Review of a new release   Spice Girls Forever (Virgin) Well, kiddies, the time we were waiting for has finally come. The Spice Girls have released their third album--and it kicks a lynx's ass! Anyone expecting "Tell me what you want/ What you really, really want!" had better stick with those backwards Backstreet Boys albums, because the Girls of Spice have grown up! Dropping their trademark superpop sound for a more mature late-teens/early-20s groove, they've also ditched the names of yesteryear, which only ghettoized each girl and hindered their collective creative power. Now going by Mel C, Mel B, Victoria and Emma, the Spice Girls are here--Forever! The first single off the album, "Holler," has already nailed down major by-request time on the Box and MTV. This is no coincidence, being that this song reeks of super sweetness! They even dabble with the infamous "talk box" on this one. On "Right Back at Ya," Mel B--back to her original last initial following her divorce--takes a shot at ye olde rappin' once again. Not bad, either, as she puts Puffy, the Ruff Ryders and Cash Money to shame. "Goodbye," a single released little over a year ago, is rumored to be the girls' tribute to Geri Halliwell, who abandoned the group for a solo career. And where is she now? Probably back to posing for naked tabloid pics and chasing soccer cock. In any case, the song is a nice, slow and sensitive jam to put on in case you're gonna do it all for the nookie! Yeah, you know what to do with that Chips Ahoy! "Let Love Lead the Way," on the other hand, is just a little too obvious, wouldn't you say? "'Lead the Way' to what?" your girl might ask, and then the dinner at Mickey D's and the $14 you dropped at Little Nicky might not pay off. This minor complaint aside, the Spice Girls bring pop back to its heyday by reinventing their sound again and kickin' all others to the curb. This album is for the fans, like me, who never gave up on the girls. We have been rewarded very nicely. Travis Frost