SPARKS

Fred E · Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 4:28 am Post subject:

Stream worked OK. "Lots Of Reasons" was excellent.Loved the drums on "Toughest Girl In Town". "A Walk Down Memory Line" still has a killer chorus. Russell´s singing on "Let´s Make Love" was impressive, some really high notes there.
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sin-is-quite-the-thing · Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 8:21 am Post subject:

First of the four i'm going to last night and i LOVED it!!
Everyone was so friendly, So Important was incredible! I've watched all the others on the live feed (that have worked!) and you really don't get that same sound/feel that you do at the concerts.
Absolutely brilliant!
Even met them all afterwards and got them to sign my sparks book!!!

Bring on Balls!!

Did anyone catch the name of the support band? They were great too!
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Lady Is Lingering · Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 11:05 am Post subject:

sin-is-quite-the-thing · Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 11:18 am Post subject:

Why do all the quotes of mine always have spelling errors!

Please talk to me! You should be happy for me

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Introducing Leo · Certified Fan Joined: 12 Aug 2007 Posts: 60

Maybe it's true that listening to the recordings can't recreate the feel of the real thing...but to me, listening to this music just doesn't even sound like Sparks. It sounds like I'm listening in on some 80's private party-function with cheesy 80's music. But that's just my gripe with the album rather than the performance...Sparks are of course doing all that they set out to do...but I can't really imagine how the band weren't bored rigid plodding through this one!

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sjadey · Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2008 2:18 pm Post subject:

I'll be wearing my grey "SPARKS: The Best Band in the World (TM)" T-shirt tonight.
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sin-is-quite-the-thing · Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2008 2:58 pm Post subject:

Will see if i can spot you on the web feed!

Not going back to London till Sunday.

Have a good night!
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allydodd · Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2008 11:10 am Post subject:

This was my first time ever hearing Interior Design, having failed abmismally to collect the full 21 albums. Progress in assembling such a collection has resumed with gusto following this fantastic package of shows. If the Interior Design CD sounds anything like what the band delivered on Wednesday, then it will never be away from my player.

I had come to expect that this was to be a down tempo show of some slushy love songs. Well, was I in for a surprise? What I heard was one quality pop song after another. I guess we all take forgranted just how superb Ron is on keyboards - we all realise he's much much more than that. With less familiar material, the impact of Ron's multi tasking and sheer brilliant playing was overwhelming. And, many of the songs were driven by an exciting base rythmn from the first class Marcus Blake, who seems at his most comfortable performing at this intense level.

Interior Design appears to have been that rare and elusive album I was desperate looking for in my teens, to bring out and surprise my friends with its brilliance.

Kermit · Guest

Just a belated note. Just looking back at the reviews of the spectacular and my original review seems to have disapeared which is a bit strange....Mmmmm??? Where's it gone or was it all a dream? Bit of a Bobby Ewing moment here.
I remember slagging off the artwork to "Interior Design". It really wasn't good and didn't do the album any favors on it's release. The album itself was always my least favourite Sparks album so I was looking forward to seeing it live to see if any old opinions would change. Luckily to say "A walk down memory lane" I think now is really rather fab and I play it quite a lot. It's a real grower. That and "You got a hold of my heart" are the albums highlights with "Madonna" a close 3rd, makes you wonder if that ever really happened or was it another dream? "Just got back from Heaven" was always an ok single on it's release but the 12" had Sparks doing a first and sampling themselves on the angels with dirty faces mix with a snippet of "Number 1 song In heaven".
I'm glad the live rendition of the album had me listening to it again though. Still my least favourite but it ain't all bad!

jill · Sub-Deity Joined: 18 Jun 2008 Posts: 1281

There was a review of Indiscreet, written by Noisy Boy... it had disappeared too (judging by others' replies, probably the review wasn't too favorable).
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