In the end, the hall welcomes. And on the stage it seems that the brothers Ron and Russell Mael really did not want to say goodbye to the audience after the appearance of their Sparks group. Not a professionally shining wineries, and then stolen into the fluure, and the two ends of the seventies are dedicated to the ramp and look really moving.
The atmosphere for the purposes of Eats Music Hall was so calm on Sunday before the start that the expectations were initially controlled. Perhaps this contributed to this in the multi -purpose hall, which was filled with two -thirds of two -thirds. Do not forget the average age, which was felt sixty higher. The younger fans were clear in the minority. Which is part of the group that has existed since the 1970s.
As soon as the Mael brothers, the only constant staff from the spark, and their tourist musicians entered the hall, such pessimistic unknown quickly broke up. Sparks from Los -Angeles is also not an ordinary group, but musicians who make music about music. And with wit. This is one of the reasons for this that critics value them.
Sparks use a wide range of styles, on the one hand, on the other hand, they initiated some new things with their willingness to change in pop music, but always with playful irony. Message: We do not take ourselves very seriously.
53 years of group history
This corresponds to the fact that their songs love to have a reflective level, which, as demonstrated, began. “So, we can start” is one of her numbers that she wrote for the soundtrack of the music film “Annette” Leos Carax. Which is better suited for the concert, since the question asked in the name, which at the same time answers with music?
Since the group existed 53 years and now introduced 28 albums, she offered her fans from different eras during the concert. Many songs from the current record “Mad!” Therefore, many more old hits have come, especially its very senior: “This city is not enough for both of us” since 1974, until today, probably his most famous contribution to the pop.
A unlikely success at the top of this, with its mysterious text and is barely singing a melody, which interferes with many jewelry before he arrives in the choir with his fighting staccato -rhythm. Angrily causes enthusiasm.
In Germany, sparks even achieved more success in the nineties, which also cannot be missed that evening. “When I can sing“ My Way ”” from 1994, an energetic ballad about his career failures, became a return for the group after a creative break for six years, also thanks to MTV.
In Germany, the sound based on the elegant hymns of the Euro -Dantant, boys for their favorite stores, which were originally inspired by sparks, gave them especially greater support. As Russell Mael noted after the song, many thought that at that time she was a completely new group.
Stylish
With her rock seventies, this was definitely less than with disco on the basis of Disco Synth Pop, which Sparks finished with baptism with producer Georgio Moreoder in 1979. The whirlpools praised their joint album “No. 1 in heaven” with three numbers. The performance of the title song is especially pleasant, the disco, in which the rest of the motionless Ron Mael rose and laid out several corner dance steps in his strict black coat, mainly resembling martial arts.
In general, sparks prove the style of style on their show. Russell Mael traditionally stands out against his brother with colorful clothes, here with a multi -lane suit. In the background, rectangular frames are lit, it is, optionally, strictly geometrically or with smooth light movements. Simple and sophisticated.
Compared to proven material, the songs of the new album could not completely affirm themselves, but today’s sparks were not. “Do things in your own way”, for example, which repeatedly repeats the title line over a constant basic tone, is convincingly angry and can be understood as a commentary on the political style of the current president of the United States.
And sometimes they move directly to this issue. “Please do not fuck my world” is one of your requests. Despite the fact that five years, the work was not done: “So much now you need to contact the” rhyme “, so now it is depressing.” Also a form of resistance.
