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Robbie Williams is that "Heavy Entertainment Show," his new album? Critical!

 

D-Day for Robbie Williams! After months of discretion, the British rockstar is back in top form with "Heavy Entertainment Show," a new pop album in both traditional and bold. Our critique!

 

 

 

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Robbie Williams was waiting. Busy playing jazzy crooners from "Swing Both Ways" (2013), the British icon seemed to have forgotten that she was able to engulf the crowds with screaming guitars, a good dose of self-mockery and a charisma foolproof. Do not panic, the wisp is back and in fine form on "Heavy Entertainment Show" , a 11th album where he lets speak with arrogance and panache, his sense of excess. If the self-titled debut extracted , washed down intoxicating vocals, brass and a hint of Serge Gainsbourg , mixed pop and strong taste for the big bands of the 30s, "Party Like A Russian" brings back the showman in him . Robbie Williams has understood: for fun, you have fun! It therefore slips into the skin of a Russian oligarch in his controversial clip, which has drawn the ire of Moscow, the former leader of Take That are paying in passing the luxury sampler composer Sergei Prokofiev and his ballet "Romeo and Juliet" ... Unpredictable. A word that describes perfectly this new vintage. Watch the clip "Party Like A Russian" Robbie Williams:

 

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Engine ... Action!

 

Throughout these 11 tracks, 16 on the deluxe version, Robbie Williams proves more than his singing talents: we are faced with an actor at heart, able to slip into roles sometimes poles apart. Our favorite is of course one of the nonchalant rockstar, with a boundless energy that surrounded cabotine devastating guitars "Bruce Lee". On this electric piece, straight out of Texas , his voice plays in the hills and reminiscent of Matthew Bellamy on "Supermassive Black Hole". More in line with his eccentric character again, the fifth track is a profession of faith. " I'm a bad motherf***er ," he insists frankly, loop, and the memory horns imp he sported during his last tour proves it. The bad boy turns into seductive - in this register, Robbie Williams is also at ease - of "Pretty Woman", clear tube writing Ed Sheeran and Benny Blanco. " Why do not you shake what you've been Given from your momma? " He asks, ready to succumb to temptation in a scraped strings festival.

 

 

 

 

Rest assured: pop ballads, he is one of the proud bearers from "Angels" are waiting for you. Broken exercise, Robbie Williams excels when it adopts the tone of confession. "Love My Life" , on which he says mischievously, " I am beautiful, I am free, I am powerful ," is a beautiful testament for her two children. Before "Marry Me" tenderly devoted to his wife Ayda Field, Robbie takes the time to honor the memory of his former manager David Enthoven, who died of cancer during the summer, through a poignant title piano named "David's Song. " One of the most sincere moments of the disc, the fruit of his reunion with Guy Chambers, the producer of his greatest hits ( "Feel," "Supreme", "Angels" ...).

 

Amazing and daring attempts

 

But at 42, Robbie Williams does not just highlight the old recipes. And creative player, the singer offers intriguing risk taking including working with Stuart Price, creator of the excellent "confessions on a dance floor" (2005) Madonna . Besides "Bruce Lee", already mentioned, the two artists breathe a key electro-funk amazingly successful in "Sensitive", whose low bouncing sounds like a clarion call to wiggle. Psychedelic desire, the well-named "Crazy Hotel" is a curious jingle shared with Rufus Wainwright whose languor hypnotizes. As for "When You Know", one of the bonus tracks, it leads Robbie Williams in its Asian sounds. With both hands applauded this desire to renew!

 

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Edited by Sydney11

Favourites so fsr

 

 

Bruce Lee ,

Hotel Crazy

Time On Earth

Motherfuc**r

When You Know

I really like these lyrics , lovely song :wub:

 

 

Play "Time On Earth"

"Time On Earth"

 

 

What's behind your eyes makes you a star

 

I want to take my time on earth and give it meaning

They say you get what you deserve, I know the feeling

[?] only get you so far

What's behind your eyes makes you a star

 

I'm gonna walk onto that stage like it's my destiny

Stand and tell the truth, make no apologies

If tomorrow I should die, these are my memories

I'm gonna take this simple life and make history

 

I dream a fantasy and then achieve it

Repeat the greatest lie till they believe it

You and me, not gods, define us now

You come here screaming, leave in silence

 

Oh, I'm gonna walk onto that stage like it's my destiny

Stand and tell the truth, make no apologies

If tomorrow I should die, these are my memories

I'm gonna take this simple life and make history

 

Let's fly higher than the mocking birds

They won't touch us way up here

In the sole asylum of the universe

A man can disappear

Raise a glass to the dysfunctional

It's never ever too late

I fell like miracles are happening

If I could just get out the way

 

I want to take my time on earth

And give it meaning

They say you get what you deserve

I know the feeling, feeling, feeling

 

You've gotta walk onto that stage like it's your destiny

Stand and tell the truth, make no apologies

If tomorrow you should die, these are your memories

You've gotta take this simple life and make history

Edited by Sydney11

i love the album. totally unexpected after that dreadful first single: Party like a Russian.

 

The album is vintage robbie with some spices of rudebox and previous albums.

 

such a great return of my king.

On my very first listen. David's song is very beautiful. I really like it. :wub:

 

Mixed signals is brilliant too.

So I'm really loving Hotel Crazy. "I present myself as a normal dude, look you in the eye when I talk to you"

 

I think it could have easily fitted onto SBW.

 

I love Marry Me - that might be my favourite. It's beautiful just like Bullet on UTR.

 

Also love David's Song, Mixed Signals, Sensitive :wub:

 

I think it's as good as UTR and better than TTC and RKTV for me.

 

It doesn't feel fragmented to me like the reviews said but maybe that's because Robbie's albums are always very mixed in styles. I think this could do really well for him.

 

Oh and I can hear Guy's expertise all over it. B-)

Really liking this album especially

Mixed signals

Love my life

Motherf***er

Bruce Lee

Davids song

Hotel crazy (didnt think i would really like it as much as i do!)

And all the bonus tracks could easily be on the standard album because they are brilliant.

I Don't Want to Hurt You has that Latino feel about it , I like it, Roobie's voice sounds lovely on that record

 

 

Some really nice songs overall on the album

I Don't Want to Hurt You has that Latino feel about it , I like it, Roobie's voice sounds lovely on that record

Some really nice songs overall on the album

 

 

This song jumped out at me on second listen this morning. I love it. It's quite hard to hear John Grant on it though.

 

It sounds like a film score to me. Very "big" and theatrical. B-)

I giggled at the writing credits on PLAR

 

"Written by Robert Williams, Guy Chambers and Sergei Prokofiev". :lol:

 

I'm expecting to see Beethoven get a credit on one of the other tracks. :P

I like Hotel Craxy and teh John Grant Collaboration. David's song makes me tear up. The only ones I do not like that much so far is Sensitive and Bruce Lee.

All in all a great album

I Don't Want to Hurt You is my favourite on the album :wub:
Robbie Williams: The Heavy Entertainment Show review – cheek, swagger and schmaltz

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/nov/...ent-show-review

 

I like that review, it makes me laugh :P

 

There's one thing for sure , Robbie does his own thing :)

 

 

Yes he does and I hope he always stays that way. It may not always go to plan, but that unpredictability is what keeps me a fan. B-)

Yes he does and I hope he always stays that way. It may not always go to plan, but that unpredictability is what keeps me a fan. B-)

 

He always remains true to himself , he is very proud of his roots , he has some real old fashioned values that you do not find that much nowadays as everyone is trying to be so called ' cool '

 

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