Red Flag
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CRITIC REVIEWS
80
'Red Flag' succeeds above all because it feels grown-up without being boring.
80
The triumph of Red Flag ... is that it's entirely contemporary while remaining true to the group's spirit.
80
If this ends up being the last effort from these beloved ’90s holdovers, what a way to bow out — and it sure beats the hell out of S Club 7’s reunion bid.
80
Red Flag sounds effortlessly cool in the same way that has always made them appealing.
80
A sophisticated, defiant return to form.
70
There’s far more good to be found on Red Flag than there is bad – this feels like the genuine follow-up to Saints And Sinners that Studio 1 should have been.
70
The quartet's harmonizing is in top form -- an essential part of their allure when they debuted as street-smart, down-to-earth alternatives to the Spice Girls -- allowing the Appleton sisters, Melanie Blatt, and Lewis to shine in a way that was lost on Studio 1.
60
Parts of their fourth album don’t always match up to that former savvy style.
60
As a grown-up pop record, Red Flag is an impressive accomplishment. It is also a sweet reminder that a fusion of complementary harmonies (think Everlys, Beach Boys, Mamas and Papas) can conjure an esoteric kind of pop magic.
60
A fourth album that thrills and disappoints in equal measure.
60
While there are no cargo pants or crop tops in sight, the songwriting is good and the band have kept the distinctive sound of solo voices coming together in soft harmonies, but with an edgy, fighting spirit.
50
While Red Flag won’t be the most inspiring pop record you’ll hear this year, it flourishes everywhere the last attempt fell flat.
Though the first single "One Strike" is probably one of their strongest to date, the rest of the album is a mixed bag of hits and misses. The first five tracks are sheer genius and the album slowly fades into noncommercial territory. Three of the tracks towards the end blend together into one long underachieving ballad. Though perhaps this album is a grower and not a shower. Download: One Strike, One Woman Man, Summer Rain.
One Strike - 100
One Woman Man - 100
Make U Love Me - 60
Summer Rain - 100
This Is a War - 95
Who Hurt Who - 70
Puppet on a String - 100
Fear - 100
Ratchet Behaviour - 100
Red Flag - 100
Tribal - 100
Pieces - 100
One Woman Man - 100
Make U Love Me - 60
Summer Rain - 100
This Is a War - 95
Who Hurt Who - 70
Puppet on a String - 100
Fear - 100
Ratchet Behaviour - 100
Red Flag - 100
Tribal - 100
Pieces - 100
A decade later, the ladies are waving the red flag in such a mechanical way, trying to be more steady and less emotional and all these... what for?
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Track List
- One Strike
- One Woman Man
- Make U Love Me
- Summer Rain
- This Is a War
- Who Hurt Who
- Puppet on a String
- Fear
- Ratchet Behaviour
- Red Flag
- Tribal
- Pieces
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Added on: March 1, 2016