The New Robbie Williams CD is OK

Yes, I'm the American Robbie Williams fan.

I'm not sure why he never caught on here. The guy is a brilliant singer and has had a pretty insane personal life, so you'd think if nothing else he'd show up on TMZ from time to time. No such luck, but oh well. I enjoy his work, and its like I'm in an exclusive club.

He's just released his follow up to Rudebox and like Rudebox, its kind of hit and miss. The CD pretty much alternates between his classic British electro-pop and Vegas-style lounge music like his 2001 clunker Swing When You're Winning.

The CD starts out strong. Morning Sun, Bodies, and the 50's-ish You Know Me are all solid tracks, but then we hit a wall with the dreadfully sleepy Blasphemy. It picks up again for Do You Mind? and Last Days of Disco, but craps out again on Somewhere. Notice the theme? Still, we're looking at roughly 2/3rds of a good CD here, so I'm going to give it an official ranking of "OK".

In spite of this David Lynch-esque rabbit suit video, You Know Me is a fantastic song - enjoy: