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Artist:
Spice Girls
Average Customer Rating:   
List Price: £8.99
Our Price: £2.49
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Disc 1:
| 1. Spice Up Your Life | | 2. Stop | | 3. Too Much | | 4. Saturday Night Divas | | 5. Never Give Up On The Good Times | | 6. Move Over | | 7. Do It | | 8. Denying | | 9. Viva Forever | | 10. Lady Is A Vamp |
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Amazon.co.uk Review
"Spice up your life", the Spice Girls advise on the first single from Spiceworld, their second album, which was made quickly to capitalise on the movie of the same name. If that sounds more like an advertising slogan than a call for variety, solidarity, and fun, it's not the only time the disc echoes the language of a carefully planned campaign: The chorus of "Move Over" is built around the phrase "Generation Next", the rallying cry of the their Pepsi advert. And if, in turn, you come to the conclusion that this record isn't nearly as much fun as its predecessor, you're right. Any question about the creative input of Scary, Posh, Baby, Ginger, and Sporty into their own music is moot; like "Candle in the Wind 1997", Spiceworld was made to be bought, not listened to. Sure, they trade vocals this time, leaning less on the Bananarama-style gang approach of their debut, and yeah, the Motown-lite confection "Stop" doesn't exactly hurt the ear, but this disc is ultimately a bigger insult than anything a bunch of diehard anarchists such as Chumbawamba could imagine--without the kick of "Tubthumping". It also ends on a note so jarring as to settle the group firmly in the avant-garde with the fake-lounge "Lady Is a Vamp", which unfortunately praises Jackie O and Marilyn Monroe in the same verse, then ups the ante with a shout-out to Sandy Denny(!) as a Spicy role model. All together now: Uh huh. --Rickey Wright
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Quite the worst film of all time, 2007-06-30
And I saw Jaws IV: The Revenge, too. Seriously, I went to this film's premiere in Leicester Square and its after show party. The party was great! The film, however - and I don't care if it *was* 'just a bit of fun' - was bilge. And the songs have dated horrifically - and they were rubbish to start with. Please, please, avoid!
Spice For Eva, 2007-12-02
This is a great cd its as good as the last one and all the songs are great. Its A Must Buy!!!!!!! Go Spice Girls.
Great follow up!, 2007-11-24
The Spice Girls second album is a great poptastic ride. Not as good as the first album but still enough Spice.
One of the Best Albums of the 1990s, 2010-06-23
The Spice Girls Phenomena reached new heights during 1997 - who could forget the iconic Union Jack at the Brits, conquering America, a smash-hit film, merchandise sponsorship and of course a brand new album. 1997 definitely belonged to the Spice Girls.
Firstly, I am a huge Spice Girls fan, so maybe this review will seem biased, but in truth, SPICEWORLD is genuinely a fantastic pop album. After listening to much of the pop music, as well as other genres from the 2000s, it's so amazing to go back to the music of the Spice Girls in the 90s and the realisation of just how fantastic their music was and still sounds - maybe, somewhat under-rated nowadays. Spiceworld, in my opinion, tops 'Spice' altogether.
As the group said at their height, after a lot of travelling and experiences, songs such as 'Spice Up Your Life' were influenced by some of the cultural places that they had visited. 'Spice Up Your Life' is a great opener for the album and a stormer of a track. As the girls once said - "It's an anthem for the world!" and guess what, that's true.
The ballads are outstanding on this album, who could forget 'Stop' the only Spice Single NOT to reach Number 1, nevertheless, it is probably the most well-known dance routine. 'Too Much' their 6th consecutive Number One hit and their 1997 Christmas Number One, which also tied in with the film in December, 1997. Personally, Too Much was probably their best song. The jazz, the lyrics and just the overall feel of the song always gives me goosebumps. And of course, 'Viva Forever' their Number 1 hit from Summer of 1998 - the single around the time of Geri's departure, which gives the song a new meaning and conveys much emotion.
The song also includes some hidden gems, such as 'Saturday Night Divas' which is essentially about all the men and various boyfriends who have sold stories on their relationships with the Spice Girls to the tabloid press. As Emma puts it perfectly in the lyric - "You're a twisted lover, kiss and telling on a superstar". Other hidden gems include the flamboyant, 70s feel song 'Never Give Up On The Good Times', the Pepsi song 'Move Over, 'Do It, 'Denying' and of course, the 1930s inspired Jazz song 'The Lady is A Vamp' listing all the iconic greats such as Bob Marley, Elvis Presley, The Supremes, Twiggy and Marilyn Monroe, then at the end the list themselves - 'Scary, Baby, Ginger, Posh, Sporty' and why shouldn't they - their iconic and one day they'll be legendary, themselves.
An album that gets 10/10 for me. A Fantastic album and a MUST BUY NOW!
Spice Up Your Life - 10/10
Stop - 10/10
Too Much - 10/10
Saturday Night Divas - 9/10
Never Give Up On The Good Times - 10/10
Move Over - 8/10
Do It - 9/10
Denying - 8/10
Viva Forever - 10/10
The Lady is a Vamp - 9/10
Is there any hope for humanity?, 2007-08-07
Really?!!?No come on!Ok let me re-phrase the question .
Here we go and I think that you kind sir/madam will apprieciate this in the most humourous of spirits:
'iz der ny howp 4 urman'init'
Need I say more.
Peace y'all...Sleep tight.....
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0724384511128
Label: Virgin
Manufacturer: Virgin
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Virgin
Release Date: 1997-11-03
Studio: Virgin |
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