So after 15 years of separation Robbie Williams is reunited with Take That. The guys are recording a new album together and are going on a massive comeback tour. The question is, are we excited? To me, this reunion means Robbie accepting and admitting his own solo career failure (which in my opinion, not even the best CD Packaging and marketing schemes could have solved). Why would he join the band otherwise especially so soon after releasing his latest solo album?
The sales of his latest songs must have been really bad for him to go back to his old band with his tail between his legs! Especially when he was the one to leave them in the first place with belief that he was so much better than them. This reunion also makes me wonder why Take That have taken him back after the way he treated them. They are the successful ones now and judging from the turnout of the crowds at Wembley stadium and the national tv coverage of their concerts, they don’t need Robbie.
I guess all the press and hype surrounding this reunion will bring the band extra publicity and therefore extra cash, but is it worth it for the potential trouble that Robbie may bring? After all if his history with the band is anything to go by, Take That is better off without him. His voice is nothing special, which he admitted himself during the last year’s X-Factor, and he isn’t that popular with the crowds either anymore. Robbie keeps saying that his personality has changed and that he is a reformed man now who wouldn’t cause any trouble, but why risk it for no apparent great benefit? So while some people may be looking forward to the new album by the reunited and complete Take That, I will be expecting the headlines saying that the band is splitting once again.