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Sparks became a UK teen sensation appearing on the cover of Melody Maker, Record Mirror and countless other pop magazines in the UK and Europe.
(Credit: Getty Images) The enigmatic duo Ron and Russell Mael have gone from cult stardom to sustained success. Beverly D'Silva talks to the brothers about fame, failure and the highs and lows of...
Mar 30, 2015 · History. Growing up in Los Angeles in the '60s, brothers Ron and Russell Mael were obsessed with rock and roll and pop culture. In 1968 the pair, both in their early 20s, decided to form a band....
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Jun 20, 2023 · In the UK it was Sparks’ biggest success since Beat The Clock a decade and a half earlier. Their resurgence was crowned by 2002’s Lil’ Beethoven. An audacious reinvention of the Sparks sound, forgoing beats for thrusting string arrangements and vast multi-tracked vocals, it was their finest album since Kimono My House.
The following is a comprehensive discography of Sparks, an American rock and pop music band formed in Los Angeles in 1970 by brothers Ron (keyboards) and Russell Mael (vocals), initially under the name Halfnelson.
Oct 26, 2023 · Littered with celebrity devotees and directed by Edgar Wright — the British filmmaker behind Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, Scott Pligrm vs The World but, more crucially, a Sparks super-fan – it was not only an exhaustive, entertaining film that chronicled Ron and Russell's 57 years in the music game but widely lauded as one of the best docos in r...
Mar 1, 2021 · After the success of Kimono My House, the band would record two more albums for Island Records, Propaganda in 1974 and Indiscreet in 1975, which both met with critical and financial success. Sadly, by 1976 glam rock was being replaced with punk and Sparks were seen as old fashioned.
