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Robbie Williams Rejoining Take That After New Album?

Posted: 04 Sep 2009 08:00 PM PDT

The fans want it, Robbie Williams wants it, but we’re not sure whether Take That want it. What do we want? Take That to reform properly as a five-piece of course. Sure, they’re Back For Good, and sure, they’re doing rather well without Robbie, but it would still be nice to see it happen. Wouldn’t it?

There were rumors concerning Robbie returning to take That even before Take That decided to make a comeback without him. And these rumors have persisted ever since, with a definite thawing in the relationship between Robbie and his former bandmates.

Williams was a guest on the Chris Moyles show on Radio 1 this morning (Sept. 4) to unveil his new single, Bodies, and to reveal the tracklisting for his new album, Reality Killed The Video Star. But his solo stuff was somewhat overshadowed by talk of a reunion with Take That.

Williams made his feelings clear by telling Moyles:

“I’m excited about it, though – maybe doing something with the lads. I was with Gary a few weeks ago and we watched the whole show at mine and I just thought it’s one of the best shows I’ve ever seen. It was an absolutely amazing show. Loved it. It made me want to be with them – in the band. It’s a bit like: ‘How do they top this? Hang on, how do I top that?’”

“The perception has been that the lads have done really well – ‘What’s the other fella doing? I’ll bet he’s dying looking at these lot’. I thought I’d actually like to go and do something and the perception was such that it was like: ‘Oh look, he’s had to get up with these now, now that Rudebox has failed.’ I thought I’d just wait off a little bit and get my album out and then I can go and play with my mates.”

The implication is clear: Williams will for now focus on releasing his new album, due out on November 9. But then he’d clearly like to at least collaborate with Take That, if not rejoin them on a permanent basis.

How Gary Barlow and the rest of the lads feel about this latest twist to the story isn’t yet clear. But it was only in April of this year that Barlow made it clear that Robbie wasn’t actually welcome back in the group. So I think negotiations are needed in order to make it happen.

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The Beatles Are Back – Remasters & Rock Band Game

Posted: 04 Sep 2009 10:55 AM PDT

The Beatles remain as the best British band of all time and in my opinion the best band in the world ever. Not bad going when you consider they split up forty years ago and only two of the four members are still with us.

In 1964, The Beatles led what was to become known as the British invasion on the American music scene. And it looks like they are about to do the same once again with not only all their studio albums being re-released in a new remastered format but the release of The Beatles: Rock Band video game.

The remastered studio back catalog is being released on September 9 with mono and stereo versions of all the classic available individually or in a box set. Record stores are gearing up for a lot of interest, with some suggesting that The Beatles will dominate the charts once again. Sgt. Pepper and Abbey Road are expected to battle for the number one spot.

Meanwhile, that same day will see the release of The Beatles: Rock Band on the PS3, Xbox 360, and Wii. This is the first time the band’s music has been released in digital form, with 45 of The Beatles’ songs we all know and love included in the game.

The Beatles are most definitely back, and their music is going to be everywhere for the next few months. This should and hopefully will see a resurgence in interest in the band’s music, with a whole new generation introduced to what still stand up as some of the greatest songs and albums of all time.

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