1997 Spice Girls: Too Much

Too much? Of a good thing? After six singles and six number ones then maybe - whilst you could never be 100% certain what you were going to get from the Spices, they never took you down the road less travelled. And whatever genre the girls dabbled in, their output always displayed a lightness of touch that didn't come structured by girders or fuelled by diesel. Despite the oh so serious cover shot 'Too Much' doesn't buck that trend. In fact, it spreads its vaguely R&B, vaguely doo wop, vaguely American influences way too thinly over a song that's all chorus with precious little in-between. And when the pastry is rolled so paper thin then the whole pie crumbles way before it gets to your mouth. For once the girls provide at least a semblance of distinction in their vocals to keeps the interest levels up, and a certain in-built catchiness doesn't hurt either, but ultimately 'Too Much' belies its title and serves up anorexic flim flam that needs a damn good feed.