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Posted: Sun 30 Jan, 2011 9:09 pm
by raveydavey
Having a spare hour in Leeds yesterday, we took in the free Spice Girls exhibition at the City Museum.Well worth a visit if you're in the area, lots of memorabilia to take you back, along with a the history of the group, set out in a way that should appeal across the board.It was funny though seeing mums trying to explain to their kids who the Spice Girls were and why they liked them Let's not forget it's nearly 15 years since they exploded onto the UK music scene.More here:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/leeds/hi/pe ... 377923.stm
Posted: Mon 31 Jan, 2011 9:18 am
by PC - Dublin
Don't know if I "wannabe" there !!PC
Posted: Mon 31 Jan, 2011 11:25 am
by Reginal Perrin
Honestly Ravey, I can't think of anything less deserving of an exhibition. Overhyped, insubstantial, manufactured rubbish. Cynical exploitation of a market by a svengali-like manager. Something to celebrate? I don't think so.
Posted: Mon 31 Jan, 2011 12:22 pm
by Leodian
The Spice Girls were fun. My favourite was Mel Chisholm (Sporty Spice). I've only seen one of the group in person when by chance I saw Mel Brown (Scary Spice) just a couple or so years back when she arrived at Borders book store on Briggate to do I book launch (I think that was what it was for as I did not go into the store).
Posted: Mon 31 Jan, 2011 12:57 pm
by yorkiesknob
A bit of trivia.Mel B lived in Burley Hill Drive, my cousin lived opposite her at the time she lived there.Now there's a new Leeds all girl group "Ultra Girls" starting to take off. The all Leeds girl group will be the warm up group for Kylie Minogue's British tour. The twist is that my cousin daughter is in the group, so I'm wishing them all the success that comes their way and if they rake in a fraction of the coin and fame the spice girls they will be on a winner.Not that I will be buying any of their musuc etc, but I hope the younger end latch onto to them. Its quite possible the time is right for another girl group ( I read that some where).Also they are all ex Leeds Rhino's cheer girls.Cheers Yorkie
Posted: Mon 31 Jan, 2011 2:14 pm
by LS1
Reginal Perrin wrote: Honestly Ravey, I can't think of anything less deserving of an exhibition. Overhyped, insubstantial, manufactured rubbish. Cynical exploitation of a market by a svengali-like manager. Something to celebrate? I don't think so. Like them or not, manufactured or not, they were still a phenomenon that cannot go unnoticed as they are a part of our (sub) culture no matter what!
Posted: Mon 31 Jan, 2011 2:44 pm
by Reginal Perrin
LS1 wrote: Reginal Perrin wrote: Honestly Ravey, I can't think of anything less deserving of an exhibition. Overhyped, insubstantial, manufactured rubbish. Cynical exploitation of a market by a svengali-like manager. Something to celebrate? I don't think so. Like them or not, manufactured or not, they were still a phenomenon that cannot go unnoticed as they are a part of our (sub) culture no matter what! Well clearly they have not gone unnocticed but we are talking about spending public money on an exhibition in a museum to celebrate their discarded outfits and other memoribilia? It's dissappointing. Phenomenon? There's not even a loose definition of that word that could apply to The Spice Girls. Talentless hags packaged by Simon Fuller to appeal to cocky pre-teens.Whatever happened to real music?The Scouse one can actually sing but has made little of that since they split. One decent effort with Brian Adams is all I can remember.
Posted: Mon 31 Jan, 2011 4:17 pm
by jim
I had a friend once. Spotty, potty, babbly, scathing, and gin-soaked. Obviously should have been a pop-star.
Posted: Mon 31 Jan, 2011 8:58 pm
by franco
I remember a few years years ago a documentary about a fanatical Islamic cleric who when shown a picture of the Spice Girls stated that if he were in power they would be "immediately arrested and shot". I don't often agree with that lot however......
Posted: Tue 01 Feb, 2011 12:13 am
by buffaloskinner
This is a joke thread isnt it?