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Originally Posted by Glice
They are the British equivalent of Girls Aloud. America doesn't really do pop groups very well. Having said that, we don't either, until now. Think Pet Shop Boys and all things good.
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Not sure I'd agree with the 'until now' bit. Something you said earlier in this thread about Britain being less apologetic about its pop than America seems spot on though. America strikes me as always trying to cover its pop tracks a bit too much, emphasising so-called 'non-pop' qualities like a 'strong' voice, 'authenticity', etc. It creates pop, but seems utterly ashamed of it when it does. Which is why the US could never produce a
Shampoo or a
Altern 8 or the mighty
Cola Boy. They creatd N'Sync I suppose, and the Backstreet Boys, but we even managed to do
that better wih Take That and the outragously underrated
East 17. Britain does Pop better than America. Always has, always will.