After Forever - After Forever

Advantages: Many styles of music, well produced
Disadvantages: Slightly weak, not for mature tastes

...Being a Spice Girls fan from day 1, I was eagerly awaiting the release of the girls' third album, Forever. Having heard the first single from the album, Holler I didn't think I would be disappointed. On first listen of the album, I was disappointed. However, after a few listens the songs grew on me, and I was pleased that they had tried venturing into some r&b. Unfortunately, if you're music tastes are slowly maturing like mine, you will realise it isn't a revolutionary album. I do believe though, that if you are a Spice Girls fan, you will enjoy this album as it is well produced and has a mix of music including, catchy r&b, pop ballads and some dancy tunes. On the other hand, this album is no longer in my cd player, and the title is not appropriate as I believe it is the end of The Spice Girls.... Read review

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Advantages: None really
Disadvantages: Not enough tracks and there's no Spiceiness left

...Oh dear, oh dear. The Spice Girls were once five girls with a dream to be famous - they didn’t take themselves seriously and were here to have fun. Then one of them left, and only after her departure did she flourish into her own. The other four let the fame go to their heads, and were so desperate to cling on to the Spice Girls name they held on to it but did nothing, until people began to notice and they had to release some material. There is almost no Spice in here at all. Holler is the best song and that is the worst Spice single so far. Two years wait; just eleven tracks, rubbish photos, horrible people and no quality. Forever?- after poor commercial success by Spice standards, believe me - the split will be by the end of next year.... Read review

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Advantages: Great enhanced section
Disadvantages: No B-sides

...This is the last song to feature the divine Geri Halliwell. Although released two months after her departure, she still features on the record and in the video (and the cover too as a Spice Fairy). Viva Forever is a gorgeous Latin tinged song with great lyrics and a rather haunting melody. The mixes are OK but the enhanced section is the best. It features the great video, some fantastic photos, lyircs that move down the screen in time with the song, and best of all a little Geri fairy that flies on at the end and says 'are you sure you want to quit?'!!! (If you're unlucky one of the other four may fly on instead occasionally). One thing about the enhanced section: the cursor on it only works well on newer computers.... Read review

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