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On my voyage through all the Sparks albums, some of which I haven’t heard in 20 or 30 years, here is my review of ‘Music You Can Dance To’. I think there are two versions of this album, this is probably the US issue. 1. Music You Can Dance To I like this song well… Continue reading The Best of Sparks: Music You can Dance To – 1986

On my voyage through all the Sparks albums, some of which I haven’t heard in 20 or 30 years, here is my review of ‘Pulling Rabbits out of a Hat’. Based on the response some people had to me rating ‘In Outer Space’ as that basically I think ‘It’s a GOOD Sparks album, but not… Continue reading Pulling Rabbits Out of a Hat – 1984

On my voyage through all the Sparks albums, some of which I haven’t heard in 20 or 30 years, here is my review of ‘In Outer Space’. This isn’t my favorite album. Sorry, I know people are going to yell at me. I did like it more than I expected to, though. The album does… Continue reading In Outer Space – 1983

On my voyage through all the Sparks albums, some of which I haven’t heard in 20 or 30 years, here is my review of ‘Angst in my Pants’. This is the first Sparks record I ever bought. I’ll say upfront that my main problem with this album is just the way it sounds. It sounds… Continue reading Angst in My Pants – 1982

On my voyage through all the Sparks albums, some of which I haven’t heard in 20 or 30 years, here is my review of ‘Whomp that Sucker’ 1. Tips for Teens I like the energy of the song. The drums are dry sounding, but no big deal. I think the lyrics are very sharp and… Continue reading Whomp That Sucker – 1981

In my voyage through all the Sparks albums, some of which I haven’t heard in 20 or 30 years, here is my review of ‘Terminal Jive’. 1. When I’m With You It’s…fine? 4/4 time, but too slow to be disco. Kind of plodding feeling. It’s about someone that feels better about themselves when they’re with… Continue reading Terminal Jive – 1980

On my voyage through all the Sparks albums, some of which I haven’t heard in 20 or 30 years, here is my review of ‘No. 1 in Heaven’. This album couldn’t possibly be any more different than ‘Introducing Sparks’. 1. Tryouts for the Human Race I like the little noises at the start of the… Continue reading No. 1 in Heaven – 1979

On my voyage through all the Sparks albums, some of which I haven’t heard in 20 or 30 years, here is my review of ‘Introducing Sparks’. 1. A Big Surprise This record sounds good; better than the last one. It has a kind of sixties feel to it, which I like. What is the big… Continue reading Introducing Sparks – 1977

On my voyage through all the Sparks albums, some of which I haven’t heard in 20 or 30 years, here is my review of ‘Big Beat’. From what I’ve gathered, this is an album that many Sparks fans don’t like all that much. It’s much more straightforward than the prior records. Maybe it was a… Continue reading Big Beat – 1976

On my voyage through all the Sparks albums, some of which I haven’t heard in 20 or 30 years, here is my review of ‘Indiscreet’. This album sounds fantastic. All of the engineering quibbles I had with the prior albums are gone on this one. Everything is mixed well, sounds in the same space. It’s… Continue reading Indiscreet – 1975