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| 1. The Flood |
| 2. SOS |
| 3. Wait |
| 4. Kidz |
| 5. Pretty Things |
| 6. Happy Now |
| 7. Underground Machine |
| 8. What Do You Want From Me? |
| 9. Affirmation |
| 10. Eight Letters |
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Progress sees the long-awaited reunion between Take That and ex-band member Robbie Williams after their acrimonious split in 1995. Featuring hit single “The Flood”, the album is a departure from the band’s previous style: a daring blend of stadium rock, sleazy funk, techno and up-tempo RnB. In short, it sounds like an exciting new direction (or fresh start) for Williams and the rest of the boys.
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titolo-progressartista-take that etichetta-polydor-n. dischi1data-23 novembre 2010supporto-cd audiogenere-pop e rock internazion
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202 of 217 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Experimental - so take that...,
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This review is from: Progress (Audio CD)
It's confession time. Take That are my guilty pleasure. I don't mind certain pop music, but primarily my musical tastes revolve around hard rock and alternative metal.With that in mind, I set about impartially reviewing the sixth studio album from Take That. "Progress" is their third album since their much publicised reunion and the first to feature Robbie Williams in 15 years. Let's get one thing clear from the start then. "Progress" sounds nothing like "Beautiful World or "The Circus." Both of those records were classic ballad oriented pop rock and both were multi platinum sellers. "Progress" however is straight up electronic pop, with just a couple of songs the exception. Robbie's vocals are heavily present on many of the tracks; you could argue in fact that the sound of his last two solo albums rather dominates proceedings. I certainly don't blame Take That for trying something new, but I really wasn't impressed on first listen. If there's one thing I've learned though it's that you never judge a new record on first listen, sure enough second and third time around I started to hear pleasurable music my ears missed the first time. Lead single "The Flood" is classic Take That, a real epic pop song with a searing chorus, I'm surprised this failed to knock Rihanna's "Only Girl (In The World)" of the number one spot in the singles chart this week, but it could easily climb one especially after ITV's documentary and a performance on the X-Factor. Beyond that, "SOS" is an uptempo number and likely second single, before the electronic influences really show face on "Kidz," "Pretty Things" and "Underground Machine." Take That's customary piano ballad does finally show up at track 10 "Eight Letters," it provides a welcome break from the electronic rhythms and closes the album superbly. As is standard these days however, hidden track "Flowerbed" shows up after a minute or so of silence on the disc, with Jason taking lead vocals. One other noteworthy track is "What Do You Want From Me?" Mark takes lead vocals here and the lyrics seem personal to him, especially after his well documented relationship misdemeanours earlier this year. In summary, "Progress" is an impressive album. It doesn't quite deserve five stars for me though; I believe both their previous albums to be superior. Somehow though it's very difficult to be overly negative about a Take That record, the boys have delivered an album that maybe wasn't what they initially had in mind but there's no doubting that "Progress" is another multi platinum seller in waiting. Best Tracks: "The Flood" "SOS" "Eight Letters"
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Genre Re-defining!,
This review is from: Progress (Audio CD)
I have always admired Take That, and seen them as a level above the rest of their pretenders, but this is the first of their albums that I have actually purchased. I guess I did it partly becauise I loved 'The Flood' (single) and partly because I love the story of Robbie and the band, where a bona-fide superstar gets some humble and returns to the origins of his now fully blossomed talent, sharing his skills with a group, and the credit and adoration aforded by fans in the process. This is something that rarely happens in the music world at this level, and perhaps never will again. People can say he was a fading force and needed this, but lets not kid ourselves, Robbie needs nothing of the sort, and is only a minor re-invention of himself away from being at the pinacle again. He still can be whatever he wants, and this took some sacrifice on his part in my opinion.It will be difficult to get a true idea of how good this album is from the opinions of fans themselves with so many split on Robbie coming back. Many people will hate on this record simply beacuse they didn't want to see their baby changed or hold a grudge. I agree with others that they were due a change after two similar albums. Robbie brings the rebel back to Take that, and that was missing for a long time. If you look at the profile of the four other band members, that personality type (and its input) was a gaping hole, even if they were able to make sweet music up until now. In a time of so much mediocrity, where there is so little creativity, Take That have broken new territory, and continue to define the way forward, and in this instance I feel they owe a debt to Robbie for taking them there. His hallmark is clearly stamped across this album, and despite what has been said by others about him 'dominating procedures', I feel he should be a strong presence given his re-emergence, and that as per the title of the album, this is all about change, progress. Robbie should be portrayed as an integral part of Take That, and having him feature prominently goes some way to doing that. It is also worth keeping in mind that its probably important to the band and others carrying a financial interest in them that the Robbie fans are brought on board, and I say fair enough. It's interesting that people didn't seem to complain too much about Gary dominating previously, I have no issues with him taking a back seat for a change. If you havent got it, go do so, and like others have said, give it more than one listen before paying judgement, as so much of the subleties come out that was. The lyrical content in this album goes to a higher level that has been seen previosuly from them, and you also only get that from investment in listening over time.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
It's time for some Progress!,
By Rhys J "Muddyfox" (Wales, UK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Progress (Deluxe Edition) (Audio CD)
I received this album for Christmas, and I couldn't wait to play it. I've been a fan of Take That since their reunion a few years back (not really into their early boy-band stuff though). I thought their previous two comeback albums were excellent, my favourite songs being Hold Up A Light, Julie, Rule The World and Patience. When I played Progress I have to admit I was slightly taken aback.When it was announced that Robbie Williams was returning to the band I was pleased, I thought to myself "Take That have had two great comeback albums, Robbie's solo music has always been excellent, and the recently released single Shame was a great song" - so surely mixing these elements together would make for an amazing third album. The lead track The Flood is excellent, their usual ballad-sing-along anthem, the rest of the album however was not what I was expecting, the group have gone for what's been described as an 'electro-pop' style, very different from the usual Take That. I guess you have to admire the group for attempting a new style, they could have easily been criticized for the album sounding exactly like the previous two. Personally, I think the style is good, but it's not as good as before. As well as this, a lot of people have criticised Robbie's input, claiming that he features as lead singer on too many of the songs on the album. I would only partly agree with that view, his voice does stand out at times, but it's not overused so that the album becomes Robbie and Take That. = So in all the album is a bit hit and miss, I would still recommend it to both newcomers and existing fans, but existing fans may have more mixed feelings about it. My favourite song is probably 'What Do You Want From Me?' sung by Mark Owen - great song! Others include SOS, Wait, Affirmation and Eight Letters. In terms of the Deluxe Edition package itself, you get a portrait card of each member, as well as the album packaging being produced on card sleeves rather than a standard CD case (see my photos above for more) - It is definitely more of an edition for solid collectors, enjoy! UPDATE - I recently saw the Progress live tour in Cardiff which was fantastic, and in the build up I repeatedly and properly absorbed the Progress album, and I have to say it's now really grown on me. I think the initial style change put me off, but once you get into the album it is very good!
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