As the only serious contenders to Take That's unassailable position at the top of the pop food chain in the mid-1990s, East 17 were the black sheep of the pop world, epitomised by the baddest apple in the bunch--Brian Harvey, whose legendary exploits graced the tabloids on a regular basis. This bad-boy attitude endeared them to a whole generation of impressionable girls, and teenage boys weren't as embarrassed to admit to liking them, compared to the camp theatrics of … mehrTake That. Their debut album Walthamstow is a fine introduction to the band, starting as it does with the awesome triumverate of "House Of Love", "Deep" and "Gold", which manage to encompass the wide range of the East 17 sound from R&B to pop via rap and back again. Despite all the bad-boy stylings, the main songwriter and lyricist Tony Mortimer shows himself as having more of a conscience than you'd imagine, with songs against capitalism and greed and pro love, peace and understanding. With all the legendary scandals that surrounded them, unfortunately the music became almost secondary, which is a shame as there was a lot more to these Eastenders than sex, drugs and big trousers. --Helen Marquis weniger
1 - House Of Love
2 - Deep
3 - Gold
4 - Love Is More Than A Feeling
5 - I Disagree… mehr
6 - Gotta Do Something
7 - Slow It Down
8 - I Want It
9 - It's Alright
10 - Feel What U Can't C
11 - West End Girls weniger