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Since we last heard from them, the Spice Girls have hired new producers and writers, hoping to adopt an R&B edge with harder beats and a grittier sound. Gone are the cuddly wannabes of yesteryear, replaced by thinner, tougher glamazons of the new millennium Spice World. But Forever's strategy is a serious misstep--one that will disappoint their old fans and alienate new ones. "Holler," the first single, is standard-issue urban pop, with a beat you've heard before and terribly generic lyrics, promising to make you "do things you thought you would never do." As a matter of fact, you've heard all of this before: for "Tell Me Why," the Girls bite the computer-generated voice from TLC's Fan Mail, and borrow the vocoder from Cher's "Believe" sessions. "Right Back at Ya," their official comeback anthem, is trite and predictable: "Our friendship is forever," Baby Spice testifies. "You thought we wouldn't make it this far," Sporty sneers, and she's right. But they haven't made it yet--and with this material they don't deserve to.
CONDITION: NEW
TRACK LISTING
1
Holler
4:15
2
Tell Me Why
4:15
3
Let Love Lead the Way
4:58
4
Right Back at Ya
4:11
5
Get Down With Me
3:46
6
Wasting My Time
4:15
7
Weekend Love
4:07
8
Time Goes By
4:52
9
If You Wanna Have Some Fun
5:27
10
Oxygen
4:57
11
Goodbye
4:35
12
Holler (MAW remix)
8:30
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