For anyone who grew up in the UK in the 1970s it’s impossible to overstate just how exciting it was to tune into Top of the Pops every week and be genuinely blown away by something new and exciting, and for the playground to be buzzing with it the next day. There’s a story that John Lennon was watching the show one night and called Ringo on the phone to tell him that he was watching Marc Bolan singing a song with Adolf Hitler on keyboards.
Of course, that was the first appearance on TV of Sparks singing This Town Ain’t Big Enough For the Both of Us. Russel Mael was impossibly beautiful with a mop of curls and a flawless falsetto, accompanied by brother Ron with slicked back hair, laser beam eyes and (let’s agree to call it) a toothbrush moustache. The song more than lived up to their appearance, with stonking drums, blistering guitars, keyboards to die for and gunshot sound effects on top for good measure.
The rest of the album is of similar quality, with plenty of memorable songs that still get included in their live set more than 50 years on. They could easily have been one hit wonders, but they have reinvented themselves multiple times over the years, whilst being consistently inventive and engaging.
Geisha-tastic!
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