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The Saturdays exist because nobody has bettered them yet. While the UK drowns in a tumultuous ocean of boybands like it was the early 90s all over again, we’ve not had a decent girl group to call our own since the second incarnation of the Sugababes crumbled in 2005 (Girls Aloud having peaked a year earlier with What Will the Neighbours Say?). This British-Irish five-piece have now made it to album three without registering a number one single – something Girls Aloud achieved at the first time of asking. Surely success at this level of pop can only be measured in chart triumphs, which leaves one asking: what are these girls doing wrong?
Nine top 10 singles is an impressive haul from three studio albums, On Your Radar included (All Fired Up peaked at three; Notorious at eight), yet that elusive number one must remain the target. But it’s hard to hear where it’s coming from. The tracks of On Your Radar lean towards chart-friendly clubber fare, blustery beats leaving the five voices without room to impose any character whatsoever. And that’s what’s really missing from this group: personality. That they look like Stepford Wives robots on the cover doesn’t do anything to alleviate this problem – but in the music itself, not one of these perfectly accomplished vocalists makes a tune their own. These are wholly interchangeable voices, pitch-shifted with painful regularity; get any half-decent singer involved and the results would be the same. By the halfway mark, a sorry Travie McCoy collaboration by the name of The Way You Watch Me, the listener is desperate for someone to grab a track and make something more of it than a lip gloss advert sync in waiting.
The ballad Wish I Didn’t Know stands out for its restraint; here, for a few minutes, a little passion can be detected in the vocals. They’re showy in a minor league Mariah Carey style, where a little less might’ve conveyed rather more – but at least the senses aren’t being pulverised by demo-function dance beats. The simple piano-and-strings closer (bar a pair of bonus tracks) Last Call is another highlight – without the clutter of digital percussion around them, these girls prove they can hold a note as well as peers past and present. But the incessant noise of so much of On Your Radar makes it as much of a nuisance as a neighbour’s car alarm blaring away at 3am. It’s an unforgiving listen which aims to attract the nightclubbing crowd at the expense of its central performers’ more appealing comfort zones. Out there on the dancefloor, every one of this album’s foibles is illuminated by the brightest lights.
--Mike Diver
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On Your Radar is the third studio album from the UK's biggest girl band, The Saturdays. The album sees a transition for the girl group. Having previously collaborated with heavy hitters from both the UK and US, such as Chipmunk and Flo Rida, for On Your Radar they worked with an all-star cast of producers including Space Cowboy, Steve Mac, David Eriksen, Brian Higgins and joined forces with US artists such as Travie McCoy. The album features the singles "My Heart Takes Over", "Notorious" and "All Fired Up".
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9 of 11 people found the following review helpful
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The Saturdays are currently the UK's biggest girlband, they're lovely young girls who dont hold back, they're sexy and sassy and after hearing this album, I sincerely hope they stay around for a lot longer as the album is amazing!
I'll run through each track:
All Fired Up - A huge, epic Ibiza style dance song with beats so thumpy there'll get your grandma off her rocking chair! 10/10.
Notorious - An RnB/dance song where the girls sing about how badass they are on the dancefloor, a great party tune and uses some interesting autotune effects, 9/10.
Faster - This is one of my faves, it has ballad like lyrics but with a gorgeous dancey instrumental, quite a unique song and really gives Frankie the chance to show her voice off! 10/10.
My Heart Takes Over - This for me is a bit of a clunker, a really nice ballad, but kind of placed at an odd point on the album which kind of loses the fast paced momentum we had going so far, that said, its vocally stunning and is quite touching, 7/10.
Get Ready Get Set - An awesome, adrenaline pumping euro-dance song with great lyrics and an addictive chorus, this has to be a future single! 10/10.
The Way You Watch Me Feat. Travie McCoy - A nice change, its more old school and its got clever lyrics but is still ridiculously catchy! Like the previous song they'd be mad not to make this a single, it has huge commercial appeal! 10/10.
For Myself - This is a nice song about wanting someone, but its a bit....meh, its nie but wears out quickly, verses are slow and then build up to a catchy chorus, that part is pretty epic, 8/10.
Do What You Want With Me - This is my absolute favourite, a gorgeous grimey almost dubstep esque ballad which has a great twist when the last chorus kicks in, great vocals and would make for an interesting single choice, 10/10.
Promise Me - The song is very catchy and features some cool dance beats, but the overuse of autotune gets on my nerves and it sounds almost JLS like which kinda makes the song sound a tad generic (sorry Rochelle), but its still a nice song, 7/10.
Wish I Didnt Know - A cool sounding Tedder-esque ballad, has some interesting lyrics but almost sounds out of place on the album, 8/10.
White Lies - I have one word for this, INCREDIBLE! A great dance song with clever lyrics about telling the truth - or not. Its extremely single worthy and is one of my faves, 10/10.
Last Call - A really nice piano ballad with some heartfelt lyrics and great vocals, 9/10.
I Say Ok - This is how I like my Saturdays - SASSY! A great song about loving yourself outside and in, has clever lyrics and is just a great gem of a song, 9/10.
Move On U - This is a lovely, dance ballad with flirty lyrics and a gorgeous instrumental and is a great way to end the album, 9/10.
Overall this album is definitely worth a listen, with clever songs and great lyrics as well as all the girls' great vocals, this album is their best yet and in reality deserves to be number one, it wont be but it sure should be, one gripe I have (and it is minor), is that Frankie is barely on the album! You'd be forgiven for mistaking that there are only four girls in the band, apart from "Faster", she only pops up every other song to do a few lines, but still, the album is all kinds of epic and is definitely one of the best pop albums this year.
I'll run through each track:
All Fired Up - A huge, epic Ibiza style dance song with beats so thumpy there'll get your grandma off her rocking chair! 10/10.
Notorious - An RnB/dance song where the girls sing about how badass they are on the dancefloor, a great party tune and uses some interesting autotune effects, 9/10.
Faster - This is one of my faves, it has ballad like lyrics but with a gorgeous dancey instrumental, quite a unique song and really gives Frankie the chance to show her voice off! 10/10.
My Heart Takes Over - This for me is a bit of a clunker, a really nice ballad, but kind of placed at an odd point on the album which kind of loses the fast paced momentum we had going so far, that said, its vocally stunning and is quite touching, 7/10.
Get Ready Get Set - An awesome, adrenaline pumping euro-dance song with great lyrics and an addictive chorus, this has to be a future single! 10/10.
The Way You Watch Me Feat. Travie McCoy - A nice change, its more old school and its got clever lyrics but is still ridiculously catchy! Like the previous song they'd be mad not to make this a single, it has huge commercial appeal! 10/10.
For Myself - This is a nice song about wanting someone, but its a bit....meh, its nie but wears out quickly, verses are slow and then build up to a catchy chorus, that part is pretty epic, 8/10.
Do What You Want With Me - This is my absolute favourite, a gorgeous grimey almost dubstep esque ballad which has a great twist when the last chorus kicks in, great vocals and would make for an interesting single choice, 10/10.
Promise Me - The song is very catchy and features some cool dance beats, but the overuse of autotune gets on my nerves and it sounds almost JLS like which kinda makes the song sound a tad generic (sorry Rochelle), but its still a nice song, 7/10.
Wish I Didnt Know - A cool sounding Tedder-esque ballad, has some interesting lyrics but almost sounds out of place on the album, 8/10.
White Lies - I have one word for this, INCREDIBLE! A great dance song with clever lyrics about telling the truth - or not. Its extremely single worthy and is one of my faves, 10/10.
Last Call - A really nice piano ballad with some heartfelt lyrics and great vocals, 9/10.
I Say Ok - This is how I like my Saturdays - SASSY! A great song about loving yourself outside and in, has clever lyrics and is just a great gem of a song, 9/10.
Move On U - This is a lovely, dance ballad with flirty lyrics and a gorgeous instrumental and is a great way to end the album, 9/10.
Overall this album is definitely worth a listen, with clever songs and great lyrics as well as all the girls' great vocals, this album is their best yet and in reality deserves to be number one, it wont be but it sure should be, one gripe I have (and it is minor), is that Frankie is barely on the album! You'd be forgiven for mistaking that there are only four girls in the band, apart from "Faster", she only pops up every other song to do a few lines, but still, the album is all kinds of epic and is definitely one of the best pop albums this year.
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This album is great I think they are getting better and it was very nice to listen to while stuck in traffic. it makes you wish for hot summer days to play it then.
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Loved this album. Songbook anyone stop. One of the best albums Dande / pop of the year.
Translation to portuguese:
Adorei esse novo álbum. Músicas para ninguém ficar parado. Um dos melhores álbuns dande/pop do ano.
Translation to portuguese:
Adorei esse novo álbum. Músicas para ninguém ficar parado. Um dos melhores álbuns dande/pop do ano.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
The Saturdays' new album got me all fired up !
On your radar, The Saturdays' 3rd studio album (4th if their Headlines! 8 tracks EP counts as one... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Mr. Holin Herve
Clear style but versatile
I bought the album because I was going with a friend to see them on tour and was very pleasantly surprised! Read more
Published 3 months ago by Chloe
<3 The Sats
In reply to Mike Driver-
Girls Aloud achieved a number one because they were FRESH OFF A REALITY TV SHOW, there were NO OTHER GIRLBANDS AT THE TIME, and it was their WINNER'S... Read more
Girls Aloud achieved a number one because they were FRESH OFF A REALITY TV SHOW, there were NO OTHER GIRLBANDS AT THE TIME, and it was their WINNER'S... Read more
Published 4 months ago by NoorTheSats
Splendour
On Your Radar - by Saturdays, well call yourselves Sundays, Wednesdays, what do we care...said album by said properly named group is a welcome listen wheneva! Read more
Published 4 months ago by LM
very happy customer
Very happy with my purchase it was a xmas gift and was very much liked. Songs are all catchy tunes.
Published 4 months ago by Shopper 383
good purchase
This was a good purchase and it was sent to me quickly and efficiently. very glad i bought this item
Published 4 months ago by Paul
Simply fantastic album
I am not a very big fan of the Saturdays. I did like some of their singles from Chasing Lights, and the first single from this album, Notorious, but I wasn't crazy about them. Read more
Published 4 months ago by DDGH
Not as strong as their previous material
I've read a lot of mixed reviews about this album and only recently got the album to judge for myself. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Mr. N. D. Havers
Album of the year
I really don't understand why the Saturdays albums don't do as well as they should as they're all excellent and full of very catchy pop songs. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Ardenblue
Good album as usual !
I really like this album it follows on nicely from the last & will be graet to dance to !!!
Published 5 months ago by Nikkilou
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