We’ve all gotten used to a little craziness from Robbie Williams, but his new song “Go Mental” is really like nothing I’ve ever heard from him. The worldly electronic bit of looneyville features Big Narsty and the Atlantic Horns to provide a little coolness and a little Latin flavor. For a minute, it reminded me a little bit of the Spice Girls “Spice Up Your Life”, but it was quick to return to a life of its own.
The song does really take a few spins to make some sense and I know, after all, I had to expect the unexpected from mr. Williams. Just when I thought that he was sort of making sense of his life and perhaps showing some maturity – he’s just released an autobiography called “Reveal” – his regular humor appears. Of course, the cover of his upcoming album, “Under The Radar Volume 2” was enough to remind me of his cheekiness already (yep, pun intended). In case you haven’t seen it, it features a bare Robbie climbing a tree. Volume one also featured a naked Robbie on the cover. Not quite the way to stay under the radar, I would think, LOL.
Just a few weeks ago, I enjoyed seeing the pictures of his “Heavy Entertainment Show” on my social media through my connections and friends, who were there. He was in the country for a concert and The Netherlands was one of the lucky countries. It was quickly after that he cancelled the remainder of the tour, reportedly due to problems with his back. Robbie has been vlogging throughout the tour and the vlogs are fairly entertaining as you could expect from him.
The Vol. 2 album is due out in November, but leading up to the album release, Robbie had previously also shared the track “Eyes on the Highway”. The witty Robbie shows that he still has his way of creating interesting lyrics, but for some reason both songs don’t really appeal to me the way in the same way his music usually does. I am slightly worried about what’s to come. I can’t imagine that Robbie would ever lose his touch. Everything he does usually turns into a success, at least artistically. Let’s just see what happens.
