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| From | "Matt Whitby" <matt.whitby@gmail.com> |
| Subject | Re: Robbie Williams |
| Date | Wed, 16 May 2007 19:43:42 +0100 |
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I'm not a huge Robbie Williams fan (I find him a bit too smug and
needy for me) but i'd recommend the first couple of albums. For me
it's a case of his albums being good when he co-wrote with Guy
Chambers and not very good when he went off in a strop and stopped.
On 16/05/07, John L. Micek <jlmicek@comcast.net> wrote:
> I've always figured that it was because he was just a little "British" to be
> taken notice of in the states. The singing group Girls Aloud makes singles
> that rival anything done by Destiny's Child, for instance, but they've never
> been able to gain traction outside their homeland. I'm just guessing because
> they're a touch too European for American ears. I'm not sure what it is
> about cousins across the pond that make them more inclined to accept
> bubblegum pop than us Yanks.
>
> john micek
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mark Eichelberger" <markeichelberger@comcast.net>
> To: <audities@smoe.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2007 2:13 PM
> Subject: Robbie Williams
>
>
> >I recently heard a few tracks from Robbie Williams' new Rudebox album,
> >specifically the collaboration with the Pet Shop Boys on "She's Madonna"
> >and the Stephen Duffy penned "Kiss Me". I liked both very much and decided
> >to investigate some of his back catalogue. I figured his Greatest Hits
> >would be a good start. While some of the tracks are a bit too slick (and
> >some are just plain bad), I was pleasantly surprised that most of these
> >songs held up quite well. Frankly, I'm kind of mystified that many of
> >these songs were not hits in the USA.
> >
> > While I'm not looking to open up a debate on the merits of Robbie
> > Williams' "art", given that this guy is a mega-celebrity in the UK, I
> > wonder why this guy can't get any notice in states. Any ideas?
> >
>
>
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