With the debut album "The first time" demonstrated the all-round talent Westlife his musical genius, accompanied by texts that called for an improvement. The then got all those who wanted to make the expectations for this but decent start, with the follow-up album "Bittersweet" definitely. In approaches already be here the professional time and social criticism, which later became a hallmark of Western Hagens, recognize. The song "final sprint" cried after a scandal, which indeed nowadays can be seen as an artistic medium entirely. Even the attempt to illuminate the separation of a married couple from both sides, testifying of his creativity, but unfortunately can be in these texts recognize only the amateur. The rest is literally nothing and acts on the listener of today written together as in a half week to fill the disc. Similarly, it takes place with the music, disgusting horn arrangements and mostly boring, jolting, bungling melodies. One may say that it is a very bad album from today's perspective, one of the greatest musicians (songwriter), which are traded on the market. Undoubtedly, on the plate in some places that will remain closed to the arrogant ear, even the great talent bmerkbar that could develop a few years later, but the fact remains that "Bittersweet" is only for collectors really worth collecting.