Sparks - Live In London

 

01. Comin In

02. Aeroflot

03. Something For The Girl With Everything

04. Scheherazade

05. When I Kiss You

06. More Than Sex Machine

07. Do-Re-Mi 08 Angst In My Pants

08. Waiting For God feat. Rex The Wonderdog

09. How To Get Your Ass Kicked

10. Talent Is An Asset

11. Girl From Germany

12. Balls

13. Ron Leaves Baby Leroy

14. Bullet Train

15. Beat The Clock

16. This Town Ain't Big Enough For Both Of Us

17. The Number One Song In Heaven

18. Never Turn Your Back On Mother Earth

19. Amateur Hour

20. When Do I Get To Sing 'My Way'

21. The Spark Discharge 

 

Sparks is an American rock and pop music band formed in Los Angeles in 1970 by brothers Ron (keyboards) and Russell Mael (vocals), initially under the name Halfnelson. Best known for their quirky approach to song writing, Sparks' music is often accompanied by cutting and acerbic lyrics,and an idiosyncratic stage presence, typified in the contrast between Russell's wide-eyed hyperactive frontman antics and Ron's sedentary scowling. The band's long career has seen them successfully adopt many different musical genres; including glam pop, power pop, electronic dance music, mainstream pop and most recently chamber pop. And they have enjoyed a cult following since their first releases. Sparks have been highly influential on the development of popular music, in particular on the late 1970s scene, when in collaboration with Giorgio Moroder (and Telex subsequently), they reinvented themselves as an electronic pop duo, and abandoned the traditional rock band line up. In contrast to the esteem in which they are held by such peers as Depeche Mode, New Order, Morrissey, Mark Burgess of the Chameleons UK and They Might Be Giants, who all cite Sparks as a major influence, their almost constantly changing styles and visual presentations have sometimes seen them dismissed as a novelty act.