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Wasting My Time

It is very obvious that three of them are comfortable on stage and that two of them are not. We know Victoria can't perform any more - as per her own acount and Mel C's, she gets physically sick before doing it. That's fair enough. Geri likes the attention but probably hates touring overall. It is very obvious that when she was young she would be up for it and be energetic but as she has aged - and gotten to be £400million rich with her very posh lifestyle now - she has probably grown out of it completely because she no longer needs it. Having said that, I have no doubts - at all - that if Geri and Victoria weren't so comfortable in their lives with such riches, that they would get back on stage straight away if they had the chance. They were perfectly happy to do it before they broke that £400million barrier each lol But I think the issue here is that they use the group as a cash-cow (they still get around 2million each a year from deals, royalties, etc, and everytime they went on tour was to get some cash injections on their solo careers) and they actually - as a whole - don't like to work together that much... That's very clear. They might be friends - they have been very clear on that - but they don't get along when working together, as they have different priorities/interests when it comes to the band. I will say this though: Geri is apparently developing a film or tv series of Rosie Frost as the rights have been bought by a 'big hollywood producer' as per her own admission. If that goes ahead and she wants in as an executive producer, she would probably go on a tour to get another quick cash injection to help fund the movie. That might be our next best change lol

This. I've been a bit sad since reading this yesterday... coming from Mel B, it feels really final. Also been thinking on how they haven't really been seen with Mel B since her wedding where only Emma and Mel C showed up in different places. Certainly she has not been a part of any recent get togethers from the girls. She was also the only one to not turn up at Emma's 50th, or the get together at Vic's house, etc... Don't know, it feels like they are somewhat distant from her as a group and that is sad. Mel B has always been a champion of the Spice Girls, never had a bad word to say about the group or their music.

Yeah... to be honest Mel B was saying just last week that she would be up for music and touring. It's Geri that needs to come around and I am sure the others would follow. But I think they are done. I've never seen Mel B sounding so defeated.

Biff just posted a video about recording What Took You So Long? with Emma. I love these tidbits of information about their process and wish the girls would themselves do more of those too: https://www.instagram.com/reels/DWpBZT9jkF-/

What a tough day in Spiceworld ☹️ I wasnt expecting it from Mel B but she sounds quite defeated and sounds like the 'honest' dig is aimed at Geri. It is safe to assume something really harsh went down between them. Mel B sets record straight on reunion plans with emotional update on band's 'bond' Mel B is definitively putting to rest the rumours of a Spice Girls reunion for this year’s 30th anniversary. There have long been whispers as to whether the fab five would reunite onstage to mark three decades since the release of their debut single, "Wannabe," in June 1996 and their debut album, Spice, in September 1996. Now, in an exclusive interview with HELLO! out this Monday, the Leeds-born star sadly confirms that a full tour will not be happening. However, she does tantalisingly reveal that there have been talks for a Netflix documentary. The band – Mel, Geri Horner, Emma Bunton and Melanie Chisholm, but with Victoria Beckham absent – put on a string of reunion concerts in 2019. But, asked if the reports are true, Mel responds with a categorical “no”. “I can tell you it’s not happening,” she tells HELLO!. “If it does, it’ll be a shock to me, let’s put it that way. When I look at that [tour] and at the feeling it gave me, I was in my element, but there comes a time… I’m 50. You can’t be nagging everyone to go on tour if they don’t want to. I laid that to rest when I turned 50.” Would she do it if the others signed up? “I honestly don't know. I’ve got a lot of respect and love for those girls. I wouldn’t be sitting here if it wasn’t for me being part of the Spice Girls. They’ve done a lot for me as a person and in my life. I’ve got fond memories, but I don’t know if I would want to go back up on stage.” She adds: "I can’t even begin to tell you what our bond is – it’s just something that will always be there. We’re like family; our umbilical cords are all tied together." Mel also addresses reports that the former bandmates will take part in a fly-on-the-wall documentary like the ones produced by Netflix for Sir David and Lady Beckham and Take That. "I think we’ve all been asked and were all thinking about it at some point," she says. "But it has to be done in the right way, and it has to be honest – and not everybody wants to be honest." For the full exclusive interview and all the photos taken on her Yorkshire farm, pick up a copy of HELLO! Magazine on newsstands from April 6, 2026.

I find this and also I Want You Back to be so surprisingly low on sales, specially when both seemed like massive hits. Hell, I think What Took You So Long was the bigger overall hit as it was everywhere and you couldnt escape it. It still plays on European radios quite a bit nowadays. I wonder why?... it seems really unfair for it to not even have crossed the 300,000 copies mark in the UK considering how massive it felt like it was

But BLESSED that you got to witness this classic being born and performed a few times??????

25 years since this absolute classique

gosh that one-two punch of Naked and If You Can't Dance is sublime and totally unexpected after 8 tracks of pop-rnb with a dash of dance... the moodyness and experimentation in these two tracks is perfect, specially for a pop girlband 🤩 I cant think of such another such perfect closing of an album.

I'm going with Oxygen, purelly because I find myself listening to it waaaaay more than the others. Naked is second for me, then Take Me Home.

We all know that the Spice Girls are well known for their amazing ballads. It's quite a 50-50 take when it comes to them being known for their uptempos as much as they are for their ballads, which is a very rare feat for a mainstream pop girlband like them. But, lets put aside the ballads that were singles for a bit and focus on their lesser known, album and bsides ballads, which have some absolutely underrated gems in them! In other of era and release: Take Me Home b-side to Say You'll Be There, and often refered to as a missed opportunity for not including it on the album, and a definite fan-favourite. Moody, somber and introspective. Naked Again, moody and introspective, but filled with girlpower and a song where they 'bare it all'. Was a staple in their touring in 1997-1998 but hasn't been performed or acknowleged since. For me, this is a 10/10 song! Feed Your Love Maybe it isnt fair to compare since this one is technically a demo. But it was the latest 'new' release by the girls so we take it! And it was the very first song they recorded!! I find this to be incredibly sexy and cool. Had it been finished and properly mastered/recorded, I think it would have made a great track! Time Goes By Often mentioned as the worst song on the Forever album, it does provide some gorgeous lyrics and vocals from the girls, whereas the production really drags it down. Nonetheless, Mel C wanted it to be a Christmas single in 2000 and Emma and Mel B mentioned it as one of their favourites - and they seemed quite proud of it too. Personally, I think had it been done as a piano-led ballad, it would have been a much better song, but I do like it whenever I play it on the vinyl. Oxygen Closing up the album (yes, I think Goodbye is a bonus track and strangely the album works better without it as a whole), Oxygen is a true gem in their discography. The lyrics are some of their best, each of them singing about their own version of what 'love' is in the verses, coming together in the chorus beautifully to harmonise like there is no tomorrow! Produced by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, it does elevate the original Spice sound to a more 70s feel and it sounds just gorgeous. The critics mentioned it as one of the best on the record and Emma has often said it was her favourite on the album. So what it is girlies?? Which one is your favourite non-single ballad from the Spices??

Spice News was honestly so iconic. We got SO MUCH information from there my god... I don't know... I think you're on a great track with this, and maybe you could make a website charting these? Mostly it would be a copy-paste affair from here so far lol

Well hopefully she was inspired enough to want to jump on stage with these other three girls she knows and who are ready to go I could see the narrative of 'we got together at Victoria's and sang a little for Cruz and then went to see him live and I just thought WHY NOT??!!! I AM A SPICE GIRL' in the reunion tour EPK followed by Mel C saying 'London' 27 times. I am ready for this. The fandom would combust