June 3, 20232 yr Author I have read everything :cheer: So many good ideas here, I think the girls needed you as managers :cool: I'll try and get around to doing this myself! Not so sure about Dancing Queen's "none" entries :lol: Also been a few flouting the rules entries! :arrr: B-) Edited June 3, 20232 yr by spiceboy
June 4, 20232 yr Also been a few flouting the rules entries! :arrr: B-) You gave them rules to follow, so they could play your game :music: #holler
June 4, 20232 yr Love Never Loved Me, No Sign of Life, Midnight Fantasy and Burn always stood out the most to me for each girl. Nothing significant stood out to me for Mel B. I think people overrated Hotter massively I find it mediocre. Also controversial opinion but I'd have replaced Holler with something else. Not sure what exactly but I was never a huge fan though it has grown on me from multiple Greatest Hits spins.
June 4, 20232 yr Not so sure about Dancing Queen's "none" entries :lol: Also been a few flouting the rules entries! :arrr: B-) none = a Stages-type of album they didn’t need to release. A collection of tunes none of which were single-material. Includes many Melanie C’s, some Mel B, Emma, and Geri’s and all Victoria’s discography.
June 7, 20232 yr My general feeling with their solo career single picks is that while I would make a few modifications, they generally *DID* release the one song on each album with the most commercial potential. To me, the major exceptions to this would be Victoria with I Wish (for the VB album) and Geri with Love Never Loved Me (for the Passion album). So. I guess my take is that they were hampered a lot more by their overlapping solo Spice album eras...than they were the actual single choices. But all that said, I do agree with a lot of the same picks that Mr. X and Spiceboy have made. I won't go through everything, but here's a few thoughts: Spice Girls - Forever 1. Goodbye 2. Holler 3. If You Wanna Have Some Fun/Oxygen I basically like Let Love Lead the Way, but I'd limit it to two ballads to represent the album as singles...and I just think Oxygen is stronger. It's also a fairly unique group ballad, I think...with it managing to be autobiographical from four different perspectives...even working in Victoria's child and Mel B's marital troubles. Melanie C - Northern Star 1. Go! 2. Northern Star 3. Never Be The Same Again 4. I Turn To You 5. Closer Either Go! or Gaga for the first single. I lean Go! just because William Orbit was such a hot producer at the time...and Gaga'd already been heard on a movie soundtrack. Melanie C - The Sea 1. Think About It 2. Stupid Game I feel like no one ever talks about Stupid Game, and I *love* that song. It's easily in my top ten Melanie C songs. I do think Think About It was her best shot at a hit on that album...and when that failed, nothing else was going to break through either. But I'd consider Stupid Game her second best bet. Melanie B - LA State of Mind 1. In Too Deep I mean. Nothing on this album was going to set the charts on fire...but to me, this song came the closest to being a mainstream pop track...and with a different production, could have *maybe* had some minor hit potential? Personally, I think it's far better than Today...which I find a bit meandering.
June 8, 20232 yr Spice and Spice world was perfection! Forever: 1. Holler 2. Let Love Lead The Way 3. Right Back at ya 4. Double A side - Tell Me Why Double and If you wanna have some fun
June 11, 20232 yr Spice 1) Wannabe 2) SYBT 3) 2 become 1 4) Mama / WDYTYA 5) Love Thing (tour remix)/ Step to Me - they could have definitely secured another number one during those months of 1997 Spice re-release with Step to Me USA Release 1) Wannabe 2) SYBT 3) 2 become 1 4) WDYTYA 5) Love thing ( tour remix) - July 1997 I would have definitely continued to promote Spice through out 1997 and push Spiceworld to be released in 1998 instead perhaps around the movie release there Spiceworld 1) SUYL 2) Too Much 3) Stop 4) Viva Forever 5) NGUOTGT - October 1998 Pre-Forever 1) Goodbye 2) My Strongest Suit - March 1999 - to support Elton’s musical Forever 1) Right Back at Ya (Pop version) - October 1999 2) Oxygen - December 1999 3) Holler - March 2000 Album release - April 2000 4) IYWHSF - July 2000 5) Tell Me Why (remix) - October 2000 Album re-release adding New Tell Me Why remix, WOMAN and other tracks (such as Go, Go, Go and Pain Proof) 6) LLLTW/ WOMAN - December 2000
June 11, 20232 yr I actually wouldn't have put Never Give Up On The Good Times on Viva Forever as a double-A as Viva Forever is strong enough of its own. Ideally Geri wouldn't have left at that point and they would've released Never Give Up On The Good Times with another track as the double-A. Not sure what other track I would've chosen though.
June 11, 20232 yr Geri Halliwell 1. Look At Me 2. Let Me Love You 3. Lift Me Up 4. Goodnight Kiss 1. Circles Round The Moon 2. Scream If You Wanna Go Faster / Strength Of A Woman 3. Calling 1. Passion 2. Desire
June 11, 20232 yr Not a choice I’d ever have expected to see someone pick. It's my second favourite Geri's song.
June 11, 20232 yr I don't think that would have done at all well for her, coming back after such a long absence.
June 11, 20232 yr Spice definitely could have been milked more. Wannabe Say You'll Be There 2 Become 1 Who Do You Think You Are Love Thing (Single Remix)/If U Can't Dance Releasing a double-a side of Love Thing and If U Can't Dance in July 1997 would have let the girls extend their debut album era. They then could have pushed Spiceworld back to March 1998, giving the girls some time off. They still could release Too Much in December 1997 to get their second Christmas #1. Edited June 13, 20232 yr by Sideout
June 13, 20232 yr For Melanie C - When You're Gone - Go! - I Turn To You (Single Mix) - Never Be The Same Again - Northern Star - Here It Comes Again / Independance Day - I Love You Without Trying - On The Horizon - Here & Now - Don't Need this - Little Piece Of Me - Last Night On Earth - First Day Of My Life - What If I Stay - The Moment You Believe - Fragile - Rock Me - Burn - Think About It - Drown The Sea - Re release - Set You Free / Sunrise - Let There Be Love - Too Soon - Both Sides Now - I Only Have Eyes for You - I Know Him So Well (featuring Emma Bunton) - Loving You (featuring Matt Cardle) - Anymore - Dear Life - Loving You Better Version of Me (Re-release) - Numb (featuring Sons Of Sonix) - Cool As You (featuring Peter Aristone) - Hold On (featuring Alex Francis) - High Heels (featuring Sink The Pink) - Who I Am - In and Out of Love - Into You Edited June 14, 20232 yr by isanka
