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  Topic: The Last Dinner Party/This Town
Brightonian

Replies: 14
Views: 882

PostForum: Music Only   Posted: Fri Mar 08, 2024 2:15 pm   Subject: The Last Dinner Party/This Town
Interesting. I'll track this down.

I don't particularly hear much of the influence of Sparks in TLDP ... certainly the ABBA influence appears to be much stronger.

But can't wait to hear this co ...
  Topic: re-release No.1 in Heaven/Is There More To Life Than Dancing
Brightonian

Replies: 12
Views: 888

PostForum: Music Only   Posted: Fri Mar 08, 2024 2:03 pm   Subject: re-release No.1 in Heaven/Is There More To Life Than Dancing
Latest fan club email says Russell's original guide vocals for the Noel album will be included in the bonus tracks!

I'm sooooooo looking forward to this. I always thought that in places Russell mig ...
  Topic: dont go away....spaceman
Brightonian

Replies: 21
Views: 1382

PostForum: Music Only   Posted: Fri Mar 08, 2024 1:55 pm   Subject: dont go away....spaceman
I really, really enjoyed the movie ... proper, uncompromising art-house stuff! The film has had some positive critic reviews too, but I think it will seriously piss off any of the 'general public' tha ...
  Topic: re-release No.1 in Heaven/Is There More To Life Than Dancing
Brightonian

Replies: 12
Views: 888

PostForum: Music Only   Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2024 6:46 pm   Subject: re-release No.1 in Heaven/Is There More To Life Than Dancing
I'm wondering what if anything will be different about the No 1 in Heaven 45th anniversary release, as compared to the 40th anniversary release just - you guessed it - 5 years ago.

I'm imagining it ...
  Topic: SPARKS - Record Store Day Black Friday
Brightonian

Replies: 6
Views: 2299

PostForum: Music Only   Posted: Wed Nov 08, 2023 8:03 pm   Subject: SPARKS - Record Store Day Black Friday
Yeah, can't say I'm enthusiastic. No doubt poor quality audio that's no better than the versions that have been circulating on the internet and among fans for years.

Now, if Sparks obtain the licen ...
  Topic: Who was on your bedroom walls as a teenager?
Brightonian

Replies: 13
Views: 2583

PostForum: General Sparks Discussion   Posted: Wed Nov 08, 2023 7:48 pm   Subject: Who was on your bedroom walls as a teenager?
Great thread!

I got into Sparks c.1979 at the tender age of 13, so subsequent decorations didn't have recourse to all the print euphoria of 1974-75. (I was always struck by the lack of Sparks publ ...
  Topic: Album Club - Sparks catalogue reviewed over 24 weeks (2023)
Brightonian

Replies: 578
Views: 194696

PostForum: Music Only   Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2023 6:01 pm   Subject: Album Club - Sparks catalogue reviewed over 24 weeks (2023)
I like So Important, I especially like the syncopation of the riff in the 2nd verse onwards and Fred Chichin's guitar (he just played on that track it was somone else on the rest of the album)

I ne ...
  Topic: Sparks Top Ten (November 1985)
Brightonian

Replies: 6
Views: 2148

PostForum: General Sparks Discussion   Posted: Fri Jul 28, 2023 5:31 pm   Subject: Sparks Top Ten (November 1985)
Gotcha. Thanks for satisfying my curiosity! That does make sense. (You can probably tell I'm not an NME reader)

Not many people are these days! I meant 1985: not 1995 ... opps!
  Topic: Album Club - Sparks catalogue reviewed over 24 weeks (2023)
Brightonian

Replies: 578
Views: 194696

PostForum: Music Only   Posted: Thu Jul 27, 2023 1:51 pm   Subject: Album Club - Sparks catalogue reviewed over 24 weeks (2023)
Yes, I'm talking about what I'd like to hear in my living room at this very moment.

You're wanting Sparks to play these songs live in your living room?
  Topic: Sparks Top Ten (November 1985)
Brightonian

Replies: 6
Views: 2148

PostForum: General Sparks Discussion   Posted: Thu Jul 27, 2023 1:44 pm   Subject: Sparks Top Ten (November 1985)
Interested to know the context for this. Odd choices I think? Apart from 1 and 10.

What context do you need? Don't know how much you are familiar with, and happy to explain my take on it, but it lo ...
  Topic: Album Club - Sparks catalogue reviewed over 24 weeks (2023)
Brightonian

Replies: 578
Views: 194696

PostForum: Music Only   Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2023 3:49 pm   Subject: Album Club - Sparks catalogue reviewed over 24 weeks (2023)
I would love to hear Lost and Found and/or Here in Heaven live, but I realize that that would be asking a lot of Russell. I'm happy to watch YouTube videos of them and see Sparks do whatever the hell ...
  Topic: Sparks Top Ten (November 1985)
Brightonian

Replies: 6
Views: 2148

PostForum: General Sparks Discussion   Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2023 3:42 pm   Subject: Sparks Top Ten (November 1985)
Interested to know the context for this. Odd choices I think? Apart from 1 and 10.

What context do you need? Don't know how much you are familiar with, and happy to explain my take on it, but it lo ...
  Topic: Tour selfies
Brightonian

Replies: 4
Views: 2047

PostForum: Sparks Live   Posted: Mon Jul 03, 2023 4:27 pm   Subject: Tour selfies
and on their facebook
  Topic: Tour selfies
Brightonian

Replies: 4
Views: 2047

PostForum: Sparks Live   Posted: Mon Jul 03, 2023 4:08 pm   Subject: Tour selfies
and on facebook
  Topic: The Ron Dance
Brightonian

Replies: 14
Views: 3797

PostForum: General Sparks Discussion   Posted: Mon Jul 03, 2023 4:04 pm   Subject: The Ron Dance
The Ron dance became 'a thing' a bit earlier.

Its first appearance was at shows c. Whomp That Sucker, in 1981/2 (the first time Sparks properly played live since 1976). There is some footage somew ...
  Topic: Full UK chart performances of The Girl Is Crying...
Brightonian

Replies: 3
Views: 2300

PostForum: General Sparks Discussion   Posted: Mon Jul 03, 2023 3:07 pm   Subject: Full UK chart performances of The Girl Is Crying...
So, with Kermit's prompt, here's the UK chart performances after 5 weeks.

While Latte never returned to the main UK albums chart, we can definitely see a positive Glastonbury 'blip' in the week 5 u ...
  Topic: Full UK chart performances of The Girl Is Crying...
Brightonian

Replies: 3
Views: 2300

PostForum: General Sparks Discussion   Posted: Mon Jul 03, 2023 2:59 pm   Subject: Full UK chart performances of The Girl Is Crying...
Thanks for that info Brightonian.

Oooo, thanks for posting this Kermit ... I'd forgotten I'd posted this, and I have updates, which I'll post in a sec!
  Topic: Sparks carousel in Brighton
Brightonian

Replies: 9
Views: 5135

PostForum: General Sparks Discussion   Posted: Sat Jul 01, 2023 6:39 am   Subject: Sparks carousel in Brighton
Wow! Didn't know that ... and I live there!
  Topic: Full UK chart performances of The Girl Is Crying...
Brightonian

Replies: 3
Views: 2300

PostForum: General Sparks Discussion   Posted: Fri Jun 16, 2023 3:30 pm   Subject: Full UK chart performances of The Girl Is Crying...
For those frustrated that the album debuted in the UK top 100 albums at #7 then vanished after just one week, here's some small solace*:

- UK Sales Top 100 (excludes streaming): #1, 3 weeks on char ...
  Topic: Sparks at Primavera Sound
Brightonian

Replies: 3
Views: 2358

PostForum: Sparks Live   Posted: Mon Jun 12, 2023 6:10 am   Subject: Sparks at Primavera Sound
Does anyone know if the Porto show was also live streamed?
 
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