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unprinted · Posted: Sat Jun 14, 2008 5:15 am Post subject: Doing it again?

Probably emotion getting the better of him, but oooooh, the possibility.

Mind you, if they were to do it again, I'd suggest '21 (or 22, if they wait that long) albums in 11 nights' - pair up the albums, one popular and one less so, and do two per night.

That way, the less well-known ones get the audience they deserve and people get to appreciate the albums they wouldn't otherwise have gone to. I wouldn't have gone to Interior Design, for example, and that was fabulous live.

And then, in a few years, we can have '25 albums in one day'

as probably the only way to really top this.

BigManRestless · Posted: Sat Jun 14, 2008 5:40 am Post subject:

In a purely selfish way I hope they don't do it again. How could they possibly top the novelty of it? As a one-off event it was a sensation. Doing it again would dilute that.

And anyway I'm not sure I could afford it

lost in space · Posted: Sat Jun 14, 2008 5:46 am Post subject:

Thermaland · Posted: Sat Jun 14, 2008 5:51 am Post subject:

I don't think they will do it again. It was really a tremendous achievement. Practicing and memorising all these songs is a formidable task. Plus they had to hire musicians for months and months of rehearsal, the logistics must have been quite something. Their only hope is to take it to Vegas where this sort of thing is routine...

Dan from Michigan · Posted: Sat Jun 14, 2008 1:55 pm Post subject:

Agree with most everything posted on this thread thus far. "Let's do it again," as an expression of the great experience, but not really meant to be taken seriously. The guys played their hearts out. It's something to always remember. They were marvelous.

Billy Stevens · Posted: Sat Jun 14, 2008 2:08 pm Post subject:

As a londoner who has been to Vegas 15 times, I say BRING IT ON!
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Robin Davies · Certified Fan Joined: 16 Jun 2004 Posts: 64

After one of the last Islington shows Russell said they probably wouldn't be doing this again (to much laughter).
They love innovation so I suspect they'll be trying to think of a different concept for the next album.
Performing in the Space Shuttle perhaps...

swoon · Newbie Joined: 07 Nov 2005 Posts: 12

that ECOTD might be the last album they do.

You can't go on forever, well you can, but I think the guys would want to go out at the top of their game, and they are not getting any younger...

I've listened to ECOTD a couple of times, and as the trio of albums, it's good but feel it is the weakest of the three.

Where can they go from here? I don't think they can stretch these ideas any further without it becoming to obvious or samey. So do they invent a new sound, or go back to their early 70s routes with a full on assault of guitars, bass and drums?

hearse-queen · Posted: Mon Jun 16, 2008 6:08 pm Post subject: Re: I just have the feeling

[quote="swoon"]that ECOTD might be the last album they do.

You can't go on forever, well you can, but I think the guys would want to go out at the top of their game, and they are not getting any younger...

I've listened to ECOTD a couple of times, and as the trio of albums, it's good but feel it is the weakest of the three.

Where can they go from here? I don't think they can stretch these ideas any further without it becoming to obvious or samey. So do they invent a new sound, or go back to their early 70s routes with a full on assault of guitars, bass and drums?[/quote]

I really don't think that Exotic Creatures .... will be their last allbum and I don't consider it to be the weakest of the last 3 either. They still have lots of ideas on their minds, I'm sure of this. You say, they are not getting any younger, but , according to all the live shows I have seen over the past 5 years, they don't seem to get any older, don't they? Quite the opposite, i would say.

BTW, I would also go CRAZY about seeing them in Vegas !!!! I happen to be there at the end of november , so maybe ..... *****Live in Las Vegas***** !!!!!

Introducing Leo · Certified Fan Joined: 12 Aug 2007 Posts: 60

The way I see it is that any new Sparks album is always a nice surprise, but I wouldn't EXPECT anything from them at this stage in their career. I wouldn't be shocked if they didn't do anymore either.

Does anyone know if they ever produce any other people's music? I've never heard any mentioned.

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sean's sparks thing · Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2008 5:39 am Post subject: Re: I just have the feeling

De Sade · Certified Fan Joined: 11 Jun 2008 Posts: 61

Surely as they get older, it is more likely that the live shows 'decline and fall' away. As a studio act they are more than capable of producing startling product (imo all 3 of the last albums - little to chose bewteen them as they are so similar and so different) both as artists and producers. Having said that I am a going to call myself a liar because I thought Russell sounded and moved better than ever. I know its different live but he seemed much more energetic vocally and physically doing LB in Islington than on Stockholm DVD.
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