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 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" > To: > 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? > > > > > -- ______________________________________________________ Great songs @ www.myspace.com/daviddoll www.last.fm/music/David+Doll www.daviddoll.com