/mu/ - SPARKS? SPARKS! - Music

Anonymous

SPARKS? SPARKS! 09/13/25(Sat)00:08:23 No.127726559

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what is /mu/‘s considered option and discerning thoughts of the musical stylings of the brothers Maer, better known as the band SPARKS?

SPARKS!

Anonymous
09/13/25(Sat)01:01:38 No.127726850

Anonymous 09/13/25(Sat)01:01:38 No.127726850

>>127726559
I think they're innovative in the fact they went from being a full guitar/drums/bass/vocals glam rock outfit into a synth pop duo. that's one of the strangest transformations ever.

Anonymous
09/13/25(Sat)01:17:10 No.127726929

Anonymous 09/13/25(Sat)01:17:10 No.127726929

You decide. This is 1979. Before new wave and human league etc.

https://youtu.be/P6I6yr7WDeg

They were always ahead of the time and got it, but couldn’t refine a sound commercially.

Anonymous
09/13/25(Sat)02:23:41 No.127727231

Anonymous 09/13/25(Sat)02:23:41 No.127727231

>>127726559
>Maer

Anonymous
09/13/25(Sat)03:13:09 No.127727485

Anonymous 09/13/25(Sat)03:13:09 No.127727485

>>127726850
Susumu hoiasawa had a sort of similar transformation. He went from early 70s prog rock to devo-esque new wave to orchestral ambient midi technopop

Anonymous
09/13/25(Sat)06:07:23 No.127728472

Anonymous 09/13/25(Sat)06:07:23 No.127728472

>>127726559
They still have it, great band

Anonymous
09/13/25(Sat)13:17:55 No.127731484

Anonymous 09/13/25(Sat)13:17:55 No.127731484

>>127726559
Sparks. Sparks? Sparks! His sparks! And bits of carbon.

Anonymous
09/13/25(Sat)17:40:57 No.127733829

Anonymous 09/13/25(Sat)17:40:57 No.127733829

>>127727231
ごめんなさい

Anonymous
09/13/25(Sat)17:59:47 No.127733993

Anonymous 09/13/25(Sat)17:59:47 No.127733993

>>127726929
>ahead of time
lol only in the narrow context of pop music maybe?
it's produced by Moroder which was already an international star by 78 after many disco hits performed by donna summer and his own disco stuff

Anonymous
09/13/25(Sat)18:57:38 No.127734478

Anonymous 09/13/25(Sat)18:57:38 No.127734478

>>127726559
Terminal Jive was a great album and I'm sick of pretending it's not.

Anonymous
09/13/25(Sat)18:59:30 No.127734493

Anonymous 09/13/25(Sat)18:59:30 No.127734493

>>127726559
I was literally about to start a Sparks thread
so glad people are finally paying attention to them

Anonymous
09/13/25(Sat)19:00:37 No.127734501

Anonymous 09/13/25(Sat)19:00:37 No.127734501

>>127733829
the most Japanese-looking Jews of all time
being weebs for decades helps

Anonymous
09/13/25(Sat)19:35:31 No.127734810

Anonymous 09/13/25(Sat)19:35:31 No.127734810

>>127726559
The documentary by edgar wright was brilliant, and i enjoyed the music while watching it.
But when i got a bunch of their albums and sat down with them, i can see they're clever bastards, but it just didn't do anything for me.

Anonymous
09/13/25(Sat)19:37:47 No.127734825

Anonymous 09/13/25(Sat)19:37:47 No.127734825

>>127734810
I'd say they're all pretty listenable and good, but most people will generally only have 2 or 3 that they actually keep and will listening to again. They change style a lot so it makes sense.

For me, I'm all about their glamrock and the two Giorgio Moroder collabs.

Anonymous
09/13/25(Sat)19:49:40 No.127734958

Anonymous 09/13/25(Sat)19:49:40 No.127734958

>>127734810
not even lil beethoven or no 1 in heaven?

Anonymous
09/13/25(Sat)20:30:06 No.127735349

Anonymous 09/13/25(Sat)20:30:06 No.127735349

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>>127726559
Were they the first weebs?