5ive

Features

• Cover Type: Mass Market Paperback with 152 pages
• Published by: St. Martin's Paperbacks March 17, 1999
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0312972253
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0312972257
• Book Dimensions: 7 x 3.9 x 0.6 inches
• Weighs: 0.8 ounces

Book Description
Straight From The UK

With bad-boy good looks, talent to burn, and to-die-for English accents, the hottest new British invasion is 5ive, an all-boy band with a new kind of sound. Edgier than the Backstreet Boys and 'N Sync, 5ive is a powerhouse combination of pop, hip-hop, and rock, with some reggae and rap thrown in.

You've probably heard their cool tunes--like the chartbusting When the Lights Go Out and Slam Dunk (Da Funk)--now author Anna Louise Golden goes into their hearts and souls to find outwhat kind of girls make their five hearts skip a beatthe amazing story of their rise to super-stardomhow they almost became the Spice Boyswhy they've been branded the terrible Boy band (and whether it's really true)and much, much more!

Contains 8 pages of magnificent color photos!

Reader Reviews
Golden tosses interesting tidbits about England into her writing. Not only did I get to learn about a recently popular band, but I also found out that there are two kinds of rugby, that Birmingham is in the middle of the U.K, and that an awful lot of young Englishmen are leaving school at age 16. The book was written at the start of 1999, when Golden had hopes that Five would someday be big in the U.S. Unfortunately their second album stiffed in the U.S. and Five's manager Bob Herbert died. In a way anyone who reads this book knows how the story ended even though Golden herself did not.