Spice Girls Spice World Torrent

As well as their managers and songwriters, are nothing if not clever, and, the group's second album, illustrates exactly how sharp they are. Conventional wisdom dictates that should be a weak facsimile of, which itself featured a handful of great singles surrounded by filler. Conventional wisdom, in this case, is wrong -- is a better record than its predecessor, boasting a more consistent (and catchier) set of songs and an intoxicating sense of fun. Instead of merely rewriting, consolidates and expands the group's style, adding Latin flourishes ('Spice Up Your Life'), kitschy blues ('The Lady Is a Vamp'), and stomping, neo-Motown blue-eyed soul in the vein of ('Stop'). The girls -- in particular -- are actually turning into good vocalists, and each song plays to their strengths, giving each a chance to shine.

Spice World's lack of cohesive plot will likely lose most viewers, but for fans of the titular girl group there's more than enough fun to be had in their wacky -- albeit.

Best of all, each song has a strong melody and a strong, solid beat, whether it's a ballad or a dance number. It's a pure, unadulterated guilty pleasure and some of the best manufactured mainstream dance-pop of the late '90s.