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Have I mentioned how much I love this song :heart: :wub: :heart: :wub: Completely addicted...just hope the end of the song is as good as the beginning :D

And there was this one from August His latest song is certainly strange, but Britain's greatest entertainer is brimming with new-found confidence, says Neil McCormick Has Robbie Williams lost his marbles? Is Robbie Williams' new single the worst record ever made? A new single has been unveiled on the nation's airwaves, although you could be excused for not immediately recognising it as the work of Britain's most popular entertainer. Over some squelchy noises, a sparse, electronic bassline and a chorus melody blatantly borrowed from reggae legends Sly and Robbie's '80s dance classic Boops (Here to Go), Williams delivers a nonsensical, scatological rap in a bored Stoke-on-Trent accent. "Up your jaxie, split your kecks, sing a song of Semtex, pocket full of Durex." It's a long way from Angels. Rudebox (as it is aptly titled) is more of an electro skit than a song, almost deliberately amateurish, squeaky clean yet oddly lo-fi. It is a record so bizarre, it is hard to decide whether its a work of wonky genius or a bad joke. That, in fact, may be its charm. The Sun, never a paper given to understatement, has declared it the worst record ever made, but Williams himself is so pleased he has announced that, after some 15 years in the music business, he has finally found his true musical identity. "I was just doing my YTS [Youth Training Scheme] up until now," is his typically double-edged pronouncement, at once self-deprecating (suggesting his former work is nothing to be proud of) and egotistic (the best is yet to come). Rudebox is to be released next month, with an album to follow in October, recorded in a flurry of creative activity with a variety of collaborators, including ambient boffin William Orbit and club guru Mark Ronson. Rumours abound that Robbie has abandoned his pop fan base to embrace underground dance culture. So does this mark the birth of Electrobbie? Has he invented a new genre of pop hop? Or is this set to be one of those embarrassing follies de grandeur that sometimes occur when you allow a star complete creative control, or even a blatant attempt to fulfill contractual obligations with the least possible effort (most notoriously achieved by Lou Reed in 1975 with two sides of screeching feedback released as Metal Machine Music). Having had a sneak preview, I think its safe for EMI's shareholders to come in off the ledge. It is true that there is a lot of rapping (ranging from Williams's patented comic deadpan to high speed onomatopaeic nonsense), an emphasis on '80s-referencing synths and dance beats, some odd cover versions (from the Human League to world music star Manu Caoi) and a general sense of anything goes. But, while the anthemic, widescreen pop that established Williams as a family favourite is nowhere in evidence, his well-honed entertainer's instincts, lively sense of the absurd and notoriously short attention span ensure that he remains engaging even at his most self-indulgent. The songs are short if not always sweet, packed with hooks and delivered with a real spirit of fun and creative freedom. With 16 tracks, none of which outstays its welcome, the overall impression is of ideas piling up. If one crashes and burns, another one will be along in a minute. It may not please the entire demographic of his enormous audience, but that is what makes it such an intriguing project for such an inveterate crowd pleaser. At times, it has seemed Robbie Williams can't make up his mind whether he wants to be Liam Gallagher or Frank Sinatra, but this is the eccentric sound of a man with a new-found confidence in his own talent. Given that Williams has been a solo star for 10 years, it is probably not before time. Another good one in a long winded round about way

I have everything crossed for him that it wll debut at number 1. It would be nice if it could sell as many as IC did in its first week which was 375000 if my memory serves me correctly. Might not reach those dizzying heights but it should sell loads :yahoo: Only 18 days to go :o :cheer: :yahoo:

Excellent...looks like The 90's is a stayer :cheer: :yahoo:

I have listened to this about 20 times now and I can safely say it is my fave so far. Brilliant lyrics, brilliant vocal, and its quite powerful in a haunting, sexy kind of way :wub: ....an absolutely amazing track :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo:

I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS SONG :cheer: Yes its strange...but it just works. Rob sounds brilliant. Thats 4/4 for me so far :cheer:

Gee Thanks Lifelight...I was actually trying to avoid that one :( . I like the Mojo one much better. Rudebox is another flick of the Vs to all those who doubt the substabce behind Robbie Williams' incorrigible irrepressibility. Initially concieved as a quick and dirty reposte to last year's occasionally overwrought Intensive Care, Rudebox, with its mixture of autobiography, Stoke-on-Trent vernacular and well-chosen covers ( among them Louise by Human League, Manu Chao's King of The Beat - with Lily Allen - and Stephen Duffy's Kiss Me ) ia an intriguing, funny and inventive listen. The highlight is the Pet Shop Boys collaboration,She's Madonna. Camper than Spanish footwear, it acts as a golden showcase for the glory of millennial pop. In another time, we'd have feted Williams as an ian Drury figure. With this sloppy,happy,ingenious record, maybe its time we did. Thanks to tess at Purerobbie

Thanks for all this info Mark, and GO ROBBIE :cheer: 5 albums in the top 50 and 3 DVD's in the DVD chart. I am a very proud Aussie Robbie fan at the minute :yahoo:

Lifelight is there any way you could post up the review please. We need all the good news we can get :mellow:

And don't forget the few vague reviews we have got elsewhere have been very good....even from VN. We can't expect Robbie to get great reviews from everywhere unfortunately. Just for the record I love both Rudebox and Lovelight Only 3 weeks to go now :yahoo:

Oh for goodness sake they keep getting worse and worse :arrr: :arrr: :arrr: :arrr: :arrr: . These are times when I wish Rob would come out and defend himself instead of staying quiet. I can't wait until the album is safely out on the shelves. If it is going to be delayed, how long before do you think we will find out. They won't drop the bombshell the night before will they :huh: Also how long before release do they actually make the CD's. I thought they would be all packed in boxes ready to be distrubuted by now :huh:

Great to hear from you Goth and I am happy that you had such a great time. For some reason I thought you weren't going to Milton Keynes anymore? My turn soon :yahoo: ...but not soon enough :( .

WOW WOW WOW :wub: I love everything about this one...the song :wub: , the video :wub: , him looking superhot :whip: . If the world doesnt fall in love with this song then he should just give up right now. BRILLIANT :cheer: :cheer: :cheer:

Tripping is great :heart: but for some unknown reason Radio just grabbed me from the start and I am not ashamed to say its one of my fave Robbie songs :wub: :wub: :wub:

I am really worried about him :cry: :cry: I can't even imagine what sort of dark place his head is in at the moment and is expected to get up for 5 nights at MK and "entertain" his home crowd. For him to cancel concerts is a very bad sign for his mental health. I am feeling gutted about everything at the moment.

Have a brilliant time everyone, and I really hope Rob does too. Don't forget to report back ASAP :cheer: :yahoo:

All this is making me very :cry: :cry: :cry: From all reports this is an excellent track and I will be gutted if we don't get to hear it, and if the album is delayed I will go insane :wacko: . I am wondering if NMS would have found out about this if VN hadn't opened her big mouth and written that article about the track. Hopefully we will get some official news soon. I wish NMS would just go and choke on his bicardi and coke already....oops....don't want him running off crying to his lawyers again :arrr: :arrr: :angry: :angry: :puke: :banghead:

WHAT!!!! And here I was getting all excited. The MK shows have to lift it surely :blink:

And its up to number 3 in the midweeks :cheer: :yahoo:

Rudebox is number 1 in Italy apparently :cheer: :yahoo:

Its number 13 in the ARIA chart and number 2 in the dance chart :cheer: . I am quite happy with that.

I totally agree with you Scotty. I have read in various places that Rudebox is number 1 in Germany :yahoo: :yahoo: At least its number 1 somewhere :D

Yes it is :yahoo: Next Sunday night on channel 10. I think I can wait another week. Gives me something to look forward to.

Oh poop Link wont work now....server busy...what a surprise :angry: Back to bed for me :zzz:

1. Intensive Care 2. Escapology 3. Life thru a lens 4. I’ve been expecting you 5. Sing when you’re winning 6 Swing when you’re winning