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East 17
East 17 (Terry Coldwell, Tony Mortimer, Brian Harvey and John Hendy), pop group, circa 1994. (Photo by Tim Roney/Getty Images)
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B Witched
B*witched at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada (Photo by Steve Granitz/WireImage)
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The Real McCoy
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S Club 7
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Steps
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Matchbox 20
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U2
U2
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Marcy Playground
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Bomfunk MCs
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Korn
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Smash Mouth
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The Offspring
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Hootie and the Blowfish
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Fred Durst
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Live
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Vengaboys
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Creed
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Aqua Barbie Girl
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Sugar Ray
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Crazy Town Butterfly
The ’90s were a time when a lot of stuff was really bad, and a lot of people were really earnest. No one liked anything “ironically” yet, so when you liked a band, you really liked a band. But with hindsight now on our side, we see that a lot of popular groups from the ’90s were completely cringeworthy. From Crazy Town to East 17 — ’90s idols are just so dorky and uncool in retrospect. And what’s worse, a lot of the time they were not particularly talented (burn).
But we loved them way back then, and we still have a pang of affection for them that we’d never care to admit publicly. So if you had a crush on Scott Stapp, knew all the words to “Walking On The Sun,” or the dance moves to any S Club 7 number, then this is the post for you. Prepare to be reminded of all your most embarrassing favorite bands from the 90s.