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The records from which you expect less often are the ones who end up giving you more satisfaction. Nobody expected this "Under the Radar", and still less could be expected from its content. Posted surprise (it's a trend that now is not surprising any more), is a record of "waste" of other discs, songs recorded at the time, never published in the album for which they were written and recorded. "Waste" in quotes: paradoxically sounds better than a lot of things done recently by Robbie Williams.
In fact, the news of the release of the album sparked especially other reactions. The British media were already smelling blood: released the album Take That, the first of three training - and Robbie released an album, the same week. It was thought the nth replica of a script already seen rivals go head to head in the charts. We imagined news, gossip, analysis of who would sell the most and why. Then the disappointment: this disc, only sold on the site of Robbie, will not be detected by the British charts. Farewell direct confrontation, goodbye blood.
But the story of this record is not only tripped media to friends / enemies Take That - not the first: remember the tour of 2011, in which Robbie came from star and half concert, played some piece alone, before returning to the group? Imagine the negotiations for that ladder ...
"Under the Radar" is the album of a pop singer who makes a move from typical rock singer: publish a collection of outtakes, unreleased studio sessions, such as those collected or box type "Tracks", "Bootleg Series" .. .. And in some ways here Robbie sounds more rock: there are some songs that recall those sounds and generally sounds freer than at any other time in his career in which he tried at all costs the impact pop (ular).
The understatement with which arrived "Under the Radar" is probably explained by the flop of "Rudebox", the disc of 2006 born almost as a divertissement but treated and promoted as a regular disk. Better go easy, so even if "Guy Chambers is not happy that I publish these songs without promotion, no radio or TV appearances," as he himself said Robbie, citing the advice of his historical author.
An understatement even excessive, however: the disc is sold on the site of the singer to 5 pounds in digital (just over € 6). The download contains simple raw files, without the cover (a .jpg file separately to add to mp3), a single detail on additional songs. The CD will come later in the mail, ordered from the site, but not in stores. The album is not on streaming services, but only on YouTube.
This attitude has instead produced a collection of songs that, although from different backgrounds, are more free precisely because they do not have the will to overdo the last "Take the crown" or not necessarily looking for the refinement of Swing "Swing both ways." Robbie has more fun in songs like "HES" - citing the avowedly Springsteen's "Wrecking Ball", is inspired by U2 ("Bully") and puts little electronics ("The cure"), many songs-songs (as "Surrender" or "National treasure") and some ballad ("Love is You", "Green light", with that beginning which brings back to mind something ...). Robbie Williams, the 14 songs he knows what he does best. singing, fun and entertaining, with the usual irony.
In short: do not waste, are not simple outtake. It 'a collection of songs which do not have to deal directly with each other end up paradoxically feel good together. A non-album that is better than many albums: sometimes the sleep of reason - or simply a thought less thought than usual - not generate monsters, but good music.
TRACKLIST:
Bully
Raver
H.E.S.
The Edge
Climb on
Surrender
Love is you
The cure
The pilot
The Brits
National treasure
Super tony
Greenlight
bullet
