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Most of this album finds Sparks doing what they do best: spewing out clever, mile-a-minute lyrics over solid-rocking accompaniment (this time, provided by a superior group of studio musicians). Drummer Hilly Michaels and guitarist Jeffrey Salen lend the Mael brothers' songs considerable rock & roll authority. Standouts include the opening blast, "Big Boy" (which was featured in the film Rollercoaster), the propulsive "Fill-Er-Up," and the falsetto-delivered proclamation "I Like Girls," apparently a leftover from their previous album, Indiscreet. Generally, however, they eschew the elaborate arrangements of Indiscreet and go for a powerful, stripped-down sound. As titles such as "Everybody's Stupid" and "Thrown Her Away (And Get a New One)" suggest, the album brims with decidedly politically incorrect (and often hilarious) lyrics.
© James A. Gardner /TiVo
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Jeffrey Lesser, Producer, Associate Producer - Rupert Holmes, Producer - Godfrey Diamond, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Ron Mael, ComposerLyricist - Sparks, MainArtist
℗ 1976 Universal Music Operations Limited
Jeffrey Lesser, Producer, Associate Producer - Rupert Holmes, Producer - Godfrey Diamond, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Ron Mael, ComposerLyricist - Sparks, MainArtist
℗ 1976 Universal Music Operations Limited
Jeffrey Lesser, Producer, Associate Producer - Rupert Holmes, Producer - Godfrey Diamond, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Ron Mael, ComposerLyricist - Sparks, MainArtist
℗ 1976 Universal Music Operations Limited
Jeffrey Lesser, Producer, Associate Producer - Rupert Holmes, Producer - Godfrey Diamond, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Ron Mael, ComposerLyricist - Sparks, MainArtist
℗ 1976 Universal Music Operations Limited
Jeffrey Lesser, Producer, Associate Producer - Rupert Holmes, Producer - Godfrey Diamond, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Ron Mael, ComposerLyricist - Sparks, MainArtist
℗ 1976 Universal Music Operations Limited
Jeffrey Lesser, Producer, Associate Producer - Rupert Holmes, Producer - Godfrey Diamond, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Ron Mael, ComposerLyricist - Sparks, MainArtist
℗ 1976 Universal Music Operations Limited
Jeffrey Lesser, Producer, Associate Producer - Rupert Holmes, Producer - Godfrey Diamond, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Ron Mael, ComposerLyricist - Sparks, MainArtist
℗ 1976 Universal Music Operations Limited
Jeffrey Lesser, Producer, Associate Producer - Rupert Holmes, Producer - Godfrey Diamond, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Ron Mael, ComposerLyricist - Sparks, MainArtist
℗ 1976 Universal Music Operations Limited
Jeffrey Lesser, Producer, Associate Producer - Rupert Holmes, Producer - Godfrey Diamond, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Ron Mael, ComposerLyricist - Sparks, MainArtist
℗ 1976 Universal Music Operations Limited
Jeffrey Lesser, Producer, Associate Producer - Rupert Holmes, Producer - Godfrey Diamond, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Ron Mael, ComposerLyricist - Sparks, MainArtist
℗ 1976 Universal Music Operations Limited
Jeffrey Lesser, Producer, Associate Producer - Rupert Holmes, Producer - Godfrey Diamond, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Ron Mael, ComposerLyricist - Sparks, MainArtist
℗ 1976 Universal Music Operations Limited
Jeffrey Lesser, Producer - Rupert Holmes, Producer - John Lennon, ComposerLyricist - Paul Mccartney, ComposerLyricist - Sparks, MainArtist
℗ 1975 Universal Music Operations Limited
Earle Mankey, Producer - Russell Mael, Producer, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Ron Mael, Producer, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Sparks, MainArtist - Trevor White, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ian Hampton, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Norman Diamond, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1976 Universal Music Operations Limited
Jeffrey Lesser, Producer, Associate Producer - Godfrey Diamond, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tony Visconti, Producer - Russell Mael, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ron Mael, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Sparks, MainArtist - Trevor White, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ian Hampton, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Norman Diamond, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1979 Universal Music Operations Limited
Rupert Holmes, Producer - Russell Mael, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Ron Mael, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Sparks, MainArtist - Trevor White, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ian Hampton, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Norman Diamond, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2006 Universal Music Operations Limited
Tony Visconti, Producer - Russell Mael, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Ron Mael, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Sparks, MainArtist - Trevor White, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ian Hampton, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Norman Diamond, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2006 Universal Music Operations Limited
Tony Visconti, Producer - Russell Mael, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Ron Mael, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Sparks, MainArtist - Trevor White, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ian Hampton, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Norman Diamond, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1979 Universal Music Operations Limited
Album review
Most of this album finds Sparks doing what they do best: spewing out clever, mile-a-minute lyrics over solid-rocking accompaniment (this time, provided by a superior group of studio musicians). Drummer Hilly Michaels and guitarist Jeffrey Salen lend the Mael brothers' songs considerable rock & roll authority. Standouts include the opening blast, "Big Boy" (which was featured in the film Rollercoaster), the propulsive "Fill-Er-Up," and the falsetto-delivered proclamation "I Like Girls," apparently a leftover from their previous album, Indiscreet. Generally, however, they eschew the elaborate arrangements of Indiscreet and go for a powerful, stripped-down sound. As titles such as "Everybody's Stupid" and "Thrown Her Away (And Get a New One)" suggest, the album brims with decidedly politically incorrect (and often hilarious) lyrics.
© James A. Gardner /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 17 track(s)
- Total length: 00:54:10
- Main artists: Sparks
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Island Records (The Island Def Jam Music Group / Universal Music)
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 2006 Universal-Island Records Ltd. This Compilation ℗ 2006 Universal-Island Records Ltd.
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