SPARKS

aussie · Posted: Sat Apr 20, 2024 9:13 am Post subject:

10.45pm Paynesville Victoria
after a lot of beers and looking through my old music collection, I found a cassette of Van Morrison Avalon Sunset
1989 and yes my music box still plays cassettes, it's a fantastic Cassette and the 1st song with Cliff Richard sets the tone for a great CD Oh sorry a cassette. 9 out 10
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Crabby · Groupie Joined: 26 Feb 2024 Posts: 154 Location: Belfast

Van Morrison and Cliff Richard? That's a combination! I love Van singing "Cleaning Windows"
I'm listening to quite a bit of Aretha Franklin at the minute but also have just finished playing John Adams "Nixon in China"..... (does this thread have to be pop music only? If so apologies but this opera is a cracker and weirdly enough some of the repetitive passages reminded me of parts of "Annette")

miss sparks · Posted: Sun May 05, 2024 9:33 am Post subject:

Kingdom - Dave Gahan 10/10

deadcalm · Posted: Sat May 11, 2024 7:20 am Post subject:

Topical song ,

Northern Lights - Renaissance 10-10
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wI01yagcfnc

Annie was hooked up with Roy Wood around then and he had some input when the band said it might be selling out to try and write a hit single. I think he rubbished that idea.

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Crabby · Groupie Joined: 26 Feb 2024 Posts: 154 Location: Belfast

Has he?? Ha ha Ron is obviously a man of great taste!
John Adams is wonderful and funny.... His piece "A short ride in a fast machine" is a blast! ". I can imagine Ron would love that ( and Russell too, we shouldn't leave him out of the equation!)

Crabby · Groupie Joined: 26 Feb 2024 Posts: 154 Location: Belfast

Listening to Idles... "Tangk"
I didn't know what to expect but it's exactly what l expected.... Not sure if that's a good or a bad thing, but l'm "dancing" round my ironing board to it so it must be OK!

Oscar · Power Groupie Joined: 10 Oct 2002 Posts: 423

Ron and Russell have also mentioned another John Adams opera, The Death of Kinghoffer, as being an influence on them.

An album of one of his more recent operas, Girls of the Golden West, has just been released, and it reminds me of Sparks in places, probably even more than those other two operas. Just something about the repetition of certain phrases. Nixon in China is easily my favorite though.

I'm a big fan of John Adams in general (not just the operas) and I owe it all to hearing about him from Sparks.

Crabby · Groupie Joined: 26 Feb 2024 Posts: 154 Location: Belfast

I'm trying to gather up some more John Adams stuff but every now and again when l need a boost (apart from Sparks) l listen to "Short Ride in a Fast Machine" l love it!!

Oscar · Power Groupie Joined: 10 Oct 2002 Posts: 423

It's pretty great!

Crabby · Groupie Joined: 26 Feb 2024 Posts: 154 Location: Belfast

Ha ha..... the title alone makes me happy!!

deadcalm · Posted: Sat May 25, 2024 3:46 am Post subject:

Mad Love - Bad Juice 8 - 10

Gemma Ray produced the recently released album this is
off Amour Noir . If you know her stuff then you can hear the influence on this one straight away. Pretty good album overall . It does not overstay its welcome . Compact and catchy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUMdtatARnE
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miss sparks · Posted: Sat May 25, 2024 3:51 am Post subject:

In dreams - Roy Orbison, I dedicate this song to my mum, who passed away last night.

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miss sparks · Posted: Sat May 25, 2024 5:16 pm Post subject:

Thank you

miss sparks · Posted: Fri Jul 19, 2024 10:39 am Post subject:

Billy Idol greatest hits 9/10

deadcalm · Posted: Wed Jul 31, 2024 3:22 pm Post subject:

Lost Angels - The Sweet 8- 10

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOt88C442Wo
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Alex Robertson · Posted: Wed Jul 31, 2024 4:38 pm Post subject:

miss sparks · Posted: Fri Aug 16, 2024 12:49 pm Post subject:

Wall to wall jive - Andy Ellison 10/10

FlorMica · Posted: Sat Aug 17, 2024 1:52 pm Post subject:

Broken Social Scene - Self Titled Full Length Album

Album cover, radioactive reds with a soul wrenching orange and thick oil pastel skyline. Entire album reminds me of the oxygen deprivation of being in co-ed art classes as well as one solitary picnic training my middle brother for the "unvoiced" lessons in his scouting troupe. We also listened to Zeppelin.

7/10
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