Robbie Williams

crgb14 | 20:01 Mon 31st Oct 2005 | Music

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Complete clown.....or the next big musical legend??? (i.e. Elvis, Sinatra, dare I say MJ)

Serious answers only please, based on his talent as a singer and entertainment value.

No swooning girls' answers will be entertained!!

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*ALFIE*

An honest intellegent answer = HIGHLY OVER RATED (despite a few memorable songs)

ELVIS68

Not in the same league

surfer mike

Neither...gotta say as much as his music does not appeal to me...he's not a bad live performer...

legend though well thats strictly, elvis, beatles, dylan, stones, who, the clash, otis redding sam cooke, marvin gaye etc..he's nowhere near that league not by a long way...

crgb14

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And would those who were alive at the time of those great performers have said they were legends?

I don't particularly like the guy but did elvis, beatles, dylan, redding, gaye, cooke ever fill a field with 400,000 screaming fans (Knebworth)???? I see that as pretty legendary.

That was my point. May not be a legend now but will we look pack in 20 years time and think.....yes he is?

Jude123

But will he still be touring when he is in his 60's like Dylan.

Sorry I'm a bit late into this thread. Went to a quiz night but it's been called off!! You really wanted to know that didn't you!! :o)

surfer mike

just because you play to x and y amount of people don't make you legendary..emerson lake and palmer played to vast arenas in the 70s nobody can claim they are legendary...the likes of the beatles, sinatra and elvis were considered legendary while they were still performing..ditto the stones, the who and aretha franklin ....as much as i will give williams his due and say that he's a good entertainer..i can't somehow bring myself to imagine people discussing him as legendary many years from now..

Mattk

i can see his appeal to his hardcore fans but hes never really done it for me but as previously posted,he has done some very good songs that will stand the test of time but he will never become a 'legend'.

steve @ home

the earlier artists were all pioneers of one sort of music or another and pushed the limits of what had been possible before. this is what makes them legendary.

robbie has not does this in the past and will not be allowed to now he is a music industry product. therefore not a legend.

having said this, i like the music he makes (generally) and wouldn't mind seeing his live act.

*ALFIE*

He has made some memorable tunes (I admit in liking Trippin - very infectious) but generally his flamboyance, silliness and so called "charisma" has only made him increasingly overrated.

Incidently, I heard a couple of songs by Mark Owen - his actually ok despite recent poor single/ablum sales. Not at all legend material but he's worth a listen.