Tonight I will go and see Sparks

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Tonight I will go and see Sparks

Postby bobzilla77 » 14 Nov 2018, 23:52

Wish I had picked up their new album Hippopotamus earlier, but, tonight's show will be my introduction to their newest songs. I've only seen them once before, at that show they did complete album performances of Kimono My House and their current Exotic Creatures of the Deep, plus an encore of hits through the years. That show was remarkable & I'm hoping toinight's will be as well.

They have rarely played LA with a full band in recent years - often it's just the two brothers plus a drummer - so I'm pretty thrilled.

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Re: Tonight I will go and see Sparks

Postby Tom Waits For No One » 14 Nov 2018, 23:56

Saw them last year in Newcastle (UK).
A very Hippopotamus heavy set but that was not a bad thing as I think it’s a cracking album.
The band were tight and well drilled. A great night, I hope you enjoy them.
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Re: Tonight I will go and see Sparks

Postby naughty boy » 15 Nov 2018, 00:00

Tom Waits For No One wrote:Saw them last year in Newcastle (UK).
A very Hippopotamus heavy set but that was not a bad thing as I think it’s a cracking album.
The band were tight and well drilled. A great night, I hope you enjoy them.


I was at the same gig and they were absolutely fucking stellar.

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Re: Tonight I will go and see Sparks

Postby pcqgod » 15 Nov 2018, 02:02

Four or five years ago, playing as a duo as I recall. I don't even remember if they had a drummer now. They sounded good, though. They seemed really gratified by the rapturous ovation they got.
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Re: Tonight I will go and see Sparks

Postby rorebhoy » 15 Nov 2018, 09:43

How was it Bobzilla? Edgar Wright has been tweeting in advance that the shows are going to be 'weird' and not to be missed - anything special happen? special guests?

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Re: Tonight I will go and see Sparks

Postby rorebhoy » 16 Nov 2018, 09:46

rorebhoy wrote:How was it Bobzilla? Edgar Wright has been tweeting in advance that the shows are going to be 'weird' and not to be missed - anything special happen? special guests?


It was weird Al Jankovic who appeared..meh


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