Take That
Biography
Take That were assembled by the duet of Gary Barlow and Mark Owen from one side and the dance tandem of Jason Orange and Howard Donald from the other. The fifth member of the band, Robbie Williams did not have music background and was the last one to join them. Young and inexperienced, the lads followed the directions of manager Nigel Martin-Smith who intended to create a successful project based on the model of the American outfit New Kids on the Block. Most big places rejected to have Take That gave performances due to their inexperience. Therefore, the band had their first concerts primarily at gay clubs. With the track list consisting of pop music covers, the young men dressed oddly to fit the specific audience they sang for. Regular appearances of Take That before the members of sexual minorities and the strange video for Do What You Like featuring them half nude, earned the musicians an unpleasant label of gay band. This reputation hindered the sales of their first singles and was difficult to get rid of.
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Reviews
Progressed2011
The Progressed album by Take That was issued as an add-on to the recently released Progress, but its eight brand new songs are enough for a substantial full-length to make any performer proud
Progress2010
Take That's new album offers quite serious compositions, sometimes optimistic, sometimes neutral, but always melodious, with high quality arrangements, and the vocals definitely play the central role
The Circus2008
The legendary British pop quartet Take That recorded the second post-comeback disc The Circus. The album features both bouncy life-affirming pop compositions and deeply lyrical, heart-grasping ballads
Beautiful World2006
The new creation Beautiful World does not only amaze by the evident maturity in the performance of Take That, but it is also the band's first album on which each member has sung at least one song
Never Forget: The Ultimate Collection2005
Take That are not exactly back together per se, but four of the five band members have regrouped to promote Never Forget: The Ultimate Collection. All sixteen singles are featured, alongside a bonus live track, a remix and a newly recorded track
