Then what did get them the big bucks?
The Spice Girls might not have been the most talented singers (although, that being said, Mel C and Emma both have incredibly strong voices with Mel C in particular displaying great vocal range and control) but the girls knew how to craft a damn good song. Only one of their singles failed to reach No. 1, Wannabe is still the biggest-selling single by a girl group and so many of their songs are remembered today, twenty years later. They won two Ivor Novella awards for songwriting and their debut album was nominated for a Mercury Prize, an extremely prestigious award for albums produced in England and Ireland, as well as winning countless other awards in Britain and around the globe. Their movie was the second-highest grossing British film of 1997. These girls achieved a lot during their short run.
They were freakin' hard workers, those girls. I've read two of their autobiographies and an independently-written biography which detailed their rise to fame, and Jesus, for three years they did not stop. They rehearsed together endlessly, even before they were signed to a label, they came up with their own name, their own image and how they wanted to be perceived. They co-wrote all their songs and marketed themselves after splitting with their first management team. When they sacked Simon Fuller they managed their office and all of their matters for five or six months on top of their usual insane promotional work and touring. They simultaneously filmed their feature film while recording their second album, completing both on schedule and then immediately went into work on their first live concert. People who worked with them during their run noted that they did more and worked harder in two years than most bands do in their entire careers. It was noted at one point that they flew to twenty-five countries in one month. They were a friggin' machine and for that they win not only my respect but also my blind adoration 😀
The Spice Girls might not have been the most talented singers (although, that being said, Mel C and Emma both have incredibly strong voices with Mel C in particular displaying great vocal range and control) but the girls knew how to craft a damn good song. Only one of their singles failed to reach No. 1, Wannabe is still the biggest-selling single by a girl group and so many of their songs are remembered today, twenty years later. They won two Ivor Novella awards for songwriting and their debut album was nominated for a Mercury Prize, an extremely prestigious award for albums produced in England and Ireland, as well as winning countless other awards in Britain and around the globe. Their movie was the second-highest grossing British film of 1997. These girls achieved a lot during their short run.
They were freakin' hard workers, those girls. I've read two of their autobiographies and an independently-written biography which detailed their rise to fame, and Jesus, for three years they did not stop. They rehearsed together endlessly, even before they were signed to a label, they came up with their own name, their own image and how they wanted to be perceived. They co-wrote all their songs and marketed themselves after splitting with their first management team. When they sacked Simon Fuller they managed their office and all of their matters for five or six months on top of their usual insane promotional work and touring. They simultaneously filmed their feature film while recording their second album, completing both on schedule and then immediately went into work on their first live concert. People who worked with them during their run noted that they did more and worked harder in two years than most bands do in their entire careers. It was noted at one point that they flew to twenty-five countries in one month. They were a friggin' machine and for that they win not only my respect but also my blind adoration 😀
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Athena
Mel C is a great singer. I loved her Northern Star album.
November
Omg hahahahahahahhahaha oh dear. I dont belong here.
