Posted November 28, 200915 yr Bit speechless here! The Times online has given the Circus live album four out of five stars!!! http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol...icle6931067.ece They're right about HDICTT too ... although its even better on the Abbey Road session than the tour ... and the tour one is good. Norma
November 28, 200915 yr LOL, i came exactly with the same link to post here and exactly with the same :o :blink: . It is really Times or just a TT hacker???? :cool:
November 28, 200915 yr Author LOL, i came exactly with the same link to post here and exactly with the same :o :blink: . It is really Times or just a TT hacker???? :cool: Well normally ANYTHING from The Times (regarding TT) is negative, whether its the proper newspaper, hacker or blogger ... so I'm happy with that. Norma
November 28, 200915 yr About time they woke up and realised what million have recognised for years! Its great reading positive reviews like this, and the thing is we know how great live they so they dont deserve any less than 4 out 5
November 28, 200915 yr Take That: 'The Greatest Day' Released on Monday, November 30 2009 By Mayer Nissim, Entertainment Reporter Take That are two albums into the most successful pop comeback since Elvis dusted off his leather jacket in '68. While their pre-split records featured some brilliant singles and surprisingly little filler, it's the band's post-return platters that have established them as a credible album act. 2006's Beautiful World had an assured quality throughout and rightfully cemented the boys' return to the top of the pop tree. Last year's The Circus was less immediate, but had enough charm and euphoric pop moments to keep the group flying high. After successful DVD releases chronicling the visually (and musically) incredible Ultimate Tour, Beautiful World and Circus dates comes Take That's first live album proper. Billed as The Greatest Day - Take That Present: The Circus Live, it does exactly what it says on the tin, with a whopping nine of its 16 selections taken from their last LP. Also present are two songs from their first comeback album ('Patience', 'Shine') and the bridging single 'Rule The World'. That leaves less than a handful of the band's biggest hits ('Pray', 'Back For Good', 'Never Forget', 'Relight My Fire') juggled around the newer stuff. Despite that initial disappointment, The Greatest Day is a triumph. As anyone who's seen Take That live since their return will know, their faultless backing band give a sense of depth that just can't be compared to anaemic tapes, while the boys' live vocals more than match the instruments. Gary Barlow serves as ringmaster and on tracks like 'Greatest Day' and 'Said It All' he reminds you that he should be lauded not only for his immaculate songwriting but also for the oft-forgotten quality of his voice. Mark Owen's double-header of 'Shine' and 'Up All Night' show that even if Mr Williams never rejoins the group, he's more than capable of filling that cheeky chappy void himself. Jason Orange's 'How Did It Come To This' is even more barmy than on record - you can't help but grin when he asks for "every single pair of hands in the air" because "we're rock and rolling now with Take That". "I know it's a wordy verse", he adds, "But help me out if you know it. Please". What really surprises is how a cavernous stadium show and one so wedded to a visual theme survives being committed to plastic. Songs that perhaps sounded a little too restrained and polished on record are in fact improved by the energy of the surroundings. Furthermore, the whole disc has been expertly mixed by Bob Clearmountain to offer clarity without dulling the live edges. The extended intro to 'What Is Love' is a case in point, sounding so intimate and hushed it's almost as if you're in the same room as the group. Talking of intimacy, to sweeten the deal the boys have bundled in a bonus disc of their recent Abbey Road session. Like the stadium gig, it's dominated by tracks from The Circus, but it too offers a new dimension, as the stripped-back arrangements unveil layers you didn't know the songs had first time around. Back on the main disc from Wembley Stadium, the boys certainly missed a trick by failing to rope in Lady GaGa, support act at the gig, to do her thing on 'Relight My Fire' instead of an enthusiastic backing singer. Also, as the band's sole audio live document it may have been preferable for The Greatest Day to be a bit more representative of their whole career. That aside, as an of-the-moment snapshot of a group who have maintained their relevance and class against the odds, it's almost perfect. this was another 4 out 5 review i found on digital spy just now
November 28, 200915 yr Author Q Magazine gave the Tour DVD/Abbey Road Session FIVE out of FIVE stars and a really nice review. They gave the album three out of five (which is what the same as they gave the studio album. I'm really pleased with the DVD reviews. Only problem is ... IF they tour again ... its going to be even harder to get tickets. Everyone'll want to jump on the bandwagon. Norma
November 28, 200915 yr No idea who the person behind this blog is, but another review here: http://myfizzypop.blogspot.com/2009/11/alb...-boy-bands.html
November 28, 200915 yr The dvd has been percieved brilliantly, and ai agree norma you will have people jumping on the bandwagon of going to see them,but the tours always do well and always sell out maybe they will have to come up with a way where fans get tickets first through a fan club or something. The next tour will be tough in a way for the guys as they have so so much to live up to but i have no doubt that when they do tour again they will come up the goods and deliver something as brilliant or even better than the brilliant circus.
November 29, 200915 yr I received the CD this morning and finally watched the DVD, it's always amazing reliving a concert experience and I had forgotten just how good the show actually was. Even my Dad stayed and watched the whole show which is unheard of for him and he said he'd like to see them live. We had it up so loud the whole house seemed to be shaking-gave the surround system a good workout :lol:
November 29, 200915 yr Just shows that people who havnt actually seen or just pigeion holed them as they were a boy band can eventually like them if they just give them a fair chance, although to be fair i never really hear anyone slate take that now, between friends family work colleagues they all like them now, they may not all buy their cd;s dvd;s etc but they like them now. This is in huge contrast to take that phase 1 where i knew people who loved and hated them in equal measures. I think 2nd time round they have definitly opened up their audience and overall they are alot better percieved than first time around, and i suppose this has been hugely reflected in concert sales, album and dvd sales etc since they returned.
