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 Post subject: [2009-11-17] Robbie Williams "Reality Killed the Video Star" (Virgin)
PostPosted: Tue Aug 04, 2009 6:34 am 
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Producers include Guy Chambers and Trevor Horn.

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1. Morning Sun
2. Bodies
3. You Know Me
4. Blasphemy
5. Do You Mind?
6. Last Days of Disco
7. Somewhere
8. Deceptacon
9. Starstruck
10. Difficult for Weirdos
11. Superblind
12. Won't Do That
13. Morning Sun (Reprise)

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 Post subject: [2009-11-17] Robbie Williams "Reality Killed the Video Star" (Virgin)
PostPosted: Wed Aug 05, 2009 12:04 am 
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I hope this is a rocker!

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 Post subject: [2009-11-17] Robbie Williams "Reality Killed the Video Star" (Virgin)
PostPosted: Wed Aug 05, 2009 10:26 am 
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Back with Guy Chambers and now with Trevor Horn? How can it miss!?


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 Post subject: [2009-11-17] Robbie Williams "Reality Killed the Video Star" (Virgin)
PostPosted: Fri Sep 11, 2009 10:10 am 
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Track list has been released. First single is "Bodies."

1. "Morning Sun"
2. "Bodies"
3. "You Know Me"
4. "Blasphemy"
5. "Do You Mind?"
6. "Last Days of Disco"
7. "Somewhere"
8. "Deceptacon"
9. "Starstruck"
10. "Difficult for Weirdos"
11. "Superblind"
12. "Won't Do That"
13. "Morning Sun (Reprise)"
14. "Arizona" (iTunes Exclusive bonus track)


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 Post subject: [2009-11-17] Robbie Williams "Reality Killed the Video Star" (Virgin)
PostPosted: Fri Sep 11, 2009 10:20 am 
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Could "Arizona" be a cover of the old Mark Lindsay hit?

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 Post subject: [2009-11-17] Robbie Williams "Reality Killed the Video Star" (Virgin)
PostPosted: Fri Sep 11, 2009 4:36 pm 
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Nope. Apparently he mentioned in an interview having written it himself. Speculation on one of the RW message boards is that the song is about a UFO-related experience he once had there.


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 Post subject: [2009-11-17] Robbie Williams "Reality Killed the Video Star" (Virgin)
PostPosted: Sun Oct 11, 2009 11:33 am 
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Bump: this is now going to be released domestically. See first post for updated details.

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 Post subject: [2009-11-17] Robbie Williams "Reality Killed the Video Star" (Virgin)
PostPosted: Thu Nov 05, 2009 5:12 pm 
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Good Lord. This thing is bad. I mean really bad. My wife walked in and asked if I was listening to the Backstreet Boys.

Gone completely is the edge Robbie had when he first came out – it's been replaced by disco and bad sampling. Trevor Horn's production is really only evident in a track or two and nowhere does he deliver the depth and freshness we're used to from his productions. I was also expecting a resurgence from the reunion of Williams and Guy Chambers but this sounds nothing like their collaborations from earlier in his career.

I'm not really sure why this one is even getting a domestic release. It's about as far from American tastes as possible (but it does sound like something that may be a big hit across the pond).

Hopefully repeated listenings will make this album grow on me. It's certainly better than his last few – but that's not saying much.


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 Post subject: [2009-11-17] Robbie Williams "Reality Killed the Video Star" (Virgin)
PostPosted: Sat Nov 07, 2009 10:34 am 
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Had my first listen this morning and could not disagree more. This will be one of my favorite discs of 2009. IMO, this is easily the best thing Robbie's done since "Sing When You're Winning." Still not a fan of the single, but Anglophillic me loves the rest of it.


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 Post subject: [2009-11-17] Robbie Williams "Reality Killed the Video Star" (Virgin)
PostPosted: Tue Nov 17, 2009 10:38 pm 
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Great cd. I'd lost hope. Buy it. :yay:

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 Post subject: [2009-11-17] Robbie Williams "Reality Killed the Video Star" (Virgin)
PostPosted: Thu Apr 01, 2010 11:39 pm 
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For you folks who like Robbie Williams, you might want to check out a new band called Neon Trees. Sounds a lot like good Robbie!


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