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I recall Mel C saying the double A side was a gift to the fans after such a long wait. In reality I wonder if she only agreed to promoting one single and thats it so they made it a double A side to push as much out as they could at one time. I'm sure Mel C had a lot to say about what she would and wouldn't do in regards to Forever during 2000.

I hope the Greatest Hits eventually reaches a million in the UK. That’d be a cool achievement.

How exciting. She should put all the Rainbow Woman tracks on there aswell :lol:

Thats great that someone as respected as Jacqueline Wilson would say that. I cant wait to read.

I'm fascinated by how successful this book will be. A lot of money seems to have been thrown at it which is good as a book needs a ton of publicity to get noticed and to take off, Hopefully she gets some tv appearances in the US too. Its been about 20 years now since her last solo US TV exposure.

Spice Up Your Life deserves this moment in the sun even if it is for a Barbie movie 😂

The quality of these live audio tracks was shocking truly shocking. Not a huge fan but at least we got Feed Your Love with the spice release.

Very bizarre that they have access to such HQ footage from the 98 tour yet put the audio they did on the Spiceworld 25 release. What’s that all about?

I only want her there if she wants to be not through peer pressure.

So good to hear her voice on music again :wub:

Geris voice is definitely stand out in the Viva Forever chorus. I love that given that she didn't have a solo :wub:

I'd like to think so however 2005 was a toxic time for them. The media was gunning for them as individuals and their influence was strong. Then the Live 8 reunion drama, it was everywhere for weeks and resulted in nothing. In hindsight it was a good thing but at the time no one knew the 2007 reunion tour was ever going to happen so them not reuniting gave them another ton of bad press.

Not a choice I’d ever have expected to see someone pick.

I think she got the opportunity of a film soundtrack single and jumped at it. Unfortunately the film wasn’t a big success.

I think by this point Geri was growing out of the camp pop/dance sound. This is also evident by the Man on the Mountain tracks in subsequent years. The more mellow tracks from her first two albums have always been the ones she's praised the most on a personal level also. These songs aren't what the majority of her fanbase want from her though. Kylie learnt this when she changed her style in the 90s only to return to what her fans wanted in 2000 and big success to go with it.

What an era. So many memories :heart: I dont think any two albums give me as much pure nostalgia as Schizophonic and Spiceworld.

Hard to believe its 18 years since I bought a Geri album. I wonder if I'll ever get to experience this pleasure ever again. :cry: I love her as an artist.

Always thought she should’ve lead this era with this.

I always found it hilarious that she hated On the Horizon so much clearly because she found it cheesy. She then went on to do I Want Candy haha. Ill never forget the denden forum reaction to her doing I Want Candy and its video.

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.

Life in Mono has some nice moments and vocals. Its just lacking overall though. I'd liken Free Me to a balloon being blown up. Life in the Mono the balloon being popped.

The songs recorded in 2000 for me are definitely the worst of Forever.

Great single. Not a sound I ever expected from Emma but it suited her voice so well.

What’s the big deal? It’s the truth. Not my fault if you are so easily offended by the truth. I’m sure they are today very glad it happened the way it happened as they love Phoenix and Brooklyn obviously but at the time it put a hault to their momentum and changed the course of their path as a group. It did indeed cause the most damage.

I like her being diplomatic but I feel like she’s not saying how she truly feels about being left out of the current formations newfound success. She’s only human after all and is bound to feel sadness that she’s not part of it especially as she talks openly about missing performing. It’s sad but is what it is. My fave Sugababes era will always be Keisha, Mutya and Heidi.