Hacker Zero Tue Nov 23 with DJ Breezy on WPRB Princeton 103.3 FM

good morning!! welcome to best of sparks

from most/all of their albums from 1972-2020!

Sparks retrospective! Awesome! I need this because for whatever reason I've neglected them, but always enjoy what I hear of them.

ya theyre amazing! and they have a ton of albums/music to discover!

SPAAAAAAARKS✨😍

Hi DJ Breezy; great idea for a show!

Loving this! Yeah i was not aware but have been hearing them for years in soundtracks, wprb etc. Just saw the documentary and am reading the Sparks book too.

thank you christine!

good morning brian. That is so cool, i would want to check that out as well

for the most part, we will be going chronologically so we can hear how their sound evolved over time.. this is their more pure rock phase at the beginning

DJ Breezy, I love how you opened with Perfume; one of my favorites. Did you see the Sparks documentary?

i have not but i need to immediately!!

I hope Lizbot is listening today!

russells voice is insane

@Bud, I was thinking the same re: our Lizbot 🤖

YES all the bangers!!!!!

hello bud and dominique!! rock on!

Hi! Favorite band!!!

amazing! hope you enjoy the show :)

what are your favorite sparks albums @wprb?

Hello Young Lovers, Angst in my Pants, and No. 1 in Heaven are at the top of my list. What are everybody else's favorites?

I heard "Throw Her Away ( And Get A New One )" from the lp Big Beat on wprb a few years ago and loved it. Also way back i had no idea who they were but i heard "Eaten by the Monster of Love" from Angst in My Pants via the movie Valley Girl and really liked that. Catchy tune

I have the "Pulling Rabbits" record, and I'm not sure I've ever even spun it. What be my problem? Gonna be some changes round here after today.

excellent. we will be hearing from all of these albums today. hopefully you hear some of your favorite tracks and some new ones

Valley Girl starred a pretty much unknown Nic Cage as a punk rocker. Also even further back... i saw the movie Rollercoaster (with Senssurround t.m. haha big speakers) in the theater in the 70s. I don't really remember it but Sparks had an appearance as a rock band at the amusement park in that

thats so funny. we will have to check those movies out now haha

nic cage as a punk rocker, wowza

And that song Dick Around is great. I don't know if that flies on fm radio

hmm. i dont think so :(

Rollercoaster is forgettable, try to find the Sparks scenes maybe. Valley Girl might be way dated but could have some laughs. A teen party movie of its day

Yeah it's sad. Just an expression/ figure of speech but gotta stay on safe side re Dick Around i guess. Looking at the lyrics they're harmless. Such a great vocal performance

ya its always sad when we cant play amazing tracks :(

it is definitely one of the best tracks on the album though

Valley Girl is amazing

No 1 in Heaven is one of my faves

ya i agree, i love synth

and christine's too!

Pretty sure The Freeform Pathogen has played Dick Around recently and if anyone would know what is OK to air on WPRB...

Also, after watching the Sparks doc last week I think my favorite song I didn't know prior was I Wish I Looked a Little Better.

https://spinitron.com/WPRB/pl/13529297/The-Freeform-Pathogen

Thanks, Jon

(Dick Around played on WPRB in non-safe harbor times.)

hi jon! which album is I Wish I Looked a Little Better from?

It is on In Outer Space!

okay, ill add it to the queue :)

I agree Jon I didn’t know that one either! In Outer Space has some bangers

Yeah! Thank you Spini-Jon Solomotron!. And Mike L!

jon pulled out the evidence haha

love the puns

Having Mike's show on after mine and having not heard that song previously, it was definitely a memorable moment!

what a powerful Wednesday evening

sparks have so many songs.. i want to listen to them all...but how

This show rules. Glad I'm locked in. Thanks for doing it!

of course jon! thank you for tuning in

I read/ saw how this one really was a smash in Europe

this song is AMAZING! one of my favorites

Between this and Dan's All-Turkey Songs show next, glad I've cleared my calendar.

hahahah yes its a fun morning! im not sure how one finds so many turkey songs but im impressed

I only had one good one to contribute, excited to hear and it wasn't Turkey Shoot by Killdozer.

No one has that integrity nowadays!!

go wprb! pledge.wprb.com

You can just taste the 80s on this

We are all cooler now. ✨

Go-Go Jane W!

I think Cool Places is the Sparks song I actually knew the best pre-documentary that wasn't their Christmas song...

ya its fun to see how their sound changes with the decades @brian

Cool Places is a fun song

Yeah it is a great ride Breezy! Thanks for driving and navigating

youre very welcome.. hopefully we can get to each album before 12

Thanks, DJ Breezy. You've really sparked (sorry!) my interest in these guys. At various times, the brothers Mael sound like Brian Eno or Queen, but they predate those other acts. I wouldn't have a chance of hearing Sparks (or a gazillion other astonishing musicians) with WPRB and DJs like you. Thanks! (I've made my silent fund drive donation, have the rest of you?)

💃

Just getting here, but has anyone mentioned that the Sparks documentary is now on Netflix?

thank you richard!! so glad to have you as part of the wprb fam

hey dan! yes ... i need to watch it asap!

@ DJ Breezy Aw, shucks, thanks ... ;-)) The pleasure and privilege are mine!

Don't think it spoils anything but the doc also goes album by album in chronological order so this is a perfect companion.

wow perfect!

Man, the operatic turn is totally jarring after all those 80s synths

ya their later albums (esp. exotic creatures) are more opera-esque

Go, DJ Breezy...This is a blistering pace!

im really trying to shove everything into this ten minutes

You're succeeding! 💯

thank you christine haha

Documentary has tons of deleted scenes and extras on the blu ray/iTunes version too :)

ooo awesome. the more sparks, the better

exotic creatures is one of my favorite albums!

Good Morning! One of the best. Who are you?

I love the title of the song Ron first sent to Franz Ferdinand to start this collab o

"Collaborations Don't Work"

Wow these 2 hours flew by, and I've enjoyed every song. Thanks for this DJ Breezy!

They did a great job

love that title haha. their humor is evident in their songs as well

glad you enjoyed dsm!!

"Je ne regrette rien" 💕

THANK YOU, BREEZY!

La vie en rose sport jackets

Great show!!

Thanks for this great show!!! Inspiring my future Sparks mixtape

Breezy this was a hoot! Thank you!

youre welcome everyone!! glad everyone had so much fun. i did too! see you all next week :) stay tune for TURKEYS WITH DAN!

This one sounds like all the eras combined

10:01 AM		Sparks Perfume Sparks Hello Young Lovers BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. 2006
10:06 AM		Sparks Wonder Girl Sparks Sparks Rhino 1972
10:09 AM		Sparks (No More) Mr. Nice Guys Sparks Sparks Rhino 1972
10:14 AM		Sparks Underground Sparks A Woofer In Tweeter's Clothing Rhino 1973
10:17 AM		Sparks Nothing Is Sacred Sparks A Woofer In Tweeter's Clothing Rhino 1973
10:22 AM		Sparks Barbecutie Sparks Kimono My House UMC (Universal Music Catalogue) 1974
10:25 AM		Sparks Equator Sparks Kimono My House (21st Century Edition) UMC (Universal Music Catalogue) 1974
10:30 AM		Sparks This Town Ain't Big Enough for the Both of Us Sparks Kimono My House (21st Century Edition) UMC (Universal Music Catalogue) 1974
10:33 AM		Sparks B.C. Sparks Propaganda (Remastered) Universal-Island Records Ltd. 1974
10:35 AM		Sparks Achoo Sparks Propaganda (Remastered) Universal-Island Records Ltd. 1974
10:39 AM		Sparks Something for the Girl With Everything Sparks Propaganda (Remastered) Universal-Island Records Ltd. 1974
10:41 AM		Sparks It Ain't 1918 Sparks Indiscreet (Remastered) Universal-Island Records Ltd. 1975
10:43 AM		Sparks In the Future Sparks Indiscreet (21st Century Edition) Island Records 1975
10:45 AM		Sparks Looks, Looks, Looks Sparks Indiscreet (Remastered) Universal-Island Records Ltd. 1975
10:48 AM		Sparks Fill-Er-Up Sparks Big Beat Island Records 1976
10:50 AM		Sparks I Want to Hold Your Hand Sparks Big Beat (21st Century Edition) Island Records 1976
10:53 AM		Sparks Ladies Sparks Introducing Sparks BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd 1977
10:56 AM		Sparks Academy Award Performance Sparks No. 1 In Heaven Repertoire Records (UK) Limited 1979
11:01 AM		Sparks La Dolce Vita Sparks No. 1 In Heaven Repertoire Records (UK) Limited 1979
11:07 AM		Sparks The Greatest Show On Earth Sparks Terminal Jive Lil Beethoven 1980
11:09 AM		Sparks When I'm with You Sparks Terminal Jive Lil Beethoven 1980
11:15 AM		Sparks Where's My Girl Sparks Whomp That Sucker Lil Beethoven Records 1981
11:20 AM		Sparks Moustache Sparks Angst In My Pants Lil' Beethoven 1982
11:22 AM		Sparks Cool Places (feat. Jane Wiedlin) Sparks In Outer Space Lil Beethoven 1983
11:25 AM		Sparks I Wish I Looked a Little Better Sparks In Outer Space Lil Beethoven 1983
11:28 AM		Sparks Pulling Rabbits Out of a Hat Sparks Pulling Rabbits Out of a Hat Lil Beethoven Records 1984
11:32 AM		Sparks Music That You Can Dance To Sparks Music That You Can Dance To Curb Records, Inc. 1986
11:35 AM		Sparks Modesty Plays (New Version) Sparks Music That You Can Dance To Curb Records, Inc. 1986
11:38 AM		Sparks Stop Me If You've Heard This Before Sparks Interior Design BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd 1988
11:40 AM		Sparks When Do I Get to Sing 'My Way' Sparks Gratuitous Sax & Senseless Violins Lil Beethoven 1994
11:44 AM		Sparks This Town Ain't Big Enough for Both of Us Sparks Plagiarism Lil' Beethoven 1997
11:47 AM		Sparks Balls Sparks Balls (Expanded Version) BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd 2000
11:49 AM		Sparks The Rhythm Thief Sparks Lil' Beethoven (Deluxe Edition) BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. 2002
11:51 AM		Sparks Good Morning Sparks Exotic Creatures of the Deep BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd 2008
11:53 AM		FFS The Man Without a Tan FFS FFS Domino Recording Co 2015
11:55 AM		Sparks Edith Piaf (Said It Better Than Me) Sparks Hippopotamus BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. 2017
11:58 AM		Sparks Onomato Pia Sparks A Steady Drip, Drip, Drip BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited 2020

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