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CD: S Club 7,'7': PMDC

AMAZON
If ever proof were needed of the power of television it lies in the meteoric rise to fame of the pop phenomenon that is S Club 7. Miami 7, the BBC's biggest export after the Teletubbies, has made Bradley, Hannah, Jo, Jon, Paul, Tina and Rachel household names in over 100 countries, given them a huge debut album and a string of top 5 UK hits. Their second series, LA 7, is similarly blessed with some of the shiniest pop going, although, thankfully they've given up putting the words "s" and "club" into every song. Aside from the R&B-lite "Natural" (up there with Britney Spears's best) and a supremely chilled cover of Urban Species' "Spiritual Love"--which together take care of the seven's more sophisticated side--7 is a full-on party bag of fun. Like party pieces "Love Train", "Bring The House Down" and the single "Reach", which follow the same route as the Spice Girls' "Stop" to high gloss Motown and unashamed cheese, the sole purpose of every track is to get pre-teens and drunk students alike on their feet and dancing. And while there's still not been an album to touch the Spice Girls' debut, 7 is proof that there really ain't no party like an S Club party. --Dan Gennoe