After the breakup of The Spice Girls, Mel C was the only one in the bunch who showed serious musical aspirations. Not surprising, given that it was her voice that added some color to the songs of this popular girl group. 'Sporty' Mel refused to mimic any longer with a DAT tape and formed a real live band to promote her debut album Northern Star (1999). The gamble paid off. She scored a big hit with
… I Turn To You and then she took over the duet with the tough rocker Bryan Adams (When You're Gone). Melanie C has the talent to sing a song so enthusiastically that it seems like there is more to it than is actually the case. That means that this time with Here It Comes Again and Lose Myself In You she again has two healed hits in her hands. A ballad like the title track would have benefited from a smaller approach. It is at such a moment that Melanie C's vocal limitations come to the surface. (MS)more
