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The album received mixed reviews from pop music critics. Allmusic's reviewer Stephen Thomas Erlewine gave a positive review: Thomas called the album an "immaculately crafted pop" that is "infectious" and "irresistible", adding that "Spice doesn't need to be original to be entertaining" and that "none of the girls have great voices, but they do exude personality and charisma". Ken Tucker from Entertainment Weekly gave a positive review: Tucker called the album a "devilishly good pop collection", and said that the lead single "Wannabe" is "perky yet tough, catchy yet melodically surprising".

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  • The album received mixed reviews from pop music critics. Allmusic's reviewer Stephen Thomas Erlewine gave a positive review: Thomas called the album an "immaculately crafted pop" that is "infectious" and "irresistible", adding that "Spice doesn't need to be original to be entertaining" and that "none of the girls have great voices, but they do exude personality and charisma". Ken Tucker from Entertainment Weekly gave a positive review: Tucker called the album a "devilishly good pop collection", and said that the lead single "Wannabe" is "perky yet tough, catchy yet melodically surprising".
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  • The album received mixed reviews from pop music critics. Allmusic's reviewer Stephen Thomas Erlewine gave a positive review: Thomas called the album an "immaculately crafted pop" that is "infectious" and "irresistible", adding that "Spice doesn't need to be original to be entertaining" and that "none of the girls have great voices, but they do exude personality and charisma". Ken Tucker from Entertainment Weekly gave a positive review: Tucker called the album a "devilishly good pop collection", and said that the lead single "Wannabe" is "perky yet tough, catchy yet melodically surprising". Lois Alter Mark from the same magazine gave a negative review: Mark called the Spice Girls, "Go-Gos with attitude" and described the content of the album as a "PG-rated fantasies and come-ons", adding that "the girls may not be ideal role models". LAUNCHcast's Dev Sherlock gave a positive review: called the album "pure upbeat ear candy" and that it was "one of the most fun and exciting pop releases of the year", adding that their Girl Power philosophy is "a well-balanced manifesto for young women everywhere that is neither twee nor riot grrrl-angry". Daniel Incognito from Sputnikmusic gave a negative review: Incognito commented that while "other pop music can feel generic, copied and lacking in emotion the Spice Girls bounce about with unbridled enthusiasm", adding that the album "defined the word spirit" and that it "socially, culturally and musically, truly did make the 90s a decade to remember" calling the album "the Thriller of the 90s". Christina Kelly from Rolling Stone gave a negative review: Kelly called the group "another bubblegum pop group" that "offer a watered-down mix of hip-hop and cheesy pop balladry", adding that the Girl Power concept is just a "pro-woman posing", and that "the girls don't get bogged down by anything deeper than mugging for promo shots and giving out tips on getting boys in bed".
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