Friday, February 08, 2008

Meanwhile....

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  1. Rather concerned that this sounds an awful lot better than I remember.

    Dry ice... Heaven... genius.

    Mx

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  2. Ah yes. Now, you could dedicate an entire blog to him and still have leftovers...

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  3. Brilliant. I love this band. And so do my kids ever since I told them their mother used to be scared of Ron Mael.

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  4. I sense a Sparks revival...

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  5. I didn't know the early stuff but these disco ones....MAN. I downloaded 'Beat The Clock' today while I wrote the 'old tape' post and I was struck by how extraordinarily contemporary (and GOOD) it sounded. This too. Es Giorgio.

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  6. Great track, but check what was cooking on Starship Giorgio - Sci-Fi for your Hi-Fi and the change at 4:50 is Moroder magic. Who's the BBC bloke he looks like?

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  7. whoops

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OU7Hka_--U

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  8. Dr Robert Winston. FABULOUS.

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  9. Gotta say Davy, if this was a game of poker you would have lost that hand.
    Wow. Great track. But Sparks...Ron Mael scares me even now!

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  10. That Moroder track....amazing really how many of the tunes coming out of acid house ten-fifteen years later sound pretty much the same.

    It's funny too how many of the early 80s synth boys and girls would talk about Bowie and Roxy, but quite often fail to mention Sparks. Watching Ron Mael and Vince Clarke back to back is quite an eye opener...

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  11. Have you noticed how Ron looks less sinister with curly hair?

    There isn’t a compilation that covers their whole career. I had to buy two just to get to the mid eighties (with a few tracks duplicated) but it was well worth the investment. Surely it’s about time Sparks got the boxset treatment.

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  12. Well, if you've got £350 you can go and see them in London (Islington Academy + a last night at Shepherd's Bush Empire) this spring (16 May - 13 June) showcasing their entire catalogue over 21 nights (an album a night)! Alternatively you could just pop along for one of your faves.

    Mx

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  13. The 12" versions of 'Number One Song' and 'Beat the Clock' are stunning. The latter even has a great Peter Cook voice over ad for the LP tagged on at the end. Must dig them out sometime...

    Moroder...yes. But you need the added touch of Russell & Ron to make it just that bit more special than most.

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