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Tangled Up

Tangled UpArtist: Girls Aloud
Label: Universal
Category: Music

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Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars 51 reviews
Sales Rank: 606

Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Running Time: 47 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.9 x 0.4

UPC: 602517505803
EAN: 0602517505803
ASIN: B000XSLWCO

Release Date: November 19, 2007
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
Tracks:

  • Call The Shots
  • Close To Love
  • Sexy! No No No...
  • Girl Overboard
  • Can't Speak French
  • Black Jacks
  • Control Of The Knife
  • Fling
  • What You Crying For
  • I'm Falling
  • Damn
  • Crocodile Tears
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Editorial Reviews:

Amazon.co.uk Review
Watch your backs, people, for the armour-plated Girls Aloud stretch hit-machine is swinging in to dock again and it will not wait for you to move out of the way. Au contraire--it literally has you in its full-beams. The girl group that many had, as a matter of course, written off the moment the TV talent show they won ceased transmission, hit the ground dancing furiously with album number four, covering as dizzying a myriad of styles as we have grown accustomed to, courtesy of celebrated pop production house Xenomania, with all the propulsive force of a freshly cracked atom (and the ability to still apply their make up without smudging). iTangled Up/i is draped in neon with strobe lights matching every throb of its very up-for-it pulse--there's plenty for clubland to get excited about from the sleek Kylie-esque "Call the Shots", 80s chart-house of "Girl Overboard" and full-on drum `n' bass (with not a hint of irony) on `What You Crying For'. Elsewhere the likes of the excellent styled disco "Can't Speak French", Gwen Stefani overtones on the irresistible "Black Jacks" and vocoder future-power-funk of "Sexy! No No No..." amount to some of the best material they've released. If you wanted to be critical you could deem them mere mannequins off which these peerlessly crafted songs hang, but everything's such a perfect fit those complaints seem moot. Sets a high benchmark for pop music in 2007. i--James Berry/i

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5 out of 5 stars Sexy? Yes Yes Yes....   November 17, 2007
Mr. D. Maccann (Manchester)
32 out of 34 found this review helpful

The fourth studio album from Girls Aloud represents the very essence of the girls' unprecidented five year career to date...a career that has given us some of the decade's most amazing electro-pop offerings - Biology, Something Kinda Oooh and Sound of The Underground to name but a few. br /Here's my Track By Track review: br / br /1. Call The Shots - A sultry and mesmerising affair to begin with, a slick mid-tempo electo tune, with some gorgeous vocals from Nicola in the middle eight. br / br /2. Close To Love - Definite potential single, this is catchy and exciting, with the usual off-the-wall GA stamp that made songs like Biology and Something Kinda Ooh brilliant. br / br /3. Sexy! No No No - A veritable Pop Hurricane! This song begins with a haunting electric overture, and crescendos with a torrential storm of angry, sexy pop. br / br /4. Girl Overboard - Think Bananarama in their Heyday, with a modern twist. This is Nu-80s, and it's hot. br / br /5. I Can't Speak French - With the witty lyrics, this had the potential to be brilliant...the melody is not the strongest though, and it fades into something of a filler track. br / br /6. Black Jacks - Again, this is a new sound for the girls. Quite dark, with a slight 70s rock feel...interesting. br / br /7. Control Of The Knife - Reminiscent of Kate Nash/Just Jack, this is the suppposed 3rd single from the album. Sees the girls go off on another classic GA tangent. Very similar to Watch Me Go from Chemistry. br / br /8. Fling - This is absolutely amazing! From start to finish this is the standout track on the album, and if it isn't a single I will be disappointed. Has slight allusions to Bassment Jaxx and some of the best lyrics on the whole album. br / br /9. What You Crying For? - Another interesting one. This is very garage-dancey, and reminds me alot of Real Life from What Will The Neighbours Say. br / br /10. I'm Falling - Awesome song, a sexy electro-stormer with vocoders and sound effects a-plenty. br / br /11. Damn - B52s meets Cyndi Lauper...Not the strongest song on the album, but a solid effort. br / br /12. Crocodile Tears - Although there is no actual ballad on the album, this is about as slow-paced as it gets...and to be honest, we could have done without it. It's hard to see what the thinking behind this one was. I personally would have left this off the album and put the elusive 'Girls Are Back In Town' from the Sunsilk adverts as the album's closer. The weakest effort on the album by far. br / br /Overall, I love this album! I'm not sure if it has the same mass appeal of Chemistry. However, it is definitely a more grown-up approach to music from the U.K's premier Girl Band...and with Spice Girls coming back with mediocre songs like Headlines, it's nothing short of relief that Girls Aloud can be counted on to keep being inventive and consistent with their own brand of infectious music.


5 out of 5 stars Tangled Up in Brilliance   November 17, 2007
A. RICHARDSON (England)
17 out of 18 found this review helpful

Girls Aloud have never been an act who allow their singles to stand out as the only decent tracks on an album. Their double platinum hit What Will the Neighbours Say? remains one of the best pop albums of the past decade and experimentation on Chemistry resulted in album tracks which out did the singles released from it. br / br /Tangled Up is no exception. In keeping with tradition, Girls Aloud's fourth studio album delivers some of the cheekiest, most genius lyrics of our times and whats more....there's not a cover in sight! br / br /In true Girls Aloud style, 'Close to Love' and 'Girl Overboard' kick us off by leaving you desperate to go clubbing, whilst the haunting almost-ballad 'Crocodile Tears' closes an album you just won't want to end. br / br /'Black Jacks' sees a brand new 'chanting' side to the girls, whilst 'Cant Speak French' is a nice break from the electro-dance feel of other songs on this album. br / br /So many hidden gems, so many quality tracks. The more you listen, the more you understand the true brilliance of this album. Even the tracks that didnt hit you straight away begin to really stand out. br / br /This has to be one of the best albums of Girls Aloud's career.


5 out of 5 stars They just keep getting better...   November 19, 2007
DirtyPop (UK)
9 out of 11 found this review helpful

I thought it was impossible but Tangled Up is even better than Chemistry :o br /It doesn't have the variety of previous Girls Aloud albums, which isn't a bad thing (the songs are all dance/techno type tracks), there isn't a single boring ballad to be found :) Crocodile Tears is the slowest track, it is the weakest on the album but still a very good track. br / br /Stand out tracks are: br / br /Control Of The Knife: the beat is absolutely amazing, Cheryl and Sarah rule this track and the trumpets-oh my :D love it!!! Rumoured to be the 3rd single from the album br / br /Fling: the lyrics are quality, Sarah's vocals once again are the highlight and I love the way Nadine sings "body like a work of art" br / br /Can't Speak French: this is the typical mish-mosh of styles GA do so well, the girls themselves love this track so expect it to be a future single release br / br /Sexy! No No No: the 1st single from the album and one of Girls Aloud's best tracks br / br /Call The Shots: not as ground breaking as most GA singles but a great song which is more laid back than most of Tangled Up. br / br /Black Jacks and What You Crying For deserve a special mention-BJ would be perfect if it wasn't for the chanting, some will love it and it will probably grow on me but it just doesn't do it for me-great song otherwise though. WYCF is another excellent track, just not as brilliant as the others mentioned above. br / br /Close To Love, Girl Overboard, I'm Falling and Damn are great tracks as well-there really isn't a track to be skipped over on this album! br / br /The only negative thing I can say about this album is that Nicola doesn't get enough lines. She sings the same part of every song, the break down before the final chorus, she is the 2nd best singer in the band and yet she sings the least by quite a way. Yes her voice doesn't fit this style as well as the others but they should have got her in somehow-IMO Nicola sounds a lot stronger when she sings live then she does on the recordings. br /Oh and Nadine (once again) is the only voice to be heard on many of the chorus' :( Shes good but it is a band! br / br /Great album and it's good to see Kimberley getting more to do-buy it now and support the best girl band this country has ever produced!!!


5 out of 5 stars Their best album yet - you need it in your life!   February 17, 2008
L. Green (London, UK)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful

Barcode: 0602517505803 br / br /In a world filled with indie rubbish and sloppy American import trash, Girls Aloud are a precious rarity. As Nicola puts it so brilliantly in the album's booklet, it's really annoying when bands start off well but then go downhill from then on. Thank God then that it's been the opposite for Girls Aloud, Tangled Up proves they really do just keep on getting better. Like always their albums are consistently good from start to end, filled with state-of-the-art pop tunes that fulfill all the criteria - they're fun, catchy and damn good to dance too. br / br /So let's have a look at what the gorgeous girls have treated us to this time round. br / br /First up is Call The Shots, a song that oozes class and is accompanied by a brilliantly stylish video. I think one of the reasons why this song has been so successful is that not only is it a fantastic pop record but it represents Girls Aloud showing a new maturity to their music, something that has allowed more universal appeal to the public and appealing to critics, hence the BRIT award nomination this year. br / br /Close To Love is 80s synthpop dancefloor amazingness. Now, Girls Aloud are famous for their witty, feisty lyrics but this takes it to a new level. Any song that has the line 'Guy with the terrible hair, back off' is a winner in mye eyes. Fling continues in much the same vein with some seriously suggestive lyrics but this time put to a riotous punk-rock bit of guitar thrashing tumbling into a filthy bassline. br / br /Sexy! No, No, No... is still my favourite Girls Aloud song, holding a particularly special place in my heart. It sounds like something Depeche Mode would come up with, a storming mix of rock and electro and with that amazing video. We launch right into another stunning track next with Girl Overboard, one of the album's finest highlights, euro-dance brilliance that screams 'future single'. br / br /Black Jacks is intruiging, tinged with echoes of Blur/Supergrass Britpop with some remarkably indie sounding shouty raps. Damn continues on the same lines, both tracks simple, all-round pop fun laced with that dash of everything that makes Girls Aloud so great. br / br /I wasn't initially that keen on Control Of The Knife but now i totally love it. It's Reggae style in the vein of Chemistry's Watch Me Go and part of it's appeal is that relentless beat/guitar combo that i reckon would go down a right treat at summer parties. br / br /What You Crying For and I'm Falling present Girls Aloud at their most adventuruous, this time venturing into drum n' bass with amazing results. The latter is pumped full of distorted vocals and guitar and sounds like the soundtrack to some high energy Hollywood action/thriller movie. br / br /And then we have Crocodile Tears, a mid-tempo slice of epic beauty. Like Sexy..., this was written by the Girls themselves and once again presents an intense maturity to them and shows real potential as to what they could come up with in the future. br / br /So... after all that, you get the message, the album is absolutely amazing so go buy it!


5 out of 5 stars TRUE GIRL POWER!   November 22, 2007
Mr. Nathan Armstrong
3 out of 4 found this review helpful

the girls never cease to amaze me! and it shows great things can come from reality tv! with every album they deliver more attitude and in your face attitude than the spice girls could dream of! br / br /they have their own sound..a hint of 60s..a bit of 70s glam...80s electro..90s pop..but with a fresh sound that never ceases to amaze! br / br /along the way i dont thing the strongest songs have been released as singles (love machine, see the day, i think were alone now) but every album has delivered a pwerhouse of girl power! br / br /this one is a stunning set! br / br /the ballads have gone and are replaced by electro pop heaven! lyrically its stunning - very tongue in cheek (pet shop boys or soft cell style) and we all know the girls can sing! nadine, sarah and cheryl always get the praise but kimberley and nicola can do just as well! br / br /any individual track listing i gave would sound a bit boring as all the tracks are strong..maybe a fault! they all sound a bit the same..the onslaught of stunning electro dance beats! br / br /there are no "see the day" ballads it full force girl power similar to "no good advice" and "wake me up" br / br /what i would encourage everybody to do is listen and read the lyrics as they are tongue in cheek masterpeices! if the girls continue what they are doing they will around for a long time! br / br /alas rumours of nadine leaving - cheryl leaving - sarah leaving are forever with us! truth or not i dont think any of them is strong enough to stand on their own...i think they would survive as a 4 peice very successfully if one did leave! i just hope they dont! br / br /i love kimberley!!!! br / br /

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