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Suedehead2 View member profile	May 1 2014, 07:36 PM Post #1001
BuzzJack Legend Joined: 13 April 2007 Posts: 36,653 User: 3,272	QUOTE(popchartfreak @ May 1 2014, 08:31 PM) Sparks. Heroes. Unlike Ferry, the Mael Brothers remain heroes, constant, classy and 45 years worth of great music. I loved them from the moment I heard the opening tinkling of This Town... for the first time. Totally agree with this (not surprisingly given my comments above). They are still a superb live act too. When they did a series of gigs playing each of their albums in turn I went to the Plagiarism one. And, yes, Jimmy Somerville did turn up to do his bit. Unfortunately I think their image led a lot of people to dismiss them as a novelty act but they definitely were (and are) not.


Popchartfreak View member profile	May 1 2014, 07:47 PM Post #1002
BuzzJack Legend Joined: 18 July 2012 Posts: 22,812 User: 17,376	QUOTE(Suedehead2 @ May 1 2014, 08:36 PM) Totally agree with this (not surprisingly given my comments above). They are still a superb live act too. When they did a series of gigs playing each of their albums in turn I went to the Plagiarism one. And, yes, Jimmy Somerville did turn up to do his bit. Unfortunately I think their image led a lot of people to dismiss them as a novelty act but they definitely were (and are) not. Too right. Oh how I wish I'd got tickets for the Kimono My House gig... honestly I would have been sobbing with nostalgic joy. Wouldn't be the first time I've done that...


Suedehead2 View member profile	May 1 2014, 09:47 PM Post #1003
BuzzJack Legend Joined: 13 April 2007 Posts: 36,653 User: 3,272	QUOTE(popchartfreak @ May 1 2014, 08:47 PM) Too right. Oh how I wish I'd got tickets for the Kimono My House gig... honestly I would have been sobbing with nostalgic joy. Wouldn't be the first time I've done that... I've just listened to Kimono My House for the first time for a while. What a wonderful album. It was noticeable that the number of tweets before the programme to mention Sparks was probably the highest in anticipation of a performance since Kate Bush's first appearance.


richie View member profile	May 2 2014, 08:33 AM Post #1004
Poet and Storyteller Joined: 11 March 2006 Posts: 6,753 User: 166	QUOTE(Suedehead2 @ May 1 2014, 08:00 PM) (except for viewers in Scotland). These words still make me shudder.


fiesta View member profile	May 2 2014, 12:45 PM Post #1005
BuzzJack Enthusiast Joined: 15 March 2006 Posts: 1,630 User: 232	Watching The Sparks, Mr Mael on keyboards was funny. I loved The Sparks comeback single in 1994 When Do I Get To Sing My Way (sounds very pet shop boys) This post has been edited by fiesta: May 2 2014, 12:46 PM