Robbie Williams is back with a new writing partner, Stephen Duffy, to rock the world with his latest album, Intensive Care. If you didn't care for the softer side of his last album, Escapology, then the beginning of the album will not interest you. "Ghosts" sounds like it was taken from Escapology, while "Advertising Space" puts all of his previous ballads to shame. It's about how we let our most talented people go to waste thanks to commercialism.
The oddity within these songs is "Tripping," the first single. It's a bit misleading, since the song's very heavy on the synth, yet most of the rest of the album keeps with Robbie's typical rock band sound. The song can put off people with its overly-techno sounds and Robbie's high pitch singing. I know I was until I listened to it a couple more times and found how addictive the song really was.
The rest of the album is filled with the energetic, carefree Robbie songs that made him so popular in the first place. "Random Acts of Kindness" is a particular favorite of mine, and reminds me of the classic "Karma Killer." "King of Bloke & Bird" is the other unusual song with a two minute eerie instumental that closes the album.
Intensive Care shows us a more mature Robbie with ever improving writing abilities. While this album is nothing groundbreaking, it's still a great listen and lots of repeat value, and that's what counts in the end, right? B
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