Take That- Beautiful World

When Take That broke up in 1996, many of their fans became so distraught that a Samaritans helpline had to be set up to council all the broken hearts. Fast forward 10 years, and Take That are back, fresh from a reunion tour and releasing a brand new album for the first time without the infamous Robbie Williams. Many people doubted that they would be successful, believing that they belonged in the 90’s along with their various, unsuccessful solo careers. They were just there for the money right? The fans would have moved on for sure? There’s no interest left. Wrong. The fans were there, ready and waiting, excited at the prospect to see the band that they had loved back again making more amazing music. How right they were.

From the beginning of the album you can tell that this is a typical pop album that Take That are renowned for. There is the catchy chorus that you just can’t help singing along to, beautifully written lyrics about love and life, the consistent rhythmic music that you can imagine swaying and dancing to. Yes it has it all. But what Take That do better than all the rest is the fact that they have done it for years. They are the masters of the genre. They know what works and what doesn’t, and you can tell by the fact there’s not one weak song on the album.

The songs, written and sung by all the bandmembers, shows their new mature but contemporary style whilst still holding on to that classic, Take That sound that was loved in the 90’s. There is a song on there for everyone; the typical ballads like ‘Hold On’ and ‘I’d Wait For Life’ alongside the more up-beat songs like ‘Reach Out and title track, ‘Beautiful World’. The lead single, ‘Patience’, sung by Gary Barlow, is a slow but powerful song, whilst their second single, ‘Shine’, sung by Mark Owen, is more rockier and breaks the mould of a traditional pop song, showing the difference between the 90’s and 00’s Take That. The end track ‘Wooden Boat’ demonstrates the bands comedic side and allows for Jason Orange to sing lead for the first time.

The album is defiantly worthy of its number one status, and the fact it has sold over 2.5 million shows that there is one or two people out there who thought so too. With stacks of awards given to it, the band have defiantly shown that they are Back For Good.