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| 1. Rudebox |
| 2. Viva Life On Mars |
| 3. Lovelight |
| 4. BONGO BONG And Je Ne T'Aime Plus |
| 5. She's Madonna |
| 6. Keep On |
| 7. Good Doctor |
| 8. The Actor |
| 9. Never Touch That Switch |
| 10. Louise |
| 11. We're The Pet Shop Boys |
| 12. Burslem Normals |
| 13. Kiss Me |
| 14. The 80's |
| 15. The 90's |
| 16. Summertime (Including Hidden Track "Dickhead") |
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Amazon.co.uk Review
With the help of producer/songwriters William Orbit, Mark Ronson, Jerry Meehan, Joey Negro and Soul Mekanik (plus guests as diverse as The Pet Shop Boys and Lily Allen), Robbie Williams has achieved a most radical transformation. Gone is the slick, pop-rogue of yesteryear: in his place is a new Robbie that raps, embraces club beats and (mostly) favours personal indulgence over cheesy, universal pop. Recent single "Rudebox", all electronic riddims and slack-rap vocal delivery, was just the start of this transition. The rest of Rudebox completes the remarkable overhaul with several eclectic covers - from Manu Chau's "Bongo Bong" and Lewis Taylor's underground classic "Lovelight," to subversive takes on The Human League ("Louise"), My Robot Friend ("We're The Pet Shop Boys") and Stephen Duffy ("Kiss Me") – and tracks such as "Keep On", "Good Doctor" and "Dickhead", which confirm his quite bewildering quest to becoming a comedic, Staffs-accented version of The Streets. Slightly more serious are his attempts at what he describes as 'wonky pop'. Songs like "Viva Life On Mars", his odd ode to Madonna ("She's Madonna"), the dark "The Actor" and catchy club-hit-in-waiting "Never Touch That Switch" all feature innovative production and interesting arrangements. Toward the end, we get "The 80s" and "The 90s", two more amusing "rap"-tracks that cover the singer's adolescence and his Take That years respectively; these underline the nostalgic, end-of-an-era feel of the LP. Audaciously eclectic and admirably upfront, Rudebox is overtly a form of personal catharsis. Not all the experiments work, but they're better than you might think, and now they're off his chest it'll be interesting to see where the new Robbie Williams heads to next.--Paul Sullivan
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titolo-rudeboxartista-robbie williams etichetta-capitoln. dischi1data-20 ottobre 2006supporto-cd audiogenere-pop e rock internazionale---- brani1.rudebox2.viva life on mars3.lovelight4.king of the bongo5.she's madonna6.keep on7.good doctor9.never touch that switch10.louise11.were the pet shop boys12.burslem normals13.kiss me14.the 80's15.summertime16.dickhead (hidden track)17.dickhea
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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
"I found myself by circumstance"...,
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This review is from: Rudebox [Special Edition] (Audio CD)
This seems to be the ALBUM of the year that even music critics either love or hate. When Escapology came out it was an album that sort of had grow on you because it was different, and this is another one that might need that... Some of the songs are simply electro/rap/pop that dosn`t give me anything, but then there`s these tracks that are so brilliant they lift the album to a totally different level: The first time I listened to Viva Life On Mars I went "oh no! what on earth is this country inspired sound doing on a RW cd?" The second time; "it`s actually not that bad" and it`s still growing on me Bongo Bongo is one of several coverversions, but I so want to go on hols! She`s Madonna might be the most commercial track, but elctro pop at it`s best and I can`t figure out why on earth it`s not released as the albums second single!?! Louise is another coverversion, but who else than RW can make electro pop sound sad? Good Doctor is another musical mix and I actually tried hating it. But it`s jazzy and soo swings! And that in the combination with some pretty serious lyrics; I find it to be the best track on the album. Simply can`t stop playing it!!! If Robbie ever manages to pull off Keep On live I`ll simply take my hat off and bow, but it`s such a mental musical mix I can`t decide if I like it or not; I`ll either end up loving it or hating it... The album is def different, it`s brave, thankfully not so comercial as the previuos ones the musical critics love and as RW at last - according to himself - is making music like the one he likes all I have to say is FINALLY!!! I`d given this product a 5 star + if it wasn`t for the DVD. The documentary is more or less simply combined clips of behind the scenes from the Close Encounters Tour; if you`re an ISmember you`ve already seen most of them. It gave an instant feeling of a recordcompany going "let`s make even more money". Though with that in mind, if you`ve read Feel it confirms what the recordindustry is all about. And you get to see - the only pluss - the moodswings of RW and might manage to find some sort of truth in there. Rudebox perfomed live at Leeds:naah! They could have put the music video in insted. And to add a trailer for the forthcomming RW-dvd; EMI please.....
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
It's a sideshow, but not a freakshow!,
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This review is from: Rudebox (Audio CD)
What's not to like? A very well produced & diverse collection of electro/pop/rap songs. This is Robbie letting his hair down and experimenting with his music. And why not? Surely he's not obliged to produce album after album of MOR pop and ballads. This is a project for him, just like his swing album was. Doubtless he'll go back to formula RW with his next album. And it will be all the better for him doing this one. He needs to grow, and must get fed up churning out Angels, Feel etc all the time....(however good they are!). Give it a chance. It's a great record IMO, as long as you can accept it for it's experimental nature and don't compare it to the usual Robbie stuff.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent!,
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This review is from: Rudebox (Audio CD)
I think others have been harsh with their reviews of this album. I found it amazing! OK, so it's different from previous albums, but isn't that what it's all about?
I'm certainly not disappointed in this album and still love Robbie!
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