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Post by johnnyb on Jul 27, 2011 17:15:27 GMT -5
There is no denying Robbie had some amazing pop songs written for him But he is and was a tosser, a self consumed fuck up who got thrown an astronomical lifeline by the generosity and gratitude of one talented Mr Barlow, to which he accepted with tail firmly between ze legs Robbie was doing much better on his own in terms of album and single sales (in a Worldwide sense) than Take That. So i'm not sure what you mean by that..... When? Im talking around the time of Robbie's infamous coked up X factor performance and i suppose a year or so before it, his popularity had declined so much and his comeback was overshadowed by that performance, not to mention take thats MASSIVE circus tour Given all the shit Robbie had given the take that members in the years on the pinnacle of his solo success and it then to be completely flip reversed when take that reformed and became huge again - i thought it was a very daring and somewhat risky gesture for the band to take him back with open arms. Still not get what i mean?
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Post by J.B on Jul 27, 2011 17:16:30 GMT -5
Robbie Williams destroyed Britpop, is a talentless c*nt and his only decent song was stolen from the grieving father who wrote the song for his daughter after she died.
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Post by deasy on Jul 27, 2011 17:26:12 GMT -5
Robbie was doing much better on his own in terms of album and single sales (in a Worldwide sense) than Take That. So i'm not sure what you mean by that..... When? Im talking around the time of Robbie's infamous coked up X factor performance and i suppose a year or so before it, his popularity had declined so much and his comeback was overshadowed by that performance, not to mention take thats MASSIVE circus tour Given all the shit Robbie had given the take that members in the years on the pinnacle of his solo success and it then to be completely flip reversed when take that reformed and became huge again - i thought it was a very daring and somewhat risky gesture for the band to take him back with open arms. Still not get what i mean? Not really. That performance (which I watched) was a once off. It was his first performance in a couple of years and he was obviously nervous and had taken coke beforehand. I also saw a performance of his about a month later that was as good as he'd ever been. He was(and still is) huge around Europe and was the biggest selling male solo artist in Germany (among other countries) from 2000-2009. Take That, on the other hand, were pretty much unheard of in most of Europe. This was until he rejoined Take That. The new Take That album was the first Take That album to sell outside the UK and Ireland. Outside of the UK/Ireland, Take That are known as "the band that Robbie Williams is in". I think Robbie rejoining Take That was bigger for the rest of Take That than it was for Robbie himself.
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Post by johnnyb on Jul 27, 2011 17:40:37 GMT -5
When? Im talking around the time of Robbie's infamous coked up X factor performance and i suppose a year or so before it, his popularity had declined so much and his comeback was overshadowed by that performance, not to mention take thats MASSIVE circus tour Given all the shit Robbie had given the take that members in the years on the pinnacle of his solo success and it then to be completely flip reversed when take that reformed and became huge again - i thought it was a very daring and somewhat risky gesture for the band to take him back with open arms. Still not get what i mean? Not really. That performance (which I watched) was a once off. It was his first performance in a couple of years and he was obviously nervous and had taken coke beforehand. I also saw a performance of his about a month later that was as good as he'd ever been. He was(and still is) huge around Europe and was the biggest selling male solo artist in Germany (among other countries) from 2000-2009. Take That, on the other hand, were pretty much unheard of in most of Europe. This was until he rejoined Take That. The new Take That album was the first Take That album to sell outside the UK and Ireland. Outside of the UK/Ireland, Take That are known as "the band that Robbie Williams is in". I think Robbie rejoining Take That was bigger for the rest of Take That than it was for Robbie himself. Cant compete with your Robbie Williams knowledge but i ask you this - given the rough stats you provided why do you think Robbie felt he needed to join Take That?
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Post by deasy on Jul 27, 2011 17:42:55 GMT -5
Not really. That performance (which I watched) was a once off. It was his first performance in a couple of years and he was obviously nervous and had taken coke beforehand. I also saw a performance of his about a month later that was as good as he'd ever been. He was(and still is) huge around Europe and was the biggest selling male solo artist in Germany (among other countries) from 2000-2009. Take That, on the other hand, were pretty much unheard of in most of Europe. This was until he rejoined Take That. The new Take That album was the first Take That album to sell outside the UK and Ireland. Outside of the UK/Ireland, Take That are known as "the band that Robbie Williams is in". I think Robbie rejoining Take That was bigger for the rest of Take That than it was for Robbie himself. Cant compete with your Robbie Williams knowledge but i ask you this - given the rough stats you provided why do you think Robbie felt he needed to join Take That? Because he made up with the other members. He has done an album and a tour with them now. I believe Gary Barlow has said that Robbie is free to come and go as he pleases if he wants to do another solo album or 2, but that there will always be a place in Take That for him.
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Post by gdforever on Jul 27, 2011 17:43:36 GMT -5
I cannot believe I'm reading discussion of the relative worth of Gary Barlow vs. Robbie Williams on this board
Not intended as an insult...but just saying...this board still has the power to surprise me. Thank you guys
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Post by johnnyb on Jul 27, 2011 17:49:57 GMT -5
I cannot believe I'm reading discussion of the relative worth of Gary Barlow vs. Robbie Williams on this board Not intended as an insult...but just saying...this board still has the power to surprise me. Thank you guys Well said, cant believe i got into the discussion myself im off to have a wash K+
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Post by deasy on Jul 27, 2011 17:58:29 GMT -5
I cannot believe I'm reading discussion of the relative worth of Gary Barlow vs. Robbie Williams on this board Not intended as an insult...but just saying...this board still has the power to surprise me. Thank you guys Hey, this board has people who have opinions other than "I hate Robbie Williams because Noel and Liam do" ;D
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Post by johnnyb on Jul 27, 2011 18:00:52 GMT -5
I cannot believe I'm reading discussion of the relative worth of Gary Barlow vs. Robbie Williams on this board Not intended as an insult...but just saying...this board still has the power to surprise me. Thank you guys Hey, this board has people who have opinions other than "I hate Robbie Williams because Noel and Liam do" ;D Clearly
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Post by deasy on Jul 27, 2011 18:06:57 GMT -5
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Post by shoes222 on Jul 27, 2011 18:12:30 GMT -5
That was really unnecessary.
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Post by Norbert Gallhager on Jul 27, 2011 18:14:03 GMT -5
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Post by deasy on Jul 27, 2011 18:15:21 GMT -5
That was really unnecessary. I thought it closed up the thread well ;D
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Post by deasy on Jul 27, 2011 18:16:20 GMT -5
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Post by deasy on Jul 27, 2011 18:18:52 GMT -5
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Post by johnnyb on Jul 27, 2011 18:22:46 GMT -5
I think we should keep it going
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Post by gdforever on Jul 27, 2011 18:43:37 GMT -5
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Post by shoes222 on Jul 27, 2011 18:56:19 GMT -5
You know deasy, in that last pic you posted I couldn't tell if that was Noel or Liam...they looked really similar during that time period.
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Post by gdforever on Jul 27, 2011 19:09:38 GMT -5
It's Liam
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Post by downer on Jul 28, 2011 16:16:48 GMT -5
wau, nice suite. liam really should give noel some decent clothes. but, ugh, he has a Colombo jacket? i take it back.
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Post by rcknrollstar on Jul 29, 2011 11:11:54 GMT -5
I'm a fan of both, so I'd love to see this happening. But it won't.
And I thought Robbie would do another swing album?
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Post by Beady’s Here Now on Jul 29, 2011 12:20:04 GMT -5
We're talking about this Robbie Williams who said this earlier this month? He sounds like a 5 year old. Just checking.
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Post by gdforever on Jul 29, 2011 12:22:04 GMT -5
^ Apparently he sent Noel an e-mail apologizing about that. LOL
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Post by johnnyb on Jul 29, 2011 13:21:44 GMT -5
Noel's response was classic to that something along the lines of
"he wants me to lick his fat bobby butlins arse?" "those testosterone shots must be working, id rather suck on his man boobs"
Robbie a few weeks earlier had told a magazine he has to take testosterone shots to wake up his sex drive, you really are treading dangerous waters when entering a slanging match with Noel
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Post by deasy on Jul 29, 2011 13:27:14 GMT -5
We're talking about this Robbie Williams who said this earlier this month? He sounds like a 5 year old. Just checking. I thought that was funny. If Liam had said that at a gig about someone else this forum would think it's great and that it was just a funny comment that meant no harm.
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