The Robster Roadshow Rolls On (Sing When You're Winning - Robbie Williams)

Member Name: minaturehero

Product:	Sing When You're Winning - Robbie Williams
Date:	22/01/01 (8 review reads)
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Advantages: middle of the road album

Disadvantages: more of the same from Robster

Robbie Williams is the shining star amidst our bleak music industry. They only person who has the charisma and the belief to do whatever he likes and get away with it.

And all of this on the back of very little talent.

No Robbie doesn't have the greatest voice in the world. And his music is pop cheese of the highest order. But because he is such a showman, such a performer, he gets away with it. His arrogance is beyond belief, but then good luck to him - he knows he is so important to the UK music scene so he has every right to swagger around in style reminiscent of the late Freddie Mercury. In fact, Williams is the only person to come close to the Queen singer's arrogance and in-your-face showmanship and the rumours surrounding Robbie recording with the rest of Queen are to be welcomed.

This is his third album - they are all much of a much ness, and Williams seems happy to trot them out at a fairly regular pace.

The highlights of this album are the singles - Rock DJ is a typically over the top song, although it benefited largely from its controversial video. The Gloria Gaynor spoof Supreme is another strong song, although one cant help thinking that that the original is a lot better.

The gem here is the duet with Kylie Minogue - Kids. If there was ever a better song sung by both artists then I have to find it - it is brilliant, and the arrogance of Williams is evident here - 'aint no chance of the record company dropping me'. If he wasn’t so right, it'd be laughable. Somehow, Kylie steals show here though, and even with Robbie's over-enthusiastic performance.

There are a few other great songs that have been left of the album - Karaoke Star should have been included here to complete the set, and there is no apparent Angels here which is Robbie's greatest song to date.

This album is very similar in quality and style to his previous two - but why change the style th
at has made him the greatest hope for our industry?

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