mmm. i bought robbie williams' escapalogy a couple of days back...i felt that i went through the whole consumer decision process [i'm trying to remember whatever i've forgotten from buyer behaviour] before buying it. it didn't help that they showed the robbie williams show special on tv during last saturday...it was heavenly. he was up there, cocky and all, with his normal backing band and his orchestra, and to be honest, it was really something...the mixture of sounds really churned out something that would've been worth recording. anyway, the album itself is quite something...i think it's probably due to the fact that it's basically been recorded with american musicians...not that i'm dissing any brits or anything, just that it's not as brit-poppish as life through a lens or i've been expecting you...the sign of things to come probably came from sing when you're winning and now it's been honed even more here...you've got soul, rock, the odd ballad out and more of that introspective robbie cocky stuff that we're all used to listening to.

it's just that after listening to this album, i can safely say that although it tugs at heart strings, angels was a pretty crap song. heartfelt, emotional, but...crap, compared to whatever else he can do now. that's just my opinion. i think he's grown as a songwriter, and he really can't be pigeonholed now. almost makes me forget that he made that crappy cover of george michael's freedom.

mmmph. i'm so full of crap.

for those wanting a taste, check out handsome man and monsoon...