SPARKS

A fantastic send off befitting a Sparks superfan the funeral was. Laid before us was the magic of their work, how it reflected upon the passage through the years of an intelligent, musically attuned l ...

Will be gratefully joining Bobby on the early morning trip, to give thanks for the amazing Fifer, fellow fan, friend, force of life that was stoic Eric.

Happy to pass on all expressions of love fr ...

Eric was a great man, a great fan.

Hurting at this evidently sudden passing, happiness was to see him so recently looking trim and happy and enthusiastic having finally benefited from the luxury o ...

Thought that this was worthy of its own thread given that it takes place on SATURDAY. Although it is not an event organised by, or featuring the presence of Sparks themselves, there is an exciting pot ...

At least there's someone out there who recognises the importance of this anniversary - the excellent Rosalie Cunningham is doing a Kimono My House 50th tribute in Stockton on Tees on 4 May. Tempting . ...

Totally agree, Dinky. Once again, this year, I was thrilled to enjoy every UK gig by the best, most athletic pop vocalist around. Had to be done, and reacquainted with the most fabulous people, and me ...

Oxford was astounding! Always I grapple with apprehension in the tense minutes before the first show after a break. Sparks have meant so much to me over the years, purveyors of the most wonderful and ...

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Meant to post this a few days ago, but since we are still in the Christmas season and I reckon it's worth hearing, here it is.
Cannot work out all the lyrics but it certainly creates a stark change ...

"Pineapple," starting off Russell's birthday properly. 70/10 ;)

Great song both lyrically and musically and captures an emerging spirit of the age. Truly worthy of being a single, and bei ...

Gratuitous Sax and Senseless Violins tour, Edinburgh's Usher Hall. They were awesome! Russell looked great and was full of energy

. Christi Haydon was elegance abound. And, omg, how I hadn't ...

Exotic Creatures of the Deep was the impetus for the Spectacular. Playing the 20 previous albums was the ultimate, unprecedented build up to the great new album. Mind-blowing, it was also the ultimate ...

Hello Young Lovers had been my favourite album from the moment I put the new release on my CD player in 2006. News from the internet probably prompted me to go out and buy it. Well, to say I bought it ...

Lil' Beethoven was an experiment in itself. A boldly experimental album, it produced remarkable results. It didn't just break new ground for Sparks, it blazed into territory hitherto undiscovered by t ...

"Balls" was an album that exceeded all my expectations when I spotted it hanging high up on the walls of the tiny triangular interior of Avalanche Records in Edinburgh's Old Town. Packed ful ...

You might want to edit the Number one song in Heaven bit.

Thanks Billy, I spotted and sorted an alarming amount of typos. There's probably more.

Will have to re-read the others too. It's quite ...

Replicating great things from the past and presenting them afresh in exciting ways was the theme behind the album next on the 21 nights. "Plagiarism" is like a greatest hits album, only re-r ...

"Gratuitous Sax and Senseless Violins" was a night I had to express gratitude for. On first play of the LP in 1994, this showcase of sparkling new material

felt like the alb ...

Two rememberable things from last nights Show in munich:(apart from being a great concert from start to finish)

As the producer of angst in my pants was in the audience they played half of the Song ...

Interior Design was an album I had not heard by 21x21. In Britain, the 80s were Sparks' "lost decade", a phrase coined by Ron himself. Unlike other Sparks albums, which featured its iconic s ...