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Topic: world tour 2025 |
Andy M
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Forum: Sparks Live Posted: Fri Jun 20, 2025 7:42 am Subject: world tour 2025 |
Went to the London show on the 18th. A good crowd (though not full) and the usual great performance. I'm utterly amazed at Russell's energy, which a performer 50 years younger might struggle to replic ... |
Topic: Skippers |
Andy M
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Forum: Music Only Posted: Mon Jun 02, 2025 3:04 am Subject: Skippers |
Like waterloosunset, I had a double-take at some of dinky's choices but - as said - that's the magic of Sparks.
I started my Sparks odyssey well before cds, let alone ipods or streaming, so skippin ... |
Topic: Many versions of MAD! |
Andy M
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Forum: Music Only Posted: Sat May 31, 2025 3:18 am Subject: Many versions of MAD! |
Good work on this, BfH! I hadn't realised that there so many versions; expensive if you're a Sparks collector, but I presume fans buying multiple versions helped propel the album to #2 in the UK this ... |
Topic: MAD! reviews |
Andy M
Replies: 76
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Forum: Music Only Posted: Sun May 25, 2025 3:38 am Subject: MAD! reviews |
I've listened to the album about half a dozen times now - so I've given it a fair crack - and I'm definitely in the underwhelmed camp, sad to say. No standout tunes for me: opening track Do Things is ... |
Topic: R&R interviewed on BBC 1 breakfast today |
Andy M
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Forum: General Sparks Discussion Posted: Fri May 16, 2025 7:59 am Subject: R&R interviewed on BBC 1 breakfast today |
Should be on BBC iplayer, at about 6.50am I think. R&R showed their usual tact - the BBC showed three brief clips of the videos of latest singles and a co-presenter asked them, given the length o ... |
Topic: Indiscreet 50th celebrations?? |
Andy M
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Forum: General Sparks Discussion Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2025 6:52 am Subject: Indiscreet 50th celebrations?? |
Thanks for the reminder, Alex - I'd forgotten that it's 50 years since Indiscreet (maybe that's just my age).
Attended my first Sparks gig in Leeds on that tour. Been to one or two more since then ... |
Topic: Radcliffe and Maconie, Sat 3 May |
Andy M
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Forum: General Sparks Discussion Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2025 6:26 am Subject: Radcliffe and Maconie, Sat 3 May |
Russell's scheduled to be on their BBC Radio 6 programme (8-10 a.m.) |
Topic: Classic Pop magazine. Sparks on cover. |
Andy M
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Forum: Music Only Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2025 3:53 am Subject: Classic Pop magazine. Sparks on cover. |
Hope to pick up a copy of CP in the next couple of days. There's also a very decent six-page feature in the latest issue of Mojo (#379, June 2025, Jarvis Cocker cover). |
Topic: world tour 2025 |
Andy M
Replies: 84
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Forum: Sparks Live Posted: Sun Feb 09, 2025 5:56 am Subject: world tour 2025 |
I'm with Peter on this one. I haven't a smartphone either. Fortunately my wife has, and she's coming along (we're going to the first London gig). But there really should be other options available at ... |
Topic: Video for 'Do things My Own Way' |
Andy M
Replies: 19
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Forum: Music Only Posted: Sun Feb 09, 2025 5:52 am Subject: Video for 'Do things My Own Way' |
The video is an absolute cracker, and the song's growing on me too. Roll on June . . . |
Topic: Friday Music |
Andy M
Replies: 4
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Forum: Music Only Posted: Wed Oct 09, 2024 10:06 am Subject: Friday Music |
I've noticed that FM are continuing to shamelessly exploit their rights to the first two LPs with yet further coloured vinyl releases. There must be a point at which the market (in this case, Sparks c ... |
Topic: Interview with the one and only Noel! |
Andy M
Replies: 6
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Forum: General Sparks Discussion Posted: Sun Sep 22, 2024 4:29 am Subject: Interview with the one and only Noel! |
There's a short feature on Noël in the latest issue of Electronic Sound (#117). Thanks to Monte's interview there's little that's new to us, perhaps, but good to see her get some more well-deserved pu ... |
Topic: The Last Dinner Party/This Town |
Andy M
Replies: 32
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Forum: Music Only Posted: Sat Sep 07, 2024 2:58 am Subject: The Last Dinner Party/This Town |
I've pre-ordered the album and my understanding it's released on 11 October. If that's so, presumably the pre-order figures kick in then. |
Topic: The Last Dinner Party/This Town |
Andy M
Replies: 32
Views: 78405
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Forum: Music Only Posted: Thu Mar 14, 2024 9:20 am Subject: The Last Dinner Party/This Town |
This topic is a question in today's Thursday Quiz in the Guardian; Ron features as a possible answer in another question, so Martin Belam has spoilt us today. |
Topic: The Last Dinner Party/This Town |
Andy M
Replies: 32
Views: 78405
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Forum: Music Only Posted: Thu Mar 07, 2024 9:04 am Subject: The Last Dinner Party/This Town |
TLDP played live on the Jo Whiley show (BBC Radio 2) last night. The band's reviews often mention Sparks (TLDP's debut LP is very good, by the by); their session included an energetic and faithful cov ... |
Topic: Sparks at Glastonbury |
Andy M
Replies: 13
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Forum: Sparks Live Posted: Tue Jun 27, 2023 9:42 am Subject: Sparks at Glastonbury |
When the touring's all wrapped up, and we see what songs were played in the whole, there's certainly an interesting debate to be had on the make-up of the setlist. You've got the perennial standards a ... |
Topic: Sparks Tour Schedule 2023! |
Andy M
Replies: 24
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Forum: Sparks Live Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2023 7:49 am Subject: Sparks Tour Schedule 2023! |
Well, I've made a right b*lls up of this. I held off buying tickets for the Royal Albert Hall hoping that they'd announce further dates in the north of England. Last week I thought it's not going to h ... |
Topic: Manchester review |
Andy M
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Forum: Sparks Live Posted: Sun Apr 17, 2022 5:13 am Subject: Manchester review |
Fantastic atmosphere at the gig, and the sound was very good too.
Interesting set list, with some run-outs for a few lesser-heard oldies (Shopping Mall of Love being the standout).
Incidentally, ... |
Topic: world tour 2021 |
Andy M
Replies: 16
Views: 22102
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Forum: Sparks Live Posted: Tue Feb 23, 2021 9:02 am Subject: world tour 2021 |
Just been looking at the UK Goverment's plans, and (as was probably expected) it's really difficult to see how the UK tour could go ahead on the planned dates. International travel won't resume until ... |
Topic: 2020 concert |
Andy M
Replies: 35
Views: 39590
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Forum: Sparks Live Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2020 7:36 am Subject: 2020 concert |
Crucially, the concerts will be indoors which will make them even more problematic. The virus has by no means gone away in the UK - there were 114 deaths following a +ve test yesterday alone - and a s ... |
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