Sparks for life.

[plastic penguin]

Listened to a radio tribute to the alternative pop band Sparks. Never really a fan of the group back in the 70s, but they have insidiously grown on me over the years. Ron Mael, wearing a silly Charlie Chaplin tash and a strange stare, scared the pants off me when I was a youngster.

Convinced that groups these days take themselves too seriously. Sparks are/were great fun.

Ordered the album 'Indiscreet'.

 

[6th.replicant]

Yay, Sparks! They're still touring

Has a single ever packed more grade-A guitar riffs into 3 mins? :rockout:

 

[BIGBERNARDBRESSLAW]

"This town ain't big enough for both of us" is in my top ten all time favourite tracks.

Loved it as a kid, have loved it throughout my life, and love it still. Got a copy of "Kimono my house" on vinyl at a car boot a few years ago, now that is an album.

 

[CnoEvil]

"This town ain't big enough for both of us" is in my top ten all time favourite tracks.

Loved it as a kid, have loved it throughout my life, and love it still. Got a copy of "Kimono my house" on vinyl at a car boot a few years ago, now that is an album.

I have always liked them (I think it's an age/era thing) and have this on CD, which is not as good as remember it on vinyl.

 

[6th.replicant]

"This town ain't big enough for both of us" is in my top ten all time favourite tracks.

Loved it as a kid, have loved it throughout my life, and love it still ...

+1

The late, great, Pete Ford - gentleman, raconteur, stilton connoisseur and a chap able to down a Gold Label in one, who was as-round-as-he-was-tall, ie, his waist was 5ft 10in - was the landlord of The Salutation Inn during the '60-'70s (when it was a 'pub pub', not a 'gastro pub').

Pete decreed that This Town Ain't Big Enough For Both Of Us was "not to be removed" from the Salutation's jukebox becuase it was the fave single of one of the (junior) regulars - ie, me

[Gazes skywards] Cheers, Pete :cheers:

 

[plastic penguin]

o/ More sparkies.

My old guitar tutor once toured with Sparks as a session musician.

 

[6th.replicant]

Ooo, did he teach you the riffs from This Town Ain't Big Enough For Both Of Us?

 

[plastic penguin]

If you could imagine a politician entering the 100 metre final, I am the musical equivalent. :roll:

 

[Alantiggger]

My fav Sparks tune

slow version : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hSldOricDE

fast version : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oc_x2-rCFWI&feature=related (poor vid but the actual record sounds amazing through headphones)

edit...

Oh no , now I'm started .... lol

this is a fine tune as well : http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&NR=1&v=Pvatys8vP3s

 

[toyota man]

Sparks are still well into there music they make music for the love of it great band if a little mad I was going to say excentric but like most big words I wasn't sure how to spell it

 

[Alantiggger]

''eccentric'' indeed toyota... but still good ... :bounce:

 

[plastic penguin]

The album came yesterday (Thursday) and there's a couple of good tracks but not taken by it... yet. I like challenging albums; some of my favourites - Jeff Buckley, Radiohead's 'The Bends', Nirvana... - have all taken a few listenings before thinking "that's a really good album/artist".

If I love an album immediately I generally get bored, fairly quickly, and it's archived away...