ATeens...guilty pleasure?

[Parks]

Posted: 5/8/06 at 1:54am

Upside Down is about to become my most played song on iTunes.

[wickedrentq]

Posted: 5/8/06 at 2:00am

I love their "Dancing Queen."

I think more so than Abba's.

[TheBoyfromChi]

Posted: 5/8/06 at 2:49am

Upside Down is one of my favorite songs...ATeens are such a guilty pleasure...ATeens and S Club 7

[Lavinia]

Posted: 5/8/06 at 3:00am

I saw A Teens perform at the Toys R Us in Times Square a couple of years ago. They were so perky. I kind of enjoyed it, though.

[Musical_nerd]

Posted: 5/8/06 at 6:47am

My grades are down from A's to B's, I'm way behind in history...

[BrianWilsonFan]

Posted: 5/8/06 at 6:58am

I have their album of ABBA covers, it's excellent: - )

[renthead92]

Posted: 5/8/06 at 7:09am

I love A-Teens! What ever happened to them?

[Billboard Girl]

Posted: 5/8/06 at 8:54am

Their first non-Abba album was great ("Upside Down," "That's What It's All About," and the bonus track, "Don't Even Know Your Name" are my favorites, but I like pretty much every song on it), but the one after it sucked.

[Mister Matt]

Posted: 5/8/06 at 9:38am

Nothing wrong with some fun bouncy pop music. I love it.

If you like A Teens and S Club 7, you will LOVE Steps. They were HUGE in the UK, Australia and Japan. They only produced 5 UK CDs (Step One, Steptacular, Buzz, The Last Dance, Gold), and 4 inferior US releases (same except The Last Dance), but I fell in love with them instantly when my one of my roommates in London introduced me to them the summer of 1999. They quickly became one of my all-time favorite groups and now I own every single, CD, and DVD by them. The boy/girl band had one ingenius gimmick: each single release included simple dance steps so you can dance along with their videos. Fans learned them and performed them at their concerts and TV appearances. It's hokey and cheesey, but their talent is undeniable.

Check out the US release of Step One. There are two covers on this CD (Tragedy, Better the Devil You Know). The uber-cheesey 5, 6, 7, 8 is a semi-country/dance crossover and addictive fun. My personal favorite is Say You'll Be Mine, but you should also try Last Thing on My Mind, Love's Got a Hold of My Heart, and Deeper Shade of Blue (my all-time favorite music video).

Their UK release of the Buzz CD also has an unbelievably gorgeous ballad, If You Believe, co-written by Cyndi Lauper. http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000050IIC/qid=1147095177/sr=8-1/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i1_xgl/026-2876538-6203620

A Teens and S Club 7 were pretty much born out of the popularity of Steps, but neither really hit the heights that Steps did during their career.

Step One US

Updated On: 5/8/06 at 09:38 AM

[Unknown User]

Posted: 5/9/06 at 6:16pm

I remember Ateens- I met them at an ALL THAT concert a long time ago. S CLUB 7= LOVE. I remember Steps, they had 1 song in DRIVE ME CRAZY.

[meggsison]

Posted: 5/9/06 at 6:37pm

Yesss, I LOVE the A*Teens. Unfortunatly, I don't have them on my iPod....

[DramaDork925]

Posted: 5/9/06 at 7:14pm

I saw ATeens in concert... I was like 9!

[Unknown User]

Posted: 5/9/06 at 7:24pm

I did Mama Mia at my Freshman lip-sync. Bell bottoms, blue wigs, and some serious jazz dancing. I still have and listen to one of their CD's.

I also had the Sclub fever!
I STILL love STEPS!! "my boot scootin baby is driving me crazy..."

[Bway_Mill_Fan]

Posted: 5/9/06 at 7:31pm

i get them confused w/S Club7. not the same thing right?

[JustChillin8908]

Posted: 5/9/06 at 9:13pm

I LOVE 5,6,7,8. It's my guilty pleasure!

[LilDiva05]

Posted: 5/10/06 at 12:03am

I was totally listening to S Club 7 about 15 minutes ago...*goes to listen again*

WHO REMEMBERS B*WITCHED?