Todd Rundgren piad attention when no one else would. 1971 - "There's really something special here, Sparks." 1973 - "There's really something special here, New York Dolls." 1977 - "There's really something special here, Meatloaf/Steinman."
@Teeb2023
Жыл бұрын
It's absolutely trippy to think that, nearly 50 years after I was listening to "Something for..." that I'd now be watching this interview, with these same guys, on "the internet". Even the concept of such a thing would have been utterly alien to my then ten-year-old self.
@moonbeanification
9 ай бұрын
I know what you mean!
@williamclarke2020
7 ай бұрын
Hard to believe that Ron is 78 and Russell is 75!!!!!
@joshpayne4015
Жыл бұрын
Earlier this summer in Berlin I was able to check off a bucket-list item, which was seeing Sparks in concert! Now I'm continuing to ride the post-concert high way longer than it would normally last by trying to exhaust KZitem of every ounce of Sparks content and enjoy music from their back catalog! As a 4-decade long Sparks fan, I'm amazed at how Ron and Russell are able to move in so many different creative directions. I went many years not knowing another Sparks fan. So sad! I just adore them and hope that they continue to grow and collect a ton of new fans with each new endeavor.
@BIGeSTRING
9 ай бұрын
do you realize that those 2 brothers are men aged 75 and 78???? It's unbelievable how good they still look. And still performing
@ivanmc-tc6nj
Ай бұрын
The best band-duo ever!
@annabackman3028
Жыл бұрын
SPARKS is a genre, where pop music is a subgenre. Don't be self-effacing, boys😅! You underestimate yourselves, Sparks encircled pop music and have given pop a family of other subgenres. This said with the deepest respect and admiration 💖💖🥰
@philexile0
Жыл бұрын
You gotta love these guys! Sparks forever!
@katastrophenschutzwa
Жыл бұрын
Thank you SO much for uploading this. Simply wonderful! Ron & Russell are two wonderful human beings. I’ve been lucky enough to see them live twice,including the opening night in Oxford on their current tour. Nobody comes anywhere near to their genius. Hats off to the set designer too! Just spot on.. and that coffee table…..🕶🕶
@lindafield6577
11 ай бұрын
Love Sparks ❤️
@iconicshrubbery
Жыл бұрын
2:16 ".. FROM Sparks." Obviously she does not know they ARE Sparks. 😢 Edit: OK. It was a well researched and intelligent overview, I've stopped crying in my latte..
@fanmael1
Жыл бұрын
Haha... I picked that up too.
@4ctmam
Жыл бұрын
As awkward as it may sound, it's technically correct.
@driveonsacred1720
Жыл бұрын
They don't need to go into the R&R HOF, the HOF needs to get started on their new wing of the hall.❤🎉
@JohnLovesSpain
Жыл бұрын
17k views and only 379 likes... Ridiculous. This is a fantastic interview with two incredibly talented, innovative and incredibly humble likeable artists... Ron and Russell, well done, you've had a brilliant career so far and long may it continue 👍
@rubberface1424
Жыл бұрын
Veronica Lake - the Samson of the '40s! What a well executed interview with thoughtful questions and really interesting answers. Thanks for this!
@bjarnehandal2761
Жыл бұрын
I Discovery Sparks in 76,with kimono my house,and i loved them.Their sound so was diffrent.I still love Sparks,wish they will come to Norway,pløying conserts
@jeremyhancock6403
Жыл бұрын
The humour as always very English very MAEL lol
@me-in-MPLS
Жыл бұрын
Heroes
@pearllimbert8028
Жыл бұрын
Good interview and Russell in pink !
@SilverfoxJB
Жыл бұрын
I’ve loved Sparks since I was 13 when Kimono My House came out. I still love that album, but I am entranced by My Baby’s Taking Me Home and Balls. Simplicity and yet crazily complex. Thank you for this amazing interview.
@TheChadTI
9 ай бұрын
Love these guys so much. Every era.
@annabackman3028
Жыл бұрын
I would absolutely LOVE to hear Sparks' originally 'Annette' album, with Rebecca Sjöberg in the role of Ann. I hope they can release it on an anniversary for the movie 'Annette' sometime. Preferably when both they and I still are alive 😄 Rebecca Sjöberg attends in the 'The Seduction of Ingmar Bergman' as 'The Hollywood Starlet' (albums English and Swedish, the original performances in Stockholm and London (2009), and the play at the Los Angeles Film Festival 2011). She also sings in the master piece 'Life With the Macbeth's' from 'Hippopotamus'. She also had a small part in the movie 'Annette'.
@cameronhowe4066
10 ай бұрын
i saw them last night , it was a wish come true and they were fantastic , so good and his voice was spectacular and the song list was mixed . They played bon voyage and beaver o lindy , made my decade
@davidames1746
5 ай бұрын
Good questions from audience...refreshing!
@prunepurple
Жыл бұрын
This is the first time I see such a long interview of them and with really good questions. Thanks so much
@charlesfrith
Жыл бұрын
He took the words out of my mouth. The latest music has got me into the older stuff cfx
@Emalaith89
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for uploading!! Great interview!!
@ProgRockKeys
Жыл бұрын
Loved this! My 70s band “Cigarettes” were heavily influenced by Sparks! They remain an influence to this day! Great to hear directly from these two guys!
@mattellin4657
Жыл бұрын
Your band is legendary. Are there are any more songs recorded other than the two on KZitem? I love Cigarettes. You guys and The Quick are my favorite "Sparks-core" bands
@Andy.Moore.AndysTreasureTrove
Жыл бұрын
Terrific interview!
@tommytee8387
Жыл бұрын
You only have to listen to the Killers who are clearly influenced by Ron and Russell..50+ years and still sounding as fresh as ever…
@JrJVintage1956
Жыл бұрын
Excellent video/interview , thank you for posting!
@lauriegiemza4570
Жыл бұрын
Great audience questions
@williamclarke2020
7 ай бұрын
I love these brothers! Ron has to be one of the coolest guys on planet Earth! I love when Russell sings, "I Predict!" This was th e song that turned me on to Sparks. What is your favourite Sparks tune?
@paulfogarty7724
11 ай бұрын
What used to bug me was that you'd see bands ( that I also liked btw ) having great success with a sound or look that was very Sparks like. Yet Sparks themselves were having it pretty rough at that time. Rarely played on radio and only the very odd appearance on Top of The Pops. Having said that, I also enjoyed that they were more in the background. It made them seem more mysterious and exclusive. The same reason I also liked John Foxx.
@mikehayes5889
9 ай бұрын
Absolutely brilliant but would have liked to hear about wanting to work with Jaques Tati -Tsu Hark and The Seduction of…and whether Mai is dead and buried or still on life support 💙
@randolfo1265
Жыл бұрын
Didn't know their way around a Moog synthesizer? I got a feeling it was easy for Ronald to catch on.. . . . Anything with a keyboard!
@gumunduringigumundsson4315
Жыл бұрын
Been á super fan since a detective I lived with showed them to me in 2000. ❤🎉
@LocoRodeoBozo
4 ай бұрын
Was his name Sherlock Holmes?
@michelboinet261
Жыл бұрын
Russell should visit any optician to have his spectacles properly fitted on his ears and nose.
@englishteacher.8635
Жыл бұрын
Ha ha, I do that all the time too, probably from putting them on my head - it stretches them.
@pulibcn
Жыл бұрын
Pongan subtitulado por favor
@awrogers3013
Жыл бұрын
I love them but please come on. There is and always has been TONS of music. Ludicrous to say this really about anyone
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