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Old 09-01-2004, 17:14
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He's so overated and annoying! I am very suprised though, but glad!
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Old 09-01-2004, 22:24
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I'm glad too - he really gets on my nerves.
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Old 10-01-2004, 13:37
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I don't have a problem with him, but I admit he can seem to be a bit cocky at times.

They had a clip of him on TOTP2 the other day playing Angels (which I would have thought should be done in a serious heartfelt kind of way) and he is just grinning and winking at the audience LOL.

Has he done anything in the last year or so to warrant a Brit award though?
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Old 10-01-2004, 14:05
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he hasn't done anything in the last year
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Old 11-01-2004, 12:10
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I'm suprised after all that Knebworth crap though.
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Old 11-01-2004, 17:33
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Wasn't there some controversy about this? That the voters were told Escapology wasn't in the eligble time frame last year,and apparently it's not in the time frame THIs year either?? I'm sure I heard something about that.
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Old 11-01-2004, 18:01
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Originally posted by ikkleosu
Wasn't there some controversy about this? That the voters were told Escapology wasn't in the eligble time frame last year,and apparently it's not in the time frame THIs year either?? I'm sure I heard something about that.
Full story here:

http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,4-2003560998,00.html
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Old 11-01-2004, 18:39
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I think if an artist hasn't done anything much during the year then they can't possibly expect to be nominated.

Unfortunately they have nominated and given awards away in the past to artists who haven't done anything in more than two years, but because they have a famous name they nominate and award them. They are a law on to themselves.

Personally I don't think Robbie Williams should be nominated.

I can't wait to see though which nobody will win award who has done very little but are considered good by the music industry so they can give them publicity.
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Old 12-01-2004, 09:54
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Robbie played the biggest gigs in history last summer. Pick up the DVD and tell me that they weren't also one of the very best.

He deserves pretty much EVERY Brit, IMO. One of the few real A-List stars we've been blessed with - why must we knock him?
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Old 12-01-2004, 10:15
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christ knows. like him or not, its pretty bloody stupid that the biggest star we currently have isn't nominated.

was *escapology* nominated last year? can't remember now, but if it wasn't, and isn't this year either, then its nothing short of madness really. tracks like *feel* and *come undone* must be about the best he's ever put out.

so who is nominated then? the 4 or five artists that are *bigger* than Robbie? (and no, of course success and popularity isn't everything, but for him not to be nominated is just plain stupid)

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Old 12-01-2004, 10:56
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tracks like *feel* and *come undone
Yuk!
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Old 12-01-2004, 11:29
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Originally posted by June
Yuk!
Well, the strength of that argument has me convinced
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Old 12-01-2004, 12:01
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indeed. i know obviously music is ultimately down to an individual's taste, but surely also to a large degree a song is either a good song or a bad song, in terms of structure, melody, or production etc - and i'd say that the examples above, by and large, are perfectly *good* songs - at least compared to a lot of garbage out there.

this is a hopeless argument actually, but you get my drift....

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Old 12-01-2004, 12:01
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There are plenty or other British artists who are as good of if not better than Robbie - who released albums and did tours last year - just because he did a huge (but crap) venue like knebworth doesn't mean that he should be nominated - other artists play to just as many people but do it over the whole of the uk not just one venue
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Old 12-01-2004, 12:21
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I don't think Robbie is a rubbish artist but he did only do the one concert although it was big event it was just one day in the calendar.

He is a big artist I am not denying that but just because he is a big artist doesn't mean to say he should be nominated.

If we included him in the line up of nominations then you would be denying someone who may have been working for most of the 12 months of the year doing concerts, releasing singles and albums which I think would be very unfair.
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Old 12-01-2004, 12:36
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Originally posted by champers
He is a big artist I am not denying that but just because he is a big artist doesn't mean to say he should be nominated.

If we included him in the line up of nominations then you would be denying someone who may have been working for most of the 12 months of the year doing concerts, releasing singles and albums which I think would be very unfair.
but isn't the point that RW has released *escapology* and the singles from it in the last BritYear?

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Old 12-01-2004, 13:03
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I didn't know if he had, I thought that was the previous year. I could be mistaken. Last year I think is still blur from me!

I admit I don't really follow his career. If he did realease his album this year then I would take back my previous post. But also I think it would also depend on how his records have compared with others.

I don't really pay that much attention to the singles charts. I only ever look at what is happening in the albums.
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Old 12-01-2004, 13:22
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Escapology was released in 2002 so doesn't qualify for the brits - same as Coldplay & Rush of Blood to the head - live At albums don't count - that is the reason Robbie's not getting nomination - there were plenty of other quality albums released last year without including Robbie
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Old 12-01-2004, 13:25
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but the *brit* year isn't the calendar year tho' - and *escapology* wasn't nominated last year either.

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Old 12-01-2004, 13:43
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found this about nominations

But rules of the Brits state an artist must produce an original studio album.


His last album Escapology was nominated last year and cannot be up for consideration twice.
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Old 12-01-2004, 13:56
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it was? i thought last year's nominations were :

Coldplay, A Rush of Blood to the Head
Ms Dynamite, A Little Deeper
The Coral, The Coral
The Streets, Original Pirate Material
Sugababes, Angels with Dirty Faces

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Old 12-01-2004, 14:06
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Robbie did get a nomination based on his album release - Best Male - which he won
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Old 12-01-2004, 14:24
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i thought *escapology* wasn't nominated last year, because it wasn't released in last year's *brit* year tho'?

besides, what sort of arse about face system nominates someone in one category for they're album, but doesn't nominate the actual album?

(i always think its odd when a *newcomer* wins the best album, but not the best newcomer)

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Old 12-01-2004, 14:41
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I think that the Brits rules are a bit complicated ( have look for a copy but can't find one) - personally I feel that Robbie hasn't really done anything this year including knebworth to warrant any nominations in the Brits - I only hope the nominatons include people like David Bowie who not only released one of his best albums for years last year but also played several concerts in the uk - which were all sell outs
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