[kenny12]

Spoiler

Their black cabs light up to show their individual motifs.. Union Jack, leopard print..

[kenny12]

Werk it!

The power of five

Trademark poses, anyone?

[Chip Popple]

Originally Posted by Blondie X

They had brilliant PR, switched on management, well crafted pop songs and were very much in the right place at the right time.
Geri has a talent for self promotion but, aside from that, they're probably the 5 luckiest women in the world to have gained so much with so little talent

Spot on Blondie

[Chip Popple]

Originally Posted by Hit Em Up Style

They all had talent. The Spice Girls had way more talent than most in the charts right now. I think people play them down too much. What they did hasn't been repeated. Even Lady Gaga hasn't made the cultural impact the Spice Girls did. Geri was a genius, Geri was Lady Gaga before Lady Gaga was. If her voice had been better she would have been an even bigger star than she is....

However for all the success the Spices had it was never sustained. After 2001 they just became irrelevant.

That said I cannot wait to see them on Sunday. The pics of them on the taxis do have me excited must admit.

I've seen it all now - Halliwell? Genius? WTF?

[The Prumeister]

'Geri was Lady Gaga before Lady Gaga was'.

Thanks - you have made my year - the best satirical comment I have ever read on here, ever. I mean you are joking, right??

Halliwell is a fairly pretty non descript woman who through luck, sheer determination and I don't doubt, some chutzpah, made a fortune singing sometimes (if they were lucky) in tune in The Spice Girls and being a total narcissist.

Gaga IS a total narcissist; the difference is, Gaga is phenomenally talented. In some ways, her costumes and image annoy me, because they detract from her songwriting and her singing - however, I can see why her and her record company decided to go down that route in a competitive market place.

The only similarity between Gaga and Halliwell is that they are female and famous. It's like comparing Robert Mugabe to St Francis of Assisi.

[dickronson]

Originally Posted by John Ferrier

Not bitter, just varying opinions but with one thing in common, we don't wish to see/hear five talentless croaky voiced bints that are an insult to music fans everywhere.

But who played a massive part of Britian the 90's? so you would rather just ignore history then? Weird.

[slappers r us]

I was just watching the news where they showed a snippet of the Spice Girls infront of the press

They were all smiling except Posh, she stood there with that sour looking pout of hers looking like she has been slapped with a stocking full of pish

[Kellie B]

Originally Posted by The Prumeister

Gaga IS a total narcissist; the difference is, Gaga is phenomenally talented. In some ways, her costumes and image annoy me, because they detract from her songwriting and her singing - however, I can see why her and her record company decided to go down that route in a competitive market place.

The only similarity between Gaga and Halliwell is that they are female and famous. It's like comparing Robert Mugabe to St Francis of Assisi.

Argh Gaga really isn't. Gaga had to completely change her image from plain looking girl to wild freak show in order to become a success. She is a puppet controlled by THREE record labels.

Gaga's songs are also really NOT all that. Rihanna and Katy Perry have a better back catalog

Gaga is way overhyped into something she just isn't. Strip away the crazy clothes and you have an average run of the mill pop star singing average run of the mill songs.

[DariaM]

Is this official.... or simply wishful thinking on the part of the pleb masquerading as PR on behalf of the plastique karaoke mimes ?

[The Prumeister]

Originally Posted by Kellie B

Argh Gaga really isn't. Gaga had to completely change her image from plain looking girl to wild freak show in order to become a success. She is a puppet controlled by THREE record labels.

Gaga's songs are also really NOT all that. Rihanna and Katy Perry have a better back catalog

Gaga is way overhyped into something she just isn't. Strip away the crazy clothes and you have an average run of the mill pop star singing average run of the mill songs.

Completely disagree. Rihanna - a better back catalogue? Please.. If she's not tweeting about 'hatahz' with a bong in her hand, she's singing mindless Calvin Harris produced pap.

Katy Perry has good songs but not a patch on Gaga. Yes, Gaga's not a great beauty - but she's never claimed to be and has never needed to be. IMHO her songs are glorious.

In any case, Halliwell is at the bottom of this gene pool

[Kellie B]

Originally Posted by The Prumeister

Completely disagree. Rihanna - a better back catalogue? Please.. If she's not tweeting about 'hatahz' with a bong in her hand, she's singing mindless Calvin Harris produced pap.

Katy Perry has good songs but not a patch on Gaga. Yes, Gaga's not a great beauty - but she's never claimed to be and has never needed to be. IMHO her songs are glorious.

In any case, Halliwell is at the bottom of this gene pool

I'm not a Spice fan. I think they are shit so don't assume this is me defending them.

Gaga isn't all that. Rihanna's Love The Way You Lie part 2, for example, is way better than anything Gaga has ever put out.

[The Prumeister]

Originally Posted by Kellie B

I'm not a Spice fan. I think they are shit so don't assume this is me defending them.

Gaga isn't all that. Rihanna's Love The Way You Lie part 2, for example, is way better than anything Gaga has ever put out.

We will have to agree to disagree as IMHO Rihanna makes Cheryl Cole look like Beethoven.

[GODDESS]

The opening ceremony was spectacular, the games itself amazing and inspiring, so why are we ruining it all when by having the Spice Girls "perform" I have it on good authority that Posh Spice was dead set against this gig weeks ago when the public had not yet embraced London 2012 and told the organisers that she would not be there It was only after the euphoria after the opening ceremony and Olympic mania, did Posh agree to reform at the closing ceremony.

[NotaTypo]

Originally Posted by Sun Tzu.

Seems to be a lot of bitter people in this thread. The Spice girls were huge in their day and this is just a one off event. So why not?

So were Robson and Jerome, Jive Bunny and Mr Blobby. You don't hear anyone begging for those manufactured 90's throwbacks to stink up the closing ceremony.

[*Topaz*]

Originally Posted by GODDESS

The opening ceremony was spectacular, the games itself amazing and inspiring, so why are we ruining it all when by having the Spice Girls "perform" I have it on good authority that Posh Spice was dead set against this gig weeks ago when the public had not yet embraced London 2012 and told the organisers that she would not be there It was only after the euphoria after the opening ceremony and Olympic mania, did Posh agree to reform at the closing ceremony.

Maybe she see's it as an opportunity to promote herself and her 'fashion' line which other people design for her Someone on this thread criticised Stella McCartney's involvement in the games - we'll imo at least she's a real, trained fashion designer which is far more than can be said for Posh.

Originally Posted by NotaTypo

So were Robson and Jerome, Jive Bunny and Mr Blobby. You don't hear anyone begging for those manufactured 90's throwbacks to stink up the closing ceremony.

Agreed I've never understood why people equate 'success' with quality/talent........the Spice Girls don't represent the best of British to me - they represent hype and souless manufactured pap which was shoved down our throats at the time and is now best forgotten. After all their hard work team GB deserved much better!

[pothuthic]

Really excited for this

[JamieHT]

Originally Posted by NotaTypo

So were Robson and Jerome, Jive Bunny and Mr Blobby. You don't hear anyone begging for those manufactured 90's throwbacks to stink up the closing ceremony.

The difference that you are, of course, choosing to ignore, is that the Spice Girls were huge globally!!

[*Topaz*]

Originally Posted by JamieHT

The difference that you are, of course, choosing to ignore, is that the Spice Girls were huge globally!!

So were Bananarama and imo they were a million times better girl group than the Spice Girls ever were! I was never taken in by the 'girl power' rubbish.....Bananarama are in the Guinness Book of World records as the most successful female group.......yet they weren't asked to perform & the Spice Girls were To me Banarama are a better representative of British pop music!

[rammsteinqueen]

Originally Posted by Sarah.OX

If only they could get Girls Aloud too!

This is great news,loved the Spice Girls whne I was little. Agree that Spice Up Your Life would be a great choice,although Viva Forever would be arguably more fitting because of the musical. Wanna has to be performed of course! Their best song!

Very happy they're performing,they deserved to get a acknowledged. They did change the music industry and the perception of girl bands and they also embodied girl power.

I for one am excited for this

ARF ARF BARF!

Seriously, both are as sh!te as each other.

Who else is definitely performing? Can't they get Iron Maiden on? They're a decent British band!

If Girls Aloud or Cole walk on stage my TV is gonna get my foot through it

[rbautz]

Originally Posted by rammsteinqueen

ARF ARF BARF!

Seriously, both are as sh!te as each other.

Who else is definitely performing? Can't they get Iron Maiden on? They're a decent British band!

If Girls Aloud or Cole walk on stage my TV is gonna get my foot through it

From Gigwise Magazine: Who is the oldest Rock 'n' Roll Band

"1. Iron Maiden - Collective age of 335. Hobbling in at number one is Iron Maiden. You''re probably going to say that they''ve won because they''ve got more members than any of the others, and you''d be right. But with an average age of 56, it''s still pretty impressive that they''re still touring. My dad''s 62 and he has trouble getting the washing off the line"

[dirrrty]

Originally Posted by *Topaz*

So were Bananarama and imo they were a million times better girl group than the Spice Girls ever were! I was never taken in by the 'girl power' rubbish.....Bananarama are in the Guinness Book of World records as the most successful female group.......yet they weren't asked to perform & the Spice Girls were To me Banarama are a better representative of British pop music!

Bananarama did not have the success or the impact the Spice Girls had.

[Hound of Love]

Originally Posted by GODDESS

The opening ceremony was spectacular, the games itself amazing and inspiring, so why are we ruining it all when by having the Spice Girls "perform" I have it on good authority that Posh Spice was dead set against this gig weeks ago when the public had not yet embraced London 2012 and told the organisers that she would not be there It was only after the euphoria after the opening ceremony and Olympic mania, did Posh agree to reform at the closing ceremony.

Being allowed to mime also probably helped in getting her to agree to appear

[MrMeatAndPotato]

What is all this "impact" and "success" bollocks that people keep spouting about? If that's what it is all about, then a crap load of real bands would've got the nod ahead of them.


They never have and never will be on the same level as The Rolling Stones... who not only inspired generations of new bands, but after 50 years they still continue to sell out every stadium around the world.

People can talk up these crappy girls all they like, but the reality is they were just a big fish in a small pond.

Start talking about the bigger scale of every British act out there, then they'd be lucky to make the top 10000.

[*Topaz*]

Originally Posted by dirrrty

Bananarama did not have the success or the impact the Spice Girls had.

I was a child/teenager of the 80s and they did - what they didn't have was they hype and and nonsense around them that the Spice Girls had to resort to! Bananarama are listed in the Guiness book of world records as the 'all female group with the most chart entries in the world' - so they had a global impact too! Spice Girls might have sold more albums but Banarama had more chart entries!

[rbautz]

Originally Posted by MrMeatAndPotato

What is all this "impact" and "success" bollocks that people keep spouting about? If that's what it is all about, then a crap load of real bands would've got the nod ahead of them.


They never have and never will be on the same level as The Rolling Stones... who not only inspired generations of new bands, but after 50 years they still continue to sell out every stadium around the world.

People can talk up these crappy girls all they like, but the reality is they were just a big fish in a small pond.

Start talking about the bigger scale of every British act out there, then they'd be lucky to make the top 10000.

I agree, but if you hear now the voices of Paul, Mick, David, Elton, etc. they sound all terrible in the age of almost 70 . I have high hops for Roger Daltrey after his surgery he seems to sound good.