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 Could The Spice Girls Have Continued After Forever? |
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 Dec 4 2022, 04:39 AM
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I feel like after 1998, the group could have gone one of two routes.
They could have been like Janet Jackson; mostly working with the same collaborators over many years...and letting the artist and producers grow and change together. OR...they could have been like Madonna; entering each album era with new collaborators who help shape the image and sound of the latest reinvention. Judging by Forever...I think the group was more likely to go the Madonna route. In an ideal world where the girls maintained interest in the group, I feel the interesting thing to do...would be to let Forever be their lone Darkchild album. Then...perhaps follow that up with a Rick Nowells produced album that's a bit rock (leaning toward the strengths of the Mels)...and a bit guitary pop (for Emma). Then...maybe the next album could be a tribute to 60s girl groups...something adjacent to Emma's Free Me. Then maybe the next album could have been an outright mature dance album. Something like that. Part of the appeal of the group for me as a kid was the fact they could convincingly handle so many genres. Maybe after Spice and Spiceworld, they weren't going to cram so many flavors into one album anymore...but they could have shown their versatility through contrasting album eras. Could have made for a super cool Greatest Hits package eventually, I think. |
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Dec 4 2022, 10:56 AM
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QUOTE(Piers @ Dec 4 2022, 04:39 AM)  I feel like after 1998, the group could have gone one of two routes. They could have been like Janet Jackson; mostly working with the same collaborators over many years...and letting the artist and producers grow and change together. OR...they could have been like Madonna; entering each album era with new collaborators who help shape the image and sound of the latest reinvention. Judging by Forever...I think the group was more likely to go the Madonna route. In an ideal world where the girls maintained interest in the group, I feel the interesting thing to do...would be to let Forever be their lone Darkchild album. Then...perhaps follow that up with a Rick Nowells produced album that's a bit rock (leaning toward the strengths of the Mels)...and a bit guitary pop (for Emma). Then...maybe the next album could be a tribute to 60s girl groups...something adjacent to Emma's Free Me. Then maybe the next album could have been an outright mature dance album. Something like that. Part of the appeal of the group for me as a kid was the fact they could convincingly handle so many genres. Maybe after Spice and Spiceworld, they weren't going to cram so many flavors into one album anymore...but they could have shown their versatility through contrasting album eras. Could have made for a super cool Greatest Hits package eventually, I think. I agree with this. There was so much potential from them, damn... |
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Dec 5 2022, 12:18 AM
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I voted 'no' because I think Forever was so poorly received in general; when stacking that on top of the "anti spice" movement that followed, they had no chance.
But the four remaining members are partly to blame. If they truly cared about that third record, they would have done more promotion. They relied on the spice brand to sell that record. Clearly, continues to be their strategy. Evidenced by S25 and SW25. |
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