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A well-chosen, 20-track compilation derived from the group's three best albums (Kimono My House, Propaganda, and Indiscreet), released during their brief, productive tenure with Island Records. Producers Muff Winwood (for the first two, harder-rocking albums) and Tony Visconti (the more varied and elaborately arranged Indiscreet) both provide the Mael brothers with solid, sympathetic settings for their witty, rapid-fire lyrics and manic delivery. Songs range from the aggressive riff of "At Home, at Work, at Play" (a precursor to the heavier sound of the 1976 album, Big Beat) to the uncanny Andrews Sisters evocation "Looks, Looks, Looks." Russell Mael's quavery falsetto is an acquired taste, and his vocal affectations can try the listener's nerves on prolonged exposure. Also, their tendency to deliver a few hundred lyrics in as many seconds makes interpretation a challenge, but their perverse humor rewards the effort. This is probably all the Sparks the casual fan needs.
© James A. Gardner /TiVo
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Martin Gordon, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Muff Winwood, Producer - Russell Mael, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Ron Mael, Composer, Author, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Sparks, MainArtist - Adrian Fisher, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Dinky Diamond, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1974 Universal Music Operations Limited
Martin Gordon, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Muff Winwood, Producer - Russell Mael, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Ron Mael, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Sparks, MainArtist - Adrian Fisher, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Dinky Diamond, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1974 Universal Music Operations Limited
Martin Gordon, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Muff Winwood, Producer - Russell Mael, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Ron Mael, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Sparks, MainArtist - Adrian Fisher, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Dinky Diamond, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1974 Universal Music Operations Limited
Martin Gordon, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Muff Winwood, Producer - Russell Mael, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Ron Mael, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Sparks, MainArtist - Adrian Fisher, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Dinky Diamond, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1974 Universal Music Operations Limited
Martin Gordon, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Muff Winwood, Producer - Russell Mael, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ron Mael, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Sparks, MainArtist - Adrian Fisher, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Dinky Diamond, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1974 Universal Music Operations Limited
Martin Gordon, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Muff Winwood, Producer - Russell Mael, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Ron Mael, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Sparks, MainArtist - Adrian Fisher, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Dinky Diamond, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1974 Universal Music Operations Limited
Muff Winwood, Producer - Russell Mael, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Ron Mael, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Sparks, MainArtist - Trevor White, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ian Hampton, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Norman Diamond, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1974 Universal Music Operations Limited
Muff Winwood, Producer - Russell Mael, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Ron Mael, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Sparks, MainArtist - Trevor White, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ian Hampton, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Norman Diamond, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1974 Universal Music Operations Limited
Muff Winwood, Producer - Ron Mael, ComposerLyricist - Sparks, MainArtist
℗ 1974 Universal Music Operations Limited
Muff Winwood, Producer - Ron Mael, ComposerLyricist - Sparks, MainArtist
℗ 1974 Universal Music Operations Limited
Muff Winwood, 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
℗ 1974 Universal Music Operations Limited
Muff Winwood, Producer - Russell Mael, ComposerLyricist - Ron Mael, ComposerLyricist - Sparks, MainArtist
℗ 1974 Universal Music Operations Limited
Muff Winwood, Producer - Ron Mael, ComposerLyricist - Sparks, MainArtist
℗ 1974 Universal Music Operations Limited
Tony Visconti, Producer - Ron Mael, ComposerLyricist - Sparks, MainArtist
℗ 1975 Universal Music Operations Limited
Tony Visconti, Producer - Ron Mael, ComposerLyricist - Sparks, MainArtist
℗ 1975 Universal Music Operations Limited
Tony Visconti, Producer - Ron Mael, ComposerLyricist - Sparks, MainArtist
℗ 1975 Universal Music Operations Limited
Tony Visconti, Producer - Russell Mael, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Ron Mael, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Sparks, MainArtist - Trevor White, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ian Hampton, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Norman Diamond, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1975 Universal Music Operations Limited
Tony Visconti, Producer - Ron Mael, ComposerLyricist - Sparks, MainArtist
℗ 1975 Universal Music Operations Limited
Tony Visconti, Producer - Ron Mael, ComposerLyricist - Sparks, MainArtist
℗ 1975 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
℗ 1975 Universal Music Operations Limited
Albumbeschreibung
A well-chosen, 20-track compilation derived from the group's three best albums (Kimono My House, Propaganda, and Indiscreet), released during their brief, productive tenure with Island Records. Producers Muff Winwood (for the first two, harder-rocking albums) and Tony Visconti (the more varied and elaborately arranged Indiscreet) both provide the Mael brothers with solid, sympathetic settings for their witty, rapid-fire lyrics and manic delivery. Songs range from the aggressive riff of "At Home, at Work, at Play" (a precursor to the heavier sound of the 1976 album, Big Beat) to the uncanny Andrews Sisters evocation "Looks, Looks, Looks." Russell Mael's quavery falsetto is an acquired taste, and his vocal affectations can try the listener's nerves on prolonged exposure. Also, their tendency to deliver a few hundred lyrics in as many seconds makes interpretation a challenge, but their perverse humor rewards the effort. This is probably all the Sparks the casual fan needs.
© James A. Gardner /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 20 track(s)
- Total length: 01:00:44
- Main artists: Sparks
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Universal-Island Records Ltd.
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 1990 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited This Compilation ℗ 1990 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
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