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Sparks Biography

From the very beginning Sparks was at odds with the conventional rock & roll archetype. Based around brothers Ron and Russell Mael, the band had an unusual sound and image, with Russell's freakishly high voice and Ron's glam-meets-cabaret keyboards and provocative Hitler moustache. After a few albums of quirky art rock that prefigured New Wave, Sparks hooked up with disco producer Giorgio Moroder in the late '70s for a danceable, synth-driven sound that proved well ahead of its time. Always m...Read More >

Moggers' favorites by Sparks

  • Ugly Guys With Beautiful Girls
    Lil' Beethoven
    Mickey Mouse
    Angst In My Pants
    I Predict
    Angst In My Pants
    Bon Voyage
    Propaganda
    Sherlock Holmes
    Angst In My Pants
  • In My Family
    Kimono My House
    Equator
    Kimono My House
    Perfume
    Hello Young Lovers
    How Are You Getting Home?
    Indiscreet
    It Ain't 1918
    Indiscreet

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    Sparks – 21 Albums In 21 Nights

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    The have been a number of artists over the past few years who have played an album in its entirety live, but Sparks have a gone a little bit further.... The Sparks Spectacular will be taking place in London from May 16th through to June 13th with one album per night being played, starting with 1971's album 'Halfnelson'. The only concession made to man's physicality is that, whilst the order of the albums will be chronological, there will be some days off during the run! ... MORE
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    I Like Girls...

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    Blog post image preview I do, but sometimes I think they don't like me.
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    What’s the Story?

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    Blog post image preview When you think about it, song lyrics are pretty much extensions of the human drive to tell stories – an inclination that goes back millennia, all the way to prehistoric man spinning yarns for the rest of the clan around the fire. But narrative songs aren’t so prevalent these days, when proclamations of love, statements of purpose, surreal ruminations, and random gibberish are the usual fare. Sure, we’ve had “A Boy Named Sue,” “She’s Leaving Home,” “Hurricane,” “Cat’s in ... MORE
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    Todd, Todd, Todd - who did he NOT produce?

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    Blog post image preview From their first outing in 1972, this was before Todd Rundgren's influence was forged in indelible ink. Still, a milestone that set the stage for much, much more Mael bros. For my good budy dermahrk!!
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    Bah Humbug!

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    Blog post image preview [Sparks - Thank God It's Not Christmas - 5:09 (1974)]
    Feasts and holidays have always been a bore to me. Why should one be merry and celebrate on such and such dates and why not on others?
    The carols, the crackers, the shopping, the shipping. The over-indulgence. All this is such a pain to me. If you'll excuse me, I'd rather go to Lapland and build myself a hut and hibernate while this racket goes on.
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    The Sparks Brothers

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    Blog post image preview The brothers Mael, Ron and Russell, otherwise known as Sparks have been around and recording for almost 40 years. Mind Blowing. They started out back in 1969 as _"Halfnelson"_ playing the clubs around their home in L.A. While attending UCLA in 1970 they changed their name to Sparks (which was somehow a tribute to the Marx Brothers). At first they were something of a glam band. Scoring a couple of minor hits from their first two albums was enough to send them on a tour of En... MORE
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    A song I heard on MTV for a show "The Real World, Denver" I liked it, so I searched for it. I like it a lot actually, but I think by far after listening to other songs by Sparks, Perfume is definitely the best of them all.
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    "YER NOT GOIN' THERE SON,IT'LL BE FULL OF HIPPIES AND JUNKIES"

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    Blog post image preview Thus spoke my Dad.He was only looking after me.I'd been into music for a couple of years,was learning the guitar and wanted to see what rock n' roll was really like.Me and my mates had seen Sparks on TOTP ,found out they were on in Manchester and when I asked my Dad for £1.50 for the ticket (it was 1974),he started going on that he'd seen Duke Ellington at the same venue in the 50's for 2/6d (12.5p) and that £1.50 was a ridiculous price to pay to see a load of pillocks pranc... MORE
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    Sparks debut album has to be one of my favorite records to play. It is just so damn great. I really can't get enough of it. I have to give many props to Todd Rundgren for producing such great sounds as well. I am keeping this post short, so I guess i will end it by saying I did not really feel their last album which was released earlier this year I believe...but hey, anyone who keeps releasing albums for 30 years is a hero in my book.... MORE
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    Metaphor and Dick Around

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    Blog post image preview Having got my hands on a copy of Sparks new album I've spent most of the evening listening to Hello Young Lovers, (although Mog-o-matic won't admit it!!!), and have really enjoyed it, Sparks as usual managed to bring a smile to my face, think my fav track has to be Metaphor, with it's ideals of attracting ladies with your skill of language, but the Dick Around is and equally good tune with it's anthemic feel.... MORE
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    Total bliss.
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    Blog post image preview Continuing to confess my obsessions, predating my one with Pere Ubu, and still continuing to this day, is my one with Sparks. And unlike with Thomas, I've never fallen out with the brothers Mael. I think maybe that's because they have a sense of humour. At least I hope so.
    I first heard the Sparks single "This Town Ain't Big Enough For The Both Of Us" on the BBC Radio Top 20 Chart Show one Sunday evening in 1974 in my Dad's car on our way back from fishing the River Derwen... MORE
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    It's time for the BBC to stop dicking around!

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    Sparks’ new single ‘Dick Around’ has been banned by the BBC , much to the annoyance of the band. The seminal group only found out the news when Ron and Russell Mael guested on Jono Coleman’s Breakfast Show London 94.9FM this morning. After the interview, the Beeb refused to let Jono play the song – embarrassing both the host and band. Ron Mael blasted: “The BBC has officially killed off our new single ‘Dick Around’, ostensibly through rather childish objecti... MORE
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    I like to keep a detailed list of what I have been listening to from year to year, broken down into each month. Thus the monthly mix was born. I am a rather large fan of making mixtapes/mix CDs for my close friends of these monthly aural excusrsions. Here's my latest mix for my friend Leslie, sequenced as if it were the radio station in my brain (complete with jingles).... 1. "Promotional Jingle #17"- Paul and Linda McCartney (taken from the "Brung to Ewe By" Promotional... MORE
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    Psychic baggage unlocked!

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    When I was a kid, I usually wasn't allowed to stay up too late. But every now and then I'd have an exception or slumber party or something. One of these times,when I must have been about 8 or 9, a friend and I stayed up to watch Saturday Night Live. I doubt we got many of the jokes, and I guess that was also during the "bad" years. But hey, we were up past our bedtimes and that alone was fun. The musical guest that night was the strangest thing I'd ever seen. I don'... MORE
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