Robbie Williams : Rudebox
Artist: Robbie Williams
Title: Rudebox
Lable: EMI Int'l
Genre: Pop
Bitrate: 320kbps
Size: 168MB
Source: Retail CD
Release Date: 26-11-2006
Rip Date: 14-01-2007
Ripper: SMASH
Tracklist:
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1. Rudebox 04:43
2. Viva Life On Mars 04:49
3. Lovelight 04:01
4. Bongo Bong And Je Ne T'aime Plus 04:45
5. She's Modonna 04:16
6. Keep On 04:18
7. Good Doctor 03:15
8. The Actor 04:05
9. Never Touch That Switch 02:46
10. Louise 04:45
11. We're The Pet Shop Boys 04:55
12. Burslem Normals 03:49
13. Kiss Me 03:16
14. The 80's 04:17
15. The 90's 05:33
16. Summertime 05:42
17. Dickhead (Hidden Track) 04:08
Release Notes:
---------------------------------------------------------
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") รข€“ 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.
Title: Rudebox
Lable: EMI Int'l
Genre: Pop
Bitrate: 320kbps
Size: 168MB
Source: Retail CD
Release Date: 26-11-2006
Rip Date: 14-01-2007
Ripper: SMASH
Tracklist:
---------------------------------
1. Rudebox 04:43
2. Viva Life On Mars 04:49
3. Lovelight 04:01
4. Bongo Bong And Je Ne T'aime Plus 04:45
5. She's Modonna 04:16
6. Keep On 04:18
7. Good Doctor 03:15
8. The Actor 04:05
9. Never Touch That Switch 02:46
10. Louise 04:45
11. We're The Pet Shop Boys 04:55
12. Burslem Normals 03:49
13. Kiss Me 03:16
14. The 80's 04:17
15. The 90's 05:33
16. Summertime 05:42
17. Dickhead (Hidden Track) 04:08
Release Notes:
---------------------------------------------------------
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") รข€“ 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.
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