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 Could The Spice Girls Have Continued After Forever? |
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 Feb 4 2018, 07:42 PM
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QUOTE(Jay ☆ @ Feb 4 2018, 07:36 PM)  Are you having funnnnnnn, are you having funnnnnnnnn? x infinity  By which time, the answer was probably "Not so much" 
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Feb 4 2018, 07:59 PM
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 Exactly!All this talk about Forever makes me think it'd be a nice idea to have a survivor or rank thread for this album, see what the general consensus is. Although maybe it'd make more sense to start with Spice and eventually get around to doing it for Forever? *Ponders* |
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Feb 4 2018, 08:52 PM
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Oh yes. I think some album ranks would be great. When you have time, of course, Jay!
I think chronologically would make sense. But 'Forever' will be an interesting one. |
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Feb 4 2018, 09:16 PM
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QUOTE(Jay ☆ @ Feb 4 2018, 07:26 PM) If so, they are false!  Wasting My Time was my favourite non-single when the album was new, a bit of an “out there” choice seeing as a lot of fans dislike it! Get Down With Me really grew on me over the years. I liked IYWHSF more back in the day than I do now (it drags on a bit), but the radio edit of it is good! I've never actually listened to the radio edit... must do that 
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Feb 4 2018, 10:21 PM
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I wanted Oxygen as a single
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Feb 4 2018, 10:48 PM
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That is one of the WORST ONES!!
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Feb 4 2018, 10:49 PM
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QUOTE(Michael Andrew @ Feb 4 2018, 07:42 PM) By which time, the answer was probably "Not so much" The album was poor 
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Feb 4 2018, 11:00 PM
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I'd like Oxygen more than I do, if there wasn't a dripping noise sound effect in the chorus. I find that grating.
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Feb 4 2018, 11:11 PM
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Just listened to WMT and GDOM - they are literally the same song :/
This was such a bad album. |
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Feb 4 2018, 11:18 PM
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I liked 'Oxygen' too.
But the vocals are a bit too up-close and personal for me. In places I can hear lip-smacking/swallowing sounds. It's like listening to a noisy eater. With a bit of polish though, it could've worked as a single. I'd say it is more immediately catchy than 'Time Goes By' (my favourite). |
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Feb 4 2018, 11:21 PM
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It is literally a slab of inaccessible cheese, and ew that stuff makes the song gross too!! Blue cheddar.
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Feb 5 2018, 12:44 PM
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Also, to me 'Pain Proof' was the spiciest thing they did after Geri left. So much attitude and girl power.
It's like 'Say You'll Be There' meets 'Step To Me'. I'd have loved it to be on the album, and a single too. |
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Feb 5 2018, 12:52 PM
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They totally could have done more, but as Jay says, they kind of sabotagged the whole thing themselves - probably because the media treated them so f***ing unfairly at the time. The media were NASTY about them, as were members of the public (Victoria had innumerous death threats and was considered the most hated woman in UK, Mel C had the UK media on her throat for her weight, etc) and they probably got better time with solo adventures because they were much much less scrutinised, so of course they jumped ship...
Also, the fact they only had ONE WEEK of promotion for the album together (all TV was recorded on that week, as were all magazine interviews, as mentioned in their autobigraphies) just shows they didnt really pay the album much attention. I would have loved it if they had gone through with at least a couple more singles and a tour, like it seemed they had planned. There was news at the time that they were planning a tour - and I believe there was confirmation of a date in Wales in the Millenium Centre at the time?! - so it was sad they cancelled that. I would have LIVED for a tour of that album. But alas, such is the world... |
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Feb 5 2018, 02:44 PM
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So true. The media wanted them to fail after Geri left. It was amazing they got 'Forever' to #2 in the face of all that. And that Holler/LLLTW got to #1.
It saddens me to think how young they were to be treated that way by the press. Their career achievements deserved much more respect. They worked so hard to earn their success. It's no wonder they bailed. |
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Feb 5 2018, 03:19 PM
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The press were AWFUL to them. The media had started he narrative that they were over when they got booed that time, basically relling us to stop liking them. 'The Spice Bubble Has Burst!' EXCEPT um it hadn't. They just wanted that narrative.
Then when Geri left, the press was EVEN WORSE. Things like that shoe how much we need a strong press commissioner. Again, it radicalised people and there was a red (sniper?) light on VB when they were rehearsing for the Brits. When they ernt to check, the back door had been propped open. She received death threats and was HATED thanks to them, with the press also trying to stoke jealousy of her being married to David. They had to try and be successful whilst they had themost hated woman in Britain in the band and with relentless press attacks. Mel C was especially savaged too, and with her depression that was not good. I'm not surprised they stopped to try and salvage their legacy. |
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Feb 6 2018, 10:59 PM
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QUOTE(Michael Andrew @ Feb 4 2018, 07:39 PM) Definitely agree with the need of a remix of IYWHSF. I'm glad the album version didn't get used as a single. I have no musical knowledge or ability whatsoever, but I sped it up a tiny bit on Audacity and it's a much better listen. 'Get Down With Me' however was single material as it was. Great minds 
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Feb 6 2018, 11:00 PM
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QUOTE(Michael Andrew @ Feb 4 2018, 07:42 PM) By which time, the answer was probably "Not so much"
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Feb 6 2018, 11:02 PM
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QUOTE(Michael Andrew @ Feb 5 2018, 12:44 PM) Also, to me 'Pain Proof' was the spiciest thing they did after Geri left. So much attitude and girl power. It's like 'Say You'll Be There' meets 'Step To Me'. I'd have loved it to be on the album, and a single too. Omg this this THIS! Pain Proof was easily the best thing to come out of the leaks I love it. I really like If it's loving on your mind or Give you what you want or whatever it's called but Pain Proof is much more Spicy
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Feb 9 2018, 06:51 PM
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I've relistened to the album, and what are y'all talking about??
Get Down With Me is filler!! The album is awful. They had two choices for single - IYWTHSF or Right Back At Ya. They might have been top 20/ top 10 hits. Wanna Have Some Fun sounds better sped up - I did it on yotube, at 1.25x speed. If they couldn't even be bothered to make a stellar album, I think it shows they were done with th band. |
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Feb 9 2018, 09:47 PM
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Pain Proof/ the demos are all equally terrible and/or cheesy too
They were REALLY struggling to find a voice/ sound |
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