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Probably the group, especially Geri wants final cut of the documentary to control what the film covers. That’s probably why the project hasn’t been able to get off the ground.

Yikes! That is not good.

They just can’t get their act together. They could attract a whole new generation of fans if they put some effort into their legacy. Off the top of my head…… 1) Dive into the archives and get everything sorted out so it’s available in high quality: pictures of photo shoots, unreleased music, tour footage, videos of old interviews, etc. Their social media should not be using low resolution pictures or videos. 2) Get the Spice World movie on a popular streaming service. 3) Release a documentary which focuses on the impact of their music. Interview current singers, etc. A key point of the documentary should showcase how much creative input they had with their music. 4) Release a few of the best unreleased tracks on some sort of compilation album. Get a few popular producers to remix a few of their singles and maybe some fan favorite album tracks. 5) Commit to doing a world tour. They would probably gain a ton of interest in their music just by touring countries they have never toured before. 6) Release a documentary which focuses on how their fashion choices made such a cultural impact. Release a comprehensive coffee table book which contains high quality scans of all their photo shoots. The book should include unseen pictures of famous photo shoots. 7) License more of their music to movies, TV shows and commercials. 8) Make a biopic movie.

At this point it doesn’t look like we are getting anything this year. If they don’t release Woman on some sort of compilation this year, I highly doubt they will ever release it. A career spanning compilation album or updated greatest hits with a rarities disc would be the best home for Woman.

That entire 17 minute video was an eye roll. No valid information was discussed. I can understand artists who have huge music catalogs forgetting certain details here and there, but Emma…..the group only has 31 album tracks. It makes a lot of sense now why we got so little for the 25th anniversary editions.

They can still focus on their image and major chapters in their story with incorporating how the music was created. The one thing their legacy is missing is music credibility. The main reason why they left Heart management in early 1995 is because they didn’t like the material they were being given. A true manufactured group wouldn’t have been able to leave like they did. It’s so frustrating as a fan because most casuals think they didn’t write their own material. It also would be interesting to hear their take on all the merchandising deals they did which eroded any music credibility they had.

A new documentary shouldn’t be a repeat of the giving you everything documentary from 2007. The new documentary should focus on something new. My suggestion would be to focus on the music and the record label/music industry politics. They should highlight their songwriting, which has never been done before. It would be great if the new documentary could give the group some music credibility for once instead of always focusing on their image and style.

It’s mid. The chorus is a bit clunky and the ending of the song is flat. Sweat is better in my opinion. I’m not really feeling this new era

The most single worthy ballad on the album is That Kind of Girl. It’s the most radio friendly and it is a great slice of rnb pop. IOU is a good ballad, but I don’t know if the general public would have been interested in consuming it since it’s so directed towards David. A Mind Of Its Own is good album material, not a single. The speaking vocal verses are not good. Those parts have always bugged me.

You guys made some good points. It’s not fair to compare Melanie to Robyn.

I like Sweat, but it’s time to move on to single number two. This remix should have been released a month ago. Three months in between single releases is too long for Melanie. She doesn’t have a big enough fan base to support that marketing model. Releasing a single every 2 months would be better. Sweat only has 1.5 million streams on Spotify. That’s not that great especially when you compare it to other recent smaller pop acts like Robyn or Hilary Duff. Dopamine 8 million Mature 9 million

Both rates show Give You What You Want is the best unreleased leaked song. Hopefully one day it is properly mixed and mastered and gets a release on some sort of compilation album. It seems like most die hard fans want uptempo unreleased pop songs so it’s not surprising Feed Your Love got a lukewarm reception.

Thank you Mr X for hosting this rate. I’ve had a lot of fun. I thought it would be interesting to compare this rate with the Popjustice forum rate of the group’s discography in 2018. The Popjustice ForumGIRL POWER! ✌️ The Spice Girls Discography Rate (RESULTS:...Never Give Up On The Good Times Saturday Night Divas Love Thing Naked It You Wanna Have Some Fun If U Can't Dance Move Over Do It Denying something Kinda Funny Walk Of life Outer Space Girls Right Back At Ya (Pop Version) Last Time Lover Take Me Home Step To Me Tell Me Why Right Back At Ya Bumper To Bumper Give You What You Want The Lady Is A Vamp Weekend Love Song For Her Get Down With Me Wasting My Time One Of These Girls Christmas Wrapping Pain Proof My Strongest Suit Baby Come Round A Day In Your Life Oxygen Sleigh Ride Time Goes By Voodoo Spice Invaders

It’s interesting Saturday Night Divas is a fan favorite, yet the group themselves don’t seem to like it. They have performed Walk Of Life and Step To Me more often on tour than Saturday Night Divas. I wonder why the group isn’t that fond of the track. I agree Mr X, for the most part it does seem Absolute experimented more with the group than Biffco. The latter focused on more polished, radio friendly pop songs.

They could have pushed the movie back to April 1998. Too Much still could have been released as the 1997 Xmas single. Then release Spice Up Your Life as the 2nd/lead single in February 1998.

In hindsight I think they moved on from Spice too soon. Especially when you take into consideration they only had time to release 3 singles in America. Pushing Spiceworld back 3 or 4 months to February/March 1998 would have given the group a much needed break between albums. If U Can’t Dance would have been a great single in June 1997. It would have given the group a much needed edge after WDYTYA/Mama.

Now we’re getting to the cream of the crop. Walk Of Life is so different from anything in their catalogue. It’s a shame more people don’t know about this song. It still hasn’t reached a million streams on Spotify. Step To Me is classic Spice Girls. I remember watching their Instanbul concert on Fox Kids in early 1998 and got so excited to hear a brand new song from them. I was always disappointed this wasn’t on Spice or Spiceworld as a kid living in the U.S. Oxygen is probably their most underrated song within the die hard fan base. I’ve always thought this was the best ballad on Forever. It sits perfectly next to the rest of their classic ballads. Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis did such a great job with maturing their sound, but still keeping the music pop friendly. I would love for Oxygen to get its flowers on the next tour.

I agree with you Mr X. Mama should have been saved for Spiceworld. Sonically it would fit better on that album as it is so poppy and saccharine compared to the rest of Spice. Take Me Home or Step To Me should have taken Mama’s spot on the album.

The only song on Spiceworld that should have been a b-side is The Lady Is A Vamp.

I’m glad My Strongest Suit was not released as a single. It’s not aged well. It’s definitely not on the same caliber as their previous singles. Bumper To Bumper deserves more love. It has everything that a Spice Girls song should have. It’s fun and chaotic. I wonder how many U.S. fans know about their b-sides? I didn’t discover them until the mid 2000’s due to them not being widely commercially available.

Melody of Life is my favorite leaked track. It’s insanely catchy and has so much personality. I’m still shocked this is not a Spice era song. Out of all the Touch era songs, this one deserves the most to be released on an anthology collection. Give You What You Want is my second favorite leaked song. Yeah, the lyrics are a bit lackluster, but the song is catchy. I absolutely love the vocals on this track. Mel C’s bridge section is pop gold.

Geri’s rap isn’t terrible in Feed Your Love but it’s kind of hard to make out what she’s saying. I wonder if a 3 minute ballad edit would elevate the song. Intro Chorus Verse 1 Chorus Verse 2 Chorus Outro

Sugar & Spice falls into the same category as Likely Stories. It’s a cute demo which would be great for a compilation album if properly mixed and mastered. These are probably the type of songs casual fans want from the group. It’s kind of silly the group hasn’t officially released these to expand their discography and give their fan base something new to listen to. Feed Your Love is great. Mel B’s vocals are like butter on the track. The outro is beautiful. I really wish they would release an edit of the song though. The last two minutes kind of just plod along. Outer Space Girls doesn’t deserve to be this low, but I do think it’s vastly overrated within the online die hard Spice community.

They should have released the best pop track they recorded as the first single in November 1999. Then release Holler as the 2nd/lead single in February 2000. Nov 99: Best pop track Feb 00: Holler & Forever album May 00: Let Love Lead The Way Aug 00: If You Wanna Have Some Fun Melanie C could have released Northern Star between November 2000 and February 2001. That album still would have sounded fresh.

Sleigh Ride would probably do better on streaming with the version which doesn’t have them talking over the track. Universal should be promoting that version on their playlists. Voodoo should have remained in the archives. Still can’t believe the group and the record label approved this release. I wonder how Headlines would have done in this rate. Yes, it was technically a single, but the group themselves don’t really treat it as such. Likely Stories has the potential to be a strong promotional song on a future anthology collection or Spice anniversary edition. It’s fun, sassy and every group member has distinct vocals on the track. The vocals and production need to be improved though. I could hear Sabrina Carpenter singing this song. Song For Her is total cringe. Their worst song along with Voodoo and Spice Invaders. One Of These Girls is fine. Something about this song has always bugged me. Something in the production just irritates me. Can’t put my finger on it. Strong Enough would be better if it was sung from the first perspective and not the third. I am strong enough is more empowering than are you strong enough. Strong Enough has potential to be a decent song if the lyrics were cleaned up a bit.