Nobody Else＜完全生産限定盤＞

イギリスを代表するポップグループ=テイク・ザット
メガ・ヒットを記録したサード・アルバム『ノーバディ・エルス』の30周年記念盤 (アナログ盤)

1989年に5人組として結成されたイギリスを代表するポップグループ=テイク・ザットのサード・アルバム『ノーバディ・エルス』。
1996年の解散前に5人編成でレコーディングされた最後のスタジオ・アルバムで、「Back for Good」「Sure」「Never Forget」などのヒット曲が収録され、全世界で600万枚以上を売り上げ、全世界11カ国のチャートで首位を獲得し、バンドの歴史においても重要な作品である。今作は、リリース30周年を記念し、初のアナログ盤化。

Presaging the teen-pop phenomenon of the late '90s, Take That took Great Britain by storm in 1993. They didn't, however, hit the States until this release, and even then they hardly made a dent, with only the single "Back for Good" getting any airplay. Where Hanson sparked the boy band craze in the U.S. with a tight band, assured songwriting, good vocals, and an appreciation for rock & roll, and the Backstreet Boys and *NSYNC gave us lush harmonies and production, Take That lacks the confidence or the style of even the weakest cut by the above-mentioned groups. With lyrics like "Love ain't here anymore / it's gone away to a town called yesterday," you almost snap out of the coma the rest of the album has induced -- simply because the lines are laughable. Despite lilting vocals on "Back for Good" and the surprisingly risque "Babe," there isn't a cut that stands out on Nobody Else. Teen pop isn't always art, but it still needs to be well done and have a little bite. This album doesn't offer either. ~ Bryan Buss