Sure, Eton Road could use a little polish to turn their exuberance into sophisticated boyband pop - they could do a lot worse than to take tips from ultimate classy boyband (if you ignore Do What You Like vid!) Take That... cashing in even more, they are releasing "The Platinum Collection" which brings together all 3 of the 90s studio albums with unreleased tracks and new liner notes. Colour me geeked to be spending even more money on the songs I already have ;)
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However, look how grown up the boys look on the cover of their new album. First single, a Gary Barlow tour-de-force, Patience suggests a lush mature new sound and I am eager to get my hands on the new cd. Xo got me thinking about the contribution of Mark Owen to the album, and I hope - as rumours suggest - that it is a more collaborative affair than the first single suggests. Mark was definitely the hidden talent in the group. His vastly underrated How The Mighty Fall album had several sparkling pop gems on it - from the adam ant inspired 3:15 to Makin Out and the brillo Believe In The Boogie. Rarely does a boyband produce a great entertainer (robbie), a polished writer (Gary) and an untapped talent (Mark). Yes, Eton Road could do a lot worse than to aspire to the lofty heights of Take That...
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LINK: Pre-order Take That's Beautiful World album
LINK: Pre-order Take That's Platinum Collection
MP3: Take That - Patience (radio rip)
MP3: Mark Owen - Believe In The Boogie (remix)
MP3: Mark Owen - Waiting For The Girl To Call
MP3: Mark Owen - 3:15
MP3: Mark Owen - Sorry Lately
