Take That: Progressed Review (2/5)

I'm not a hater of Take That's work by any stretch of the imagination- in fact, their Progress album was one of my favourite pop releases of 2010. However, I'm obliged to give a truthful opinion on all new entertainment releases, and to put it simply Progressed feels like nothing more than a blatant cash-in on the band's current live tour. Even the titles (When We Were Young, The Day The Work Is Done etc) show that the eight new tracks included on the second disc are nothing new for Take That, and the songs themselves really give the impression that they were left off the original LP for good reason- not just for a chance to make more money later, but because they are nowhere near as good as those found on the first disc. Love Love is a highlight of sorts, and Aliens and Beautiful are decent additions to the band's roster, yet there's nothing new here that really begs a purchase if you own Progress. If you don't, at the same price as the original version you might as well buy this as the original set of songs are superb, but the score above represents how little the band's work actually has progressed in this edition, and how demoralising that will feel for fans eagerly awaiting it.