I saw him at one of his early US concerts (I'd
say...1996-ish?)and he was a drunken nightmare.  He
could not sing, he mumbled through some songs...it was
a sold out 1200 capacity show and people started
walking out about 4 songs in.  

We were ready to like him, excited to catch a "next
big import" before anyone else got to see him.  He
didn't deliver and the American public lost interest.

That's my experience, anyway...he blew it on his own
terms.

anna


--- Mark Eichelberger <markeichelberger@comcast.net>
wrote:

> 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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