Listener comments!

Thu. 5/22/08 12:18pm From: AnAnonymousParty

Who let Don Kirshner in here?

Thu. 5/22/08 12:21pm From: LP

Gee - I thought I was sober when I went into the office today. (But of all the ELP, why this one???)

Thu. 5/22/08 12:21pm From: Sean Daily

Third comment! Woo hoo!

Thu. 5/22/08 12:22pm From: jojo

fabio is getting his pop rocks off!

Thu. 5/22/08 12:24pm From: Bad Ronald

somethings afoot.

Thu. 5/22/08 12:24pm From: hjmaiere

How is it that one of the trippiest "Strength Through Failure" shows I've heard is trippy because I've actually heard of some of these tunes? (Albeit decades ago.) The Firesign Theater was total de ja vu until I figured out what it was.

Thu. 5/22/08 12:28pm From: AnAnonymousParty

Nothing adds to the 70's ambience like the pop and clicks

Thu. 5/22/08 12:40pm From: mike

YES! as i listened to tony yesterday i kept wanting to hear more of this 70's stuff. i mean, not exactly lucky man, but classic rock isn't ALL 60s pop.

Thu. 5/22/08 12:44pm From: Ted

Did Sparks by any chance appear in an incredibly cheesy horror flick set in an amusement park in the early 70s?

Thu. 5/22/08 12:48pm From: HotRod

Sparks have definitely been a strong influence on Mike Patton.

Thu. 5/22/08 12:50pm From: robert1014

I first heard Sparks in 1972/73, when I was a senior in high school. I read an article about them in CIRCUS and special ordered A WOOFER IN TWEETER'S CLOTHING. At first I didn't care for it, but after several listenings I became obsessed with the record. I went back and special ordered their first album SPARKS, but the record store recieved the FIRST version, when they were still called HALF NELSON. I loved this album ardently, as well.

Although I followed their career and bought their records through most of the 70s, they never equaled those first two albums, which is still my view to this day.

I also love a record by a band which was somewhat associated with SPARKS, namely, SOME PEOPLE WILL DRINK ANYTHING, by CHRISTOPHER MILK.

I stopped buying SPARKS's records after INTRODUCING SPARKS, but I later bought a couple of their 80s records, which were catchy, but they didn't stay with me.

I've been impressed with their most recent material, from L'IL BEETHOVEN and HELLO, YOUNG LOVERS. I haven't bought either record yet, but I may.

Thanks for this show.

Thu. 5/22/08 12:55pm From: Bad Ronald

This does rock. - TX

Thu. 5/22/08 1:02pm From: Ken

wow you got the Half Nelson record and Tweeter too. When they performed Tweeter it sounded just like the record. Unbelievable! Whipping and Apologies rocked!
Introdcing might have been a dud but there were many gems since. The recent ones.

Thu. 5/22/08 1:03pm From: ken

But who's going to believe me when I tell you how good Sparks records are. Check out their website www.allsparks.com

Thu. 5/22/08 1:03pm From: robert1014

I just posted about my experience with Sparks, but as you're playing the Nazz, I'll add this: my high school art teacher went to art school with the bass player for the Nazz, Carson Van Osten. (Who later, I believe, became an animator for Disney.)

Thu. 5/22/08 1:06pm From: Carmichael

10cc!!!!!!!

Thu. 5/22/08 1:07pm From: Mark

More Sparks please! More Sparks please!

Thu. 5/22/08 1:07pm From: robert1014

Yep, and I've still got the HALF NELSON record to this day!

By the way, you just played another fave of mine: THE SENSATIONAL ALEX HARVEY BAND, who I first saw in 73 on Don Kirshner's ROCK CONCERT. I saw them in 75 or 76 in Jacksonville, Fl, (where I lived at the time), opening for Jethro Tull.

They were great!

Thu. 5/22/08 1:10pm From: Bad Ronald

Everyone Attack!!!!

Thu. 5/22/08 1:11pm From: Mark

I remember that Don Kirshner's Rock Concert episode with the Sensational Alex Harvey Band ... they did 'Vambos' ... the same TV series that introduced me to Sparks! More Sparks!

Thu. 5/22/08 1:12pm From: HotRod

Nice show so far, Fabio. Who knew failure would lead to success?

Thu. 5/22/08 1:12pm From: Bad Ronald

Gotta say FMU's gone above and beyond this week.

TX please keep it up.

Thu. 5/22/08 1:12pm From: Greg

To Ted - that movie would be ROLLERCOASTER ...

Thu. 5/22/08 1:13pm From: maria

wow am so hearing where Electric Six comes from in this Sweet song.

Thu. 5/22/08 1:15pm From: gregg fr.s.i.

WOW what century is this????

Thu. 5/22/08 1:15pm From: andy

yes!

Thu. 5/22/08 1:15pm From: mike

yes... YES! two days in a row on fmu! amazing!

Thu. 5/22/08 1:16pm From: Mark

TROWER!!!!

Thu. 5/22/08 1:17pm From: gregg

flashbacks!!!!!!!

Thu. 5/22/08 1:18pm From: GUMBY

I can't believe I missed Sparks. Damn work meetings.

Thu. 5/22/08 1:19pm From: Bad Ronald

You have brilliantly failed not to step up to rise to the occasion.

Thu. 5/22/08 1:19pm From: Brian

Ummmmm WTF??????

Thu. 5/22/08 1:19pm From: mike

GENESIS AEROSMITH MASHUP

Thu. 5/22/08 1:20pm From: maria

goddamn! Fuckin awesome ken.

Thu. 5/22/08 1:20pm From: robert1014

mark: Yes, it was SAHB's performance of VAMBO on ROCK CONCERT that electrified me and cause me to find the one store in Jacksonville that carried their album featuring that song, (THE IMPOSSIBLE DREAM).

Unfortunately, when I saw them, they didn't play VAMBO, as, the night before they had performed in Miami, and afterwards, their truck, with all their equipment and stage scenery, (including the faux brick wall where Alex would spray paint VAMBO ROOLS), was stolen. They performed in Jacksonville using equipment borrowed from Jethro Tull. (They did have their regular stage clothing, though.)

This incident became the subject for the song THE MAFIA STOLE MY GUITAR, the title song of the "NEW" Sensational Alex Harvey Band album that came out after ROCK DRILL (and which featured none of the regular band).

It's a great record, though, perhaps even better than any of the others, in my view.

Thu. 5/22/08 1:20pm From: Brian

First Tony ? Now Fabio?

Thu. 5/22/08 1:21pm From: mike

live genesis too apparently

Thu. 5/22/08 1:22pm From: ron

what is playing right now?

Thu. 5/22/08 1:23pm From: hjmaiere

A collage of pink floyd and frankenstein.

Thu. 5/22/08 1:24pm From: ?

Queen! Is this a live mix? What is this?

Thu. 5/22/08 1:24pm From: Bad Ronald

What Maria said but louder!

Thu. 5/22/08 1:26pm From: GUMBY

This is the flashback intro to my 30th high school reunion coming up this summer. Oh God just shoot me now. Aaaaaarrrrgggghhhhhh!!!

Thu. 5/22/08 1:26pm From: Carmichael

Not only Mott, but the Hoople too!!!!

Thu. 5/22/08 1:26pm From: AnAnonymousParty

My Lava Lamp is starting to boil!

Thu. 5/22/08 1:26pm From: Carmichael

Not only Mott, but the Hoople too!!!!

Thu. 5/22/08 1:29pm From: AnAnonymousParty

Hwy, yer records are scratched.

Thu. 5/22/08 1:30pm From: GUMBY

Maybe I didn't miss all the Sparks. Oh joy!!!

Thu. 5/22/08 1:30pm From: Bad Ronald

You also played "Funny How Love Is" off of Queen's 2nd!

Thu. 5/22/08 1:32pm From: dei xhrist

It was like listening to my older brother's records while he was away in the Air Force. Except the selection was far better, and the audio stacking makes anything sound better.

Thu. 5/22/08 1:33pm From: ted

I saw Mott the Hoople, Aeorowshit, in 1972. Also on the bill was The New York Dolls

Thu. 5/22/08 1:34pm From: Peter

Ken sounds just like Charlie Lewis. Nice...

Thu. 5/22/08 1:35pm From: Bad Ronald

Were the Dolls too wasted to play?

Thu. 5/22/08 1:37pm From: Ted

No, the Dolls were great. It was in West Palm Beach FLA. It must have been right at the end.

I had to endure Areosmith twice. That time and opening for Lou Reed's Transformer tour

Thu. 5/22/08 1:39pm From: Mark

Talent is an Asset!

Thu. 5/22/08 1:40pm From: GUMBY

Saw the Dollsa at the Stone Pony a few months ago, I had a blast. SPARKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thu. 5/22/08 1:41pm From: ted

How was Johnny Thunders?

Thu. 5/22/08 1:42pm From: Mark

Nothing to do!

Thu. 5/22/08 1:42pm From: GUMBY

Real quiet.

Thu. 5/22/08 1:43pm From: ken

I also saw aerosmith opening for Mott too!
I
re:enduring Laurie Anderson

if you know the lryics to Talent is an Asset on Kimono My House you'll enjoy KMZ's cover of it which you'll hear on this program soon.(if Fabio lets me play it)

Thu. 5/22/08 1:43pm From: ted

Sounds like a quiet blast

Thu. 5/22/08 1:43pm From: Bad Ronald

Nice Ted. Yeah I agree, I'd rather see the Breeders doing "Lord of the Thighs".

Thu. 5/22/08 1:47pm From: robert1014

"Nothing To Do" is from another of my favorite Sparks albums, BIG BEAT. ARTHUR magazine didn't think it one of their more impressive achievements; they're wrong.

This is a cover of "Moon Over Kentucky," from their great A WOOFER IN TWEETER'S CLOTHING. "Girl From Germany" is my all time favorite Sparks song!

Thu. 5/22/08 1:50pm From: ted

Girl Rom Germany is good.

Thu. 5/22/08 1:51pm From: MLK

Sweden is listening!!!! A blast! ah, haven´t heard that song since i was a kid and didn´t even knew about the Sparks
cheers from STHLM

Thu. 5/22/08 1:51pm From: ted

Speaking of enduring, I have to endure Mr. Giant Man every week.

Thu. 5/22/08 1:53pm From: Bad Ronald

ted - Fabio has failed you once again!

Thu. 5/22/08 1:54pm From: ted

more than once, once a week.

Thu. 5/22/08 1:57pm From: Bad Ronald

A veritable continuim.

Thu. 5/22/08 2:00pm From: ted

not really

Thu. 5/22/08 2:00pm From: krinkle kutt

worse than my junior high band

Thu. 5/22/08 2:01pm From: Tyler

This is great. I like the way you are singing. No need to disclaim some sort of deficiency . very cool

Thu. 5/22/08 2:01pm From: ted

ha ha

Thu. 5/22/08 2:02pm From: andy

this is great. thanks for being cool in both the past and present

Thu. 5/22/08 2:02pm From: Bad Ronald

reminds me of PIL

Thu. 5/22/08 2:03pm From: krinkle kutt

sorta like tuxedo moon i suppose

Thu. 5/22/08 2:03pm From: louis

reminds me of Suicide

Thu. 5/22/08 2:04pm From: Bad Ronald

No continuum of failure ted?

Thu. 5/22/08 2:06pm From: ted

Continuum of Failure - Great name for a show

Thu. 5/22/08 2:07pm From: Bad Ronald

I fail to disagree with you.

Thu. 5/22/08 2:10pm From: ted

It more like the repetition of failure.

"Monotonous, isn't it?"

Thu. 5/22/08 2:13pm From: maria

Luna and those mysteries is sheer brilliance

Thu. 5/22/08 2:14pm From: dc pat

I agree, this rules!

Thu. 5/22/08 2:14pm From: Bad Ronald

No monotony isn't what it's cracked up to be.

Thu. 5/22/08 2:23pm From: Bad Ronald

Lighten up Morrissey is hilarious!

Thu. 5/22/08 2:25pm From: go2kay

DJ Lizbot on WPRB is a huge Sparks fan and I think did a whole show of their music about 2 or 3 years ago. If not she does play them often and they are friends on her myspace page

Thu. 5/22/08 2:26pm From: dc pat

like the English punk band called Come Off It Weller

Thu. 5/22/08 2:28pm From: Bad Ronald

It was self inflicted

Thu. 5/22/08 2:29pm From: Randy in NC

I've been watching the live streams. Unfortunately, it's really low bandwidth. It's like watching someone with a camcorder. The sound quality is bad camcorder.

Thu. 5/22/08 2:30pm From: Randy in NC

But the fans are obviously really into it. You can hear them singing along with the songs.

Thu. 5/22/08 2:32pm From: Randy in NC

At the risk of jamming the already slow bandwith, here's the link: http://www.cdpulse.com/venue/page/Carling+Academy+Islington

Thu. 5/22/08 2:33pm From: Randy in NC

Check it at 4PM east coast time (9PM London I think)

Thu. 5/22/08 2:43pm From: Randy in NC

Interesting, at the ends of the live feeds, the camera pans around to the crowd. It looks like it's at least 95% guys. I remember in college in the mid 70s I would try to get girlfriends interested in Sparks but never could...

Thu. 5/22/08 2:47pm From: GUMBY

I guess Sparks are like the 3 Stooges of R & R.

Thu. 5/22/08 2:48pm From: ken

as a matter of fact there is a large percentage of men who travel around the world to see them and maybe bring their wives or girls friends. However in the early days they had a huge teenie bopper audience. I saw them in the 80s opening for Rick Springfield and the uadience was 12 - 16 year old girls many with their mothers along. Ron did a strip tease for them!
If you want to meet a woman a Sparks concert may not be the best place to go.

Thu. 5/22/08 2:48pm From: Randy in NC

Far cleverer IMHO

Thu. 5/22/08 2:49pm From: dc pat

cleverer than the 3 stooges?? You need to sit down and watch a couple hours worth of stooges..

Thu. 5/22/08 2:49pm From: robert1014

Oh! I've heard this! It's great! I heard it when viewing various Sparks videos on YouTube. They have a video of this up there. (There's also a video of them with their first, American, band, performing on some forgotten teen dance show. Ron had his full "afro" hair style. Obviously it was filmed during their TWEETER" period. In the video, they lip sync to "Wonder Girl" and "Do Re Mi.")

Thu. 5/22/08 2:50pm From: Bad Ronald

I will forever think of bull terriers when I hear the name Rick Springfield. I mean Spuds Mckenzie.

Thu. 5/22/08 2:51pm From: jojo

is trouble hangin with the sparks?

Thu. 5/22/08 2:52pm From: north guinea hills

(w/ exception to my gf), ken, you know as well as i do that 4/5th's of most concerts aren't the best place to meet girls, unless you want to latest the latest brooklyn flavor.....

but yeah, sparks... total awesomehood!

Thu. 5/22/08 2:53pm From: Randy in NC

ngh, yeah you're right.

Thu. 5/22/08 2:54pm From: dc pat

ngh: unless you're on stage...

Thu. 5/22/08 2:56pm From: Bad Ronald

...girls that look like bull terriers

Thu. 5/22/08 2:58pm From: north guinea hills

dc pat: unless your on an never ending world tour, it's the same half dozen girls ;)

Thu. 5/22/08 3:00pm From: Bad Ronald

good day

Thu. 5/22/08 3:01pm From: jojo

pierced ones with bright clothes

Thu. 5/22/08 3:01pm From: dc pat

thank god that never happened to me...

Thu. 5/22/08 3:03pm From: Randy in NC

Thanks! A blast!

Thu. 5/22/08 3:09pm From: gregg

wasn't sparks on sat. night live long ago??

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