Are Take That Still Great?: Gary Barlow hits out at The Brit Academy
Filed under: Music, News | By: Emma
Posted on: February 23, 2008 | 40 Comments
It has been reported that Gary Barlow has hit out at the Brit Academy for failing to appreciate Take That. At the award ceremony on Wednesday they won awards for Best Live Act and Best Single, but Barlow is not happy that they only won in categories that were voted for by the public.
“It’s amazing that when the public get to vote we always do well. It’s brilliant. But it gets to me that whenever we have been nominated for other awards we always get overlooked” he said when speaking to The Sun.
The lost out on Best Group and Best Album to the Artic Monkey.
Is this just sour grapes from Gary Barlow and does he need to face the fact that Take That are no longer the group they once were.
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“Is this just sour grapes from Gary Barlow and does he need to face the fact that Take That are no longer the group they once were.”
That statement doesn’t really make alot sense considering that even if Take That were no longer the group they once were(which we all know thats not true), they still didn’t get the recognition from the Brits back in the day.
The fact is… just because Take That are a pop manufactured band, it’s seen as ‘uncool’ and no matter how popular they are, no matter how many votes they get the panel will not give them the acknowledgment they deserve. Its really unjustifiable.
They do the same thing in the film industry.
Barlow is right and should not be over looked considering how many songs he’s written which have then gone on to be great hits.
do i really need to answer this question?
HAHAHAHAHA!
i think it’s obvious that they better than ever!
i am a man of few words… yes, i am a male Take That fan!!! and it only goes to show that they have reached a whole new fan-base!!!
Hell yeah! They keep getting better (and sexier!!)
Take That are of course better than they ever were, and I agree with everything that has already been said about the pettyness of the Brits committee. It really is a pity that Rule the World wasn’t nominated for an Oscar as maybe then they may have received more recognition for their achievements - Take That aren’t just some revived Boyband churning out stand up at the key change covers - they have re invented themselves and have produced an amazing album and 2 brilliant tours - the Best Live Act Brit was so totally deserved!!!! Lets see if the Arctic Monkeys last 10 months never mind 10 years
Take That are the best no question, They just get better and better.
The should have won more than 2 brits they deserved it more than them Artic whatevers,all they cared about was being drunk, couldnt even get a thank you out of them!
Keep up the good work lads we love you Take That
xxxx
They are still gr8…Take That are the best band ever…they’re number one and I’m proud of them
What a question!!!!! Of course they’re still the best…and they always will! I think they’re much better than 14 years ago!!! Their concerts (2006 and 2007) were the best I’ve been to!!!!
They are better than ever….and I didn’t believe there was room for improvement. They deserve recognition from the music industry for their wonderful work.
i think that gary should just calm down because he never knows that he could maybe win that award next time.also i think that just because he didn`t get voted for the ones he wanted to win it doesn`t mean that nobody thinks he is because some people might have voted for him to win that but maybe more people wanted somebody else to win. remember it isn`t alway`s winning that counts its taking part that matters.
But Bailey, Gary wasn’t complaining (the headlines always make Gary out to be doing so) he was just stating a fact. I went out and bought the Arctic Monkeys album FWN and listened to it several times … it is actually good (lyrically) musically it is very ’samish’. It is not nearly as diverse as Beautiful World. The Brits played it safe by voting for the Arctic Monkeys because they knew it wouldn’t offend anyone. Hey - it actually works to Take That’s advantage now as by not being awarded it - they’re actually ‘hipper’ than the Arctic Monkeys.