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Spice Girls - Girl Power (Live in Istanbul) [VHS]

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This video is very good for any Spice fan who wants to know more about the girls. The video starts out with a 30 minute interview with the girls. It then goes to the good stuff! The Spice Girls first every concert! It was filmed in Istanbul, Turkey on October 12, 1997 infront of 8,000 fans and millions more through pay-per-view! The BIG flaw of this video is that they edited out half of the concert! Songs on the video are If You Cant Dance, Who Do You Think You Are?, Say You'll Be There, Step To Me, Naked, Two Become One, Spice Up Your Life, Move Over, and finishes with Wannabe. Songs that were edited are Something Kinda Funny, Saturday Night Divas, Stop, Too Much, Love Thing, and Mama. Why did they edit so many songs! A plus though is that Geri is still part of the gang during this concert!

This video is a must for all Spice fans! It's the very beginning in the Spice Girls live performances. The shots and video quality in this Spice masterpiece are state-of-the-art. The interviews are very good too. However, THIS IS NOT the complete version of the Istambul concert: Mama, Something Kinda Funny, Too Much and Love Thing are some of the songs that are missing in this home video. There's a "non-homevideo version" which contains the complete performance (and in which the concert's endurance is about 2 hours) but in this edition, the Girls only play for about 1 hr, more or less. This makes this video a good one, but not as good as the complete edition.

Here is what you get on this awesome video:
1Interviews:Each girl has a chair and background digsined just for them.They talk about about being famous about Wannabe being #1 the house they lived in clothes shopping how Mel C HATES it
how Emma loves it. what they liked when they where little to what
thier moms think of there fame and TONS more.
#2:GETTING READY 4 THE CONCERT:It starts with the girls on a bus
you get to see how the press handles thier apperences,you get to see them praticing thier songs from spiceworld,being crazy ,doing
interviews, and of course praticing for thier concert. It took a week to pratice you get to see the dates and times they pratice
#3:THE CONCERT:You get to see them going to the vinue and learn what they HAVE to have while proformong you get to see them going on stage proforming, and even after they get done proforming you get to see them backstage.

Please buy this it'll be the BEST CONCERT video you'll own.
Oh, happy birthday to Geri yesterday Aug.6!
Girl Power!

This is a video for all Spice fans to cherish. Their first concert ever & the only one available on video with Geri! Although alot of songs have been edited out, this video is still very amazing. First is a 30 minute interview with each of the girls & they explain about their lives up until that point & just everything you could ever want to know. Geri's so funny! Then follow the girls behind the scenes as they arrive at the venue & prepare for their first ever concert. They're all nervous & we get to watch them as they go up on stage. Once the show begins, you wouldn't ever have known that this was their first concert. They perform so good together & their chemistry together on stage is fabulous. From "If U Can't Dance" to "Wannabe", there is nonstop dancing, great costumes, & just alot of fun!

Here is what you get on this awesome video:
1Interviews:Each girl has a chair and background digsined just for them.They talk about about being famous about Wannabe being #1 the house they lived in clothes shopping how Mel C HATES it
how Emma loves it. what they liked when they where little to what
thier moms think of there fame and TONS more.
#2:GETTING READY 4 THE CONCERT:It starts with the girls on a bus
you get to see how the press handles thier apperences,you get to see them praticing thier songs from spiceworld,being crazy ,doing
interviews, and of course praticing for thier concert. It took a week to pratice you get to see the dates and times they pratice
#3:THE CONCERT:You get to see them going to the vinue and learn what they HAVE to have while proformong you get to see them going on stage proforming, and even after they get done proforming you get to see them backstage.

Please buy this it'll be the BEST CONCERT video you'll own.
Oh, happy birthday to Geri yesterday Aug.6!
Girl Power!

This Is a awesome video here is what you get:
interviews:Each girl has a chair and a background desingned just
for them. They talk about being famous the house they lived in
and what they liked when they where little to clothes shopping
how Mel C hates it and how Emma loves it and who they looked up to when they where little being #1 and loads of other things.
2.Preparing for the concert:You get to see them riding on a bus and how the press handle when they make appearences.Also praticing at the piano some of ther songs. And them praticing for thier concert it took a week for them to pratice you get to see the dates and times they pratice.My fave part was when you get to see them eating and what they eat like Geri has a "ginger meal" Emma has "baby food" it's quite fluffy.
3.The Concert:You get to see them going to the vinue do interviews and learn some instring things about the girls like what they HAVE to have while proforming. And of course the concert it's soo cool! it even shows you ,after wannabe them going backstage just soooooo cool.
Overall:10/10=100=A+
Please buy this you won't regerat it.
Oh, happy birthday to
Geri today.
:]

This Is a awesome video here is what you get:
interviews:Each girl has a chair and a background desingned just
for them. They talk about being famous the house they lived in
and what they liked when they where little to clothes shopping
how Mel C hates it and how Emma loves it and who they looked up to when they where little being #1 and loads of other things.
2.Preparing for the concert:You get to see them riding on a bus and how the press handle when they make appearences.Also praticing at the piano some of ther songs. And them praticing for thier concert it took a week for them to pratice you get to see the dates and times they pratice.My fave part was when you get to see them eating and what they eat like Geri has a "ginger meal" Emma has "baby food" it's quite fluffy.
3.The Concert:You get to see them going to the vinue do interviews and learn some instring things about the girls like what they HAVE to have while proforming. And of course the concert it's soo cool! it even shows you ,after wannabe them going backstage just soooooo cool.
Overall:10/10=100=A+
Please buy this you won't regerat it.
Oh, happy birthday to
Geri today.
:]

This Is a awesome video here is what you get:
interviews:Each girl has a chair and a background desingned just
for them. They talk about being famous the house they lived in
and what they liked when they where little to clothes shopping
how Mel C hates it and how Emma loves it and who they looked up to when they where little being #1 and loads of other things.
2.Preparing for the concert:You get to see them riding on a bus and how the press handle when they make appearences.Also praticing at the piano some of ther songs. And them praticing for thier concert it took a week for them to pratice you get to see the dates and times they pratice.My fave part was when you get to see them eating and what they eat like Geri has a "ginger meal" Emma has "baby food" it's quite fluffy.
3.The Concert:You get to see them going to the vinue do interviews and learn some instring things about the girls like what they HAVE to have while proforming. And of course the concert it's soo cool! it even shows you ,after wannabe them going backstage just soooooo cool.
Overall:10/10=100=A+
Please buy this you won't regerat it.
Oh, happy birthday to
Geri today.
:]

This Is a awesome video here is what you get:
interviews:Each girl has a chair and a background desingned just
for them. They talk about being famous the house they lived in
and what they liked when they where little to clothes shopping
how Mel C hates it and how Emma loves it and who they looked up to when they where little being #1 and loads of other things.
2.Preparing for the concert:You get to see them riding on a bus and how the press handle when they make appearences.Also praticing at the piano some of ther songs. And them praticing for thier concert it took a week for them to pratice you get to see the dates and times they pratice.My fave part was when you get to see them eating and what they eat like Geri has a "ginger meal" Emma has "baby food" it's quite fluffy.
3.The Concert:You get to see them going to the vinue do interviews and learn some instring things about the girls like what they HAVE to have while proforming. And of course the concert it's soo cool! it even shows you ,after wannabe them going backstage just soooooo cool.
Overall:10/10=100=A+
Please buy this you won't regerat it.
Oh, happy birthday to
Geri today.
:]

To begin with, these five girls are out of this world wonderful! Its my opinion that they are incredible! (This is of coarse when Ginger was still there.) These five girls are a breath of fresh air in the music industry! I cant count the times I have watched Live In Istanbul, and love it more each time! I love music. I love concerts. I love music videos. I have been a BIG fan of Fleetwood Mac for 25 years, and they are good together. These five girls, the Spice Girls are better than good together! These five girls are meant to be together! They perform so well together. They interact so well together on stage. Basically, they blow me away! In short, I LOVE THEM! I CANT GET ENOUGH OF THEM! My only complaint about Live In Istanbul is, as a few other people have noted, the pre-recorded issue of this concert video omitted several songs, including the beautiful Too Much. Although I ran right out and bought this video tape, I did also record the other, (longer) version of this concert when it aired on The Family Channel. This longer version is far better, and I dont know,to this day why they do this to concerts. Anywho, no matter how you slice it, these five girls (Ginger included) are wonderful. They are incredible, and I love them.