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Billy Stevens Sparks Guru
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Joined: 23 Oct 2002 Posts: 2447 Location: London UK
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Posted: Fri Feb 23, 2018 12:19 pm Post subject: Sparks Performing Live in Bournemouth |
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Sparks are Performing Live at the Bournemouth International Centre on May 28th as Special guests of Beck on his only UK Headline show. Tickets https://www.axs.com/uk/events/349315/beck-tickets _________________ Don't let it get me! |
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Eric Murray Sparks Guru
Joined: 12 Jan 2002 Posts: 9147 Location: Kirkcaldy,Scotland
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Posted: Fri Feb 23, 2018 2:48 pm Post subject: |
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Have to admit I have never heard of Beck - went on you tube and found a top 10 of Beck songs - complete dross in my opinion.
Never been to Bournemouth - so maybe a first time for me. |
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Billy Stevens Sparks Guru
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Joined: 23 Oct 2002 Posts: 2447 Location: London UK
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Posted: Fri Feb 23, 2018 4:12 pm Post subject: |
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The downside is it probably won't be as long a set for Sparks. The upside is you can leave earlier. Bournemouth is a nice resort. It is Whitsun Bank Holiday Monday, so you could make a weekend of it. I am actually away on a Cruise for the other UK dates and arrive back to Southampton (33 miles away from Bournemouth) on the 27th May so I am going. _________________ Don't let it get me! |
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Lucky Me Sub-Deity
Joined: 10 Nov 2017 Posts: 848 Location: United Kingdom
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Posted: Fri Feb 23, 2018 8:25 pm Post subject: |
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Lucky Bournemouth, wish I was going.
I've never heard any of Beck's music either - I'd be like one of the characters in "Glue" by Irvine Welsh - the guy shows his ignorance by putting on "Hi Ho Silver Lining" when his friends ask to hear some Beck... |
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miss sparks Sparks Guru
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Joined: 16 Sep 2010 Posts: 20397 Location: England
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Posted: Sat Feb 24, 2018 5:35 am Post subject: |
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I have a Beck CD in my collection called Loser. Beck was on TOTPs back in the 90s performing the song Loser with a backing band of men aged about 70 to 80 of age.
Beck Loser TOTPs 1994
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMW4-ZrfXUo
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Eric Murray Sparks Guru
Joined: 12 Jan 2002 Posts: 9147 Location: Kirkcaldy,Scotland
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Posted: Sat Feb 24, 2018 6:08 am Post subject: |
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Gave it a go - got as far as 21 seconds and rejected it. |
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APOLLO74 Groupie
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Posted: Sat Feb 24, 2018 10:03 am Post subject: |
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SPARKS appeared on Becks 2014 various artists / compilation album "Song Reader" with a cover of Becks song "Why did you make me care ?" https://youtu.be/ugaDCSZNvYY _________________ C'est la vie , c'est la mort , say no more , no no more !
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Billy Stevens Sparks Guru
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Joined: 23 Oct 2002 Posts: 2447 Location: London UK
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Posted: Sat Feb 24, 2018 11:44 am Post subject: |
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Eric Murray wrote: | Gave it a go - got as far as 21 seconds and rejected it. |
You did well Eric, I only got to 9 seconds _________________ Don't let it get me! |
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miss sparks Sparks Guru
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Joined: 16 Sep 2010 Posts: 20397 Location: England
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Eric Murray Sparks Guru
Joined: 12 Jan 2002 Posts: 9147 Location: Kirkcaldy,Scotland
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Posted: Sat Feb 24, 2018 1:47 pm Post subject: |
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Sorry but dreadful |
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Lucky Me Sub-Deity
Joined: 10 Nov 2017 Posts: 848 Location: United Kingdom
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Posted: Sat Feb 24, 2018 3:20 pm Post subject: |
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Well - listened to all 3 links (thanks miss sparks and APOLLO74) but got to say "Jeff" would still be my comfort zone... To those who gave up, the chorus of "Loser" (to me) was better than the verses. The Sparks rendition of "Why Did You Make Me Care" is lovely though - I was totally "unaware" that this existed, and Russell sings it beautifully, as one would expect! |
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freeke Sparkologist
Joined: 05 Mar 2009 Posts: 493 Location: Turku, Finland
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Posted: Sun Feb 25, 2018 3:55 am Post subject: |
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Dug his Ode-lay album in the mid 90s. Devil's Haircut and Where It's At were fun songs. |
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sjadey Sparks Guru
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Posted: Sun Feb 25, 2018 2:45 pm Post subject: |
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freeke wrote: | Dug his Ode-lay album in the mid 90s. Devil's Haircut and Where It's At were fun songs. |
I agree. _________________ Gonna hang myself from my family tree. |
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Brightonian Sub-Deity
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Joined: 22 Mar 2003 Posts: 846 Location: Brighton, UK
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Posted: Mon Feb 26, 2018 1:57 pm Post subject: |
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Some individual - one more talented than me - should make a mash-up of Hippopotamus and Devil's Haircut ... that could really work! |
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Turtle152 Groupie
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Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2018 8:15 am Post subject: |
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The videos for some of the above-mentioned Beck songs ("Loser," "Devil's Haircut," "Where It's At") are available on YouTube. They have a droll humor that reminds me of some of the Sparks album covers. |
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Deano Sub-Deity
Joined: 17 Mar 2002 Posts: 1030 Location: East Yorkshire England
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Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2018 10:35 am Post subject: |
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Some things never seem to change-Beck or his people have invited Sparks to play in front of a potential large crowd and some Sparks fans kick off about Beck.Whether you like him or his music or not does not matter.What matters is Sparks have a chance to convert more people to their fabulous stage presence and a great rocking band and possibly sell a few albums to boot.Thank you Beck from this fan. |
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Brightonian Sub-Deity
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Joined: 22 Mar 2003 Posts: 846 Location: Brighton, UK
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Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2018 5:11 pm Post subject: |
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Deano wrote: | Some things never seem to change-Beck or his people have invited Sparks to play in front of a potential large crowd and some Sparks fans kick off about Beck.Whether you like him or his music or not does not matter.What matters is Sparks have a chance to convert more people to their fabulous stage presence and a great rocking band and possibly sell a few albums to boot.Thank you Beck from this fan. |
Hear, hear! |
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admiralhalfnelson Power Groupie
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Joined: 27 Feb 2018 Posts: 311 Location: England, oh England
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Posted: Wed Feb 28, 2018 4:52 am Post subject: |
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Only know Beck from an episode of Futurama. Didn't rate him. This could be the most controversial support date since the boys opened for Rick Springfield (American pop-rock teen idol to you younger folks) in 1983! _________________ Horatio ~ the future Mr. Mael ~ Peace, love and
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Billy Stevens Sparks Guru
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Joined: 23 Oct 2002 Posts: 2447 Location: London UK
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Posted: Wed Feb 28, 2018 7:21 am Post subject: |
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Deano wrote: | Some things never seem to change-Beck or his people have invited Sparks to play in front of a potential large crowd and some Sparks fans kick off about Beck.Whether you like him or his music or not does not matter.What matters is Sparks have a chance to convert more people to their fabulous stage presence and a great rocking band and possibly sell a few albums to boot.Thank you Beck from this fan. |
Who is "kicking off"? I have already got my tickets. I couldn't stand Goldfrapp in Glasgow so I walked after three numbers (I think it was three, they all sounded the same) didn't stop me enjoying Sparks and I will have that option of leaving early again, after enjoying Sparks. My choice. You are right it gives me the chance to see them in the UK as I am away for the other gigs, before I go to Cologne and Utrecht, so I am grateful for that. Doesn't mean I have to like Beck and his music though. _________________ Don't let it get me! |
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Deano Sub-Deity
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Posted: Wed Feb 28, 2018 9:21 am Post subject: |
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More than one are complaining.I didn't say Billy Stevens kicked off? I am not and did not say that people had to like Beck or his music. On the contrary i said whether you like him his music or not does not matter.I also stated that Sparks have a chance to convert more people to their music. You are already a fan so no need to convert you. Hope you love the gig though. |
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