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Navaira Group: Members Posts: 481 Joined: Jan. 2005 Posted: Jan. 19 2006, 17:32 While "Lil' Beethoven" was the best album to emerge between 2000 and 2005, "Hello Young Lovers" is definitely the best album of 2006 (it's only January but judging by the fact NOTHING managed to impress me more than "Lil' Beethoven" in the last few years and "Hello Young Lovers" is better... nuff said). Whaddayathink? -------------- http://www.raygrant.com :: My album 'Exorcism' is out on iTunes now Back to top

Deadcalm Group: Awaiting Authorisation Posts: 752 Joined: Nov. 2004 Posted: Jan. 20 2006, 03:48 Yeah I agree !! I saw the Premier of Lil Beethoven at the Royal Festival Hall .. and 3 times since... Also going to Manchester to see the HYL Premier on Feb 15th.. Its not easy listening but its extremely rewarding if you can see where its coming from... Ive heard 5 Tks off HYL already and although more radio friendly theyre all shall we say interesting.. Anything called"I play the Organ at the Notre Dam Cathedral" is obviously not your normal Fare !! Anyway hardly any Guitars on Lil Beethoven its all Strings and Layered Vocals... Worth Checking out if you like a Challenge !! Back to top

Navaira Group: Members Posts: 481 Joined: Jan. 2005 Posted: Jan. 20 2006, 03:53 Yeah, songs on HYL are more radio friendly -- to the degree Sparks can be radio friendly among hip-hop and James Blunt, of course In a perfect world there would be five singles off HYL and all of them top 3 hits... At least HYL tracks are getting some airplay, unlike Lil' Beethoven -- which was simply ignored by the radio. Today I couldn't sleep at night because "There is no such thing as aliens" was playing in my head, BTW. So be warned -------------- http://www.raygrant.com :: My album 'Exorcism' is out on iTunes now Back to top

Deadcalm Group: Awaiting Authorisation Posts: 752 Joined: Nov. 2004 Posted: Feb. 07 2006, 08:57 I got my Copy of HYL today from Amazon and its been on my CD Player for 4hrs on Repeat.. Theres not a Dull Second on it ... Outstanding Entertainment... If you dont no what its all about .. Imagine Lloyd Webber producing  Queens Night at the Opera Album .... Deff worth £8-99 of anyones money.. Its a Vocals Album but theres great instrumentation on it as well in the Background   Back to top

Navaira Group: Members Posts: 481 Joined: Jan. 2005 Posted: Feb. 07 2006, 11:00 It's out in Poland on February 27 so still a lot of waiting before me... but it's SO worth it. -------------- http://www.raygrant.com :: My album 'Exorcism' is out on iTunes now Back to top

olracUK Group: Members Posts: 1683 Joined: June 2003 Posted: Feb. 07 2006, 15:26 Well, I'm not "dicking around" when I say HYL is a class album. -------------- The answer is 42 - but what is the question? Back to top

BTH Group: Members. Posts: 179 Joined: Dec. 2005 Posted: Feb. 07 2006, 15:53 It took me forever to "get into" Lil' Beethoven - my only previous experience of Sparks was Kimono My House... But when I eventually "got" it... Wow! It blew me away and I couldnt stop listening for weeks. Played it to a few mates though and they think I'm insane for liking it! I'm finding Hello Young Lovers much much easier to enjoy and I think it's unbelievable - more accessible but equally as mindblowing as Lil' Beethoven. Some fantastic lyrics especially in "Waterproof" and "(Baby Baby) Can I Invade Your Country", both works of genius! Great stuff altogether and I'd highly recommend recent Sparks to anyone with an open mind musically... -------------- Tá mé an amadán ag cheoil... Back to top

Navaira Group: Members Posts: 481 Joined: Jan. 2005 Posted: Feb. 12 2006, 15:17 Ehhh, Sparks debut at #66 this week, beaten by Keane (WHO doesn't yet have Keane?!, Michael Jackson's Number Ones, Bee Gees' Love Songs, ELO's Very Best Of... I'm not saying these are bad, but Hello Young Lovers is brand new and these were out for about 50 years already :s -------------- http://www.raygrant.com :: My album 'Exorcism' is out on iTunes now Back to top

Deadcalm Group: Awaiting Authorisation Posts: 752 Joined: Nov. 2004 Posted: Feb. 13 2006, 05:04 I heard it was 400 copies off a Top 40 position... But the Concerts are going off this Week plus a Live TV performance on Fridays GMTV and a HMV Oxford St Performance on the same Day... and a Live set on the 6music Steve Lamacq show on tuesday so that might kick start it ...Youre right the charts are plauged by reissues and frankly boring stuff .. I think a separate chart should be compiled for these type of albums personaly..Ah well im off to see it Live at Manchester on Wednesday so thats gonna be really cool .. Back to top

bee Group: Members Posts: 1227 Joined: Jan. 2004 Posted: Mar. 23 2006, 17:12 I've always liked what I've heard of Sparks ie those that have done well in the charts  ~ this town ain't big enugh for the both of us, no. 1 song in heaven etc, but then a friend lent me Hello Young Lovers and I was amazed. I was absolutely amazed. It's like Bohemian Rhapsody in a way, but it goes on and on, and there's layers of it which will bear out further listening. So complex and very compelling. It's odd, but I like odd, and I like this, a lot! Nice to find something new, a new style. -------------- ....second to the right and straight on till morning.... You heard me before Yet you hear me again Then I die Till I call me again Back to top

Deadcalm Group: Awaiting Authorisation Posts: 752 Joined: Nov. 2004 Posted: June 02 2006, 03:58 "Sparks" are doing a whole heap of Summer concerts and Festival appearances this Summer as well on the back of HYL   .. Skye . Big Chill , etc etc .. Worth checking out if you wanna hear the album played in Live with the Visuals and stage show... Got a Link here to the Radio Edit "Dick Around" video here   if it works     http://gut-wmv.bsky.net/gutrecords/sparks_dickaround_512.wmv Back to top

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