When they're performing together, one can't help
but be drawn to the four beauties that make up All
SaintsMelanie "Mel" Blatt, Shaznay "Shaz"
Lewis, and sisters Nathalie "Nat" and Nicole "Nic"
Appleton. They're certainly easy on the eyes, and given the ongoing
Spice Girls phenomenon, attention (and comparisons) were inevitable.
The songbirds, all in their early 20s, are well
on their way to inspiring the same sort of fervor as their well-seasoned
peers, without relying on the schtick that has vaulted the Spice Girls into
near-caricatures.
Despite the inevitable comparisons to England's
other Girls (especially now that the former quintet is now a quartet), thus
far there haven't been any major brawls; in fact, there's hardly been any
mudslinging at all. When asked about their supposed rivals, Mel, the
quotable one, told Dotmusic: "We are real music fans. The Spice Girls are
cool, and it's amazing how they've burst out into this massive phenomena,
but the day they call themselves artists, I'll kill myself. We're much better
looking, and we've got more upstairs." Well, minor mudslinging, maybe.