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RE: Don't Kill the Messenger; But Spice Girls Beat Another U2

PB
Peter Bulthuis
****@cistron.nl
Thu, 30 Jul 1998 01:11:56 +0200
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>From CNN On-line
>
>Spice Girls Forever
>
>World Entertainment News Network
>26-JUL-98
>(JUL. 26) WENN/P - SPICE GIRLS FOREVER LATEST: The >SPICE GIRLS today
>(26JUL98) proved that GERI HALIWELL's departure has not >affected their
>popularity - they're number one in Britain's singles charts again.
>With VIVA FOREVER they've shot straight to the top of the charts - their
>seventh number one.
>The hit is the first Spice Girls single since GERI HALLIWELL's shock
>departure in May (98), although it was recorded while she was still in
>the group.
>And they've also hit another record. At their show in Orlando, Florida,
>earlier this month (JUL98) the sound level reached an amazing 110
>decibels, beating the record held by the ROLLING STONES and U2.
>(WNSNE/VC/RV)
>
>des

This has nothing to do with good music. Only with the commercial sound of
The Spice Girls. It's an open door that the mass only likes rubbish. I don't
care if U2 sells millions of records or only one (to me). Only the music
counts and in that case U2 is beating The Spice Girls with miles.

Greetings,

Peter