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I was shocked when I heard that Take That were not only together again but they also made a successful comeback with this album a couple of years ago. The last time they released anything I was wearing shorts in high school. I was even more shocked when I realised that I actually enjoyed listening to most of it as well.
It's your typical Take That album, there is one absolutely killer song - Patience, a handful of good songs and filler. The boys (minus Robbie Williams) sound good, in fact even better than ten years ago. Gary Barlow can still write some good lyrics (with help from the rest this time around). It's not an earth shattering album, but it's a good pop album.
The boys have grown up, honed their singing and writing skills and come back better than ever. I can't say that for any other former boy band from the last 20 years (this list is long - NKOTB, Back Street Boys, N'Sync, Boyz II Men, and on and on). As a result, this is a stunning comeback as the whole effort sounds very natural and not some artificial comeback to cash in on past popularity.
8/10
