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This Town Ain't Big Enough for the Both of Us | Sparks | 3:04 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Amateur Hour | Sparks | 3:37 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Falling In Love With Myself Again | Sparks | 3:02 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Here In Heaven | Sparks | 2:47 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Thank God It's Not Christmas | Sparks | 5:06 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Hasta Manana Monsieur | Sparks | 3:51 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Talent Is an Asset | Sparks | 3:21 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Complaints | Sparks | 2:50 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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In My Family | Sparks | 3:47 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Equator | Sparks | 4:41 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Barbecutie | Sparks | 3:07 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Lost and Found | Sparks | 3:19 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Amateur Hour (Live At Fiarfield Halls 09/11/75) | Sparks | 4:45 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| Total: 13 Songs |
Album Review
Arguably one of Sparks' best albums, 1974's Kimono My House finds the brothers Mael (Ron wrote most the songs and played keyboards, while Russell was the singing frontman) ingeniously playing their guitar- and keyboard-heavy pop mix on 12 consistently fine tracks. Adding a touch of bubblegum, and even some of Zappa's own song-centric experimentalism to the menu, the Maels spruce up a sleazy Sunset Strip with a bevy of Broadway-worthy performances here: as the band expertly revs up the glam rock-meets-Andrew Lloyd Webber backdrops, Russell sends things into space with his operatic vocals and ever-clever lyrics. And besides two of their breakthrough hits (the English chart-toppers "This Town Ain't Big Enough for Both of Us" and "Amateur Hour"), the album features one of their often-overlooked stunners, "Here in Heaven." Essential.
Customer Reviews
The Greatest Pop Album Of All Time
This album sets the template for any band professing to do intelligent, sophisticated pop music. Ron Mael's lyrical achievements on Kimono will one day be recognized as being in the same league as Noel Coward. Honest, they will! No one in music has matched the intricacy and smarts of this album; hard-hitting, sensitive, charming. Everything that is lacking in the current pop climate and status quo. Treat yourself to the best. Treat yourself to Sparks. It's not too late.
Very amazing
And if you've never heard the Sparks before, this is a great place to start. Russell has like, an AMAZING vocal range, and Ron writes the weirdest (and best) lyrics.
1974
This album came out in 1974. It is rougher around the edges than their current work, and the musicianship is not quite as polished . . . but the acerbic wit and original approach to lyrics is priceless. It is also the reason that this relatively obscure group (wake up America!) continues to make amazing music to this day (2009+).
Biography
Formed: 1970 in Los Angeles, CA
Genre: Alternative
Years Active: '70s, '80s, '90s, '00s, '10s
Top Albums and Songs By Sparks
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Eaten By the Monster of Love | Angst In My Pants | 2:59 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Angst In My Pants | Angst In My Pants | 3:29 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Cool Places | In Outer Space | 3:25 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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This Town Ain't Big Enough for the Both of Us | Kimono My House | 3:04 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Music That You Can Dance To | The Best of Sparks - Music That You Can Dance To | 4:23 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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I Predict | Angst In My Pants | 2:53 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitTemporary Relief | State Property Presents the Chain Gang, Vol. 2 | 4:03 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitYou Don't Know (In the Ghetto) | Philadelphia Freeway | 4:13 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitTales of a Hustler Pt. 2 | The B.Coming (Explicit Version) | 4:20 | $0.69 | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitIf I Could Do It All Again | State Property Presents the Chain Gang, Vol. 2 | 4:59 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
