I just think we should be looking out for boosts on Amazon, not iTunes. People who are really interested in the album will usually go on Amazon.

What a surprise... I really loved New Day on An Evening With Take That tonight! Hopefully it came across well to first-time listeners too (fingers crossed).

 

Was nice to hear Babe sung live again too, even though it was a condensed version.

Big boosts for Wonderland, Ultimate Collection and Giants on iTunes :cheer:

Fantastic show!

 

Yes New Day works far better live, and Giants sounded pretty epic too. Not sure on Wonderland (the song) at the moment, it's very corny.

 

The classics were all brilliant of course and I enjoyed the medley by the piano.

New day and giants came accross brilliant I have to say,great show.my only negative was I think they should have had 1 or 2 more songs from ŵonderland,even a medley would have worked.

I thought it was very well done and the new music sounded great! I was especially pleased to see Mark take more of a lead on New Day - it came across brilliantly. The medley segment was good too.

 

I agree that iTunes really isn't the indicator it used to be. I'm more pleased that both versions are performing very strongly on Amazon!

Its good to see Giants is picking up something from the show. I think people who watched though would go out and buy the physicial albums, so hopefully Wonderland will get bigger 3rd week sales than it did on the 2nd week.

 

 

New Day may become my new favorite after the live version. So much fun to watch.

 

The whole show looks good so hope it translate into good sale.

New Day was the standout moment from an audience with. I do agree that they should have performed a couple of more tracks from the new album but overall it was a strong show.

 

The Wonderland performance on Graham Norton was also good,this song reminds me of another song but i just can place it. It has an an early days Depechemode vibe to which i think this is what i am been reminded of.

I am more than disappointed with the sales effect for Take That after such strong promotion over the weekend Wonderland is number 5 on less than 7,000 sales. I am especially surprised the Ultimate Collection has falling in the charts rather than showing a climb, on a brighter point Giants is climbing at 78, i hope it can stay top 100.

I am more than disappointed with the sales effect for Take That after such strong promotion over the weekend Wonderland is number 5 on less than 7,000 sales. I am especially surprised the Ultimate Collection has falling in the charts rather than showing a climb, on a brighter point Giants is climbing at 78, i hope it can stay top 100.

 

Really disappointing- I was expecting a decent boost for them this week. This era has yet to click with the general public it seems despite some good promo.

 

As above I'm more shocked the 'Ultimate Colection' hasn't had a bigger boost - I was sure it would be Too 15 at least although the price has increased to £9.99 on iTunes that could have prevented some casual/immediate sales following on from the show.

I was sure the Ultimate Collection would be a safe top 20 now and higher sales for Wonderland, at least double figures. Hopefully people will buy the album during the week as not everyone goes out shopping on Sunday and may buy the cd this week (wishful thinking, most likely).

 

Giants will probably be out of the top 100 when we see the chart on Friday :cry:

Extremely bizarre that the album is only 5th...another solid 20k on the cards, but I was hoping this would put them back into the top 3

I hope they pick up sales during the week as people seek out a physical copy.

 

I'm not sure what they can do now to stop the album going into freefall? They have had decent promo and the performance of 'Wonderland' didn't result in much of an uplift for the song, 'New Day' briefly peaked at #146 on iTunes so there doesn't appear to be a follow up that could fare any better than 'Giants'.

 

They have the tour coming up but it feels at the moment as though they have moved into people wanting to hear the old hits territory so not sure the tour will boost album sales if TV promo hasn't managed it.

I say this as a big Take That fan. Unfortunately they are not producing anything that is going to sell particularly well. Their music is not exciting or moving. This is the band who gave us great songs like Rule the World and Back for Good. Why would anyone other than existing TT fans buy their new music, even after they have had millions of pounds worth of free prime time publicity? Of course, music making isn't all about making hits. It's about making music. But I feel they are now just going through the motions and their hearts aren't really in it.

I agree Bond Bug. The problem with Wonderland is, it is a good album, it is solid, consistant and Giants does represent the style of the album. That said, its a generic sounding album in large and does not contain any music that stands the test of time, nor does it contain any stand out hits.

 

I am in two minds whether the guys are making music they actually enjoy or if they are trying to make music that they think could increase interest in them. If it is the latter they have got it very wrong. Listening to Wonderland and i would include Three aswell, it is hard to believe it the same band who released such classic songs such as Rule The World, Back For Good, Never Forget and Patience to name just a few.

 

The guys try new styles which is to be appluaded but along the way they have lost complete sight on what their fans want from them which is why the fans are turning to the old hits.

I suspect they're partly biding their time for the 25th anniversary. If they release a seriously killer single with the inveitable new greatest hits collection then it could reignite interest again for a while, especially if Robbie is back in the fold, as something still doesn't feel quite right about them as a trio to many people.

 

If they're going to keep peddling albums out that are packed mostly with filler then they may as well give up after that as it will tarnish their legacy.

 

There are plenty of ways they could boost their profile again...a duets/collborations album perhaps? Like Tom Jones' Reload...another album with all five of them, or at least with Robbie, an album packed with soaring classic ballads like Rule The World - the quality would speak for itself then. But the likes of III and Wonderland are really not the way forward. III at least had one killer song in These Days, but - while I think it's an enjoyable album on the whole - Wonderland doesn't even have one.

I too believe the inevitable Greatest Hits could spark interest in them again if they release a killer single. I think a reunion with Robbie would work for both acts now as both are declining and i think them working together could regain interest again for an album and tour.

 

Wonderland and Three will be albums that will be forgotten in large by even the hardcore fans like myself, that said, These Days is wonderful and is a song i adore from them and would be part of my Greatest Gits from Take That.

 

For some time now, i have thought a collaborations album would be something that could work extremely well for Take That if they pair up with the right artists and not just tag on whoever is popular right now. The problem with a lot of the "right now artists" is the music has no substance and like the acts themselves will be forgotten in years down the road. Cry for example with Sigma is not the type of collaboration i think they should be working on.

 

 

Even looking at some of their last few support acts would make some really potentially interesting collaborations: Pet Shop Boys, Ella Henderson and All Saints for example. I suppose a James Corden collab would be inevitable too!

 

Something like that could be a huge Q4 seller though, as it would appeal as a Xmas present as well as to their core fanbase, and those who are interested in the acts they've collaborated with.

Ella Henderson would be a a good choice of duet and from the sound they have created on Wonderland there is certainly potential to do a good Pet Shop Boys duet.