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What's your favourite Sparks period?
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What's your favourite Sparks period?
Girl From Germany days
5%
 5%  [ 3 ]
Amateur Hour years
38%
 38%  [ 20 ]
The Number One Song in Heaven time
11%
 11%  [ 6 ]
I Predict era
3%
 3%  [ 2 ]
When Do I Get To Sing My Way period
21%
 21%  [ 11 ]
The Angels time
0%
 0%  [ 0 ]
Other
19%
 19%  [ 10 ]
Total Votes : 52

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Boxy
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PostPosted: Sat Jun 21, 2008 11:13 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

"Grat Sax" era has to be my favouite... but I loike all Sparks-eras!!

Danny.
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PostPosted: Sat Jun 21, 2008 8:03 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Strange categorisation in the poll, I'd have to say. I had to vote for 'Other', as there was no 'the Present day': -

I mean, the early 70s/mid 70s/no.1 in Heaven/Grat Sax periods are all fine, but the last the last 3 albums have witnessed a stunning return to best form ...

... AND ... only in the present do we get possibly the best live Sparks band ever, performing ALL songs from all the best (and less than best!) periods in Sparks' history.

Therefore, surely, there's no better time than than the present!
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PostPosted: Sat Jun 21, 2008 8:40 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Brightonian wrote:
Strange categorisation in the poll, I'd have to say. I had to vote for 'Other', as there was no 'the Present day': ...

surely, there's no better time than than the present!


Oh, it's an old post .... derr!
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PostPosted: Sat Jun 21, 2008 8:48 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Brightonian wrote:
Oh, it's an old post .... derr!
Over 6 years old to be exact....Why????????
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Lady Is Lingering
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PostPosted: Sat Jun 21, 2008 8:54 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Alex Robertson wrote:
Brightonian wrote:
Oh, it's an old post .... derr!
Over 6 years old to be exact....Why????????


Isn't great that a 6 year old post is so utterly out of date though? I bet if we were on the Toto fan forum it would be as relevant as the day it was posted. Good on ya Sparks. Keep giving us more and keep us guessing.
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PostPosted: Sat Jun 21, 2008 9:05 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Alex Robertson wrote:
Brightonian wrote:
Oh, it's an old post .... derr!
Over 6 years old to be exact....Why????????


Yeah, all a bit pointless, but at least it gave me opportunity to 'quote myself'!
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PostPosted: Sat Jun 21, 2008 9:06 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Brightonian wrote:
Alex Robertson wrote:
Brightonian wrote:
Oh, it's an old post .... derr!
Over 6 years old to be exact....Why????????


Yeah, all a bit pointless, but at least it gave me opportunity to 'quote myself'!

Well now you are quoted twice...it's my little gift.....
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PostPosted: Sat Jun 21, 2008 9:08 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Alex Robertson wrote:
Brightonian wrote:
Alex Robertson wrote:
Brightonian wrote:
Oh, it's an old post .... derr!
Over 6 years old to be exact....Why????????


Yeah, all a bit pointless, but at least it gave me opportunity to 'quote myself'!

Well now you are quoted twice...it's my little gift.....


Help! We're stuck in a quotation-loop! Is there any way out of this????
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PostPosted: Sat Jun 21, 2008 9:13 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

nobody wrote:
nobody wrote:
nobody wrote:
nobody wrote:
Oh, it's an old post .... derr!
Over 6 years old to be exact....Why????????


Yeah, all a bit pointless, but at least it gave me opportunity to 'quote myself'!

Well now you are quoted twice...it's my little gift.....

Yes I've subscribed to www.nobodysaidthis.com and thus the quote loop is broken(until the next quote)
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Lady Is Lingering
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PostPosted: Sat Jun 21, 2008 9:41 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Alex Robertson wrote:
nobody wrote:
nobody wrote:
nobody wrote:
nobody wrote:
Oh, it's an old post .... derr!
Over 6 years old to be exact....Why????????


Yeah, all a bit pointless, but at least it gave me opportunity to 'quote myself'!

Well now you are quoted twice...it's my little gift.....

Yes I've subscribed to www.nobodysaidthis.com and thus the quote loop is broken(until the next quote)


Stop abusing the facilities on this forum or I'll report you all to

http://www.nothingbettertodowiththeirtimeforumabusers.com
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PostPosted: Sat Jun 21, 2008 9:42 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

and I'll report you to
www.reportgrassesotherthanyourself.com
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Lady Is Lingering
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PostPosted: Sat Jun 21, 2008 9:47 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Alex Robertson wrote:
and I'll report you to
www.reportgrassesotherthanyourself.com


It's becoming quite clear to me how you've got 10627 posts here...
for help I suggest

http://ican'tstopstickingmyoarinandgivingmytwocentsworthandmynameisalex.com
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PostPosted: Sat Jun 21, 2008 10:13 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

www.damnI'msussed.com
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PostPosted: Sun Jun 22, 2008 4:17 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

www.iwonderifsomeonewillinadvertantlypostoneofthesethatturnsouttobereal.com ;)
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PostPosted: Sun Jun 22, 2008 5:42 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Oooh, this is a toughie, all the Sparks era's are awesome. But I guess since Grat Sax is the first album I ever heard of theirs when I was about eight and I instantly fell in love with "When Do I Get To Sing My Way" (the first thing I would say to my dad whenever I got in the car with him would be; "Could you put that song on that I like?", lol), it holds a lot of sentimental value for me, so I went for that one. Ron Playing
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 25, 2008 4:05 am    Post subject: if you like richard reed man you are in luck Reply with quote

Mocking and sarcasm was loose in the 80īs in Sparks music.
Always remember Ron Maels sardonic smile in the early videos.
Does it show how he thinks.
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 25, 2008 7:42 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

BEEN A FAN SINCE THE FIRST TIME I SAW RON ON TOTP DOING THIS TOWN,I WAS A 11 YEAR OLD LAD AND I THINK IT WAS THE FIRST TME ANYTHING ON TELEVISION HAD MADE ME SIT AND WATCH IN AMAZEMENT,IVE BEEN IN THE FAN CLUB SINCE 1979 AND DONT KNOW WHY IVE NEVER POSTED ANYTHING TILL NOW BUT ITS NEVER TO LATE IS IT,ANYWAY FAVOURITE PERIODS IS VERY HARD TO NAME, AS DIFFERENT MOODS MAKE ME CHOOSE DIFFERENT ALBUMS BUT I WOULD HAVE TO SAY THE NUMBER ONE SONG IN HEAVEN ERA WAS THE BEST FOR ME,THE REASON IS THERE WAS LOADS OF AIRPLAY,PLENTY OF APPEARANCES ON TOTP AND SPARKS WERE REBORN,ALSO THE SITE OF RON WITH HIS HAIR DOWN WAS REMARKABLE!
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 25, 2008 9:07 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Could be just because they were the first albums I was exposed to, but to me "Kimono - Indiscreet" will always be THE Sparks sound, although it goes without saying that I get enjoyment from all other periods.

In my opinion, it doesn't get any better than Indiscreet! Love it, love it, love it!
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 25, 2008 9:16 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I must say, since 21x21, "Indiscreet" and "Big Beat" have really grown on me... With the oh-so-wonderful luxury of hindsight, I now wish I made more of an effort those two concerts, but I certainly liked what I heard from the live internet feed, so via my iPod, I have been avidly re-discovering those two albums!

MiniPop


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PostPosted: Wed Jun 25, 2008 9:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I voted 'Amateur hour' just for old times sake, though to me it should've been the 'This town ain't big enough for both of us' period.
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