-
8.0
5979
8.0 |
The Observer
Significantly, Reality… is more rueful than raunchy. A chastened, sentimental Williams has largely replaced the Robbie rampant of "Let Me Entertain You"
Read Review
-
8.0
6230
8.0 |
Evening Standard
...when Williams's pleasing, pleading voice is coupled with a background orchestra on Superblind he has something he's never previously come close to: gravitas. And who could possibly have predicted that?
Read Review
-
7.0
6377
7.0 |
Sydney Morning Herald
Thankfully, there are fine examples of those open-wound/open-heart ballads that are his forte
Read Review
-
7.0
6382
7.0 |
The Australian
Williams is back with an on-form album that may not top his best work but is the closest he has come to matching them
Read Review
-
6.0
7043
6.0 |
PopMatters
Williams seems to be OK with his Adult Contemporary status these days
Read Review
-
6.0
7217
6.0 |
State
The majority of Reality Killed The Radio Star takes place in familiar territory, a competent retread of old ground, and some new. But history may not be so kind
Read Review
-
6.0
6264
6.0 |
The Scotsman
Reality Killed the Video Star is a reasonably efficient return to safe radio-friendly pop form, with ace producer Trevor Horn's hand steady(ish) on the tiller
Read Review
-
6.0
6297
6.0 |
Scotland on Sunday
...recovers some of the ground he lost with the brittle Rudebox
Read Review
-
6.0
5985
6.0 |
Observer Music Monthly
or the most part, Reality... swings between the mawkish strings and piano overproduction... and flashes of genuine pop frivolity, for which he likely has producer Trevor Horn to thank
Read Review
-
6.0
6013
6.0 |
Drowned In Sound
This new found maturity suits his voice on one hand, but given his musical past it makes him a far safer proposition than he used to be
Read Review
-
6.0
6057
6.0 |
Uncut
Print edition only
-
6.0
6067
6.0 |
Mojo
Print edition only
-
6.0
6076
6.0 |
Q
Print edition only
-
6.0
6153
6.0 |
The Times
Despite the deft and often dark wordplay — as in the hit single Bodies — there is something safe and ultracalculated at the heart of this album
Read Review
-
6.0
6173
6.0 |
The Independent
The signs are that the now-married singer has regained his waning zest. Though less experimental than Rudebox, it's more accomplished and generous-spirited
Read Review
-
6.0
5967
6.0 |
Daily Telegraph
Reality Killed the Video Star is the work of a man who has remembered what he’s good at, even if he doesn’t get it right every time
Read Review
-
6.0
6211
6.0 |
musicOMH
This new found maturity suits his voice on one hand, but given his musical past it makes him a far safer proposition than he used to be
Read Review
-
5.0
6240
5.0 |
Independent on Sunday
Trevor Horn's production is blessing and curse: when the material's strong enough, Horn is more than up to it; when it's not, the whole thing sounds a bit 1980s
Read Review
-
4.0
6244
4.0 |
The Sunday Times
...suffers from the same old Robbie problems: the sense that he is an impressionist, not an artist
Read Review
-
4.0
6363
4.0 |
The Irish Times
Robbie sounds like a relic from the turn of the century, a millennium souvenir that's lost its novelty value
Read Review
-
4.0
6186
4.0 |
The Irish Times
This record will do well among fans nostalgic for their pre-downturn party life, but Robbie sounds like a relic from the turn of the century, a millennium souvenir that's lost its novelty value
Read Review
-
4.0
6133
4.0 |
NME
It's so self-referential that a yawning hole appears where Robbie's heart should be
Read Review
-
2.0
6679
2.0 |
The List
A blot on Trevor Horn’s copybook; just more of the same from Williams
Read Review
-