Friday, February 10, 2006

Robbie Williams: Live at the Albert (DVD) review

Quoted from: http://www.moviehole.net/

'Robbie Williams, Jane Horrocks, Jon Lovitz, Nicole Kidman
I'm as big a 'boy band basher' as the next guy - so it's means a lot when I see Robbie Williams - ex-Take That - has some talent. He does, admit it. He can swing, strut and sing like a vocally magic canary. And as you'll discover via this concert DVD release, he's got the 'swing' down pat.
Now what's great about this disc - especially if you like the lad's music - is that the concert is only the beginning. You get the making of the clip he and Nickers Kidman did together, the song itself, a day in the life of the skirt-chaser himself
The concert is essentially a tribute to the grand mac-daddys of old swing - I'm talking Sinatra, Martin etc - and Williams sings like a dream. He's got the charisma to whip the audience into a frenzy too. Very cheeky, very smart-alec like, but also evidently talented. The Royal Albert Hall plays host to his crooning output including renditions of "My Way"," "Mack the Knife," and "It Was a Very Good Year".
Just one question : what the heck is Jon Lovitz doing beside Robbie in a tux and singing his chubby stubby behind off too? Jane Horrocks. Now you can understand why she would be asked to sing with him - but the pint-sized prankster of The Wedding Singer? hmmm.
In essence, 'Live at the Albert' is a great show reel for the Williams sceptics. '

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