Disco de Robbie Williams: “Live Summer 2003”

Like most of the US fans of Robbie, I bought this CD as an import (luckily at a good price), and was expecting a really great album...especially after learning that this album was taking the place of a supposed greatest hits that would fill Robbie's annual Christmas gift to fans. Lately he is the undisputed king of Christmas. So hopes were high for this live CD...I even squealed when my little package arrived!

Well, he could've at least made this a live greatest hits. As it is, there are too many songs on this CD that I could care less about....such as a dreadful version of "We Will Rock You" and a rousing, but interesting take on "Hot Fudge" (a song that most American fans will only know if they bought the import version of "Escapology") just to name a few. Heck, even the audience doesn't know "Hot Fudge" well enough to sing along when Robbie tries to goad them on!

I also could've done without "Me and My Monkey," one of the dopiest songs Robbie's EVER done. It's seven minutes I would rather spend listening to two of Robbie's other, better songs.

Where is "Millenium"? "Rock DJ"? "Strong?" I know this tour was to promote "Escapology," but I know he performed more of his hits than what is represented on this disc. The set lists were printed in all the papers afterward and many of the missing songs were performed, so why not included on teh disc? This should easily have been a 2-CD set!

And above all else...WHERE IS THE DUET WITH MARK OWENS ON "BACK FOR GOOD" that the two did on the last night of this tour>!?! That alone would've made this worth the purchase. It again proves that the record company has no idea how to market Robbie and have gotten lucky that the fans have embraced him despite it (the record company's lack of promotional ability is much of the blame in RW's failure to crack the US market despite being one of the greatest performers around right now).

I have better live versions of the good songs on this disc ("Angels", "Better Man," "Let Me Entertain You," Etc.) from b-sides I've collected rather than the ones on this disc.

I agree with the statement made by a poster here that the album is too produced. That will be very obvious once the DVD comes out. I have seen Robbie live many times and he is much more verbal than the occaisional "COME ON" that he shouts throughout this CD. I know this was culled from three performances, but to paraphrase this disc, COME ON...Robbie and his label can do better.

This could've been a great album, but instead smacks of EMI trying to make a quick buck off Robbie's loyal fans. A move that is obviously backfiring considering it's one of Robbie's poorest selling discs to date.

I wish I could be there at the concert. The CD is awesome! I have to admit that Rob doesn't sound so good in the beginning of the performance as his voice was kinda hoarse, but it gets better and better later. Rob's show is as fascinating and arousing as ever! He certainly knows too well how to entertain the audience!

Rob also becomes more mature when he speaks. When I heard him saying "I'm Robbie Williams. I'm a singer, I'm a songwriter, and I'm a born entertainer! Don't forget me...," I was close to tears. Hope Rob will always be there and continually amaze his lovers!

If you are looking an album for the greatest hits of Robbie then go and get this album. Well I was not one of the lucky guys who could watch this concert live in knebworth but I am shore that each and every person would have got the worth for their money watching Robbie live in the concert.

I've seen many live performances of great artists, but Robbie beats them all. Robbie is a first class entertainer, and the mixture of his humour and energetic popsongs makes his concerts an experience you'll never forget. All tracks on this CD are brilliant: from the kickstart "Let me entertain you", to the stadion classic sing-along-song "Angels". No doubt about it: Robbie Williams is absolutely the best popstar of this decennium.

Don't be concerned over so-called missing tracks: they will be on the Knebworth dvd. If you were lucky enough to his show on his website then you will really appreciate the cd, if not the Nov 03 dvd release will blow your socks off.

He played the best UK concert for years, not just his best but the country's best.

Am counting the days for the dvd to come out and in the meantime this cd is blasting out of our house.

Go on Robbie.