Mel & Kim
can thank their success on the team of
Stock, Aitken & Waterman
, who were also the producers that brought the world the likes of
Kylie Minogue
and
Rick Astley
in the late '80s.
were, however, the least talented of their stablemates, a fact that becomes very obvious on their debut album
F.L.M.
This is one of the more insipid examples of '80s
dance-pop
. The songwriting is
Stock
,
Aitken
, and
Waterman
's weakest, and the limited vocal ability of the
Appleby
sisters is very apparent. Even for writers and producers of eminently disposable pop music, the three-person team have outdone themselves on this completely forgettable album. ~Jonathan Lewis