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Down The Robbie Hole · Dec 13, 2022 · 1 hr 33 min

5 - Escapology

Yee-haw! The boys saddle up as Robbie Williams goes American for his fifth album, 2002's Escapology. Containing iconic hits such as Feel, the self-loathing anthem Come Undone, and a 7-minute mariachi song about sharing a hotel room with a monkey, this album is ripe with material to discuss. How did Robbie win over a hostile crowd of Ozzy Osbourne fans? Did his turn towards Alt Rock, Soul, and R&B sounds resonate with American listeners? What happened when Robbie organised a Europe-wide contest to find out who was the best at being him? Find out all this and more Down The Robbie Hole, you won't want to escape! (Down The Robbie Hole was recorded from 2019-2020)

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Yee-haw! The boys saddle up as Robbie Williams goes American for his fifth album, 2002's Escapology. Containing iconic hits such as Feel, the self-loathing anthem Come Undone, and a 7-minute mariachi song about sharing a hotel room with a monkey, this album is ripe with material to discuss. How did Robbie win over a hostile crowd of Ozzy Osbourne fans? Did his turn towards Alt Rock, Soul, and R&B sounds resonate with American listeners? What happened when Robbie organised a Europe-wide contest to find out who was the best at being him? Find out all this and more Down The Robbie Hole, you won't want to escape!

(Down The Robbie Hole was recorded from 2019-2020)

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