フジロック2013: スパークスの予習をしよう
フジロックは2008年に次いで5年ぶり2度目の出演になります。
前回はバンド＋スクリーンと、かなり華やかなライブだったのですが、今回は去年から続く
"Two Hands One Mouth Tour"の一環で、ロンさんのキーボードとラッセルのボーカルのみ
のシンプルなステージになると思います。
もしフジロックの予習用にアルバムを購入されるなら、つい最近日本盤が発売された
Two Hands One Mouth: Live in Europe
の一択です。
昨年のヨーロッパツアーのライブアルバムですが、その後の日本、アメリカのツアーでも
（多少の変更はありましたが）基本的にセットリスト、アレンジは変わっていません。
予習というかほぼネタバレです。
Youtubeにもたくさんあるのですが、これだけはどうしても!と思う曲を上げておきます。
This Town Ain't Big Enough For The Both Of Us
Sparksの代表曲と言ったらまずこの曲です
Never Turn Your Back On Mother Earth
Martin Gore (Depeche Mode)がカバーしたことでも有名
The Number One Song In Heaven
1979年に発表されたテクノポップ期の代表曲
Dick Around
＼(Why the hell?)／のところは歌ってくださいね
Two Hands One Mouth
最新曲でタイトルの通り今回のツアーのテーマ曲的なものです
My Bloody Valentineの裏でオレンジコートのSparksを見に行く人って、たぶん予習要らない人たちだよね
関連記事
Two Hands One Mouth: Live in Europe Japanese Edition
Sparks in Fujirock Festival '08
前回はバンド＋スクリーンと、かなり華やかなライブだったのですが、今回は去年から続く
"Two Hands One Mouth Tour"の一環で、ロンさんのキーボードとラッセルのボーカルのみ
のシンプルなステージになると思います。
もしフジロックの予習用にアルバムを購入されるなら、つい最近日本盤が発売された
Two Hands One Mouth: Live in Europe
の一択です。
昨年のヨーロッパツアーのライブアルバムですが、その後の日本、アメリカのツアーでも
（多少の変更はありましたが）基本的にセットリスト、アレンジは変わっていません。
予習というかほぼネタバレです。
Youtubeにもたくさんあるのですが、これだけはどうしても!と思う曲を上げておきます。
This Town Ain't Big Enough For The Both Of Us
Sparksの代表曲と言ったらまずこの曲です
Never Turn Your Back On Mother Earth
Martin Gore (Depeche Mode)がカバーしたことでも有名
The Number One Song In Heaven
1979年に発表されたテクノポップ期の代表曲
Dick Around
＼(Why the hell?)／のところは歌ってくださいね
Two Hands One Mouth
最新曲でタイトルの通り今回のツアーのテーマ曲的なものです
My Bloody Valentineの裏でオレンジコートのSparksを見に行く人って、たぶん予習要らない人たちだよね
関連記事
Two Hands One Mouth: Live in Europe Japanese Edition
Sparks in Fujirock Festival '08
Two Hands One Mouth All Tour Dates
2012
UK
June 13 London - Bush Hall
Lithuania
October 4 Vilnius - Forum Palace
Latvia
October 5 Ventspils - Juras Varti
Finland
October 7 Helsinki - Tavastia Club
Norway
October 8 Oslo - Parkteatret
Sweden
October 9 Stockholm - Södra Teatern
October 10 Stockholm - Södra Teatern
October 12 Malmö - Moriska Paviljongen
Germany
October 13 Berlin - Postbahnhof
October 14 Hamburg - Grunspan
October 16 Frankfurt - Batschkapp
October 17 Bochum - Zeche
Belgium
October 19 Gent - Vooruit
UK
October 21 Edinburgh - HMV Picture House
October 22 Manchester - HMV Ritz
October 23 Birmingham - HMV Institute
October 25 Brighton - Brighton Dome Concert Hall
October 26 London - The Barbican
Ireland
October 29 Dublin - Button Factory
2013
Japan
January 8 Tokyo - Shibuya Club Quattro
January 9 Osaka - Umeda Club Quattro
US
April 9 San Francisco - The Chapel
April 10 San Francisco - The Chapel
April 12 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival
April 16 Los Angeles - Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever
April 17 Los Angeles - Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever
April 19 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival
April 21 Portland - Aladdin Theatre
April 22 Seattle - The Neptune Theatre
April 24 Philadelphia - Trocadero Theatre
April 25 New York - Highline Ballroom
France
May 24 Paris - La Maroquinerie
Japan
July 26 Naeba - Fuji Rock Festival 2013
UK
June 13 London - Bush Hall
Lithuania
October 4 Vilnius - Forum Palace
Latvia
October 5 Ventspils - Juras Varti
Finland
October 7 Helsinki - Tavastia Club
Norway
October 8 Oslo - Parkteatret
Sweden
October 9 Stockholm - Södra Teatern
October 10 Stockholm - Södra Teatern
October 12 Malmö - Moriska Paviljongen
Germany
October 13 Berlin - Postbahnhof
October 14 Hamburg - Grunspan
October 16 Frankfurt - Batschkapp
October 17 Bochum - Zeche
Belgium
October 19 Gent - Vooruit
UK
October 21 Edinburgh - HMV Picture House
October 22 Manchester - HMV Ritz
October 23 Birmingham - HMV Institute
October 25 Brighton - Brighton Dome Concert Hall
October 26 London - The Barbican
Ireland
October 29 Dublin - Button Factory
2013
Japan
January 8 Tokyo - Shibuya Club Quattro
January 9 Osaka - Umeda Club Quattro
US
April 9 San Francisco - The Chapel
April 10 San Francisco - The Chapel
April 12 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival
April 16 Los Angeles - Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever
April 17 Los Angeles - Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever
April 19 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival
April 21 Portland - Aladdin Theatre
April 22 Seattle - The Neptune Theatre
April 24 Philadelphia - Trocadero Theatre
April 25 New York - Highline Ballroom
France
May 24 Paris - La Maroquinerie
Japan
July 26 Naeba - Fuji Rock Festival 2013
Article: Fujirockers
Fujirockers: The official fansite of the Fuji Rock Festival
MANN SPARKS FUN: POP THAT SUCKER (June 12, 2013)
The most pleasant surprise at Fuji 2008 was the headlining act at the distant Orange Court on Saturday night. Sparks is a band that anyone over, say, 45 probably recognizes by name but would be hard pressed to identify in terms of album or song titles. Centered on brothers Ron and Russell Mael, the group debuted at the cusp of the 70s in their native L.A. with a bold form of art-pop that is easier to explain by describing what it isn’t. It is not rootsy. It does not trade in romantic introspection or politics or sunny feelings. It has never reflected the pop zeitgeist at a given time (though it did prefigure a few). It is purposely wry and stylistically provocative. Americans didn’t seem interested, and by their third long-player the duo had relocated to London, where Roxy Music and Freddie Mercury were coming up with the same general ideas. Sparks was a hit, and over the next three decades they’ve managed to spin a cult into an ongoing enterprise that has never settled into a rut. Since the 90s they’ve successfully incorporated their first love, film, into their stage show in a way that’s both enjoyable and enlightening. Their albums not only continue to be fulfilling, but also downright hilarious. Characteristic title: “I Can’t Believe That You Would Fall for All the Crap in This Song.”
MANN SPARKS FUN: POP THAT SUCKER (June 12, 2013)
The most pleasant surprise at Fuji 2008 was the headlining act at the distant Orange Court on Saturday night. Sparks is a band that anyone over, say, 45 probably recognizes by name but would be hard pressed to identify in terms of album or song titles. Centered on brothers Ron and Russell Mael, the group debuted at the cusp of the 70s in their native L.A. with a bold form of art-pop that is easier to explain by describing what it isn’t. It is not rootsy. It does not trade in romantic introspection or politics or sunny feelings. It has never reflected the pop zeitgeist at a given time (though it did prefigure a few). It is purposely wry and stylistically provocative. Americans didn’t seem interested, and by their third long-player the duo had relocated to London, where Roxy Music and Freddie Mercury were coming up with the same general ideas. Sparks was a hit, and over the next three decades they’ve managed to spin a cult into an ongoing enterprise that has never settled into a rut. Since the 90s they’ve successfully incorporated their first love, film, into their stage show in a way that’s both enjoyable and enlightening. Their albums not only continue to be fulfilling, but also downright hilarious. Characteristic title: “I Can’t Believe That You Would Fall for All the Crap in This Song.”
Reviews: New York
Diffuser.fm (April 26, 2013)
SPARKS PLAY NYC FOR FIRST TIME SINCE 2002, BRING ‘FANTASTIC STRANGENESS’ TO HIGHLINE BALLROOM
East Village Radio (April 26, 2013)
Live Review: Sparks at NYC's Highline Ballroom
Pop Matters (May 3, 2013)
Sparks: 25 April 2013 - New York
The Aquarian Weekly (June 5, 2013)
Sparks@Highline Ballroom
This Town Ain’t Big Enough For The Both Of Us
SPARKS PLAY NYC FOR FIRST TIME SINCE 2002, BRING ‘FANTASTIC STRANGENESS’ TO HIGHLINE BALLROOM
East Village Radio (April 26, 2013)
Live Review: Sparks at NYC's Highline Ballroom
Pop Matters (May 3, 2013)
Sparks: 25 April 2013 - New York
The Aquarian Weekly (June 5, 2013)
Sparks@Highline Ballroom
This Town Ain’t Big Enough For The Both Of Us
Setlist: Paris
May 24, 2013 at La Maroquinerie, Paris
Sparks Overture
The Rhythm Thief
Metaphor
Propaganda
At Home, At Work, At Play
Sherlock Holmes
Angst in My Pants
Under the Table With Her
My Baby's Taking Me Home
Singing in the Shower avec Catherine Ringer en guest star
The Wedding of Jacqueline Kennedy to Russell Mael
Excerpts from The Seduction Of Ingmar Bergman
Dick Around
Never Turn Your Back on Mother Earth
This Town Ain't Big Enough for Both of Us
Suburban Homeboy
When Do I Get to Sing "My Way"
The Number One Song in Heaven
Beat the Clock
Two Hands, One Mouth
Merci beaucoup setlist and review
le monde musical d'emeline
Sparks Overture
The Rhythm Thief
Metaphor
Propaganda
At Home, At Work, At Play
Sherlock Holmes
Angst in My Pants
Under the Table With Her
My Baby's Taking Me Home
Singing in the Shower avec Catherine Ringer en guest star
The Wedding of Jacqueline Kennedy to Russell Mael
Excerpts from The Seduction Of Ingmar Bergman
Dick Around
Never Turn Your Back on Mother Earth
This Town Ain't Big Enough for Both of Us
Suburban Homeboy
When Do I Get to Sing "My Way"
The Number One Song in Heaven
Beat the Clock
Two Hands, One Mouth
Merci beaucoup setlist and review
le monde musical d'emeline
Reviews: Los Angeles
L.A. RECORD (April 18, 2013)
SPARKS @THE MASONIC LODGE
The Quietus (April 25, 2013)
LIVE REPORT: Sparks
Live Photos of April 17
Flickr: Sparks - 20130417 by kling_klang
When Do I Get To Sing 'My Way'
SPARKS @THE MASONIC LODGE
The Quietus (April 25, 2013)
LIVE REPORT: Sparks
Live Photos of April 17
Flickr: Sparks - 20130417 by kling_klang
When Do I Get To Sing 'My Way'
Video: Paris
"Singing In The Shower" with Catherine Ringer
This Town Ain't Big Enough For The Both Of Us
Review and Interview: Portland
Willanmette Week (April 17, 2013)
Mic Check: Sparks
On sibling rivalries.
Willanmette Week (April 23, 2013)
Live Review: Sparks at Aladdin Theater, 4/21
Plus an extended Q&A with Russell Mael. By Jeff Rosenberg
(If you can't read these sites, click "Read more".)
Mic Check: Sparks
On sibling rivalries.
Willanmette Week (April 23, 2013)
Live Review: Sparks at Aladdin Theater, 4/21
Plus an extended Q&A with Russell Mael. By Jeff Rosenberg
(If you can't read these sites, click "Read more".)
Review: Philadelphia
Dissonant Geek (April 27, 2013)
Sparks satisfy Philadelphia with Two Hands, One Mouth – 24 April 2013
Two Hands, One Mouth
Sparks satisfy Philadelphia with Two Hands, One Mouth – 24 April 2013
Two Hands, One Mouth