Forever
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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. --Courtney Kemp
Tracks
| 1 | Holler |
| 2 | Tell Me Why |
| 3 | Let Love Lead The Way |
| 4 | Right Back At Ya |
| 5 | Get Down With Me |
| 6 | Wasting My Time |
| 7 | Weekend Love |
| 8 | Time Goes By |
| 9 | If You Wanna Have Some Fun |
| 10 | Oxygen |
| 11 | Goodbye |
