Indiscreet [Extra tracks] [Original recording remastered] [Import]

Product Description
Their 6th album from 1975, digitally remastered with original artwork and photos plus 3 bonus B-sides 'Profile', 'I Wanna Hold Your Hand' & 'England.' Island.

Indiscreet,Sparks,Polygram Int'l,Pop,Popular Music,Rock,Rock/Pop

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Indiscreet [Extra tracks] [Original recording remastered] [Import]

Average customer rating: One of Sparks best They had lost the plot by this one LAST OF THE ISLAND YEARS Mael Brother in fine form The End Of An Era

Indiscreet Sparks Manufacturer: Polygram Int'l ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Proto Punk | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music New Wave | New Wave & Post-Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Dance Pop | Compilations | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Glam | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Classic Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Propaganda Kimono My House A Woofer in Tweeter's Clothing Angst in My Pants Sparks ASIN: B00000740D Release Date: 1994-08-15

Tracks:

1. Hospitality On Parade
2. Happy Hunting Ground
3. Without Using Hands
4. Get In The Swing
5. Under The Table With Her
6. How Are You Getting Home ?
7. Pineapple
8. Tits
9. It Ain't 1918
10. The Lady Is Lingering
11. In The Future
12. Looks, Looks, Looks
13. Miss The Start, Miss The End
14. Profile
15. I Wanna Hold Your Hand
16. England

Album Description

Their 6th album from 1975, digitally remastered with original artwork and photos plus 3 bonus B-sides 'Profile', 'I Wanna Hold Your Hand' & 'England.' Island.

Album Details

Digitally Remastered and Includes the Bonus Tracks "Profile", "i Wanna Hold Your Hand" and "England".

Customer Reviews:

One of Sparks best.......2007-01-16

One of the major book/music stores here in town identified Sparks as "one of those great British bands you've never heard of." To someone unfamiliar with the band, this is a likely observation of the California duo, pumping out records since 1971. If they picked up this album, saw that it was produced by none other than Bowie producer Tony Visonti, and gave it a whirl, they might think Sparks are British too.

Indiscreet is an apt title for Sparks' 6th outing as it is so shamelessly fun and fluid. Though Sparks have proven they can do fine on their own, Visconti helps capture the granduer of the Mael's imaginations. Indiscreet is a fusion of Mael wit, rock opera, swing, and jazz. It also captures the band performing the smart pop they would be producing for another 30 plus years (and continue to do).


The album has the great opener, Hospitality On Parade, which sounds like a hybrid of a broadway opener and a revolution song - 18th century style. Get in the Swing and Looks, Looks, Looks recall an era gone by with jazz/swing inspirations. The latter's lyrics state "looks looks looks, are why you rely on books," perhaps speaking to the geek population who get Sparks' brilliant humor.

Wit like that is abound on this album, notably on the song length pick up line, "How you getting Home?," or the light "T*ts," describing a husbands longing for the days he could gaze at the physical attributes of his wife and realizing how the times have changed. It's one of the wittiest tracks in Sparks reportoire.

This edition also has some interesting bonus tracks, including a cover of the Beatle's I Wanna Hold Your Hand, transformed into a song that could be mistaken as a Bacharach/David number of the day. Here, Sparks show that they are not only master songwriters, but witty interpreters as well. This album is fantastic and worth checking out.

They had lost the plot by this one.......2004-05-18

This album pretty much was the last gasp for the Maels aka Sparks. The rubbish they turned out aftre this album was pretty dreadful. Their doom was sealed when they had fired Martin Gordon and Adrian Fisher after the Kimono album. Gordon arranged most of the Kimono songs plus played bass and Fisher was an outstanding guitarist who played on Kimono and on a few songs on Propaganda.

The good songs on this record are Happy Hunting Ground and In the Future. Looks Looks Looks and Get In The Swing are fair to middling. The rest of the record is a load of rubbish. This CD includes bonus tracks that include the dreadful "England" and horrendous remake of "I Wanna Hold Your Hand."

Sparks could have been huge if they had stuck with the Kimono line up. Oh well the Maels live and suffer from sabotaging their moment at the top.

LAST OF THE ISLAND YEARS.......2004-01-18

One question that has probably arised in most Sparks fans' minds is why so many record labels? Though Sparks' "Indiscreet" was the bon voyage to Island records -- was the band removed from the label for not proceeding the sales intended or were the Mael brothers smart enough not to sign a ten year contract to eventually have to conform to a label's agreement?

"Indiscreet" is indeed the last of the band's Island years and what a great farewell it is! Following "Propaganda," an album that's hard to beat, "Indiscreet" combines the whimsy humour of Sparks' first four albums and creates the foundation for years to come. Anyone could reverse the tape from 82's "Angst in My Pants" to 75's "Indiscreet" without realizing the time change!

As Sparks debut album proved back in 71,' you don't need a great producer to prove the band's talent...though Todd Rundgren became the stepping stone of the band's future, Tony Visconti (T.Rex, David Bowie) only provides good assistance. Sparks are still Sparks, with or without a well-known producer. This is not to dismiss Visconti's valuable services...for he was responsible for the orchestration in "Under the Table With Her" and "It Ain't 1918." Overall, it is notable that the band is induced, not reduced, by its pressures.

"Indiscreet" and its dismissal of the band's 2nd line-up is further proof that band was Russell Mael and Ron Mael and those who joined the band were only session members, for, the band played on!

Mael Brother in fine form.......2002-06-14

The reason I originally bought the album "Indiscreet" was because of the picture on the back cover. What kind of group would exhibit a bizzarre situation on the front cover and portray the country club image on the flip side. Well, the music is as diverse as the cover. At first I was a little skeptical of the content and tried to like the sound as I listened to it over and over. Something was very intriguing about the album and I began to really enjoy the arrangements.
Ron Mael (keyboards) wrote most the songs which were a dead ringer for brother Rons wavering vocals. Trevor White (guitar), Ian Hampton (bass) and Dinky Diamond (drums) round out the groups talented musicians. These guys are out there with a distinct blend of jazz, rock and classical music woven in their songs. Great tunes include "Happy Hunting Grounds", "Get in the Swing" and "Looks Looks Looks". Each song has great lyrics, all so far fetched that I still think "I've Missed the Start, Missed the End". If you enjoy this sample of Sparks, you will probably take a fancy to Kimono My House, which is just as unique.

The End Of An Era.......2001-05-29

"Indiscreet" is the last in a series of three albums, beginning with "Kimono My House," that saw Sparks on some kind of creative roll. It's also their last album to feature a full-on rock and roll band for several years, as they slid into a quagmire of pre-programmed electronic disco before returning to form on "Angst In My Pants." This album contains everything Sparks fans have come to love and expect from the Mael brothers: clever lyrics, eccentric arrangements, and, yes, Russell's falsetto. "Hospitality On Parade" begins almost as a string-driven dirge before big power-chording guitar licks burst in and Russell's breathy intro to "Pineapple" is, dare I say, a thing of beauty. A farewell letter of sorts, "Indiscreet" served to tide us Sparks fans over until the Mael brothers exorcised their dance-pop demons.

Average customer rating:

Indiscreet Sparks Manufacturer: Ume Imports ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Proto Punk | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music New Wave | New Wave & Post-Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Dance Pop | Compilations | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Glam | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Propaganda Kimono My House Big Beat A Woofer in Tweeter's Clothing Sparks ASIN: B000I8NGJG Release Date: 2006-10-09

Tracks:

1. Hospitality on Parade
2. Happy Hunting Ground
3. Without Using Hands
4. Get in the Swing
5. Under the Table with Her
6. How Are You Getting Home?
7. Pineapple
8. Tits
9. It Ain't 1918
10. Lady Is Lingering
11. In the Future
12. Looks Looks Looks
13. Miss the Start, Miss the End
14. Profile [*]
15. Wedding of Jacqueline Kennedy to Russell Mael [*]
16. Looks Looks Looks [Live at Fairfield Halls 09/11/75][*]

Album Description

Digitally remastered and expanded version of Ron and Russell Mael's 1975 album with three bonus tracks: 'Profile', 'Wedding Of Jacqueline Kennedy To Russell Mael' and 'Looks Looks Looks' (Live). Island. 2006.

Average customer rating: the voice

Indiscreet/Tough It Out FM Manufacturer: Beat Goes On ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Britain | British Isles | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Progressive Rock | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Dead Man's Shoes Long Time No See Von Groove The Destiny Stone Harem Scarem ASIN: B0009WESCA Release Date: 2005-08-15

Tracks:

1. That Girl
2. Other Side of Midnight
3. Love Lies Dying
4. I Belong to the Night
5. American Girls
6. Hot Wired
7. Face to Face
8. Frozen Heart
9. Heart of the Matter

Tracks:

1. Tough It Out
2. Don't Stop
3. Bad Luck
4. Someday
5. Everytime I Think of You
6. Burning My Heart Down
7. Dream That Died
8. Obsession
9. Can You Hear Me Calling?
10. Does It Feel Like Love?
11. Feels So Good

Album Description

Two strong and classy albums from mid-late 80s Brit AORsters FM, the one band on the scene other than Magnum who had anything vaguely approaching a hit single. Fronted by the charismatic Overland brothers, their sound was the closest a UK band came to the sounds of Journey, Survivor, Night Ranger etc- although their own influences included everything from Split Enz through Zeppelin to blues and soul and they were more Metal than Cutting Crew or Mister Mister had ever been. Of the two albums, Tough It Out was the masterpiece- featuring 'Bad Luck', 'Everytime I Think Of You' and a host of other songs with (unfortunately) similar titles to other people's. Sadly, despite mucho acclaim in the rock press, both these albums tanked, and FM never reaped the rewards they deserved. Nevertheless, these are still two great albums. Digitally remastered, slip-cased with new notes. BGO. 2005.

Album Details

Digitally Remastered Edition that Combines the Tracks of Two Original LPs on to a Single Compact Disc. The First Two Albums from Classy UK Aor Rockers FM Feature Strong Melodies, Harmonies and Production. Originally Released in the 1980's, this Edition Adds New Liner Notes and Details.

Customer Reviews:

the voice.......2005-12-06

steve overland will always be the "voice". This 80`s /90`s double album is a must for all FM fans. Apart from some dodgy guitar work on Indiscreet you can`t go wrong. There`s some great tracks on Tough it out though.

Average customer rating: FM rules!!!!

Indiscreet ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Hard Rock & Metal | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B000BWY15W Release Date: 2005-12-13

Customer Reviews:

FM rules!!!!.......2006-04-14

Great band of the 80's hard sciene. This play is perfect! a reunion of great musicians making amazing songs with the aura of that decade that we'll never forget!!! If you like bands like Bon Jovi (early years), Def Leppard (idem), Survivor and Jouney, you'll love this album, and, please, listen it carefuly, cause I'm sure you'll agree with me that "Indiscreet" is better than all. Thanks, Overland's Brothers!!!!

Average customer rating:

The Wish [Japan Import] Legs Diamond ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000T6LZXQ

Average customer rating:

Conspiracy [Japan Import] Den Of Thieves ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000OOWG72

Product Description

1995, Zero records Japan. Total of 12 tracks. Top level European melodic hard rock/AOR, that'll appeal to fans of many of this label's top AOR/hard rock groups (Jaded Heart, Da Vinci, Big Guns, etc). Out of print.

Average customer rating:

Aphrodisiac [Japan Import] +3 Bonus Tracks FM , and FM UK ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000KRLDR2

Product Description

Out of print original import from Japan on Alfa records Japan featuring 3 exclusive bonus tracks for Japan for a total of 15.

Average customer rating:

Pat Buchanan Manufacturer: Indiscreet recordings ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Classic Rock | Styles | Music ASIN: B000CA9KCW Release Date: 2003-08-26

Average customer rating: FM Should Have Been Huge

Indiscreet Manufacturer: BGO Records, UK ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B0008F0XWM

Product Description

Tracks: 1.That Girl 2.Other Side Of Midnight 3.Love Lies Dying 4.I Belong To The Night 5.American Girls 6.Hot Wired 7.Face To Face 8.Frozen Heart 9.Heart Of The Matter 10.Love Lasts Forever 11.American Girls(LIVE) 12.Say It Like It Is(LIVE)13.American Girls(International)

Customer Reviews:

FM Should Have Been Huge.......2005-11-08

Being FM's Debut, they had to set themselves apart from other bands in the AOR genre. In comes singer Steve Overland, probably the best AOR singer ever, definitely in the top 5 of the genre. They had a minor hit with "Frozen Heart" but for some reason they were unable to break into the mainstream. I believe this is an AOR classic and should not be missed. Also, chek out "Tough It Out", their second album, I believe it is better but this cd has more punch to it. Start your FM collection with Tough It Out and Indiscreet, you will see that Steve Overland was the best singer of the AOR genre.

Average customer rating:

Heart Still Beats Say ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) | Classic Rock | Styles | Music ASIN: B000OWDM5Y

Product Description

1993, Long Island records. Total of 13 tracks. Superb AOR from the U.K., ideal for fans of early FM (UK), early Dare, Airkraft, etc. Out of print.

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