant - New - Inventive

 

What Do You Dislike From The Album?

She's Madonna lol

 

What's your favourite B-side from the Rudebox era? (Lonestar Rising or Mess Me Up)

Dunno those songs

 

Favourite Video From The Album?

Lovelight

 

Favorite Live Performance From The Era?

Haven't seen many lol




RUDEBOX

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Favorite Song On The Album?
Bongo Bong :P

Rank The Songs On The Album

Bongo Bong & Je Ne T'aime Plus
The 90's
Never Touch That Switch
Keep On
Good Doctor
Louise
Lovelight
The Actor
Viva Life On Mars
The 80's
Dickhead
Summertime
Rudebox
She's Madonna
We're The Pet Shop Boys
Burslem Normals
Kiss Me



Where Would This Album Rank in a list of your favourite Robbie studio albums ever?

5th

What Would you give this album out of 10?

8
What Do You Like Most About The Album?


What 3 words sum up Rudebox for you?

new, sad,changes

What Do You Dislike From The Album?

not good videos

What's your favourite B-side from the Rudebox era? (Lonestar Rising or Mess Me Up)

Lonestar Rising



Favourite Video From The Album?

Lovelight

Favorite Live Performance From The Era?

Rudebox


  • 1 year later...

thanks to Jo on http://forum.rwap.co.uk/ for this review.

 

Rudebox: Mixed reviews (2006–2007)

 

 

Williams' seventh studio album was announced in early 2006. It was originally scheduled to be called 1974, the year Williams was born, and then Rudebox '74. It is a dance/electro album with collaborations with the Pet Shop Boys, William Orbit, Soul Mekanik, Joey Negro, Mark Ronson and more.

 

The first single, "Rudebox", was premièred on radio by Scott Mills on his show on BBC Radio 1. The event caused some controversy, as the record label's embargo date was broken, although the artist himself later backed the presenter for doing so. Right after the single was unleashed, it caused controversy due to Williams' radical change in the single in direction from his other releases. British Newspaper The Sun named the song "The Worst Song Ever". However, Victoria Newton stated that there were sure-fire hits on the album. When the song was released in September that year, it reached number four in the UK Singles Chart; elsewhere the song did a lot better, hitting number one in Honduras, Argentina, Chile, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Lebanon, Turkey, and on the Australian Airplay Chart; it also peaked at number two in the

 

Williams released his much anticipated dance/electro album, Rudebox, on October 23, 2006. It received mixed reviews: The All Music Guide gave it a four star rating, the NME 8 out of 10, and Music Week and MOJO were equally positive, but it received much weaker reviews from some of the British press. Despite reaching the number one spot, sales were far below what was expected by his label, and overall sales in the UK were overtaken by his former band, Take That,'s Beautiful World. The album has sold a little under 500,000 copies in the United Kingdom, becoming his lowest-selling album in the country, being certified 2x Platinum by the BPI. Elsewhere, the album was received with a warmer reception by the public, hitting number one in fourteen countries including Argentina, Australia, Finland, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Spain, and Switzerland, and reaching number two in the United World Chart selling 378,000 copies in its first week. On November 8, 2006, IFPI certified the album 2x Platinum in Europe with sales of over 2 million making it the fastest platinum selling album of 2006. The album finished at number eighteen in the list of 2006's best selling albums worldwide, Neil Tennant from the the Pet Shop Boys commented the album had sold 4.5 million copies by early 2007.

 

Promotion for the album was almost non-existent due to Williams' Close Encounters Tour around Latin America and Australia.

 

The second single, "Lovelight", came out right before the release of the album, and was commercially released on November 13. The single reached the top ten in the United Kingdom and many other European countries, reaching number two in the Eurochart. The track became also a hit in Latin America and Australia, but failed to reach the success of Williams' previous releases when the track showed no longevity in the charts.

 

Williams finished 2006 as the 16th most played artist in Latin America and the third most played international artist.

 

During this time, Williams entered the The Guinness Book of World Records when he announced his World Tour for 2006, selling 1.6 million tickets in one single day.

 

The third single, "She's Madonna" incl. Remixes from Kris Menace and Chris Lake, was released to European radio in late January to precede the commercial release which was scheduled to March 5, 2007. The track failed to be a massive success in the United Kingdom, reaching number sixteen on the Singles Chart, but it did far better in Continental Europe hitting the top ten in most countries and rose to number one on the European Airplay Chart after spending four weeks at number two, a feat his former band, Take That, failed to achieve. It was confirmed that this single was not going to be released in Latin America or Australia, but did receive heavy airplay in the later of the two. Despite this, the single was released as Digital Download in Mexico in four different formats. In August 2007, the single reached number 12 in the U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play Chart.

 

"Bongo Bong and Je Ne T'Aime Plus", a collaboration with British singer Lily Allen, was released as the third single in Latin America and other European countries, hitting radio in January 2007, and as a Digital Download in February. It managed to chart in Mexico and Latvia.

 

To promote his album, Williams commissioned a series of short films. Goodbye to the Normals was directed by Jim Field Smith and features "Burslem Normals" by Robbie Williams.

 

On 17 January 2008, it was reported that EMI planned to ship one million unsold copies of Rudebox to China to be recycled and used for resurfacing roads.

 

Source : Wiki

 

 

  • 10 years later...

It was really interesting reading these comments. The "very good crap" made me laugh out loud :lol:

 

Interesting also that most people were positive on here when I remember a lot of fans disliking the album. There seemed to be a lot of drama surrounding it and it's new sound. ( I love it. It's my favourite RW album. Way ahead of its time). Interesting also reading your views Tess from ten years ago. You were spot on then with your comments and continue to be to this day ^_^

It was really interesting reading these comments. The "very good crap" made me laugh out loud :lol:

 

Interesting also that most people were positive on here when I remember a lot of fans disliking the album. There seemed to be a lot of drama surrounding it and it's new sound. ( I love it. It's my favourite RW album. Way ahead of its time). Interesting also reading your views Tess from ten years ago. You were spot on then with your comments and continue to be to this day ^_^

 

 

Laura, that was nearly 12 years ago , can you believe it :o . I had forgotten what I said at the time , but no I still feel the same way about it

I might try & resurrect this type of review for UTR3

Thanks Josh for giving the love to Dickhead, I love that song!

 

I am a big fan of Rudebox, I think for me this could be his best album too!

 

Favorite Song On The Album?

Rudebox

 

Rank The Songs On The Album

Rudebox

Lovelight

Dickhead

Bongo Bong & Je Ne T'aime Plus

Never Touch That Switch

She's Madonna

Kiss Me

The Actor

The 80's

The 90's

Viva Life On Mars

Burslem Normals

Keep On

Good Doctor

Summertime

Louise

We're The Pet Shop Boys

 

Where Would This Album Rank in a list of your favourite Robbie studio albums ever?

 

1

 

 

What Would you give this album out of 10?

10

 

What Do You Like Most About The Album?

The tracks are eclectic and different and 'futuristic' for the time they came out in

 

What 3 words sum up Rudebox for you?

fun, crazy, weird

 

What Do You Dislike From The Album?

A few of the tracks are slightly dull and a bit repetitive

 

What's your favourite B-side from the Rudebox era? (Lonestar Rising or Mess Me Up)

Lonestar Rising

 

Favourite Video From The Album?

Rudebox

 

 

Laura, that was nearly 12 years ago , can you believe it :o . I had forgotten what I said at the time , but no I still feel the same way about it

 

No I can't believe it. We've been nattering on about this man on an almost daily basis for over a decade. :lol:

The Hard Rock Show

Published on Jan 6, 2019

In this video the THRS Crew give their thoughts on the 5th album from British singer/songwriter Robbie Williams! Check out what we think, give the music a listen for yourselves and give us your thoughts.

 

This is taken from our Torture Episode 2 of 2019!

 

 

 

Interesting !! - seems to be fairly recent review of an Escapology , some good, some bad but definitely interesting opinions . Robbie should be pleased if he reads this.

 

 

The Hard Rock Show

Published on Jan 6, 2019

In this video the THRS Crew give their thoughts on the 5th album from British singer/songwriter Robbie Williams! Check out what we think, give the music a listen for yourselves and give us your thoughts.

 

This is taken from our Torture Episode 2 of 2019!

Interesting !! - seems to be fairly recent review of an Escapology , some good, some bad but definitely interesting opinions . Robbie should be pleased if he reads this.

 

That is interesting - I like to hear people who aren't RW fans give their opinions on his music/persona.

 

I'm glad he surprised at least two of them. ;)

I reckon if he saw that he'd say he'd like to meet them and hang out. He'd be interested by them I think and they'd probably get on like a house on fire.
No I can't believe it. We've been nattering on about this man on an almost daily basis for over a decade. :lol:

 

 

A bit like one of those cults :lol:

A bit like one of those cults :lol:

 

 

Like Hotel California

 

You can check out anytime you like

But you can never leave :lol:

Like Hotel California

 

You can check out anytime you like

But you can never leave :lol:

 

 

:lol: , great lyric

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