Rudebox
I got the new Robbie Williams album today and after one listen I can proclaim it to be "not half bad". He took a lot of flack for the first single from it, Rudebox, but I have to admit to having liked that track. He went in a new direction and managed to not get burned doing it, with a nice combination of humour and electronica.
It’s not all like that either, in fact the album seems to wend it’s way through a number of different styles. And even when it does dip into more electronic sounds, it never sounds obviously like somebody else either, it’s not a 1980’s Human League album by any stretch.
A few more listens will obviously be required to make sure I haven’t horribly misjudged it, but there was nothing here that makes me think you should instantly avoid it.
