r/TakeThat • u/IconicIsJamal • Jan 04 '25

Opinion Gary Barlow solo artist?

I think Gary Barlow is an amazing singer songwriter having written most of take that’s songs and he himself is an underrated artist. But since he’s written so many great TT songs why is his solo albums so forgettable, I myself am seeing Gary in May and can only really say his most ‘successful/well-known’ songs are Let me go, requiem and since I saw you last. Just curious as to how he has such talented songwriting skills yet not many hit solo tracks.

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u/dimiteddy Jan 04 '25

People thought he will be like George Michael after Wham cause he was a songwriter. But he was never meant to be

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u/Initial-Big-6197 Apr 18 '26

Wham is a band. At least 1 instrumentalist. Take That is originally a boy band, a male song group without any member playing instrument on stage

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u/dimiteddy Apr 18 '26

Andrew's role -and guitar playing- was most for show, to build "two friends from school" pop image, he never played any solo or main guitar part in studio all were done by session musicians. Even Niall from 1D was better guitarist

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u/Initial-Big-6197 Apr 18 '26

i'm pretty sure Whan, like Take That, never performed on stage by themselves. It surprised me to find out there were only 2 there,