The Friday Canon - TAKE THAT

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

Take That have sold 65 million records! Wow. I think that deserves some canonising, don't you? Alas "Do What You Like" only got to number 82 in the UK charts - boo! To make up for it I've added the new single Patience, which is 'a grower'.

That Facts!

Fat Tony Mortimer from East 17 once said TT were "a Village People tribute band who covered Barry Manilow". That isn't a bad thing Tony!

The various members of Take That between them have recorded ten albums since splitting up (not counting the new one).

'Babe' was beaten to the Xmas No 1 spot by Mr Blobby.

Ros Weaver from school once carved the TT sign into the back of her hand with a compass and it got all infected! URRR!

So let's get ticking. You have just FIVE ticks to denote your rabid TT obsession!

[Poll #854342]
A reasonably-sized canon today - I have work to do, innit.

Comments

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

This was *really* hard. I ticked 11 to start with!

I hope we haven't done a TT canon already - I don't *think* we have but I have 0 confidence in my memory of events in the last year or two.

[boyofbadgers.livejournal.com]

Getting it down to seven was easy enough, but filleting out five was v.tricky.

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Yes, I'd forgotten how hard shorter canons can be! I ticked my three must-ticks then AGONISED for ages over about perming two from about another six thoroughly enjoyable records.

[carsmilesteve.livejournal.com]

it's that first ten seconds of could it be magic that nearly got my spare tick, actually almost all of these songs are GREAT aren't they? why is there no TT greatest hits in my house????

Back For Good

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

Played round every festival campfire/student bedroom I've ever sat round. Still not sick of it!

Re: Back For Good

[carsmilesteve.livejournal.com]

my acoustical chums did a version that changed the chorus to:

whatever i said, whatever i did, i fvcking meant
won't you bvgger off for good.

strangely it was still quite funny, at least the first few times.

[darkpigeon.livejournal.com]

Does Swing When Your Winning not count as one of the 10 post TT album then?

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

I did count that one! I didn't count Robbie's Greatest Hits though.

but but

[darkpigeon.livejournal.com]

robbie:
1. 1997 - Life Thru A Lens
2. 1998 - I've Been Expecting You
3. 1999 - The Ego Has Landed
4. 2000 - Sing When You're Winning
5. 2001 - Swing When You're Winning
6. 2002 - Escapology
7. 2003 - Live At Knebworth
8. 2004 - Greatest Hits
9. 2005 - Intensive Care
10. 2006 - Rudebox

Mark

* 1996 Green Man UK #33
* 2003 In Your Own Time UK #64
* 2005 How the Mighty Fall UK #30 Indie Charts

Gary

Open Road — (1997) Charts: #1
Twelve Months, Eleven Days — (1999) Charts: #35

Re: but but

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

The Ego Has Landed was a compilation album.

Re: but but

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

And I'm not counting Live At Knebworth either. STUDIO albums chiz.

Re: but but

[whalefish.livejournal.com]

I can't work out whether Mark Owen calling an album How The Mighty Fall is a) a clever bit of self-deprecating humour or b) a bit sad really. Especially considering it probably sold about 119 copies.

It turns out

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

...that TT are a band I like for their slowies!

Re: It turns out

[carsmilesteve.livejournal.com]

ha, yes, like you i agonised over last tick, but went for milliong love songs in the end, it is a corker.

Patience

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

I've heard it a couple of times now. Whilst not a stonking ballad of amazingness it's not half bad at all & very catchy indeed. If Gary can still churn 'em out, I'll happily listen. Although Gary's voice is starting to sound a bit like KT Tunstall.

[umlauts.livejournal.com]

It must be pointed out that the last two Mark Owen albums >>>> almost all of Take That's output EXCEPT "Back For Good" and maybe "Never Forget". I mean, "Believe In The Boogie", that was class, and in a better universe, "Close To The Edge" would have been a Number 1.

I generally preferred East 17, although my god does their greatest hits sound dated now.

[umlauts.livejournal.com]

Of course, East 17 never had wardrobe malfunctions (except I think it was intended to look like that) like the "Sure" video, did they now.

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

Poor Mark did suffer a bit as regards his last album. I was working for his record label promo department at the time so you can partially blame me, I guess.

[umlauts.livejournal.com]

Somehow the idea that he had people working on the album is hysterically funny. Wasn't he on his "own" "label" or something?

[martinskidmore.livejournal.com]

I've been assigned the new one for the Stylus singles thing next week, which I am pleased about.

I've mentioned before that when I went to Jamaica in December 1999 or 2000, I heard I think five different reggae versions of Back For Good. It's one of my two favourite pop ballads of recent decades, along with Leave Right Now.