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What's The Piquancy…?: Spice Girls: Spice (Virgin)

Stephen Dalton, Vox, December 1996

THEY'RE NOT MANUFACTURED! They're not the female Take That! They drink, swear, shag and write their own songs! They believe in "girl power" and use their sexuality in a positive, empowering way! And they certainly aren't sexy stage-school luvvies being exploited by the corporate pop machine for short-term commercial gain! No way!

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