Review by Ned Raggett Even the cover art is great, playing with the same fake tabloid style that Guns N' Roses tried but with funnier results. Beginning with a semi-echo of the start of Propaganda, with the a cappella "Gratuitous Sax" leading into the surging, well-deserved European smash hit "When Do I Get to Sing 'My Way'," Gratuitous Sax & Senseless Violins broke a n...(展开全部) Review by Ned Raggett Even the cover art is great, playing with the same fake tabloid style that Guns N' Roses tried but with funnier results. Beginning with a semi-echo of the start of Propaganda, with the a cappella "Gratuitous Sax" leading into the surging, well-deserved European smash hit "When Do I Get to Sing 'My Way'," Gratuitous Sax & Senseless Violins broke a near seven-year silence from Ron and Russell Mael -- the longest period of time by far since their start in between major releases. Rather than sounding tired or out of touch, though, the brothers gleefully embraced the modern synth/house/techno explosion for their own purposes (an explosion which, after all, they had helped start with their work during the late '70s with Giorgio Moroder). Solely recorded by the Maels with no outside help, Sax keeps that same, perfect Sparks formula -- Russell's sweet vocals soar with smart and suspect lyrics over Ron's sometimes fast and furious, sometimes slow and elegant melodies, here performed with detailed electronic lushness. They make their style live yet again, feeling far fresher here than on Interior Design. "(When I Kiss You) I hear Charlie Parker Playing" finds Russell rapping (!), "I Thought I Told You to Wait in the Car" has a great building chorus, and "Let's Go Surfing" helps wrap up the album with a wistfully triumphant call to arms. "Tsui Hark" is the one slight departure from the formula, featuring the Hong Kong director Hark himself giving a brief autobiography while a colleague speaks in Chinese. Though some longtime fans groused that they missed the more rocked-up Sparks of the early '70s (or early '80s) in comparison, all in all, Gratuitous Sax & Senseless Violins is a well-deserved return to form from a band which has deserved far more attention from the musical world, or the world at large, than they have received.
0 有用 螺小宝 2021-04-07 15:07:29
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2 有用 Clash-Cash-Car 2014-02-21 19:42:15
酷啊 真正的堂皇的高质量俱乐部舞曲 当然了带着火花一贯的独立鼻祖式的审美情趣
0 有用 Last flowers 2020-08-05 01:11:36
反而这张合集没那么出彩 不过保质期好长啊这乐队 20年了还在出新专辑
1 有用 无法太多 2019-05-29 19:31:48
把他们当合成器流行听太委屈他们了,他们弄得这个浓度太高,太艺术了
0 有用 森霖 2022-05-23 17:51:35
3.5
1 有用 Anyway 2019-11-20 00:14:28
When Do I Get To Sing "My Way" ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
0 有用 白石春子 2021-06-16 11:36:39
在看《安妮特》之前,豈不是應該先聽些Sparks?從Mauvais Sang開始,Carax對流行與搖滾的品味真的一流。P.S. 據說雅克·塔蒂在去世前也籌劃過與Sparks合作的作品。
0 有用 Last flowers 2020-08-05 01:11:36
反而这张合集没那么出彩 不过保质期好长啊这乐队 20年了还在出新专辑
0 有用 Haighwoods 2021-12-12 21:06:20
old 动次打次
0 有用 尾生 2021-04-13 02:17:07
竟然听到了徐克 竟然好好听