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TwigtheWonderkid

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48,952 posts

179 months

Friday 19th January 2018
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Anyone else a fan. Got tickets to see them in London in May. Really looking forward to it.

CAPP0

20,836 posts

232 months

Friday 19th January 2018
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I want to hope they're really good! I think I've read that they do put on quite a show.

Tough, isn't it, there's the whole "never meet your heroes" thing. When I was a nipper, I went to see Sister Sledge (Chic-Lite biggrin) and I'm sure I enjoyed it, but as much as I have all the time in the world for Mr Rodgers and what he's done and achieved, I watch the NYE gig and thought it was a pale imitation of what I remember.

Keep us posted!

2 sMoKiN bArReLs

31,986 posts

264 months

Friday 19th January 2018
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The mammals are your favourite type, and you want her tonight

vixen1700

28,926 posts

299 months

Saturday 20th January 2018
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Can't think of Sparks nowadays without a really messed up mix of Beat the Clock entering my head that was played at a Hackney rave at 7am in the mid 90s. confusedhehe

anonymous-user

83 months

Saturday 20th January 2018
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As in the Sparks?
Great they are still going/alive
I have Propenda & Kimono My House Cassettes from the 70s.
We’re OK/average back then..

br d

9,072 posts

255 months

Sunday 21st January 2018
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The extended version of "Number one song in Heaven" is one of my favourite driving songs. Recent-ish reviews I've read say they put on a great show, enjoy.

AMG Merc

11,955 posts

282 months

Sunday 21st January 2018
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CAPP0 said:
I want to hope they're really good! I think I've read that they do put on quite a show.

Tough, isn't it, there's the whole "never meet your heroes" thing. When I was a nipper, I went to see Sister Sledge (Chic-Lite biggrin) and I'm sure I enjoyed it, but as much as I have all the time in the world for Mr Rodgers and what he's done and achieved, I watch the NYE gig and thought it was a pale imitation of what I remember.

Keep us posted!
It wasn't bad from my seat smile I think the room we were in wasn't designed to move sound around very well.

The Hypno-Toad

13,297 posts

234 months

Sunday 21st January 2018
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Just a great band and writers of some of the wittiest lyrics ever. I still have Propaganda and Kimono My House on original vinyl.




Turn7

25,670 posts

250 months

Sunday 21st January 2018
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This Town.... really captured me as a young boy, in fact it probably determined my future musical taste, as the excitement in the song really grabbed me at the time...
Still love that tune now......

The Hypno-Toad

13,297 posts

234 months

Sunday 21st January 2018
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Turn7 said:
This Town.... really captured me as a young boy, in fact it probably determined my future musical taste, as the excitement in the song really grabbed me at the time...
Still love that tune now......
Me too. "Heartbeat, increasing heartbeat,"

TwigtheWonderkid

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48,952 posts

179 months

Tuesday 23rd January 2018
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The Hypno-Toad said:
Just a great band and writers of some of the wittiest lyrics ever. I still have Propaganda and Kimono My House on original vinyl.
Yup, me to.

anonymous-user

83 months

Wednesday 24th January 2018
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The Hypno-Toad said:
Just a great band and writers of some of the wittiest lyrics ever. I still have Propaganda and Kimono My House on original vinyl.
Also available on eight track.
It's what I think when I always remember my cassette of Kimono My House.

TwigtheWonderkid

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48,952 posts

179 months

Friday 25th May 2018
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Wow, what a brilliant gig. They were amazing, Even Ron cracked a smile, and got up from the keyboards and had a dance.

I thought the roof was going to come off when they did No 1 Song In Heaven, followed by This Town Ain't Big enough.

Jesus, they're 69 & 72. I was shattered this morning, Christ knows how they do it.

Speedracer329

1,507 posts

206 months

Saturday 26th May 2018
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Glad you enjoyed the gig, I saw them the first time around & have always had a soft spot for them & have a few of their albums that still get played. No-one quite like them IMO.

Skyedriver

23,316 posts

311 months

Sunday 27th May 2018
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There was a radio prog on during the last week, they were talking about their life and musical influences. Didn't hear all of it but was interesting. Wasn't a Sparks fan at all in their heyday.

robbocop33

1,207 posts

136 months

Monday 28th May 2018
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My dad had quite odd taste in music as i was growing up, especially during the 70,s,i would be subject to Offenbach, then Chopin next day, then Tangerine dream and Jean Michelle Jarre, next day Beethoven, bit of Liberace and then a Sparks album turned up, really caught my imagination, it was the album with them standing beside an aeroplane?
Always remembered the track Pineapple, stuck in my head! :-) It always surprised me my father never touched a drug in his life, some of his albums would suggest otherwise....

The Hypno-Toad

13,297 posts

234 months

Monday 28th May 2018
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Indiscreet.

Not their best. Some the tracks would seem to suggest that they deliberately trying to get the sack from their record company.

selym

9,581 posts

200 months

Monday 28th May 2018
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I enjoyed the Franz Ferdinand - Sparks collaboration, FFS.

TwigtheWonderkid

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48,952 posts

179 months

Monday 28th May 2018
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The Hypno-Toad said:
Indiscreet.

Not their best. Some the tracks would seem to suggest that they deliberately trying to get the sack from their record company.
I like Indiscreet. Not my absolute fave, but it is this blokes all time fave Sparks album.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DJ91aqVfh8



TwigtheWonderkid

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48,952 posts

179 months

Monday 28th May 2018
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selym said:
I enjoyed the Franz Ferdinand - Sparks collaboration, FFS.
There's a track on that album called Collaborations Don't Work. hehe