Comments on: Jesus of Cool: In Praise of Robbie Williams http://popdose.com/jesus-of-cool-in-praise-of-robbie-williams/ your daily dose of pop culture Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:11:36 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: golfman_story http://popdose.com/jesus-of-cool-in-praise-of-robbie-williams/comment-page-1/#comment-26840 golfman_story Tue, 24 Mar 2009 14:21:38 +0000 http://popdose.com/jesus-of-cool-in-praise-of-robbie-williams/#comment-26840 What a useful and great info !! Tq very much..<br><br>Cheers!<br><br><p><a href="http://golfman.the-mnm.info/" rel="nofollow">Golfman Story</a></p> What a useful and great info !! Tq very much..

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]]> By: ariedana http://popdose.com/jesus-of-cool-in-praise-of-robbie-williams/comment-page-1/#comment-20641 ariedana Sun, 22 Jun 2008 01:19:39 +0000 http://popdose.com/jesus-of-cool-in-praise-of-robbie-williams/#comment-20641 I apologize that this comment is a couple of months late, but I just saw this post and couldn't not leave my thoughts. Rob's my all-time fave.<br><br>Instead of buying the album "Swing While You're Winning", I highly recommend buying the DVD of his swing show at the Royal Albert Hall. The music is twice as good with Rob's Rat Pack act. And if you haven't heard it, check out "I Will Talk and Hollywood Will Listen", which is basically Rob daydreaming about being more than just another celebrity in LA after he moved there.<br><br>I think the main problem with his later albums was that he didn't choose the best singles. Escapology is actually my favorite Robbie Williams album because he spent most of the album making fun of his image ("World's Most Handsome Man") and all the screaming fangirls ("Monsoon"). His track "How Peculiar" is his sexiest track ever (a close second is "Forever Texas" on Sing While You're Winning.) And on Intensive Care, "Ghosts" is just killer, along with "Radio" and "A Place to Crash".<br><br>And while Rudebox didn't do as well, it was one of the first collabs that really awakened the world to the phenomenon that is Mark Ronson. His track with Lily Allen, "Bongo Bong", is pure French pop satire. I apologize that this comment is a couple of months late, but I just saw this post and couldn't not leave my thoughts. Rob's my all-time fave.

Instead of buying the album “Swing While You're Winning”, I highly recommend buying the DVD of his swing show at the Royal Albert Hall. The music is twice as good with Rob's Rat Pack act. And if you haven't heard it, check out “I Will Talk and Hollywood Will Listen”, which is basically Rob daydreaming about being more than just another celebrity in LA after he moved there.

I think the main problem with his later albums was that he didn't choose the best singles. Escapology is actually my favorite Robbie Williams album because he spent most of the album making fun of his image (”World's Most Handsome Man”) and all the screaming fangirls (”Monsoon”). His track “How Peculiar” is his sexiest track ever (a close second is “Forever Texas” on Sing While You're Winning.) And on Intensive Care, “Ghosts” is just killer, along with “Radio” and “A Place to Crash”.

And while Rudebox didn't do as well, it was one of the first collabs that really awakened the world to the phenomenon that is Mark Ronson. His track with Lily Allen, “Bongo Bong”, is pure French pop satire.

]]> By: Jesus of Cool: In Praise of…Cliff Richard? | Popdose http://popdose.com/jesus-of-cool-in-praise-of-robbie-williams/comment-page-1/#comment-8248 Jesus of Cool: In Praise of…Cliff Richard? | Popdose Mon, 09 Jun 2008 15:47:26 +0000 http://popdose.com/jesus-of-cool-in-praise-of-robbie-williams/#comment-8248 [...] His fortunes have fallen off a bit since then; most recently he’s recorded a requisite duets album and then a collection of love songs featuring utterly unnecessary remakes of “Waiting for a Girl Like You,” “When You Say Nothing at All,” “All Out of Love,” “When I Need You” and more. The blue-haired early-boomer ladies with dodgy teeth still throw their baggy knickers on the stage, I suppose, but it’s a far cry from the passions he once stirred with “Move It” or “Living Doll” – or even from his brief run of middle-aged American success. Oh, well, at least Cliff had a couple good years over here; were he not such a goody-goody, he might be inclined to point to that era and snarl, “Suck on it, Robbie Williams!“ [...] [...] His fortunes have fallen off a bit since then; most recently he’s recorded a requisite duets album and then a collection of love songs featuring utterly unnecessary remakes of “Waiting for a Girl Like You,” “When You Say Nothing at All,” “All Out of Love,” “When I Need You” and more. The blue-haired early-boomer ladies with dodgy teeth still throw their baggy knickers on the stage, I suppose, but it’s a far cry from the passions he once stirred with “Move It” or “Living Doll” – or even from his brief run of middle-aged American success. Oh, well, at least Cliff had a couple good years over here; were he not such a goody-goody, he might be inclined to point to that era and snarl, “Suck on it, Robbie Williams!“ [...]

]]> By: Jesus of Cool: Rock Over London! | Popdose http://popdose.com/jesus-of-cool-in-praise-of-robbie-williams/comment-page-1/#comment-5236 Jesus of Cool: Rock Over London! | Popdose Mon, 07 Apr 2008 15:30:32 +0000 http://popdose.com/jesus-of-cool-in-praise-of-robbie-williams/#comment-5236 [...] spent the last two columns riffing on the careers of Robbie Williams and Texas, two acts that sped my acclimation to the U.K. during my family’s late-’90s stint as [...] [...] spent the last two columns riffing on the careers of Robbie Williams and Texas, two acts that sped my acclimation to the U.K. during my family’s late-’90s stint as [...]

]]> By: Jesus of Cool: Don’t Mess with Texas | Popdose http://popdose.com/jesus-of-cool-in-praise-of-robbie-williams/comment-page-1/#comment-5202 Jesus of Cool: Don’t Mess with Texas | Popdose Mon, 31 Mar 2008 15:37:20 +0000 http://popdose.com/jesus-of-cool-in-praise-of-robbie-williams/#comment-5202 [...] writing last week’s column about Robbie Williams, I found myself musing (and in some cases mourning) over some of my other favorite U.K. acts that, [...] [...] writing last week’s column about Robbie Williams, I found myself musing (and in some cases mourning) over some of my other favorite U.K. acts that, [...]

]]> By: Ken Shane http://popdose.com/jesus-of-cool-in-praise-of-robbie-williams/comment-page-1/#comment-20640 Ken Shane Thu, 27 Mar 2008 04:14:45 +0000 http://popdose.com/jesus-of-cool-in-praise-of-robbie-williams/#comment-20640 This has nothing to do with anything, but you reminded me of an experience I had a few years ago. I was sitting in Jerry's Famous Deli in Studio City when my dinner companion told me that Robbie Williams had just walked past. She's Australian, and works in the record business. No one else in the crowded deli seemed to notice, and I certainly didn't. After dinner we walked back to the attached bowling alley and watched Robbie bowl for a little while. This has nothing to do with anything, but you reminded me of an experience I had a few years ago. I was sitting in Jerry's Famous Deli in Studio City when my dinner companion told me that Robbie Williams had just walked past. She's Australian, and works in the record business. No one else in the crowded deli seemed to notice, and I certainly didn't. After dinner we walked back to the attached bowling alley and watched Robbie bowl for a little while.

]]> By: Jim http://popdose.com/jesus-of-cool-in-praise-of-robbie-williams/comment-page-1/#comment-20633 Jim Wed, 26 Mar 2008 14:31:17 +0000 http://popdose.com/jesus-of-cool-in-praise-of-robbie-williams/#comment-20633 I think Robbie's charm is that he's a born entertainer and someone who at least filled some of the void since Freddie Mercury died. Not since Freddie has anyone come along who was just born to entertain and had the over-the-top presence to pull it off. Maybe why he hasn't made it in America is his sublte mix of bravado and his admitting to be the 'lonely guy who can't find that special someone'. I think people in the USA prefer more in-your face performers that don't have a contrast in their personality? It's just a pity he's only being noticed now after that revolting stinker Rudebox album which was enough to kill off anyone's career and seems to have ruined his popularity in the UK. But then the English love to build someone up before breaking them down, it's like a rite of passage! <br>I saw him perform here 2 years ago in South Africa and he was great, he's always been big here. I think Robbie's charm is that he's a born entertainer and someone who at least filled some of the void since Freddie Mercury died. Not since Freddie has anyone come along who was just born to entertain and had the over-the-top presence to pull it off. Maybe why he hasn't made it in America is his sublte mix of bravado and his admitting to be the 'lonely guy who can't find that special someone'. I think people in the USA prefer more in-your face performers that don't have a contrast in their personality? It's just a pity he's only being noticed now after that revolting stinker Rudebox album which was enough to kill off anyone's career and seems to have ruined his popularity in the UK. But then the English love to build someone up before breaking them down, it's like a rite of passage!
I saw him perform here 2 years ago in South Africa and he was great, he's always been big here.

]]> By: Jim http://popdose.com/jesus-of-cool-in-praise-of-robbie-williams/comment-page-1/#comment-20639 Jim Wed, 26 Mar 2008 04:50:52 +0000 http://popdose.com/jesus-of-cool-in-praise-of-robbie-williams/#comment-20639 I bought Ego shortly after Millenium got some airplay here in the States and was absolutely hooked. Problem was, I never got around to buying any of his other CDs. Guess I should, huh?<br><br>(Though reading your experience makes me want to go to London for grad work a little bit more...) I bought Ego shortly after Millenium got some airplay here in the States and was absolutely hooked. Problem was, I never got around to buying any of his other CDs. Guess I should, huh?

(Though reading your experience makes me want to go to London for grad work a little bit more…)

]]> By: Zack http://popdose.com/jesus-of-cool-in-praise-of-robbie-williams/comment-page-1/#comment-20638 Zack Tue, 25 Mar 2008 22:43:52 +0000 http://popdose.com/jesus-of-cool-in-praise-of-robbie-williams/#comment-20638 Robbie's got a house here in LA and lets my coworker's soccer team practice on his field, which seems pretty cool. <br>I was always impressed with the video for "<a href = 'http://youtube.com/watch?v=EKt9-SWKDvg' rel="nofollow">Radio</a>", where he plays an Antichrist character surrounded by masked cheerleaders dressed in black uniforms. If I ever get invited to another heaven/hell themed party again and I have time to plan ahead, I'm definitely recreating that character. Robbie's got a house here in LA and lets my coworker's soccer team practice on his field, which seems pretty cool.
I was always impressed with the video for “Radio“, where he plays an Antichrist character surrounded by masked cheerleaders dressed in black uniforms. If I ever get invited to another heaven/hell themed party again and I have time to plan ahead, I'm definitely recreating that character.

]]> By: thefxc http://popdose.com/jesus-of-cool-in-praise-of-robbie-williams/comment-page-1/#comment-20637 thefxc Mon, 24 Mar 2008 23:28:33 +0000 http://popdose.com/jesus-of-cool-in-praise-of-robbie-williams/#comment-20637 I saw Robbie at the 9:30 club in DC right after <i>Ego</i> landed--my girlfriend and I saw him do "Let Me Entertain You" on Top of the Pops while we were in London; we were hooked--he opened his DC show with that song--completely rocked it--and gave one of the best concert performances I've ever seen (for good measure, the drummer puked and passed out while playing! Keith Moon lives!). He's worth seeing if you have the chance.<br><br>I was working in a record store at the time, and I think one of the things that hindered <i>Ego</i>'s commercial fortunes was the timing of its release--it came out the same day as that bloody Ricky Martin album with Vida Loca. American radio being what it was at the time, Martin was the current non-American fad du jour; Williams couldn't compete with the buzz. It's too bad--there's no reason a song like "Entertain" or "No Regrets" or "Angels" or "Kids" couldn't clog up radio for a year... I saw Robbie at the 9:30 club in DC right after Ego landed–my girlfriend and I saw him do “Let Me Entertain You” on Top of the Pops while we were in London; we were hooked–he opened his DC show with that song–completely rocked it–and gave one of the best concert performances I've ever seen (for good measure, the drummer puked and passed out while playing! Keith Moon lives!). He's worth seeing if you have the chance.

I was working in a record store at the time, and I think one of the things that hindered Ego's commercial fortunes was the timing of its release–it came out the same day as that bloody Ricky Martin album with Vida Loca. American radio being what it was at the time, Martin was the current non-American fad du jour; Williams couldn't compete with the buzz. It's too bad–there's no reason a song like “Entertain” or “No Regrets” or “Angels” or “Kids” couldn't clog up radio for a year…

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