milly

In hindsight, I think they did well in releasing last year. The current tour may rebuild their fanbase and, if they release their next album this Xmas, they could benefit from the new fans gained. They should be smart and capitalize on this tour.

Sadly, Kidz is one of those songs that work better with the 5 of them, in my opinion. It was more of a statement song and it would be weird just for the 3 of them to sing it. Don't Say Goodbye is one song from Progressed that would have fitted this tour, but it would have been another Gary lead and they obviously wanted to give Howard a song. PS: May I ask how you came about to choose your username? I'm curious because it's a Romanian name.

I'm so glad you had a great time at the concert and thank you for the review. Is it possible that Gary is more gorgeous in flesh than on tv? :P More people have complained about the sound quality. Even in the yt videos, there's a noticeable difference in the sound quality depending on where the seats are. Going by what you and other people who have been to gigs are saying, Flaws is getting a good reaction. It makes me actually sad that it won't be a single. Flaws and Higher than Higher had the potential to do very well with the public and should have been chosen as the 2nd and 3rd single. What would you say was the standout moment of this tour? Was there any sign that Gary was hurting because of the leg? He seems a bit cautious in the videos I've seen.

Let's hope it can stay in top 40 till Sunday.

New album at the horizon :cheer: http://www.unrealitytv.co.uk/showbiz/take-...-album-already/

Have fun at the gig, dylandog! :)

Does anyone know why Radio 2 and Capital don't play TT anymore? http://comparemyradio.com/artists/Take_That

All we know is that they've been doing some recording in their dressing room on this tour and that they have been working on new material. I hope we get something like Progressed.

28 this week. At least it's still top 30. That must mean another ~3k sold.

The main problem with the cinemas is that most people in these countries don't have any means of learning about the broadcast. For example, the concert is broadcast in Romania only in one cinema, near 1 airport near Bucharest - it's not even in the city. We're just a handful of fans who follow TT on twitter and fb and know about it. The rest of the fans probably don't even know about this event. I can't imagine too many fans showing up at the airport, Friday night, at 10:30 p.m, to watch a concert they weren't informed about. I think the event should have been advertised a little. A normal concert would have, normally, had a banner in the middle of Bucharest + all events sites advertising it. I'm a bit worried that, if people don't turn up in big numbers at the cinemas, the boys will believe that there isn't a fanbase for them in these countries and will forever leave them out of their tours list :( At the opposite pole, we have Robbie's concert being hyped to the heavens and back by the biggest tv station. Even people who aren't fans would buy tickets to see what the fuss is all about. Sometimes I think Robbie's PR team is doing a better job than TT's.

Unfortunately, that was to be expected. Without constant promotion, we can't expect the album to sell off the back of past tour dates :(

It seems Affirmation is turning out to be the dull moment of this tour: http://manchesterinnews.com/review-take-th...may-21-2015-35/ I wonder if they included it because they were set on having another song from Progress, aside from The Flood. Progress is turning out only now to have been the worst mistake of their career; now they have a full album that they can choose almost nothing from because they were so generous as to let Robbie take the lead on most of them.

I love reading what everyone who's seen this tour has to say about it. I know it's not the same as you guys going to an arena to see the boys, but I'm mega excited about seeing the concert in the cinema on 19 June. It will be my 1st ever TT concert :)

Jay, if you ever have the chance, try one of Gary's solo gigs. They're focused more on the music than on the production.

This week, the sales have slowed down a bit :( I'd have thought they'd keep on rising.

I was thinking this song could have easily been a part of SISYL. There's no need for anger, Religion or faith, One blade of grief will always remain. It's not on the paper Or a story book It's a place to reunite With all that was took. These lines, to me, they sound as if they're talking about Poppy. They remind me so much of the message of Let Me Go. Up until hearing this song, WYFDTTG was my favorite song, but now, I'm not sure which one I love more. They're both stunning songs and Christina really does justice to Anywhere But Here. I hope her fans get behind this song and download it. It's interesting that the lyrics video was uploaded by Republic Records. Should we expect more, a proper video and some promotion possibly?

Wow, we all have such different opinions :) I would never get rid of BFG. I think it's their best song to date and it's also the song that made me fall in love with Gary's voice. I love how Portrait sounds live, but still don't get the chorus. HUAL bores me lately and I skip videos of it. I enjoy Relight live. I'd never listen to it as part of my playlist, but I'm fascinated by some of Gary's notes on it, just like I'm totally mesmerized by Gary's high note on IF at the end of Flaws. I guess the boys can never find a middle ground with us, fans :) I'd have loved Rocket Ship as well and it's needless to say that their decision to leave out HTH doesn't make any sense. It was the most requested songs by fans, together with Another Crack and Flaws. I'm curious what they plan to do with HTH.

Anywhere But Here (Christina Aguillera): I didn't know what to think from the snippet we had heard, but I'm sold on the full song. It sounds really good and I like Christina's interpretation. If someone dares to say this is generic pop, I give up faith in humanity and fair play.

Does anyone know how close they are now to 500.000 sales? From what I've seen, the sales climate is really low right now, even for top 5 acts. Only the no 1 album each week manages to shift a bit more, but that's all.

I think we'll get a video for Higher than Higher, but it could be like a montage of some tour scenes. I don't see when the boys could find time to shoot a proper video till June, considering they only have one day off between shows. A slot on BGT would be the promotion the single needs, but I don't see Cowell inviting TT on his show :( If the boys had performed it on tour, there would have been many people hearing it, possible future buyers. From the videos I've seen on yt, Flaws has been well received and, lately, audiences have even been singing along, which is nice to see. They have missed this opportunity with HTH :(

III at 26 :cheer:

These Days is finally certified gold https://twitter.com/bpi_music/status/599226990143516673

:dance: :cheer: I'm still baffled that Ella keeps outselling TT at this point. I'd say the tour is benefiting her more than them.

I think Let In the Sun did miss a top 100 position because of streaming. After the Brits, I think it was at 99 or something similar, based on sales only. I'm not holding my breath that Higher than Higher will chart, but I'm happy it's being released and put out to be heard by the great public. I hope radio stations get behind it, because it's a really radio-friendly song.

27 in today's updated midweeks :cheer: