Monday, December 6, 2010

Spice Girls - Spiceworld (1997)

Perhaps one of the most commercially successful pop albums of all time, the Spice Girls’ Spiceworld treats listeners to a colorful sampling of nearly every musical genre, mixing music from all over the world with the certain “jam factor” we’ve come to expect from the iconic girl group. As a followup to their 1996 album, Spice, which consisted primarily of manufactured “filler” tracks, this album proudly boasts an entire collection worthy of radio play. In fact, Spiceworld would ultimately go on to sell 20 million copies worldwide, and further support four singles and a film deal for the group. An unapologetic guilty pleasure at best, the success of Spiceworld reminds us that even 13 years after the initial SPICE movement, “Spicemania” is far from dead.

5 comments:

  1. Very clear, and well structured. You back up your points with personality and style. Great job!

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  2. Very well done. Your ending was especially good.

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  3. Good closing, you make a very good point.

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  4. Including the guilty pleasure line pretty much made the review for me. I'm glad to see that the Spice Girls haven't quite been forgotten yet.

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  5. Hahha, no shame, I love it! It's like doing a review on the macarena itself. I found it very interesting to look back and see how successful a group like this use to be in comparison to where they are now. Good job!

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