Spice Girls announce reunion tour

[JustJodi]

A lot of people seem to forget that they were very popular at the time. It's not like they were some crappy girl group who were here today and gone tomorrow. they were a huge success for atleast 6 years, and everyone seems to be going on like they meant nothing when they clearly did.

Like Chris said, they were successful - that's something you just can't ignore. They were one of the first bands to dare to be different - they wore what they wanted to, made the music they wanted to - and they weren't just a group of clones. That's why people loved them.

Alot of people seem to forget how they changed the way some people were. It sounds silly but they gave me more confidence to speak up and stand up for what I believe in. It makes no sense but I can't really explain it.

And I'd like to apologise. I realise now that some of the things I said were wrong - you are entitled to your own opinions and I have to accept that not everyone likes the SGs. I need to learn to think before I speak

Amber they were not different. They were solely manufactured as a response to the Boy Bands of the era. Since they split up it really shows how talentless they were. Remember you wer 6 yrs younger when they split up. You have probably matured a lot since then so will probably see them for what they are now

Amber you couldnt have been more than 7 years old when the Spice girls came out and left,, are you sure you have not got them mixed up with some other group ???

[Amber]

Amber you couldnt have been more than 7 years old when the Spice girls came out and left,, are you sure you have not got them mixed up with some other group ???

No - the Spice Girls were the first band I actually liked.

I was 6 when I first heard about them and then they split when I was 10. It sounds like I was too young to remember, but SGs were aimed at young girls so it makes sense. I remember me and my friends would play Spice Girls at school - me and my best mate would always argue over who would be Baby Spice

Amber they were not different. They were solely manufactured as a response to the Boy Bands of the era. Since they split up it really shows how talentless they were.

I've always liked the SGs and I always will. Just take a look at the page on wikipedia. You can't ignore their popularity and success when it says - "The success was unprecedented and drew comparisons to Beatlemania (it was dubbed "Spicemania") due to the sheer volume of interest in the group. In just seven weeks Spice had sold 1.8 million copies in Britain alone, making the Spice Girls the fastest selling British act since The Beatles."

So say what you want to me - I'm not going to stop liking them.

[alan45]

I've always liked the SGs and I always will. Just take a look at the page on wikipedia. You can't ignore their popularity and success when it says - "The success was unprecedented and drew comparisons to Beatlemania (it was dubbed "Spicemania") due to the sheer volume of interest in the group. In just seven weeks Spice had sold 1.8 million copies in Britain alone, making the Spice Girls the fastest selling British act since The Beatles."

So say what you want to me - I'm not going to stop liking them.

That fountain of accuracy Wikipedia. No doubt the entry was made by a Spice Girls Fanatic

[Abi]

Spice Girls were just a bit of fun, i think. I remember the days of Junior School discos, jumping around to their songs. Talentless, probably. But fun, definately.

They're not my thing now at all, but you cant deny the fun that the Spice Girls brought with them. They tried to appeal to people like me, and probably Amber too, and they did. So hearing that they are reforming brings back that element of fun.

Now, they're different. Yes, they're after money. Yes, they just want more fame to boost their egos. But to be honest, i dont think most people really care. Its only a temporary thing anyway, then they'll sink back into nothing after their 2 UK dates.

The charts now are full of suicidal goths, talking about death, heartbreak and full of swear words. I know which one i would prefer to see young kids listening to

[megan999]

Spice Girls were just a bit of fun, i think. I remember the days of Junior School discos, jumping around to their songs. Talentless, probably. But fun, definately. The charts now are full of suicidal goths, talking about death, heartbreak and full of swear words. I know which one i would prefer to see young kids listening to

Hear, Hear!!! I agree with you! Good clean, fun, pop music is what we need.

"Let's hear it for the girls"
Girl power is back! And not just because the Spice Girls say so.........Some have said their comeback is a mistake, citing the failed reuinions of All Saints and E17. The thing is we haven't been talking about All Saints for the past 10 years, when they split, they faded from your consciousness. Since the Spice Girls imploded we've heard about them nearly every day. We can't get enough of the girls who, back in 1996, provided us with a range of role models to identify with in the shape of Scary, Posh, Sporty, Baby and Ginger. If those five with their girl-next-door looks and ordinary backgrounds could make it, so could we.

They were great role models for young girls -too busy working to be falling out of clubs, too down-to-earth to get above their station and all of them very close to their mums..........

In the 11 years since their debut performance live on GMTV there hasn't been a sniff of drugs (Kate Moss), a whiff of alcohol abuse (Amy Winehouse), or a wave of foul-mouthed slanging matches in the papers (Lily Allen).......

ARTICLE BY FIONA PHILLIPS, DAILY MIRROR, 30/6/07

[alan45]

They were great role models for young girls -too busy working to be falling out of clubs, too down-to-earth to get above their station and all of them

Victoria Beckham a role model What for??? A stick insect.

Victoria Beckham down to earth She is so far up herself she will soon disappear

[Abi]

They were great role models for young girls -too busy working to be falling out of clubs, too down-to-earth to get above their station and all of them

Victoria Beckham a role model What for??? A stick insect.

Victoria Beckham down to earth She is so far up herself she will soon disappear

Well, shes no less those things than the people who are currently in the charts.

Amy Winehouse and Lilly Allen, to name just 2.

[alan45]

They were great role models for young girls -too busy working to be falling out of clubs, too down-to-earth to get above their station and all of them

Victoria Beckham a role model What for??? A stick insect.

Victoria Beckham down to earth She is so far up herself she will soon disappear

Well, shes no less those things than the people who are currently in the charts.

Amy Winehouse and Lilly Allen, to name just 2.

Ah but did I say they were role models. Of course they are not But Mrs Beckham sure as hell aint.

Maybe Im just an old cynic

[no1abbafan]

Fiona Phillips is so far up VB bottom it's un-true, she fawns all over the mere mention of her or David's name, so any article she writes on Mrs Beckham or any of the other has beens is of no interest to me.

[alan45]

Fiona Phillips is so far up VB bottom it's un-true, she fawns all over the mere mention of her or David's name, so any article she writes on Mrs Beckham or any of the other has beens is of no interest to me.

Could this be a Lesbo Fantasy with the woman of the silicon enhanced mammaries

I think we need to know.

So much for the unbiased British Press