Out Of Different Bags/The Spice Of Life - Marlena Shaw

Advantages: A unique brand of music that is original and upbeat
Disadvantages: Have a lot of power over young girls and need to control the message they give

...When one thinks of all the things you like and of those narrow them down to the items you shouldn’t really like I come up with a few items. Abba, Shawaddy Waddy etc rate highly in this list, but of all these items, the one I really hate to admit to liking is the Spice Girls!!! Introduction With the success of many boy bands in England such as Take That, East 17, Boyzone etc, the music industry were crying out for a female equivalent. So in attempt to compete with these boys bands and perhaps take a portion of the pie, someone decided to hold auditions. Four of the five members attended the auditions, the fifth gained an audition later. And so the Spice Girls were born. The members Sporty Spice – Mel C is a typical modern girl. Her sportswear and athleticism immediately earning her the title of Sporty Spice... Read review

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Advantages: great songs, attractive cover, decent price, memories
Disadvantages: a few negative memories, one or two disappointing tracks

...on the cover. Yes! The sneaky hints had worked, and I was now the proud new owner of the Spice Girls Greatest Hits album! The Album Itself What was it that first appealed to me about the album? You'd expect it to be the music, wouldn't you? In actual fact, it was the cover! I thought it was so attractive and eye-catching, it drew my attention straight away, luring me towards it for closer inspection. The main background is nothing more than a simple white colour; very modern and demanding! Centred are the words 'Spice', in block lettering. The colours are these five letters are most certainly not dull or simple! No, they are glittery, and displayed in five fabulous colours; gold, ruby, silver, plum and emerald. It looked fantastic against the white background, and allowed them to stand out and shimmer all the more! Underneath... Read review

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Advantages: THEY ARE FAB
Disadvantages: THEY ARE SO UNDERATED

...called around the world. The spice girls have diversified into many different things, in every one they have been successful beyond anyone’s wildest dreams, they have had number 1 albums (selling over 35million albums!), number 1 singles (selling over 25 million singles!), a number 1 books (selling over 1 million copies!) and a number 1 movie (grossing over 10 million pounds!) they are Britain’s most successful pop group ever, big achievement eh! Their first single, ‘Wannabe’ was released in July 1996. It was an instant hit that made them famous all over the world. The single reached number 1 in more than 30 countries. In October 1996, the follow up single ‘Say You'll Be There’ was released. The girls were under huge pressure for it to do as well as ‘Wannabe’. Everyone was saying... Read review

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