Geri Halliwell - Ride It

[AGinAg (39)]

I was half asleep yesterday and this came up on Spotify. Being a huge supporter of THE ARTS, I realised I'd not revisited the career of Geri for quite some time and this baiting nonsense really did it for me. Heard while half comatose, truly a ringing endorsement.

https://spotify.link/NNt78w1tczb

 

[Penelope]

It's monumental. Generation X's Like A Prayer

 

[Sheena]

Equally APPALLING and FABULOUS and simultaneously a COMEBACK BUT CAREER ENDING SMASH. Geri NEVER fails to DICHOTOMISE (is that even a word? FOR GERI IT CAN BE!) across multiple levels.

10/10

 

[Sheena]

It's monumental. Generation X's Like A Prayer

Actually, it's their Girl Gone Wild when you think about it...

 

[Sheena]

Its SUNSHINE was dimmed by my best friend taking it on a BURNT CD to Gran Canaria and playing it so much on repeat I took a KNIFE to it to shut it up, but I've rediscovered it in recent years.

I also don't hate DESIRE as much as I thought I used to as well

 

[RS]

 

[Devil]

It’s catchy. But fuck me its cheap, tacky and nasty.

And whilst I loved her at the time and didn’t mind, the fact she literally CANNOT sing (like, at ALL) makes it hard for me to listen to anything these days bar a couple.

 

[Beverley]

The video is appalling, but it’s hard to deny the song

 

[Dark Carnival]

Both are cheap.

 

[lolly]

Tepid

 

[GNL]

Love Never Loved Me OUTSOLD (in my heart).

 

[BoysForSeles]

Unsubstantial.

 

[AGinAg (39)]

Vicky the Vole voting this low, but considers Baby Come Back A NINETIES DANCE CLASSIC

 

[RJN]

The cover US Spotify uses for this album makes her look like a GOOD CHRISTIAN and/or Faith Hill

 

[RJN]

As for the songs

10 Love Never Loved Me
09 Ride It
08 Desire

 

[Vicky the Vole]

Vicky the Vole voting this low, but considers Baby Come Back A 90s dance classic

I stand by both of those opinions.

 

[Finn]

I love our Geri, but (even more so than solo album #2) this is such a step down from her Look At Me to Bag It Up imperial era. The same goes for the visuals too. The magic had gone.

The best part about this campaign was the accompanying There's Something About Geri doc. It's been a decade since I watched but highlights include the Top Gear meltdown, and her stepfather not coming to her G-A-Y performance because last time he went to the toilet and there were men doing all sorts to each other in there

 

[Pipo]

It’s catchy. But fuck me its cheap, tacky and nasty.

as if that was a BAD thing!

 

[Joseph]

 

[Dark Carnival]

 

[Halli]

This was from the same era and the height of geru BONKERZ

 

[Pipo]

Bonkerz Geru was always the best and her shamelessly pink pound chase was unparalleled.