From what I hear he is huge overseas, but here in the states he only had one real hit. Is anybody here a fan of his?
Should I check out his music? Whats his style?

thekidsgirl said:

Probably, Americans are not just interested in Robbie Williams.

thekidsgirl said:

Wow not sure ...robbie has charm and cheeky but his music is sort of here and now ...you like it now but would you like it in 5 years time...he does have one or two trax of merit but he far from the best of british as he's not really a great song writer , as far as i know he does not play a instruments and can't dance and just about holds a note when singing but

he really good on stage as live performer..it just works..but i don't know why?

I'm guessing but was Angles the hit in the US?

PS check out Take That...
http://www.youtube.com/wa...FhkhRZhDas
his former boy band...who have come back to muddy his parade a bit

he has his rubbish moments...but he is pretty good at times.
he does have a very good voice though, some of his televised live performances have been fantastic.


im not a huge fan, but i do like some of the things he has done,

but i highly suggest getting the album 'intensive care' it is truly outstanding; you wont hear many more solid songs than the opener, and there arent any bad songs on it, there is even a quality reggae tune on it.

i like the Rude Box and Sing While You Are Winning Albums

http://www.youtube.com/wa...Y8IP_736eU

came across this one very randomly on itunes...recently. still dig it!

Okay, so by reading you all's posts so far I assume he's rather average, but he has a nice voice and puts on a good show.

Hmm...well this isn't exactly making me want to blaze a trail to the record store for him, but I will check out Take That, LondonStyle

LondonStyle said:

Well I was thinking Millenium, cause I remember seeing that video on alot when I was like 14

thekidsgirl said:

Wow..millenium ...i'm going to use that down the pub everyone would think it was angles for sure...

Here you go check this out!!
angles live in the UK - http://www.youtube.com/wa...QxZztI7264

LondonStyle said:

Cool, I actually had never heard this before

He's surely the best european pop-star of the last 10 years.
His first two albums, Life thru a Lens (97) and I've been expecting you (98) are excellent, solid brit-pop albums full of late-90's classics: Lazy Days, Angels, Let me entertain you, Millenium, Win some lose some, She's the one, etc.; Sadly, after that classic albums, Robbie has been releasing pop/rock albums with some fine singles but extremely weak as a whole: Sing when you're winning (2000)(which includes the hit Rock DJ, Escapology (2003) and Intensive Care(2005)(with one of his best songs of all time, Tripping). And just don't pay attention to the Swing when you're winning (2001) album, a trite collection of covers of the 40's; Robbie's voice is fun for a pop album, but he's not Sinatra, that's for sure

Surprisingly, his last effort, Rudebox (2006) was a very strong dance/electro-pop album, its production is just awesome.

I recommend you to purchase Life thru a lens, I've been expecting you , the Greatest Hitsalbum (2004) and Rudebox

he's ok but he is obviously having psychological problems.

he cannot handle the fact that Take That are now even more sucessfull than they ever were.

Take That already outsold his last album domestic and international.

While Robbie has been crying and suffering depression.

Get over it Robbie,

Robbie is a filthy rich bastard who has sold millions of records.
He sold a few million in the usa too, but never seems to have caught on.

i don't think he gives a fuck anymore. after all, if you've sold 60 million albums worldwide, whats the fucking fuss about usa?

i agree with him. if usa don't like him, then fuck em.

i liked his "ego has landed" album, and i tried to get into him after that but i couldn't do it. but that one album i still like okay, when i'm in the mood for some decent mindless pop.

What was the song that had a video where he was like pulling his body apart?? I remember liking that song

LondonStyle said:

"Angels" charted higher (#41) than "Millennium" (#72) here in the U.S.

AlexdeParis said:

I guess I was watching more TV/listening to the radio more back in 99 cause Millennium seemed like it was everywhere, whereas I'd never heard Angels before today

thekidsgirl said:

Thats "rock dj", a HUGE hit in the UK.



Great video.

"angels" is an all time classic in the UK now it seems.

thesexofit said:

THATS IT!
I loved that song

thekidsgirl said:

Yeah he uses a lot of old school soul, r'n'b and rap samples...Barry White's in this one (rock dj)..cool but Trippin like old school rock steady/saka music...like No Doubt..
here you go...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfJUQcknAjM

Robbie is the marmite of British music. He's not the full ticket either. He's having a bit of a backlash at the moment but he does make some great records. Here's a couple the US missed....

http://uk.youtube.com/wat...fJUQcknAjM

http://uk.youtube.com/wat...re=related

http://uk.youtube.com/wat...re=related

Here a one to show some of his diversity...

http://uk.youtube.com/wat...vS4kQ&NR=1
[Edited 11/14/07 16:48pm]

thekidsgirl said:

"Angels" was the followup to "Millennium" here. Believe me, it was on the radio just as much as (if not more than) "Millennium" a few months later. That was the big push to break Robbie here in the states. It didn't work; he hasn't come close to equalling the success of Take That's sole hit here, "Back for Good" (#7 in 1995).

Now that I think about it, the difference is probably the fact that everybody and their mom used "Millennium" in their ads in 1999 (but I did my celebrating at the end of 2000, so whatever).

AlexdeParis said:

Not necessarily. It probably depends on the market. I bought the album when it came out and liked it. I heard Millenium quite a bit, and I don't recall ever hearing Angels on the radio here.

RipHer2Shreds said:

It may depend somewhat, but within reason. Clear Channel was already dominate at that point. I don't have the numbers in front of me, but the fact that "Angels" peaked over 30 spots higher than "Millennium" almost certainly means it had more airplay (at least overall). OTOH, I see that "Angels" peaked at #10 on the Adult Contemporary chart, so maybe I was hearing it mostly on some AC station. Still, I think most of the (over)exposure of "Millennium" came from TV ads and MTV.

FWIW, the ARC charts at Rockonthenet.com had both songs peaking in the top 10 ("Millennium" at #8 and "Angels" at #6).

I really enjoy my copy of "Sing when you're winning"

If you like what you hear, you certainly should like him! I'm really turned off by his personality, even if he has a few nice songs.

Here is a very rare interview with Robbie when he was in Russia a couple of years ago. The interview is short and definitely worth checking out-
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTHQH_NDjNA

He's a very 'British' performer, I don't think it works on a US audience. He was really force fed, so naturally I hated him but the Rudebox album just sort of came out and the songs hardly got any play but this one wasn't bad.

http://www.youtube.com/wa...UpW11zQclo

Anxiety said:

Ego Has Landed...brilliant....subtely...check it out....alot of obvious influences....but done with style...and uniqness...saw him perform most songs....and...really brought the album to life for me.....

AlexdeParis said:

I'm not disputing how songs are charted (and I'm familiar with Billboard chart data). I'm simply telling you that I didn't hear Angels on the radio much, and at the time I was a slave to the dial.

At any rate, Robbie is given a lot of slack here, but he's an interesting performer whose music - like many in similar situations - often takes a backseat to the drama in his personal life.

I LIKE HIM. ALWAYS HAVE.