yup, even the "bad" albums

only like them when they were a country-rock band - the jammy stuff bores me to tears

also got Propaganda and Indiscreet based on both of youse's recs

With Kimono they form a trilogy, but Indiscreet is the harder listening album and the most quirky, I disliked it when I first ever heard it but now think its a great album. All three albums were released in just a 2 year period.

I realized I haven't mentioned Terminal Jive too much. It's a pretty fantastic album. The first song kicks the album off pretty damn well.

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Terminal Jive is very much a conundrum with me. It has a great name, great album pics and some really good songs "Rock n Roll People in a Disco World" "Stereo" and "the Greatest Show on Earth" But on the other hand, the songs sound flat and repititious PIL style (that works with PIL but not so much with Sparks) There is also a disco/new wave feel to the album which feels odd at times.

I can definitely understand that. Personally, I find it to be one of the easiest albums to stomach with Sparks even if the Sparks brothers weren't happy with the album. Something to do with how pissed off they got with the manager or whoever was in charge of putting the album together.

Still, it makes a pretty good listen.

I love the trio of albums that followed it Whomp That Sucker, Angst in My Pants and In Outer Space. The first two, what great names.

No matter what, Sparks have always had a good way to entertain and bring a smile to people's faces.

I love this:

this is a group I could discuss until I'm foaming at the mouth.

My first Sparks LP was Angst in My Pants (I bought it in a lot with Whomp That Sucker) but my first time hearing them was from their 2008 album Exotic Creatures of the Deep.

Most of my vinyl collection is Sparks. Probably a couple grand worth of just their music.

Somebody in this thread has the extreme privilege of flipping through my record collection at their discretion. ;D

Wow Sparks fans seem to be dropping out of the woodwork, which is no surprise considering their unique quirky style of pop combined with their witty lyrics. The band have been doing it for around 40 years now.