After appearing primarily in tabloids for the better part of 2 years, Robbie Williams returns to the soulful ballads and lyricism he is known for. Despite everything stacked against it: having a throwaway tongue-in-cheek title, being released after a largely unliked experimental album (2006's Rudebox), and being a complex pop album in a musical age of heavy rhythm and simple choruses; Reality Killed The Video Star is Robbie's finest album start-to-finish and the best album of 2009. A completely unexpected achievement for a pop star that seemed on the verge of fading out of the music industry.
After appearing primarily in tabloids for the better part of 2 years, Robbie Williams returns to the soulful ballads and lyricism he is known for. Despite everything stacked against it: having a throwaway tongue-in-cheek title, being released after a largely unliked experimental album (2006's Rudebox), and being a complex pop album in a musical age of heavy rhythm and simple choruses; Reality Killed The Video Star is Robbie's finest album start-to-finish and the best album of 2009. A completely unexpected achievement for a pop star that seemed on the verge of fading out of the music industry.