Englishmen
Friday, August 11, 2006

Yesterday I did something I had been avoiding for months. I met Paul on MSN and he said if I wanted to go out for a quick drink and I didn't want to be rude, cause he's tried to meet up several times before and I always said no. So I agreed to see him. I thought it was something stupid at first but it turned out pretty well. I was nervous cause I've told myself a thousand times I'm over him but I felt I could fall for him again if we started seeing each other again. But I was wrong. We had a lovely evening and we both were very chatty and had a nice long chat. It's still awkward to think I used to like him, but it'll be cool to have him as a friend.

Has Robbie Williams lost his mojo? The hitmaker, who's responsible of some of the finest pop songs of the last decade [namely, "Angels", "Feel", "Let Me Entertain You", "Rock DJ", "Radio", "Millenium"...] is set to release a new album, tentavely called "1974" this October, only one year after his last offering, "Intensive Care", which was a bit disappointing for me. I was really excited when I heard he was doing a pop/dance album with people like William Orbit and Pet Shop Boys, but I don't know what to think now. The first single is called "Rudebox", and is a pastiche of pop, electronica and rap [!!!]. The chorus is kind of catchy, but the verses are bland and cheesy, and the video is boring and unoriginal [not to mention his outfit...] "The Sun" called it "the worst song ever". I wouldn't go that far, but this is probably one of his weakest singles ever. I hope the rest of the album is worth listening. It would be really sad to see a great artist like him turning into a mediocre shadow of what he used to be.

Santi

[Darkdancer] danced away @
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