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  • AMG Review of Spice

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    Stephen Thomas Erlewine
    All Music Guide

    Spice doesn't need to be original to be entertaining, nor do the Spice Girls need to be good singers. It just has to be executed well, and the innocuous dance-pop of Spice is infectious. None of the Girls have great voices, but they do exude personality and charisma, which is what drives bouncy dance-pop like "Wannabe," with its ridiculous "zig-a-zig-ahhh" hook, into pure pop guilty pleasure. What is surprising is how the sultry soul of "Say You'll Be There" is more than just a guilty pleasure, and how allads like "2 Become 1" are perfect adult contemporary confections. The rest of the album isn't quite as catchy as those first three singles, but it is still irresistible, immaculately crafted pop that gets by on the skills of the producer and the charisma of the five Spices. Sure, the last half of the album is forgettable, but it sounds good while it's on, which is the key to a good dance-pop record.

Chuck Klosterman
over 2 years ago

I'm tired.My chest....is hurting.The day...was long.And everyday it gets easier to leave this place eventually.I can't wait...to get the eff up out of here.So, tell me what you want...what you really, really want...I'm tired.Enjoy the song. Yay-uh.Seacrest out,marci.

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Victory for good taste? California court rules Bratz! dolls must be permanently removed from shelves...
11 months ago

...but, unfortunately, not because they are sleazy crap designed to teach thirteen-year-old (and younger) girls how to be sluts: Reuters: Mattel wins permanent injunction vs MGA in Bratz caseA federal judge in California on Wednesday ordered MGA Entertainment Inc to stop selling its popular Bratz dolls and banned it from using the Bratz name, finding that "hundreds" of Bratz products infringe ...

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100 Albums That Changed Music - #100
about 1 year ago

A while ago I picked up on a book which had been out since 2006. The grandly titled,"100 Albums That Changed Music", makes very addictive reading for a musicophile such as myself. I tend to use books, such as this, to inspire me to go out there and check out albums I missed first time around, or just artists I had no real interest in checking out. I must admit to not being the sort of person wh...

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Sending the Spice Girls to Baghdad
over 2 years ago

The band posted a 'Spice City' contest on thespicegirls.com letting fans vote for the location of a gig. Suprisingly the web site has been swamped with votes for Baghdad. Shame....I'll tell you what I want;>Bye.....;)

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The Spice Girls Reunite!
over 2 years ago

the real Q is - will they still look this hot?Posh & Sporty don't seem to have changed much!

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Chuck Klosterman
over 2 years ago

I'm tired.My chest....is hurting.The day...was long.And everyday it gets easier to leave this place eventually.I can't wait...to get the eff up out of here.So, tell me what you want...what you really, really want...I'm tired.Enjoy the song. Yay-uh.Seacrest out,marci.

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