Before she was Sporty Spice, Melanie C was a teenage raver on the Costa Brava dancing to Prodigy and Grooverider in a tracksuit. Thirty years later, she's finally made the album that brings it all together.
On this episode of CCTV: The Nonstop Pop Show, Chris and Chantel Nicole give an honest review of Melanie C's ninth solo album "Sweat" - a dance-pop record built on house, rave culture, and dance influences that might be the most exciting solo Spice Girls release since Northern Star. Recorded across London, Stockholm, and LA with collaborators including Robyn producer Klas Åhlund and PinkPantheress collaborator Oscar Scheller, "Sweat" finds Mel C merging her pop career with her second life as a globally touring DJ and fully embracing the Sporty Spice persona she once kept at arm's length.
We go track by track, talk about the Diana Ross and Inner Life samples, the emotional arc from heartbreak to new love, how her DJ career shaped the sound, and whether this belongs in the conversation for best solo Spice Girl album ever.Join us on Patreon!: https://www.patreon.com/CCTVPOPSFollow us on social media: https://linktr.ee/cctvpops
- 0:00 - Intro
- 1:00 - "Sweat" Album Info
- 2:41 - Album Cover
- 4:34 - "Sweat"
- 13:15 - "Drum Machine"
- 20:00 - "What Could Possibly Go Wrong?"
- 24:21 - "Til It Breaks"
- 28:18 - "Pressure"
- 33:34 - "Emotional Memory"
- 37:00 - "Attitude"
- 42:42 - "Good For Nothing"
- 46:25 - "Undefeated Champion"
- 51:04 - "Cashmere"
- 55:35 - "Free To Love"
- 59:30 - "One Track Mind"
- 1:03:40 - "Flick of the Wrist"
- 1:07:45 - Cut or Keep
- 1:09:45 - Overall Thoughts & Final Rating
References:
- “Sweat” MV https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blY463GJQjw&pp=ygUPbWVsYW5pZSBjIHN3ZWF0
- “Sweat” Live at Michael McIntyre’s Big Show https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=si3o935rQco&pp=ygUPbWVsYW5pZSBjIHN3ZWF0
- “Sweat” Live from The Voice Australia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IF_YnsnYZCs&pp=ygUPbWVsYW5pZSBjIHN3ZWF0
- “Drum Machine” MV https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYuAN7aBZWc&pp=ygUWbWVsYW5pZSBjIGRydW0gbWFjaGluZQ%3D%3D
- “What Could Possibly Go Wrong?” Live at BBC Radio 2 Piano Room https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Azz2NlMyY4&pp=ygUmbWVsYW5pZSBjIHdoYXQgY291bGQgcG9zc2libHkgZ28gd3Jvbmc%3D
- “Undefeated Champion” Live at Die Giovanni Zarrella Show https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SiOkWhx9cNM&pp=ygUdbWVsYW5pZSBjIHVuZGVmZWF0ZWQgY2hhbXBpb24%3D