Wednesday, January 7, 2009

Take That - The Circus - 2008

After successfully effecting one of the greatest pop comebacks in history, boyband-turned-credible vocal group Take That release their fifth studio album, the second after their return. Led, as ever, by the songwriting talents of svengali Gary Barlow, this release is similarly epic and romantic to its predecessor (2006's 'Beautiful World'), with songs such as 'What Is Love', 'How Did It Come To This' and the single 'Greatest Day' standing out most. Producer John Shanks returns for a second collaboration with the boys, repeating the success of his work with them on 'Beautiful World'.
Track Listing
The Garden - John Shanks, Take That, Jeff Rothschild, Graham Archer, Ryan Carline, Richard Lancaster, Gary Barlow, Howard Donald, Jason Orange, Mark Owen, Wil Malone, Perry Montague-Mason, Warren Zielinski, Patrick Kiernan, Emlyn Singleton, Pete Hanson, David Woodcock, Boguslav Kostecki, Tom Pigott Smith, Liz Edwards, Mark Berrow, Steve Morris, Chris Tombling, Jonathan Rees, Rita Manning, Peter Lale, Kate Musker, Andy Parker, Rachel Bolt, Tony Pleeth, Jo Knight, Dave Daniels, Nick Cooper, Chris Laurence, Mary Scully, Derek Watkins, John Barclay, Mark Nightingale, Andy Wood, Owen Slade, Shari Sutcliffe, Stephen Marcussen
Greatest Day - Gary Barlow, Take That, Howard Donald, Jason Orange, Mark Owen, John Shanks, Jeff Rothschild, Graham Archer, Ryan Carline, Richard Lancaster, Wil Malone, Perry Montague-Mason, Warren Zielinski, Patrick Kiernan, Emlyn Singleton, Pete Hanson, David Woodcock, Boguslav Kostecki, Tom Pigott Smith, Liz Edwards, Mark Berrow, Steve Morris, Chris Tombling, Jonathan Rees, Rita Manning, Peter Lale, Kate Musker, Andy Parker, Rachel Bolt, Tony Pleeth, Jo Knight, Dave Daniels, Nick Cooper, Chris Laurence, Mary Scully, Stephen Marcussen
Hello - John Shanks, Take That, Jeff Rothschild, Ryan Carline, Graham Archer, Richard Lancaster, Gary Barlow, Howard Donald, Jason Orange, Mark Owen, Wil Malone, Perry Montague-Mason, Warren Zielinski, Patrick Kiernan, Emlyn Singleton, Pete Hanson, David Woodcock, Boguslav Kostecki, Tom Pigott Smith, Liz Edwards, Mark Berrow, Steve Morris, Chris Tombling, Jonathan Rees, Rita Manning, Peter Lale, Kate Musker, Andy Parker, Rachel Bolt, Tony Pleeth, Jo Knight, Dave Daniels, Nick Cooper, Chris Laurence, Mary Scully, Shari Sutcliffe, Stephen Marcussen
Said It All - John Shanks, Take That, Jeff Rothschild, Graham Archer, Ryan Carline, Richard Lancaster, Gary Barlow, Howard Donald, Jason Orange, Mark Owen, Wil Malone, Perry Montague-Mason, Warren Zielinski, Boguslav Kostecki, Tom Pigott Smith, Chris Tombling, Julian Leaper, Jim McLeod, Alison Kelly, Chris Clad, David Woodcock, Liz Edwards, Simon Fischer, Jonathan Rees, Everton Nelson, Peter Lale, Tim Grant, Andy Parker, Rachel Bolt, Tony Pleeth, Caroline Dearnley, Dave Daniels, Nick Cooper, Mary Scully, Allen Walley, Shari Sutcliffe, Stephen Marcussen
Julie - John Shanks, Take That, Jeff Rothschild, Graham Archer, Ryan Carline, Richard Lancaster, Gary Barlow, Howard Donald, Jason Orange, Mark Owen, Philip Sheppard, Matthew Ward, Shari Sutcliffe, Stephen Marcussen
The Circus - John Shanks, Take That, Jeff Rothschild, Graham Archer, Ryan Carline, Richard Lancaster, Gary Barlow, Howard Donald, Jason Orange, Mark Owen, Wil Malone, Perry Montague-Mason, Warren Zielinski, Boguslav Kostecki, Chris Tombling, David Woodcock, Everton Nelson, Peter Lale, Rachel Bolt, Tony Pleeth, Dave Daniels, Mary Scully, Shari Sutcliffe, Stephen Marcussen
How Did It Come To This - John Shanks, Take That, Jeff Rothschild, Graham Archer, Ryan Carline, Richard Lancaster, Gary Barlow, Howard Donald, Jason Orange, Mark Owen, Wil Malone, Perry Montague-Mason, Warren Zielinski, Boguslav Kostecki, Tom Pigott Smith, Chris Tombling, Julian Leaper, Jim McLeod, Alison Kelly, Chris Clad, David Woodcock, Liz Edwards, Simon Fischer, Jonathan Rees, Everton Nelson, Peter Lale, Tim Grant, Andy Parker, Rachel Bolt, Tony Pleeth, Caroline Dearnley, Dave Daniels, Nick Cooper, Mary Scully, Allen Walley, Shari Sutcliffe, Stephen Marcussen
Up All Night - John Shanks, Take That, Jeff Rothschild, Graham Archer, Ryan Carline, Richard Lancaster, Gary Barlow, Howard Donald, Jason Orange, Mark Owen, Wil Malone, Perry Montague-Mason, Derek Watkins, John Barclay, Mark Nightingale, Andy Wood, Owen Slade, Shari Sutcliffe, Stephen Marcussen
What Is Love - John Shanks, Take That, Jeff Rothschild, Graham Archer, Ryan Carline, Richard Lancaster, Gary Barlow, Howard Donald, Jason Orange, Mark Owen, Ben Mark, Wil Malone, Perry Montague-Mason, Warren Zielinski, Patrick Kiernan, Boguslav Kostecki, Tom Pigott Smith, Steve Morris, Chris Tombling, Julian Leaper, Peter Lale, Garfield Jackson, Tony Pleeth, Martin Loveday, Chris Laurence, Shari Sutcliffe, Stephen Marcussen
You - John Shanks, Take That, Jeff Rothschild, Graham Archer, Ryan Carline, Richard Lancaster, Gary Barlow, Howard Donald, Jason Orange, Mark Owen, Wil Malone, Perry Montague-Mason, Warren Zielinski, Boguslav Kostecki, Tom Pigott Smith, Chris Tombling, Julian Leaper, Jim McLeod, Alison Kelly, Chris Clad, David Woodcock, Liz Edwards, Simon Fischer, Jonathan Rees, Everton Nelson, Peter Lale, Tim Grant, Andy Parker, Rachel Bolt, Tony Pleeth, Caroline Dearnley, Dave Daniels, Nick Cooper, Mary Scully, Allen Walley, Shari Sutcliffe, Stephen Marcussen
Hold Up A Light - John Shanks, Take That, Jeff Rothschild, Graham Archer, Ryan Carline, Richard Lancaster, Gary Barlow, Howard Donald, Jason Orange, Mark Owen, Jamie Norton, Wil Malone, Perry Montague-Mason, Warren Zielinski, Patrick Kiernan, Boguslav Kostecki, Tom Pigott Smith, Steve Morris, Chris Tombling, Julian Leaper, Peter Lale, Garfield Jackson, Tony Pleeth, Martin Loveday, Chris Laurence, Shari Sutcliffe, Stephen Marcussen
Here

good, but no beautifal world. 
I have now listened to this about 15 times and all the songs are very good. however there is no stand out song like patientce or shine. The lyrics, as ever are good, but without the big show stopper this is an album with out that special somthing.

Better Than Beautiful World album 
Take That's "Beautiful World" was really a great singles album, this is just a great album with a lot less obvious singles. 

Beautiful world was by no means a bad album, but some tracks sounded pretty run of the mill (aint no sense in love, like we never loved at all). Tracks like Patience, Shine, Reach Out and Beautiful World were stellar songs of course. 

This time, the guys have really out done themselves. 

Lead single Greatest Day continues the big orchestral rock ballad sound that Rule The World offered and this sound influences this album mostly. Tracks like You, Here, The Garden, Said It All have that epic-big-ballad-with-sweeping-strings sound. 

There are still Beatles-esque attempts like Shine this time too (Hello, Julie, Up All Night are similar in ways but not blatant rip offs of shine thankfully), 

All in all, the guys deserve the success they are having..... this is a strong follow up to Beautiful World..... 

Stand -outs for me: 
Hello, You, Here, Greatest Day, How Did It Come To This, The Garden, and the gorgeous ballad The Circus. 


Wow - Take That at their finest. 
Wow - I read all the reviews before buying this album and to be quite honest I was a little reluctant buying, as I read that the vocals were poor, the songs were over-hyped and that it was just too out of Take Thats comfort zone. Well I am glad I didn't listen to them. This is a spectacular album which I must agree does need a couple of plays before all the songs grow on you, however once you have listened you won't want to put it down. Songs like Up all Night, Julie, The Garden, Hello and Greatest Day all I am sure will be future no. 1's for this successful band. I can definately see why the album shot to the No1 spot in the album charts. I am sure you will not be disappointed, so go on buy your copy today.

No comments:

Post a Comment