They should be listening to Mark Ronson and not their Orange so-called fan, urgh!!!

28 minutes ago, Mr.X said:

Mark Ronson is a legend and a pretty top notch producer (the stuff he has been doing with RAE won her like 6 brit awards lol)...

If you meant Raye, then you're wrong. Raye’s BRIT nominations were for work she did wth other collaborators. Mark didn't work on her debut album.

23 minutes ago, VampFan said:

If you meant Raye, then you're wrong. Raye’s BRIT nominations were for work she did wth other collaborators. Mark didn't work on her debut album.

oh maybe I was confused then, as I though he did work on that album?...

Anyway, he's pretty f***ing good!

That’s pretty awesome! I bet there’s many big names in music who’d fall over themselves to work on a Spice Girls comeback. I wish they’d realise that. 🥺

1 minute ago, -Jay- said:

That’s pretty awesome! I bet there’s many big names in music who’d fall over themselves to work on a Spice Girls comeback. I wish they’d realise that. 🥺

Yeah, me too, honestly...

I bet if someone was to entice them with a couple of studio sessions with Ronson and then some more with Biff to see how that would turn out, it would be pretty ace. I think MNEK would also jump at the chance too, same with the likes of Jon Shave (Sugababes, Charli XCX)...

Even Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis said they would love to work with them again a couple of years ago...

Come on...

It amazes me to think that they’re all apparently satisfied with just three albums representing them, from 25-30 years ago. Have they never had any “what if?” feelings over the years regarding how it would feel to make & release a new album? Has it never seemed enticing to have lots of fresh material to perform? To relive major aspects of what it is to be in a pop group? I wish the Spice Girls could be more to them than occasional reunion tours.

If they’re all afraid of the concept of failure or “damaging the legacy”, I don’t understand why that is. If they could survive the musical tanking so hard to the point it was pretty embarrassing, then surely they could survive giving a 4th album a try lol. (“They” doesn’t have to include Victoria).

Sigh 🥺 If they all genuinely have no desire at all then ok, but I don’t know if any of them have ever outright said “we have no desire to ever make new music”. Reunion questions to them always seem to be regarding touring rather than new music, so they’ve never really had to address it.

I can’t think of another major group who are unsatisfying in this way!

58 minutes ago, -Jay- said:

It amazes me to think that they’re all apparently satisfied with just three albums representing them, from 25-30 years ago. Have they never had any “what if?” feelings over the years regarding how it would feel to make & release a new album? Has it never seemed enticing to have lots of fresh material to perform? To relive major aspects of what it is to be in a pop group? I wish the Spice Girls could be more to them than occasional reunion tours.

If they’re all afraid of the concept of failure or “damaging the legacy”, I don’t understand why that is. If they could survive the musical tanking so hard to the point it was pretty embarrassing, then surely they could survive giving a 4th album a try lol. (“They” doesn’t have to include Victoria).

Sigh 🥺 If they all genuinely have no desire at all then ok, but I don’t know if any of them have ever outright said “we have no desire to ever make new music”. Reunion questions to them always seem to be regarding touring rather than new music, so they’ve never really had to address it.

I can’t think of another major group who are unsatisfying in this way!

I've wondered this a few times, and the answer I've told myself is that perhaps they're not really in it for the music. It seems it's always been more about the glitz, showbiz, fame, etc - only exception could be Mel C. Or maybe they're worried about how they might sound?

I've always kind of viewed it like two real albums representing them, and a third one which was kind of half-heartedly thrown together out of obligation because they had no real desire to even do it anymore. I think that's something which has remained since, and that's why they only do the occasional reunion tour to top up their funds.

I always wonder what could've been had Geri not decided to derail everything in 1998. It's a shame really, I bet nobody anticipated when Spiceworld was released how it would end up and that their legacy would just be a brief snapshot in time.

1 hour ago, -Jay- said:

It amazes me to think that they’re all apparently satisfied with just three albums representing them, from 25-30 years ago. Have they never had any “what if?” feelings over the years regarding how it would feel to make & release a new album? Has it never seemed enticing to have lots of fresh material to perform? To relive major aspects of what it is to be in a pop group? I wish the Spice Girls could be more to them than occasional reunion tours.

If they’re all afraid of the concept of failure or “damaging the legacy”, I don’t understand why that is. If they could survive the musical tanking so hard to the point it was pretty embarrassing, then surely they could survive giving a 4th album a try lol. (“They” doesn’t have to include Victoria).

Sigh 🥺 If they all genuinely have no desire at all then ok, but I don’t know if any of them have ever outright said “we have no desire to ever make new music”. Reunion questions to them always seem to be regarding touring rather than new music, so they’ve never really had to address it.

I can’t think of another major group who are unsatisfying in this way!

16 minutes ago, Yousee said:

I've wondered this a few times, and the answer I've told myself is that perhaps they're not really in it for the music. It seems it's always been more about the glitz, showbiz, fame, etc - only exception could be Mel C. Or maybe they're worried about how they might sound?

I think they did try, right? Their last 3 attempts didn't go very well...

First in 2000, Mel C didnt want to be a Spice Girls and in general Forever was seen as a major flop. This made them go away for a while and then some of them spent years avoiding anything Spice.

Then, in 2007 they released two new tracks trying to recreate the old 90s sound, about 8 years too late... It was badly received by all in general, with Headlines being panned and Voodoo being trashed all together.

Then in 2016, they did attempt a comeback, with Mel C pulling out at last minute to focus on her own music. However, the three remaining girls, Emma, Mel B and Geri, went back to the same old producers AGAIN (they had sessions with Elliott Kennedy and Absolute) and Song for Her came out of it - which again was trashed by the fans and the press that covered the leak.

They became a touring-every-10-years or so nostalgia band....

All of these reunions/attempts at music were in the background of genuine excitement for their comeback, but I think them spending the last 20 years trying to recreate the 'girl power all colours of the world' type of branding and dated-pop music is what got them to be the nostalgia brand they are.

Since 2019 tour, the remaining 4 girls have all said they would be open but scared about new music. Mel C said she would do 'a one-off' song for a soundtrack or something, and Mel B and Emma both said they would love to do new music.

From what we know, from Chris and other 'in the know fans', it is Mel C who is the most reluctant to make a new album as she prefers to do music solo and 'doesnt want to tarnish the legacy'...

It's so short sighted from her, I'm sorry... When you could have any producer at your wish, but choose to not do it and render the whole group as a nostalgia cash in and nothing else...

Who remembers GEM and "Song For Her"??

When Geri was still a Spice Girl!

Aww that was a great interview! Loved them looking back on the O-Zone interview, wish they showed the bit where Jamie says "I can't seem to turn on the TV-" and Victoria cuts in asking "why?!" 😂

Also love the idea of the girls having separate group chats, probably where they can slag off Geri or something. 😂

1 hour ago, Liam.k. said:

Aww that was a great interview! Loved them looking back on the O-Zone interview, wish they showed the bit where Jamie says "I can't seem to turn on the TV-" and Victoria cuts in asking "why?!" 😂

Also love the idea of the girls having separate group chats, probably where they can slag off Geri or something. 😂

Lol me too!! That's the best part of that old interview 🤣

Really enjoyed this Heart interview The Whatsapp revelations were so funny!

1 hour ago, Liam.k. said:

Aww that was a great interview! Loved them looking back on the O-Zone interview, wish they showed the bit where Jamie says "I can't seem to turn on the TV-" and Victoria cuts in asking "why?!" 😂

Also love the idea of the girls having separate group chats, probably where they can slag off Geri or something. 😂

Yessss that is my favourite bit!!!

Mel B is not impressed. 🫢

I still think a great way to continue their legacy would be a tribute album, similar to The Talking Heads.

Imagine female artists such as Billie Eilish covering 'Too Much' (we know that's her fave) or Dua Lipa doing 'Who Do You Think You Are?'. I think a lot of them would jump at the chance.

And maybe even the girls could re-record a track for the fans. It would be a great idea to boost their streaming.

9 hours ago, colinn said:

I still think a great way to continue their legacy would be a tribute album, similar to The Talking Heads.

Imagine female artists such as Billie Eilish covering 'Too Much' (we know that's her fave) or Dua Lipa doing 'Who Do You Think You Are?'. I think a lot of them would jump at the chance.

And maybe even the girls could re-record a track for the fans. It would be a great idea to boost their streaming.

Elton John did it too! I think that would be a fabulous idea, again it's something which requires very little input from them, they could even throw an unreleased track of their own onto it or put something like the ROTSG SUYL remix onto it... Reimagined Spice

meh... personally I am not too bothered by that idea to be fair...

I would rather a new album or an album of unreleased tracks from back in the day.

11 minutes ago, Mr.X said:

meh... personally I am not too bothered by that idea to be fair...

I would rather a new album or an album of unreleased tracks from back in the day.

I know a lot of fans wouldn't be interested in this but I think it would be great way to continue their legacy with their music at the forefront. It would be a great way to introduce their music to a lot of the younger generation who only know Wannabe 🫠.

Surely they'd be able to get the likes of Adele, Taylor, Billie, Ariana, Dua etc etc who are all vocal fans. I think it would be hard for them to turn it down.

I can already hear Dua on WDYTYA with Mark Ronson on production.

3 minutes ago, colinn said:

I know a lot of fans wouldn't be interested in this but I think it would be great way to continue their legacy with their music at the forefront. It would be a great way to introduce their music to a lot of the younger generation who only know Wannabe 🫠.

Surely they'd be able to get the likes of Adele, Taylor, Billie, Ariana, Dua etc etc who are all vocal fans. I think it would be hard for them to turn it down.

I can already hear Dua on WDYTYA with Mark Ronson on production.

No, I see the appeal though Lady Gaga and Elton did this recently and the results weren't great in my opinion... Also, I don't think Adele or Taylor would do it but I could see Ariana, Dua, Billie doing it