Sparks - Dee Vee Dee: Sparks At The London Forum

Something for the fan with everything

A Sparks show! A Sparks show! It is indeed a Sparks show, and all that entails: the wondrous magic, the clever stupidity, the whole shebang. Recorded at London’s Forum in 2006, at the end of the touring cycle that saw the group play various festivals around the world to promote Hello Young Lovers, this shows a band assured and confident, in real need of breaking out from cult status back to wider-scale success again. The staging, stagecraft and humour are remarkable. The backdrops to Here Kitty, Ron Mael getting knocked out by the film of himself in The Very Next Fight and the ironic gung-ho footage of (Baby Baby) Can I Invade Your Country write their smartness large. However, this humour is inclusive, and the crowd, when they finally do ignite, are all in on the joke. Of the second half’s showcase of older material, Tryouts For The Human Race and When Do I Get To Sing “My Way” are among the many highlights Here’s to the brothers’ next album, then, which can surely now be not so far away.

Liberation Entertainment | cat no tbc

Reviewed by Daryl Easlea
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