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Yes, I don't know if it would change anything being the single in 2007 (it was just too soon) but Voodoo is great (and so is Headlines).
When a fan asked Mel C. at the NYC book signing about any new material, "Headlines" was brought up, to almost hysterical laughter. She said "It was alright..... it is a very beautiful song, but it's no "Goodbye" is it?"
I can't understand why the big girl groups go for ballads like this, as well as Girls Aloud.
Melanie C's answer here speaks volumes. Universal Music Group doesn't care about the group's musical legacy to restore and master some of their unreleased demos. The Spice Girls are the best selling girl group of all time. You would think UMG would want to save demos from being lost to time on deteriorating tapes.
It's quite odd there are no demos on SW 25. One of the Absolute guys posted a work in progress album that had slightly extended versions of Move Over, The Lady Is A Vamp and NGUOTGT. Why didn't we get these on SW 25?
Never Give Up On The Good Times would have been the perfect single to bookend such a triumphant era had Ginger not left the group.
They probably weren't mastered, or good enough, or demo versions, or they 'lost them' / couldn't be bothered.
I don't think the demos are "lost to time" given that they had a listening session and Melanie C referenced several unreleased demos, I think they've been transferred from tapes and there's been a stocktake of what there actually is in the archives, but there's obviously a conscious decision to give us absolutely nothing at this point. The extended versions would have been such an easy win for Spiceworld 25, but alas not.
It's a terrible song, even if it had come out in 96 or 97 it would still be crap. The production is cheap, the repetitive structure, "party-laaaaa"... awful. It's truly the worst in their whole catalog.
And the exact reason I’d be scared of a new album.
“Voodoo” is very much a b-side level song. I feel like they’re aware of the reaction to “Voodoo” and that’s probably why we’ve gotten neither unreleased tracks nor a new album.
Which is funny because the magic is still there and strong on the record (except “Denying”).
Personal opinion: 3 of them would be up to it.
@bolleznito who wouldn’t?
100%.
They need to get together and dedicate all their time and effort into it, which is why I doubt they’ll record anything new any time soon.
I don't think Geri has the "musical interest" that the others can have.
I disagree I think Geri has a ton of passion for music still. She was clearly disheartened by her album leaking and the underperformance of her last singles. Her Rainbow Woman stuff still showed she has it in her to make good material. It’s the getting it out there she struggles with particularly when her live performances are continually criticised.