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Sparks - A Woofer In Tweeter's Clothing (1973)

Posted By: v3122

Date: 27 Jan 2022 08:50:18

Woofer… starts with another killer opening track, musically and lyrically, with "Girl From Germany," a chugging number detailing the problems the narrator has with his parents over his girlfriend, given their lingering wartime attitudes. The album builds upon the strengths of the debut to create an even better experience all around. The same five-person lineup offers more sharp performances. Album engineering veteran James Lowe takes over production reins from Rundgren, with, happily, no audible sense of trying to make the album more commercial. If anything, things are even wiggier this time around, from the naughtily-titled sea chanty which turns into a full-on rocker "Beaver O'Lindy" and the strings-plus-piano "Here Comes Bob," to the album's completely wacked-out, dramatic centerpiece "Moon Over Kentucky." Melodies start approaching the hyperactivity level which would flower completely on the band's subsequent releases. Ron and Earle Mankey trade off or play against each other, while the rhythm section of Jim Mankey and Feinstein executes the kind of sharp tempo changes which would become de rigueur for thrash-metal bands of the '80s, but fit in perfectly here with the spastic pop being played. Russell soars and croons over it all like an angel on deeply disturbing drugs, wrapping his vocals around such lines as "We surely will appreciate our newfound leisure time" from "Nothing is Sacred." The long-time live favorite "Do-Re-Mi" – indeed a cover of the number from The Sound of Music – first appears here as well, taking Rodgers and Hammerstein to a level Julie Andrews might be hardpressed to follow. Anyone wondering why Faith No More appeared on Sparks' self-tribute album Plagiarism need only listen to Woofer to understand – as a full-on purée of musical styles in the service of twisted viewpoints, it's a perfect album.

by Ned Raggett, allmusic

Sparks - A Woofer In Tweeter's Clothing (1973):

Tracklist:

01. Girl From Germany
02. Beaver O'Lindy
03. Nothing Is Sacred
04. Here Comes Bob
05. Moon Over Kentucky
06. Do-Re-Mi
07. Angus Desire
08. Underground
09. The Louvre
10. Batteries Not Included
11. Whippings And Apologies

Russell Mael - vocals
Ron Mael - keyboards
Earle Mankey - guitar
Jim Mankey - bass
Harley Feinstein - drums

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Sparks / A Woofer In Tweeter's Clothing

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