SPARKS

Russell performs so great, I am not too sure about Alex ...

Well said. I think the collaboration is A Very Bad Thing indeed. Alex should stick to singing along with Sparks records in his bedroom. ...

Only Thing I guess that makes an Orchestral Version CD more difficult is the Royalty Issue .Ie The Cake gets Sliced a Lot.

Only the orchestrator would be due a slice, the orchestra members woul ...

No Alex, not another live CD - these orchestrations deserve a proper studio recording!

All day I've been fantasising about other songs from Sparks' vast catalogue that I'd love to hear orchestrated ...

I have to disagree with the OP - this was BY FAR one of the best Sparks gigs EVER EVER EVER, and I've been seeing them live since 1994. For me, this was right up there with the first five shows at at ...

I assume it was a dry run for the autumn, so in case anyone is looking a few small feedbacks from my side!

- When Do I get to Sing doesn't work with just those slabby chords / octaves underneath, ...

LadyIsLingering, I agree too! The fact that Russell seemed to sustain no vocal problems at all during 21x21 (when lesser performers would surely have cried off through illness) was truly remarkable. I ...

One of the best gigs I've ever been to - despite the fact that ECOTD ain't a patch on HYL

What fact is this??? I would argue ECOTD is more consistent, though both albums have their weaker tracks. ...

The best gig of all time and you're nit-picking ...? ;)

Seriously though, looking at the Top Ten as voted, there was no way that was going to be played as a second set. And didn't Russell say at va ...

Any chance you could post Set Lists from Estonia, Helsinki, etc on the MB under the Sparks Live thread...? Thankee thankee.

Thank you soooooooooo much Flamingkitties!! Guessed you would see my post...

Propaganda and Number One Song In Heaven (Plagiarism night)
Get In The Swing (Indiscreet)
Equator (KMH)
Waterproof (HYL)

I was behind you and you were taking some AMAZING pics!!! Any chance of sharing here... or posting a link to flickr/photobucket or whatever you use??????

Propaganda
Indiscreet
Kimono My House
Hello Young Lovers
Plagiarism
Halfnelson
Woofer
Introducing

One of the best gigs I've ever been to - despite the fact that ECOTD ain't a patch on HYL (everything past Lighten Up, Morrissey was redundant imo - even Photoshop is a much better performance than i ...

... the top 15-20 could switch their vote to one of these tracks...?

Or would that be too confusing???

If it's worth doing, I'll switch my vote from Ladies to Alabamy Right.

Oh go to the bloody show.
Seriously it's not a right for you to see Sparks.

I can only afford to go to nine of the shows. Seriously though, what is the point of a webstream that sounds like crap? ...

PLEASE PLEASE PLEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAASEE do something about the sound which is TERRIBLE!!!

CD Pulse was poor, but justin.tv is even worse!

What's the point of an OK-ish picture and terrible sound?? ...

PLEASE PLEASE PLEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAASEE do something about the sound which is TERRIBLE!!!

CD Pulse was poor, but justin.tv is even worse!

What's the point of an OK-ish picture and terrible sound?? ...

...the ending was hilarious. I hope someone can provide a short clip of it (so I can show my wife...) When Ron is starting to talk about the four months of rehearsals...and someone in the crowd says s ...

And a quick postscript - some of you said you couldn't hear what Ron said during the Band intro's:

RUSSELL: "and the principal songwriter - that's principal songwriter, not ONLY songwriter - ...