SPARKS

Think most will know but to those who don't Sparks are on Later with Jools this week 15th June 10pm and on the BBC iplayer if you miss it..This will be the first time they have appeared as Sparks in t ...

Reinforcements is the one I'm most happy to see here, but I'm super excited about Goofing Off and Whippings and Apologies too -- both songs seem like they were made to play live. I'm curious to see ho ...

Completely shocking that we're in 2025 and there's never been a CD or digital version of Woofer that corrects that up-speeding of the final four tracks!

Sure, New Music For Amnesiacs (the full box ...

please don`t f*** up m world

Ha ha ... I thought you were saying 'Please don't play' All That and Mercy!

but it will be wonderful to listen to Whippings and Apologies,
Reinforcements (one of my all time favourites),
Academy Award Performance and Beat The Clock

Love all these too!

But you already ...

17 songs of 20 are great ...
the other 3 are ... maybe one or two of them are not that bad perfomed new live

Which three are you less interested in (you can mention within here, as the thread tit ...

According to a friend in Oregon, the American version of the backpack doesn't have a pouch for a water bottle. I was thinking of getting one, but I need easy access to my water bottle.

Maybe buy a ...

@dinky, we feel similarly on maybe half, and exactly the same about a few (basically all of Terminal Jive, The Scene, Praying for a Party, and Here Kitty), but I laughed out loud when I saw that a sig ...

I never saw first week results in the U.S. on all the various charts. It's currently #1,957 in CDs & Vinyl on Amazon. Ouch!

Apparently in its first week on the US album charts it made a very ...

I thought I was alone in the world. I really like a few of the songs on Side 1 of Latte, but Side 2 is gem after gem after gem (including We Go Dancing!).

I am warming up to MAD!. Different songs ...

My views on the setlist: generally very appealing.

- Pleased to see, after so many years, the return of Beat The Clock

- Welcome other additions: Reinforcements, Academy Award, Goofing Off, Whip ...

17 songs of 20 are great ...
the other 3 are ... maybe one or two of them are not that bad perfomed new live

Which three are you less interested in (you can mention within here, as the thread tit ...

Thumbs up for all the songs, except the 7th song.

We are allowed to mention songs within the thread ... I agree with you on PDFUMW ... insipid on the album, but maybe it'll be better live?

fascinating ...

Mad! may have dropped out of the Top UK 100 albums chart after one week (as did the last album), but in charts week 2, Mad! is still present in:

- Official UK Albums Sales Chart (CDs, vinyl, casset ...

I think their peak was TGiCIHL... the new album is less consistent... for my ears at least...

I really like TGICIHL too ... but that was on the basis of such a strong side 2. My feeling, after 7-8 ...

Great idea for a thread. I take the view it's impossible to avoid such spoilers and that knowing likely setlists increases, rather than reduces, my anticipation.

I wouldn't agree that Mad! has lost an edge ... if anything, Sparks are better than ever as producers of their music (with this album and TGICIHL).

Having said that, I do think a well-chosen other ...

Didn’t know - that’s terrible news - Woofer has goot to be top 5 in anyone’s Sparks album list, and he seemed a very cool guy

In articles about Sparks, the first two albums are often dismissed; the ...

Lil' Beethoven & Hello Young Lovers didn't have Ron & Russell on the cover. The artwork of MAD! is all Ron & Russell.
That's the difference. If you have a funny looking duo, why not put t ...