Take That - Progress
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i've just listened to Take That's new album and its awesome, like a proper ground breaking record and their best yet by far (old incarnation and new)
It is a statement record (as mentioned in the documentary 'Look back, dont stare' last night) and will be HUGE!
anyone else heard it?
It is a statement record (as mentioned in the documentary 'Look back, dont stare' last night) and will be HUGE!
anyone else heard it?
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may need to grow on me, giving Progress to my mum for Christmas because she loved Take That in their heyday and loves Robbie
The sound of the album overall is very different, almost darker. Stuart Price has definitely worked his magic yet again!
I lost my faith in him slightly with his work for Kylie and then The Flood i was like....oh man! but after listening to Progress' samples....it's practically back to Confessions On A Dance Floor standards!
Yeah 'SOS' is practically a hit right from the first listen, there also is a song lead by mark owen called 'What Do You Want From Me' which is just an awesome ballad.
not a fan of Mark Owen, but i must say you are right! it really hits you doesn't it!
but yes i think like when Madonna and Stuart collaborated they got the raw sonics and Electronica sounds and made Confessions On A Dance Floor into this firey journey of an album.( my personal favourite of the last decade! alongside Gorillaz Demon Days, Xtina's Stripped, No Doubt's ROck Steady and Britney's Britney) but it really set the benchmark i feel, and Stuarts work with The Killers, Brandan Flowers, The Scissor Sisters, Kylie just seems to have got cheapened somewhat through every collabe, UNTIL HERE!! with Progress i feel, and yes this must be their best album EVER
I must say that Stuart's work with the Take That boys has ensured a similar vibe has been created for Progress, and of all the songs i have heard The Flood doesn't reflect the album overall at all!
But while i want Rihanna's LOUD to succeed i do feel that i want Progress to be really successful TOO! because this will get the fans all back on track etc. and with future releases i really hope it reflects that vibe of the band overall
Really hate Happy Now, it's dreadful.
REALLY... Happy Now is incredibly catchy... Its a grower i think
I think the masses just wont 'get it'. It'll sell well ofcourse due to it being Take That
That's a sweeping generalisation. I liked the last two albums, but I also like Progress. It is possible to like both styles!
Yes I know it's possible to like both but there are people who just like that middle of the road sound they had with previous songs from the last two albums and the only song that's really like that on this album is The Flood. I love Stuart Price's production but I don't think the masses will like it.
It's just my opinion.
About 4 of them feel like they could be Robbie solo, another 4 are Mark with the odd Robbie contribution, then you've got Gary singing the one about their split, which Robbie wrote the lyrics for, and Howard singing a pretty naff one (it really is crap, shouldn't have been on there), with Jason doing a nice secret track.
All in all it IS exactly what it's called, 'Progress', but progressing to something the fans of 2006-09 will like? Not sure. If you like both Robbie, Mark and the band as a whole you'll like Progress.
So someone agrees with me. I do agree with you that they have misled people with The Flood. So many people will listen to the rest and be confused!
On another note, it's nice to see them experiment with their sound even though I don't necessarily like most of the songs.
I think you accidentally deleted the words '... in my opinion' at the end or beginning of that sentence.
Ofcourse it's my opinion. Who elses would it be?
Uh Oh... I loved the "Guitar" tunes from the previous 2 albums.
I don't think there's a single acoustic guitar/piano song on here. It's obviously a decision they made early on. So no Patience, Rule The World, Up All Night etc.
I hope SOS and Kidz are released as singles, they are both fantastic songs.