I remember feeling a bit naughty listening to this song when I was 12... it is quite explicit :lol:

 

Even though the lyrics are quite feisty, sound-wise I feel like it's a bit generic / like another artist's cast off.

 

It's too American, I think. I don't think this album got Melanie's personality across as much as the other girl's debut albums.

Track 11: Feel Me Now

 

Apart from Hotter, this is my favourite album track. I think this is more 'Mel B'. I always liked Melanie's whispery/talking vocals.

 

Melanie also did this on L.A. State of Mind, which I loved.

It's a pity she didn't work with more British writers/producers and see if she could find a more authentic sound!

 

Feel Me Now... I've never been overly keen on this one. It's a bit like Janet Jackson cosplay, and I'm not convinced this sound particularly suits Mel. A bit of a downbeat moment to end the album on.

Thank you Jay for joining me :D

 

20 years this week this album charted and Holler/Forever was around the corner. It does feel like a long time ago now :cry:

Well, it was nice to revisit the album! I'm not even sure how long it's been since I last heard it in full; according to my Last.fm (which started in January 2012) the only album track I had scrobbled before tonight is Hotter :o

 

Ultimately I think 'Hot' isn't as bad as some make it out to be, but it's not amazing either. I feel like she was half way towards a great album, but a handful of the tracks didn't suit her well. Like I said above, I think she needed more of a British vibe.

 

Thanks for hosting this Spice Girls Net, I enjoyed it :wub: I'd be up for doing it again if anyone else is interested to. :cool:

 

 

Well, it was nice to revisit the album! I'm not even sure how long it's been since I last heard it in full; according to my Last.fm (which started in January 2012) the only album track I had scrobbled before tonight is Hotter :o

 

Ultimately I think 'Hot' isn't as bad as some make it out to be, but it's not amazing either. I feel like she was half way towards a great album, but a handful of the tracks didn't suit her well. Like I said above, I think she needed more of a British vibe.

 

Thanks for hosting this Spice Girls Net, I enjoyed it :wub: I'd be up for doing it again if anyone else is interested to. :cool:

 

Yes some of the names may have been 'Hot' but it didn't necessarily mean that they were right for the album.

 

Maybe some British collaborators would have better as you say.

Edited October 16, 20204 yr by Spice Girls Net

Oh sorry I missed this, but ive been playing it all day, so it still counts :wub:

 

Gotta say that I have been loving revisiting this album, even if some of it is really quite middle of the road...

 

Tell Me, Feels So Good and I Want You Back are still absolute bops! Hotter is a good song, I can see it as a single with a nice mix, but I dont think it would have worked really well with the general public and their awful taste B-)

 

Lullaby is wonderful and cute, but should have been just a b-side. ABC 123 and I Believe are the worst songs here, and I cant quite understand why they were included here as they feel really subpar, like they were unfinished thoughts thrown in...

 

Hell No is a nice ballad, but very forgettable. I think she could do much better if her mind was into it!

 

Pack Your Shit and Feel Me Now are great songs. Not amazing, but great anyway. I wish she had done more of these types of tracks, cos she could have found a bit of a niche with these as no-one else was doing them at the time.

 

Overall? a solid 5/10. It could have been amazing, but the producers really let it down. And the fact that Mel doesnt even write on most of the songs is very telling as to why this album seems like it was made for someone else - because it sounds like most of the songs are left overs from the producers...

 

Mel deserved better. Much better. I put her career as a solo artist on the same level of someone like Alesha Dixon. Both coming out of successful girl bands and were given some preliminary great solo material, but ultimately then failed to mantain the level of quality and interest. And that, my dears, is how racism in the UK industry works. Most black pop stars (solo or group) face similar faiths in the UK, over and over again...

 

Here's to HOT and the album that it could have been!

Sorry I missed this completely forgot after been so ready yesterday!!!

What does everyone think about this leaked track from Hot? It was written by Mel B & Biff Standard.

 

There's another 2 unreleased songs on publishing sites. Both written by Mel B & Biff. They are called Rush and Miss Me.

 

Edited October 16, 20204 yr by Sideout

What does everyone think about this leaked track from Hot? It was written by Mel B & Biff Standard.

 

There's another 2 unreleased songs on publishing sites. Both written by Mel B & Biff. They are called Rush and Miss Me.

 

 

Oh I never knew about Rush and Miss Me (prays for a leak, gosh knows we need some new old music from Mel B :teresa: )

 

I got My Eye On You could have been a good song for the album, with better production. Wasnt it supposed to be released at some point? And do we know why it wasnt?

Edited October 17, 20204 yr by Mr.X

I really like I Believe and I always see it getting hated on. My sister only has a passing interest in spice girls music through me and she loves it and wouldn't touch the rest of Mel Bs solo music with a barge pole.

 

Until I read others opinions on it I assumed it would have been one of those renowned album tracks.

Just bought the Feels So Good 12" vinyl and WOW at the Blacksmith remix that includes the rapper Know ?uestion

 

 

It is basically a whole new song and I LOVE IT! Never knew it was even a thing :blink:

 

What do you think about it? In a parallel world, this would have gone down really well as a single to launch a Hot special delux edition in 2001 :teresa:

Just bought the Feels So Good 12" vinyl and WOW at the Blacksmith remix that includes the rapper Know ?uestion

 

 

It is basically a whole new song and I LOVE IT! Never knew it was even a thing :blink:

 

What do you think about it? In a parallel world, this would have gone down really well as a single to launch a Hot special delux edition in 2001 :teresa:

 

Oh wow. I haven't heard this before either. I like the remix...and it's a reminder this was a really good song that was pretty open to interpretations. I'm not opposed to a rap on this remix, though I don't love the lyrics of this one. It kinda follows Sophisticated Lady, Pack Your Shit, and ABC123 as songs by major producers...with a no-name featured on it.

 

As for I've Got My Eye On You...what we've heard is definitely a demo, but I do like it. It has that Scary Spice vibe of several of her early solo recordings. I wish she'd kept it as its so clearly a Mel B song...unlike more generic "this could be by anybody" stuff like Hell No and ABC123. It seems Hot went on a fairly similar trajectory to Forever. Both times, she worked with the group's original collaborators...only to dump the material in favor of American producers...though the Darkchild team still produced one song written from the British sessions (Lullaby for Hot...Right Back At Ya for Forever)

Oh wow. I haven't heard this before either. I like the remix...and it's a reminder this was a really good song that was pretty open to interpretations. I'm not opposed to a rap on this remix, though I don't love the lyrics of this one. It kinda follows Sophisticated Lady, Pack Your Shit, and ABC123 as songs by major producers...with a no-name featured on it.

 

As for I've Got My Eye On You...what we've heard is definitely a demo, but I do like it. It has that Scary Spice vibe of several of her early solo recordings. I wish she'd kept it as its so clearly a Mel B song...unlike more generic "this could be by anybody" stuff like Hell No and ABC123. It seems Hot went on a fairly similar trajectory to Forever. Both times, she worked with the group's original collaborators...only to dump the material in favor of American producers...though the Darkchild team still produced one song written from the British sessions (Lullaby for Hot...Right Back At Ya for Forever)

 

I feel like this version of Feels So Good, with a better rapper would have been incredible and a potential single. And yes, I agree with you.

 

Do we know who wrote/produced Ive Got My Eye On You?

Happy Birthday, Feels So Good

 

Released 20 years ago today! :cheer:

 

UK Peak - #5

Total sales - 145,433 (as of May 2020)

 

Feels so good deserves to be silver.

Ooh wow, 20 years since Feels So Good! Mel B's final experience of achieving a Top 5 hit :cry:

 

I love the song and video, it's such a good package and I think it deserved more success than it got tbh. My only criticism about the radio edit is the sudden cut, it sounds sloppy... "that is how it's got to be-" *instrumental*... I think they should have kept the ad-lib from the album version.

On mne magazine Melanie declared:

 

She said: “[He] was tough to work with. He had a pretty bad attitude and seemed to have decided that I’d be a pop star Spice w*n**r before he’d even met me. This made for some pretty uncomfortable times, but luckily, the team around him were very professional and we ended up with great tracks from the sessions.”

 

Someone knows more about it?

On mne magazine Melanie declared:

 

She said: “[He] was tough to work with. He had a pretty bad attitude and seemed to have decided that I’d be a pop star Spice w*n**r before he’d even met me. This made for some pretty uncomfortable times, but luckily, the team around him were very professional and we ended up with great tracks from the sessions.”

 

Someone knows more about it?

She's talking about the producer Teddy Riley.