Comments on: A sign of the end times?

A sign of the end times?

deusdiabolus — Tue, 24 May 2005 03:06:06 -0800

The Spice Girls reunite. No, this is not a joke. It's more like an advisory.

By: BuddhaInABucket

BuddhaInABucket — Tue, 24 May 2005 03:21:33 -0800

this is very good news.

By: dhruva

dhruva — Tue, 24 May 2005 03:25:42 -0800

yeah just what we needed: more ugh pop.

By: alumshubby

alumshubby — Tue, 24 May 2005 03:31:55 -0800

The first time as tragedy, the second time as farce?

By: sveskemus

sveskemus — Tue, 24 May 2005 03:36:53 -0800

I thought they were dead.

By: seanyboy

seanyboy — Tue, 24 May 2005 03:37:32 -0800

when will the madness end?

By: wsg

wsg — Tue, 24 May 2005 03:43:21 -0800

Geri Halliwell was the one who got canned. Ironically, after they fired her she immediately had a big hit, Look at Me, on here own. AND, she's tone deaf! What does that say about the rest of them, that the tone deaf one had the biggest solo hit? Never mind - I answered my own question.

By: dflemingdotorg

dflemingdotorg — Tue, 24 May 2005 03:46:41 -0800

the terrorists are winning!

By: blindsam

blindsam — Tue, 24 May 2005 03:52:34 -0800

um, I, for one, welcome our, um, nearly new, over-tarts..?

By: alumshubby

alumshubby — Tue, 24 May 2005 04:05:18 -0800

In addition to the tour, Spice Girls are to release a 'Best of' album. Is that like Greatest Speeches of Marcel Marceau?

By: biffa

biffa — Tue, 24 May 2005 04:09:32 -0800

Geri Halliwell was the one who got canned. I think you mean the one who first felt she had to act to resolve her artistic differences with the group.

By: blindsam

blindsam — Tue, 24 May 2005 04:09:57 -0800

Thank the lord I'm deaf - no, shit I'm blind.

By: ciderwoman

ciderwoman — Tue, 24 May 2005 04:25:31 -0800

I believe this event was foretold in the book of revelations. Here's hoping 661 is their chart position.

By: Space Coyote

Space Coyote — Tue, 24 May 2005 04:32:07 -0800

The first few songs they released were actually pretty good as pop songs go.

By: dhruva

dhruva — Tue, 24 May 2005 04:34:12 -0800

616, no?

By: NinjaPirate

NinjaPirate — Tue, 24 May 2005 04:41:10 -0800

When the Spice Girls were first launched in the UK I was in Ecuador for a month and I missed all the hype, all the photos, all the warning signs. I leave: the world is fine. I stay in Ecuador: the world is very special. I come back: oh what the fuck? I may return to South America and see if I can undo this terrible curse.

By: Pretty_Generic

Pretty_Generic — Tue, 24 May 2005 04:48:54 -0800

When Solo Failure Attacks!

By: Hands of Manos

Hands of Manos — Tue, 24 May 2005 05:04:23 -0800

okay I tell you, what I need, what I truly, truly need...okay? okay?

By: shawnj

shawnj — Tue, 24 May 2005 05:05:49 -0800

I'm in favor of this only if it means there will be a sequel to Spice World

By: harry hood

harry hood — Tue, 24 May 2005 05:14:44 -0800

Is Baby Spice now Teenage Spice?

By: Hands of Manos

Hands of Manos — Tue, 24 May 2005 05:17:24 -0800

I thought she'd graduated to Trailer Park Spice

By: horseblind

horseblind — Tue, 24 May 2005 05:41:40 -0800

What I "really, really want" is for them to go away. Again. For good. Damn. This is just what the world needed.

By: graymouser

graymouser — Tue, 24 May 2005 05:43:42 -0800

The only thing I can think about this is, it must be punishment for downloading mp3s. Damn you filesharing! You brought this plague upon us once more!

By: RavinDave

RavinDave — Tue, 24 May 2005 05:55:56 -0800

I'm waiting for Paris Hilton's comment before I form an opinion.

By: Heywood Mogroot

Heywood Mogroot — Tue, 24 May 2005 05:57:42 -0800

I like "Who do you think you are" for grinding up hills on my bike; it's on my 'exercise' playlist. They may not have had any inherent talent, but the people who put their songs together sure did.

By: papercake

papercake — Tue, 24 May 2005 06:03:02 -0800

The tour is also said to ensure the girls a large paycheck. This will be a nice bonus to what, I'm sure, is purely an artistic endeavor.

By: jacquilynne

jacquilynne — Tue, 24 May 2005 06:17:28 -0800

Heywood Mogroot, I find that with a lot of the crappy pop acts these days. Despite the incredible lack of talent of the performers, the material they put out is very finely crafted, catchy pop fluff. Britney Spears, the Backstreet Boys, Spice Girls, Avril Lavigne - they all have songs I can't help but enjoy, even though I know they're lame.

By: a3matrix

a3matrix — Tue, 24 May 2005 06:22:15 -0800

What was the saying again? Take off and nuke them from orbit, just to be sure? If you want to be my lover........ NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!

By: thatweirdguy2

thatweirdguy2 — Tue, 24 May 2005 06:24:55 -0800

I'm sorry, I accidentally stumbled into the wrong thread.

By: klangklangston

klangklangston — Tue, 24 May 2005 06:26:46 -0800

I believe Paris Hilton has been quoted as saying, "That's hot." I know this is just a snark fest, but c'mon, they weren't actually that bad. I think you all are just frightened by girl power.

By: Floach

Floach — Tue, 24 May 2005 06:31:26 -0800

NinjaPirate: Go. Now. The free world is counting on you.

By: bardic

bardic — Tue, 24 May 2005 06:35:03 -0800

I'll take SG over a number of contemporary "real" rock bands, thank you. Authenticity is highly overrated.

By: bardic

bardic — Tue, 24 May 2005 06:36:09 -0800

And it looks like Sporty is still the hottest.

By: elpapacito

elpapacito — Tue, 24 May 2005 06:36:56 -0800

BOOBIES BOOBIES BOOBIES BOOBIES SKANTLY CLAD SEX SEX SEX SEX SEX SEX HOT HOT HOT HOT Cause you really think we're listening to the catchy tunes or looking at their weapons of mass distraction ?

By: nixerman

nixerman — Tue, 24 May 2005 06:38:16 -0800

I've said it before and I'll say it again: capitalism does not work. The market has no long term concerns. It may do what's best for a few, but never what's best for the species.

By: jonmc

jonmc — Tue, 24 May 2005 06:44:00 -0800

Just turn off the sound and watch Scary Spice jiggle and it's all worthwhile. I've said it before and I'll say it again: capitalism does not work. The alternatives haven't worked out so great either.

By: gloege

gloege — Tue, 24 May 2005 06:47:46 -0800

This is obviously how Posh Spice is seeking revenge on Becks for all his flagrant fooling around.

By: KevinSkomsvold

KevinSkomsvold — Tue, 24 May 2005 06:49:31 -0800

Is Baby Spice now Teenage Spice? Nope. Old Spice. Scary speaks to the sexy in me.

By: jonmc

jonmc — Tue, 24 May 2005 06:51:35 -0800

Scary speaks to the sexy in me. Me too. Although, I liked her better with the old hair.

By: fungible

fungible — Tue, 24 May 2005 07:06:21 -0800

The "BOOBIES" thing won't work. Remember...they're all "Old Spice" now. Plastic surgery power!

By: mischief

mischief — Tue, 24 May 2005 07:06:58 -0800

Thankfully, I have my Best of The Archies CD.

By: jonmc

jonmc — Tue, 24 May 2005 07:11:45 -0800

Hey, the Archies rocked, as did 1910 Fruitgum Co., Crazy Elephant, The Partridge Family, The DeFranco Family, and even Hanson on occasion. Anyone who loves the Ramones (or Kiss, or British Glam) and disses the above bands has missed the point.

By: KevinSkomsvold

KevinSkomsvold — Tue, 24 May 2005 07:13:27 -0800

How can we talk about the Spice Girls when Ernest T. Bass just died?

By: jonmc

jonmc — Tue, 24 May 2005 07:14:26 -0800

Thurl Ravensroft, too.

By: KevinSkomsvold

KevinSkomsvold — Tue, 24 May 2005 07:18:50 -0800

Allow me: in a wistful tone: "Oh Grrrrrrrrreat..."

By: PeterMcDermott

PeterMcDermott — Tue, 24 May 2005 07:31:48 -0800

> If you want to be my lover........ NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!! "If you wanna be my lover, you gotta get with my friends..." What's not to like about a suggestion like that? All women should be so generous.

By: alumshubby

alumshubby — Tue, 24 May 2005 07:48:40 -0800

I fondly remember Thurl Ravenscroft every Christmas season for his unforgettable rendition of "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch."

By: indiebass

indiebass — Tue, 24 May 2005 08:29:29 -0800

"F" you all! The Spice Girls were a FAN.TAS.TIC pop group. If you didn't like them, its because you don't like pop music (which, believe you me, is more than fair). For what they were, they were the right blend of saccharine and bubblegum for the times. At least now I can finally see them in concert, where as before... I was WAY too cool. Now I'm "kewl", and THAT's how a Spice Fan would say it. (btw: "Old Spice"? Best of the Thread)

By: ObscureReferenceMan

ObscureReferenceMan — Tue, 24 May 2005 08:33:45 -0800

WHAT?!? I can't believe there was no FPP on the passing of the great Thurl Ravenscroft. Very sad indeed. Oh, and was there something about the Spice Girls?

By: salmacis

salmacis — Tue, 24 May 2005 08:39:50 -0800

No, indiebass, the Spice Girls were not fantastic. They were 5 talentless hacks singing incredibly annoying songs (badly). If that's "pop" you can shove it up your arse.

By: jonmc

jonmc — Tue, 24 May 2005 08:41:34 -0800

"Wannabe" was a nifty peice of candy. Besides they had boobies.

By: tkchrist

tkchrist — Tue, 24 May 2005 09:01:35 -0800

I've said it before and I'll say it again: capitalism does not work. The market has no long term concerns. It may do what's best for a few, but never what's best for the species. [rolls eyes] Only on MeFi is the return of the Spice Girls seen as a ringing endorsement of communism. Hey, if they can make a go of it and con another generation of 12 year old girls and grant raging boners to another batch of lonely 35 year old men... I say good for them. I hope they make a BA-zillion dollars. Shit man. What else would they be doing with their lives? Curing cancer? I think not. Talentless hacks So what? Sturgeons rule: 98% of everything is shit. If it's not pop, it's "folk" music, then. These ladies are just common folk. Hell. It ain't about the art. It's about the fantasy. Isn't it everybody's dream to make a ton of dough and live a rock-star life? Regardless of talent? They hit the lottery. So good for them. You think they don't "deserve" it. So what. Most of us don't deserve half of what we have. You don't like it don't listen, don't buy. I say YAY capitalism and boobies! And Sporty is rrrrrrawaaarr!

By: Bugbread

Bugbread — Tue, 24 May 2005 09:12:15 -0800

I can't think of any song I've heard by them except "Wannabe", which seemed like a fairly likeable song. From whence all the bile? What did I miss?

By: jonmc

jonmc — Tue, 24 May 2005 09:14:21 -0800

From whence all the bile? Envy. Or maybe they remind them of some chick they failed to score with.

By: Hands of Manos

Hands of Manos — Tue, 24 May 2005 09:24:58 -0800

I don't know what's worse...the return of the Backstreet Boys, or the the reconstruction of the spice girls

By: Fuzzy Monster

Fuzzy Monster — Tue, 24 May 2005 09:27:41 -0800

Hey, the Archies rocked, as did 1910 Fruitgum Co., Crazy Elephant, The Partridge Family, The DeFranco Family, and even Hanson on occasion. Dude... The Partridge Family?

By: Bugbread

Bugbread — Tue, 24 May 2005 09:33:28 -0800

The Partridge Family rocks.

By: jonmc

jonmc — Tue, 24 May 2005 09:35:14 -0800

Fuzzy Monster:1) "I Think I Love You" and "Dosen't Somebody Want To Be Wanted" are great sing-along pop songs, 2) Their TV show was more legitamitely entertaining than the Bradys (plus Lori Partridge was teh hawt) and 3)my black "c'mon get happy" Partridge t-shirt is among my most prized possessions.

By: Fuzzy Monster

Fuzzy Monster — Tue, 24 May 2005 09:46:59 -0800

Yeah, but dude... The Partridge Family?

By: jonmc

jonmc — Tue, 24 May 2005 09:48:28 -0800

Bonaduce..Bonaduce..Bonaduce.. /beavis

By: mrbill

mrbill — Tue, 24 May 2005 09:52:47 -0800

I'd rather have the Spice Girls back than more crap from American Idol and a Britney/Redneck "reality tv" show...

By: aacheson

aacheson — Tue, 24 May 2005 10:03:12 -0800

Praise god! I feel my booty starting to shake already!

By: grateful

grateful — Tue, 24 May 2005 10:19:49 -0800

MmmmmmBOP!

By: anildash

anildash — Tue, 24 May 2005 10:31:56 -0800

Interestingly, they're all hotter now.

By: jonmc

jonmc — Tue, 24 May 2005 10:32:41 -0800

No. anil, Scary was hotter with the big hair, IMHO.

By: salmacis

salmacis — Tue, 24 May 2005 11:14:04 -0800

Envy. Or maybe they remind them of some chick they failed to score with. Do you seriously believe that? Or do you not think that their songs were as irritating as the crazy frog?

By: jonmc

jonmc — Tue, 24 May 2005 11:16:21 -0800

They weren't great, no, but they're undeserving of the level of bile they're recieving. It's harmless pop music with a boobies bonus. So, yeah if you're that angry about it, I gotta figure there's another reason.

By: dame

dame — Tue, 24 May 2005 11:47:54 -0800

Jon, don't you ever compare the Ramones to Hanson again. Or I will brave Queens and come kick your ass.

By: jonmc

jonmc — Tue, 24 May 2005 11:59:16 -0800

I'm not comparing them in terms of quality, dame-and you know that there isn't a bigger Ramones fan on this board than I. I'm merely stating that anyone who claims to love the Ramones, but writes of Hanson as "bubblegum," dosen't realize that the Ramones were all about the gum. "Blitzkreig Bop," was written to sound like the Bay City Rollers, for pete's sake. Joey loved the 1910 Fruitgum Company and Tommy James and The Shondells. Their songs were unironic celebrations of American junk culture.The Ramones were all about breaking down the phony wall between what's "cool" and "authentic" versus "disposable pop." And the Ramones were from Queens, remember?

By: dame

dame — Tue, 24 May 2005 12:04:21 -0800

Just because good things come from Queens doesn't mean Queens is good. But quality is the question. Hanson is bad. You can hate them and still love the Ramones. The Ramones did pop garage well.

By: Jart

Jart — Tue, 24 May 2005 12:05:30 -0800

I still think the chicks from All Saints were hotter.

By: ackeber

ackeber — Tue, 24 May 2005 12:08:34 -0800

I'd rather have the Spice Girls back than more crap from American Idol and a Britney/Redneck "reality tv" show... I'm actually looking foreward to the Britney show. I don't really know why, but I think its one of those things that will be horribly awful yet extremely entertaining.

By: jonmc

jonmc — Tue, 24 May 2005 12:13:02 -0800

Hanson is bad. "MMMBop," is a perfect pop confection on the level of "Go All The Way," "Valleri," "Sooner Or Later," and "I Want You Back." In fact, somebody once described Hanson as "The Aryan Jackson 5." And at least they played their own instruments.

By: jonmc

jonmc — Tue, 24 May 2005 12:15:17 -0800

(see once you abandon the idea of "hipness" and "cred" you can publicly embrace stuff like "MMMBop." It's very liberating. Thankfully, I never bought into those ideas in the first place)

By: fshgrl

fshgrl — Tue, 24 May 2005 12:16:22 -0800

talentless hacks singing incredibly annoying songs (badly). If that's "pop" you can shove it up your arse I think that's the definition of pop, isn't it? I will always love the Spice Girls a little bit for the sheer unintentional hilariousness of the 2Bcum1 video.

By: zoogleplex

zoogleplex — Tue, 24 May 2005 12:20:48 -0800

jonmc: "It's harmless pop music with a boobies bonus. So, yeah if you're that angry about it, I gotta figure there's another reason." One of many possibles: "serious musician types" having trouble getting record deals and fame in the face of corporate candy-boobie marketing. :) (Not something I suffer from, by the way. I was never offended by the Spice Girls, and I like their boobies. 'Specially Geri's.)

By: jonmc

jonmc — Tue, 24 May 2005 12:21:12 -0800

Also, all the best American punk bands (Ramones, Dictators, Dickies, Dolls, MC5, Runaways) completely embraced teenage pop for all it was worth. And British Glam was 90% of the time nothing but bubblegum with louder guitars and androgyny. Read this book for further elucidation.

By: Jart

Jart — Tue, 24 May 2005 12:24:42 -0800

I will always love the Spice Girls a little bit for the sheer unintentional hilariousness of the 2Bcum1 video. I used to try and imagine how many teenage girls were inspired to part with their virginity by that song. The best answer I could come up with was "lots." In my book, that means the Spice Girls perform a valuable public service.

By: dame

dame — Tue, 24 May 2005 12:54:18 -0800

Jon, you are just wrong. I dislike Hanson not for hipness sake but because it makes me brain hurt and the baby Mohammed to cry. People can disagree with you and not have it be about coolness. So don't make me get on the N. * Please note that not all people who seem hip actually do things to seem that way--sometimes everyone just comes around to a style that would be yours regardless of who embraced it.

By: jonmc

jonmc — Tue, 24 May 2005 12:58:43 -0800

Dame, I didn't say you couldn't legitamitely dislike Hanson, since that's just a matter of taste. My original statement was basically if you write off Hanson because they're "bubblegum," but like the Ramones, then you've missed the point because the Ramones are bubblegum, too. If you just don't dig them then they're just not your bag. Gabiche, paeasana? But Hanson just ain't your flavor of gum. Perhaps you'd like a pack of Bay City Rollers, or a stick of Jackson 5?

By: ciderwoman

ciderwoman — Tue, 24 May 2005 14:55:51 -0800

Perhaps the thought of a SG reunion seems less offensive from the American side of the pond as you've been spared the pain that has been their solo careers. Sporty had one good single, Baby did a passable latin thing, Scary was just embarrassing (save a collaboration with Missy Elliot) and the less said about Posh's singles the better. But the nadir of it all has been Geri, with her ever more desperate attempts to forge a career doing anything. To make matters worse, AFAIK Geri is now the only one with a record deal (Sporty is releasing her own stuff I believe). She'll turn up at the opening of an envelope, and now has two autobiographies. Here in the UK we've had enough of the lot of them, and so what do they do? Reform. The heartless bastards. There are few sights more unpleasant than someone desperately clinging to the remains of their 15 minutes of fame. I enjoyed the whole spice phenomenum at the time (loved the second single), but enough is enough. I can take the Pixies reforming, but please god save us from this.

By: fshgrl

fshgrl — Tue, 24 May 2005 15:04:00 -0800

I used to try and imagine how many teenage girls were inspired to part with their virginity by that song. That song promoted responsible sex... Put it on... put it on...

By: DenOfSizer

DenOfSizer — Tue, 24 May 2005 16:26:24 -0800

Oh goody, now maybe the Pale Saints'll reunite, too.

By: Bugbread

Bugbread — Tue, 24 May 2005 16:29:46 -0800

ciderwoman : "She'll turn up at the opening of an envelope" I'd just like to say that that's a wonderful phrase. Your own?

By: scody

scody — Tue, 24 May 2005 16:54:45 -0800

Just chiming in to say "mmmbop!" to jon, who I am thrilled to have in my corner on the Hanson question. And to politely ask for a stick of that delicious Bay City Rollers flavor.

By: jonmc

jonmc — Tue, 24 May 2005 17:00:38 -0800

scody, one day you'll own a radio station and I'll be your Wolfman Jack.

By: scody

scody — Tue, 24 May 2005 17:07:28 -0800

omigodthatwouldbesoCOOL. What would our call letters be? WBOP? *tries to imagine jon with the Wolfman's beard and fangs; giggles*

By: jonmc

jonmc — Tue, 24 May 2005 17:15:35 -0800

About 8 years ago, I had facial hair similar to the Wolfman's and a shoulder-length mane. I woulda been a laff riot.

By: scody

scody — Tue, 24 May 2005 17:34:37 -0800

But no fangs, I wager?

By: jonmc

jonmc — Tue, 24 May 2005 17:40:04 -0800

Me, fangs? Nah. Although my goth buddy Craig had an icredibly realistic set that he used to put on to amuse himself. One time we went to Hometown Buffet and I begged him to put them on and tell the cashier "I'm 350 years old, I demand a senior citizen discount!" in a Transylvanian accent, but he wouldn't go for it. Another time at the same location, I saw a goth dude in full regalia-black vinyl duster, long stringy black hair, silver lip spike- dining with what I assume were his parents. It's not often you get to watch the Prince Of darkness enjoy some Jell-O Salad.

By: scody

scody — Tue, 24 May 2005 18:19:45 -0800

*rolls on floor sobbing with laughter* Jon, promise me that when I come through NYC this summer or fall, you will be present for the meetup. We must talk records and trade goofy goth stories!

By: jonmc

jonmc — Tue, 24 May 2005 18:24:03 -0800

Sure.

By: Joey Michaels

Joey Michaels — Tue, 24 May 2005 18:56:36 -0800

For the record, if they tour to my part of the world, I will gladly sleep with all five of them, together or separately. As you can see, I do want to "get wit' their friends," so I hope I am finally going to score.

By: dame

dame — Tue, 24 May 2005 20:07:54 -0800

Okay, jon, you're right--the rationale for hating Hanson is the crap rationale, not the bubblegum one. Then again, you know I like "Bay City Rollers We Love You."

By: loquacious

loquacious — Tue, 24 May 2005 20:54:36 -0800

I would like to post NIN vs. The Spice Girls "Closer to Spice" here, but I can't find a suitable, safe, high-bandwidth link, so you're going to have to google/p2p it for yourself. Trust me, if you haven't heard it you'll thank me. It's really frightening how well those two songs mix together. Except, in this context my answer to "what I really, really want" would never be "I wanna fuck you like an animal".

By: Darkman

Darkman — Wed, 25 May 2005 23:39:36 -0800

"Nice spice rack!" Well damn it, no one had said it yet.