Favoriting Strength Through Failure with Fabio: Playlist from April 25, 2013 Favoriting

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The Failure of Noise
The Failure of Sound
The Failure of Rock
The Failure of the Avant Garde
The Failure of the Space Age
The Failure of Jazz
The Failure of Psychedelia
The Failure of Krautrock
The Failure of Electronic
The Failure of Pop
The Failure of Free-form
The Failure of the 20th Century

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Favoriting April 25, 2013: Sparks are all about Failure

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Artist Track Album Approx. start time
James Last  Mr. Giant Man   Favoriting Voodoo Party  0:00:00 (Pop-up)
Sparks  Here in Heaven   Favoriting Kimono My House  0:11:23 (Pop-up)
Sparks  Never turn your back on Mother Nature   Favoriting Propaganda  0:18:35 (Pop-up)
Sparks  Tits   Favoriting Indiscreet  0:19:08 (Pop-up)
Sparks  Bon Voyage   Favoriting Propaganda  0:19:59 (Pop-up)
Sparks  The No.1 Song in Heaven   Favoriting No. 1 in Heaven  0:21:15 (Pop-up)
Sparks  A Big Surprise   Favoriting Introducing  0:28:22 (Pop-up)
 
Sparks  1956 Cannes Film Festival   Favoriting The Seduction Of Ingmar Bergman  0:46:52 (Pop-up)
Sparks  I am Ingmar Bergman   Favoriting The Seduction Of Ingmar Bergman  0:47:20 (Pop-up)
Sparks  Limo Driver (Welcome to Hollywood)   Favoriting The Seduction Of Ingmar Bergman  0:50:18 (Pop-up)
Sparks  Here is Now   Favoriting The Seduction Of Ingmar Bergman  0:50:33 (Pop-up)
Sparks  Mr. Bergman How Are You   Favoriting The Seduction Of Ingmar Bergman  0:54:40 (Pop-up)
 
Sparks  He will come around   Favoriting The Seduction Of Ingmar Bergman  1:10:36 (Pop-up)
Sparks  On Route to the Beverly Hills Hotel   Favoriting The Seduction Of Ingmar Bergman  1:11:27 (Pop-up)
Sparks  Hollywood Welcoming Committee   Favoriting The Seduction Of Ingmar Bergman  1:12:01 (Pop-up)
Sparks  I've Got to Contact Sweden   Favoriting The Seduction Of Ingmar Bergman  1:14:02 (Pop-up)
Sparks  The Studio Commissary   Favoriting The Seduction Of Ingmar Bergman  1:14:34 (Pop-up)
 
Sparks  I must not be Hasty   Favoriting The Seduction Of Ingmar Bergman  1:29:31 (Pop-up)
Sparks  quiet on the set   Favoriting The Seduction Of Ingmar Bergman  1:29:52 (Pop-up)
 
Ken performs 8-track Magic with Sparks No. 1 In Heaven 8-track.
Sparks  Why Do You Take That Tone With Me   Favoriting The Seduction Of Ingmar Bergman  2:04:52 (Pop-up)
Sparks  Pleasant hotel Staff   Favoriting The Seduction Of Ingmar Bergman  2:05:29 (Pop-up)
Sparks  Hollywood Tour Bus   Favoriting The Seduction Of Ingmar Bergman  2:05:56 (Pop-up)
Sparks  autograph hounds   Favoriting The Seduction Of Ingmar Bergman  2:06:14 (Pop-up)
Sparks  bergman ponders escape   Favoriting The Seduction Of Ingmar Bergman  2:06:44 (Pop-up)
 
Sparks  We have got to turn him around   Favoriting The Seduction Of Ingmar Bergman  2:07:17 (Pop-up)
Sparks  Escape Pt. 1   Favoriting The Seduction Of Ingmar Bergman  2:07:36 (Pop-up)
Sparks  Escape Pt. 2   Favoriting The Seduction Of Ingmar Bergman  2:07:45 (Pop-up)
 
Sparks  Oh My God   Favoriting The Seduction Of Ingmar Bergman  2:08:41 (Pop-up)
Sparks  Garbo Sings   Favoriting The Seduction Of Ingmar Bergman  2:28:32 (Pop-up)
Sparks  Almost A Hollywood Ending   Favoriting The Seduction Of Ingmar Bergman  2:31:31 (Pop-up)
Sparks  He is Home   Favoriting The Seduction Of Ingmar Bergman  2:32:23 (Pop-up)
 
Egnkn  Those Mysteries   Favoriting Amateur Hour  2:49:08 (Pop-up)
Sparks  Now that I own the BBC   Favoriting Gratuitous Sax & Senseless Violins  2:49:48 (Pop-up)


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Listener comments!

  3:13pm
common:

yay!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:14pm
DCE:

hey, that sounds like a plan
Avatar 3:14pm
Jeff:

Something went flaky with the internet connection feeding our primary streaming server. I've switched the DNS record to point people at the backup... and the change should've taken effect by now. So if your stream sounds bad, try reconnecting now.
Avatar 3:15pm
WaveyDavey:

Much Better. And not a moment to soon. Here in Heaven is a treat for me in San Francisco.
Avatar 3:16pm
dc pat:

yes better now

say this isn't going to be one of them Sparks specials is it?
  3:17pm
common:

thanks Jeff!
  3:17pm
?:

Flah stream seems to be fine now--thanks!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:21pm
Sem Chumbo:

Ah, life is but a stream...
Avatar 3:23pm
Cheri Pi:

SPARKS!
Avatar 3:23pm
Cheri Pi:

all the nerdy kids are seein' Sparks tonight...
Avatar 3:23pm
steve:

pew pew pew
Avatar 3:24pm
Carmichael:

It's those Mael boys again, eh? Better warm up the tubes on the Philco.
Avatar 3:29pm
glenn:

www.philcoradio.com...
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:31pm
DCE:

little bit goes a long way
Avatar 👻 3:33pm
Rev. Turnip Druid:

Holy crap the stream is working. If I had to go without DK *and* Fabio, I was gonna hafta kill myself in the headface.
Avatar 3:36pm
glenn:

would that make you headface killah?
Avatar 3:38pm
Carmichael:

The cranial zone would surely not have survived.
  3:38pm
frenchee:

did Fabio just say "fictional?"
  3:39pm
Drunken Asshole:

your internet, it be laggins
  3:39pm
frenchee:

ermI mean "fictTITIONAL"
Avatar 3:43pm
Carmichael:

You can temporarily revive your old 8 tracks and cassettes by carefully baking them in a convection oven at very low temp. You can then safely transfer the data to another format. I've done it several times.

Do NOT use a conventional oven.
Avatar 3:46pm
BigLankyGeordie:

Bergman album is a feckin masterpiece!
Avatar 3:46pm
Looms:

great opening :)
Avatar 3:47pm
BigLankyGeordie:

Epic, love the Swedish version, I've only got the Engerlish one ;-)
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:50pm
DCE:

Carm, are you going to start a cassette-only label called "baked tapes"?
Avatar 3:51pm
BigLankyGeordie:

Erm, what version is this in fact because orchestration is different to version I have. This one is bloody brilliant!!!!!!!
  3:52pm
Ralphine:

Does baking not work for reel-to-reel tapes?
  3:54pm
Germaine:

Hi to "Sparks fanboy", I mean, "Sparks Expert", Ken M.
Avatar 3:56pm
glenn:

tape baking. www.gearslutz.com...
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:58pm
efd:

This is fantastic, thanks for airing it today! So psyched for the show tonight.
Avatar 4:00pm
Carmichael:

@Ralphie: In theory, though I've never tried it. A big chunk of tape on that 4" reel!
  4:01pm
yellowpetal233 from Anklon:

You all are blowing my mind.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 4:01pm
Stevel:

Sparks are terrific. I'm going to revisit this on the archives more than once.
  4:02pm
yellowpetal233 from Anklon:

where do the Sparks reside honey?
Avatar 4:04pm
Carmichael:

Talent is An Asset. Remember that song from the 70s, I think. Given what I did in the 70s, that's a major accomplishment.
  4:04pm
Jason:

Anybody got an extra ticket to the Sparks show tonight at the Highline Ballroom?
Avatar 4:07pm
fearson:

#failure to tune in in time!
Avatar 4:10pm
braveness23:

B23 here!
  4:11pm
robyn:

i remembered! yesss
Avatar 4:11pm
braveness23:

<raises eyebrow> yellowpetal233??? WHat kind of name is THAT? <raises eyebrow>
  4:16pm
jfreeman:

this is awesome.. thanks Fabio!
Avatar 4:18pm
fearson:

yeah this is #strong
Avatar 4:19pm
InBrkly:

Maybe 15 years ago I was at a party and said "Sparks" at the exact moment a song came on and a random guy next to me leaned over and said "That's amazing! You recogized them in 3 notes!"

I didn't have the heart to tell him I was talking about the caffeinated malt beverage. And that is how I learned about the band :/
  4:19pm
robyn:

this is the music sparks have been dying to make this whole time...polka baby!
Avatar 4:20pm
InBrkly:

Well more like 10 years ago I guess.
Avatar 👻 4:21pm
Rev. Turnip Druid:

@Carm: that LP (with TALENT IS AN ASSET) was the first one I heard, was about 12 years old, was hooked immediately.
  4:25pm
common:

was "the serpent's egg" the only bergman film made in hollywood?
  4:25pm
map:

Is Wild Strawberries the best Bergman film? At least to start? (Never seen any of his movies)
  4:28pm
reTodd:

The foil and mush-mouth food sounds are disturbing
Avatar 4:30pm
robyn:

@map. it's good. seventh seal would probably also be a good one to start with. persona, through a glass darkly, the silence, are also good. smiles of a summer night is sweet and actually a comedy!
Avatar 4:32pm
robyn:

sawdust and tinsel is good if you like carnies (who doesn't).
  4:34pm
blee:

Spacey 8-Track.
Interesting show, I know nothing about Sparks.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 4:34pm
rsj:

very danceable
Avatar 4:35pm
hamburger:

wow what have i missed?!
  4:35pm
common:

hour of the wolf is my favorite. Scary stuff!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 4:37pm
rsj:

is fabio listening to this? I bet he's busy talking off mic
Avatar 4:38pm
BigLankySmoggie:

@map Wild Strawberries is good but Summer with Monika is a cracker! ;-)
Avatar 4:41pm
Cecile:

Jello called Skyhooks "kind of the Australian Sparks."
Avatar 4:44pm
robyn:

@Cecile never heard of Skyhooks! But they seem to fit the bill. That's amazing.
Avatar 4:47pm
Cecile:

they were loved/reviled in Australia in the 70s. But they were one of the first bands (along with Sherbet, AC/DC) to really be huge down there with original material and really embrace their Australian-ness.
Avatar 4:48pm
steve:

wonder if they'll have a drum machine at the show tonight
Avatar 4:49pm
Carmichael:

You mean like Aynsley Dunbar?
Avatar 4:50pm
northguineahills:

Nice serendipity InBrkly!
  4:51pm
r i s k y:

I got angst in my pants Fab!
Avatar 4:54pm
glenn:

"huge down there" ummmm, cecile.....
Avatar 4:56pm
Cecile:

oh, ha ha. ha.
  4:56pm
yellowpetal233 from Anklon:

Hey, this isn't English!!!!!
Avatar 4:57pm
robyn:

who are the most literate pop bands/songwriters? i don't mean like dylan (bleh) but like sparks, playful, funny. sparks...momus...magnetic fields...black box recorder...
Avatar 4:58pm
Cecile:

I liked 10cc for that kind of thing.
Avatar 4:59pm
BigLankySmoggie:

Anyone else think the musical lilt of spoken Swedish adds so much to this version? I love it.
Avatar 5:00pm
robyn:

@Cecile never heard of them! buzzcocks of course...
  5:01pm
yellowpetal233 from Anklon:

@robyn--robyn hitchcock
Avatar 5:01pm
Cecile:

Check out their stuff from 1972-1976. After that YMMV.
Avatar 5:02pm
Cecile:

John Cale's earlier stuff has rich, beautiful language.
Avatar 5:02pm
glenn:

really? never heard of 10cc?
  5:02pm
yellowpetal233 from Anklon:

@robyn---Prince
Avatar 5:04pm
Cecile:

hubris
Avatar 5:04pm
fearson:

megalomania
Avatar 5:05pm
northguineahills:

I was going to say what's the term for group hubris, but my soba is boiling over.
Avatar 5:06pm
robyn:

@glenn i ain't kidding :) how would you describe this music...black humor...slightly pervy.
  5:10pm
Ralphine:

Smokey Robinson was pretty literate. How can you beat "Just like Pagliacci did, I try to keep my sadness hid"?
Avatar 5:12pm
robyn:

@ralphine good point.
Avatar 5:13pm
Cecile:

Pet Shop Boys, Rufus Wainwright and Marc Almond have had their moments.
  5:13pm
Moon Unit:

Zappa
Avatar Swag For Life Member 5:14pm
efd:

If nothing else I've learned how to say "Sweden" in Swedish today, and for that I'm grateful.
Avatar 5:14pm
robyn:

pulp.
Avatar 5:15pm
Cecile:

How about "moody cabaret-pop"?
Avatar 5:16pm
Cecile:

@efd, Sverige? I only know that because I used to collect stamps.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 5:17pm
efd:

@Cecile Yes, and apparently pronounced "Swear-ee-yuh."
Avatar 5:17pm
robyn:

@cecile i like that.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 5:17pm
efd:

I'd seen Sverige in print before, but never knew how to say it.
  5:18pm
Will:

PLEASE stop fading out for translation. Trying to enjoy the music
Avatar 5:22pm
david_:

Hi all - just tuning in. Intrigue!
Avatar 5:22pm
david_:

Clay will definitely want to catch the archive if he's not listening...
  5:24pm
yellowpetal233 from Anklon:

Come on clay, liven up the board!
Avatar 5:31pm
Carmichael:

OK, back from kung fu-ing some people in a meeting. 2nd the 10cc for lyric wittiness. Richard Thompson is also quite clever with the double entendre.
Avatar 5:31pm
robyn:

bergman writes about meeting garbo in his autobiography (which is a pretty cool read btw).
Avatar 5:33pm
robyn:

it was iirc sort of a disappointment.
  5:35pm
Ralphine:

This reminds me of an interview that Kurt Vonnegut gave at my school in which he talked about his life as a Saab dealer, which is where I found out that Saab is an acronym for Svenska Aeroplan Aktiebolaget (I had to look up the spelling just now).
Avatar 5:39pm
glenn:

10cc? hmmmm. take the best moments of the hollies, add a smidgeon of cockney rebel, a dash of kevin ayers, and a sprig of kingsley amis. mix together and let breathe.
Avatar 5:40pm
robyn:

these are some great recommendations.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 5:46pm
Matt from Springfield:

Shame I couldn't listen to this from the beginning--I like concept drama, and with SPARKS!! I'll be sure to listen to this!

Bet Fab's making Clay wicked jealous! ;)
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 5:47pm
Ken From Hyde Park:

All Sparks all the time today.
Avatar 5:48pm
robyn:

this is sparks?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 5:48pm
Matt from Springfield:

The toy piano brings this to +10.
Avatar 5:50pm
Dr. Goot:

This is way cool in many ways!
Avatar 5:51pm
steve:

did Sparks go full on House at some point?
  5:51pm
Greaseball:

Time to shake your Joeys
Avatar 5:52pm
Pete from Boston (and NJ):

I feel like the father who comes home to find his kids unattended and destroying the house. Fabio has clearly gone and gotten caught up in the latest issue of Maxim or something and has let the show just drift away.
Avatar 5:52pm
Carmichael:

Synths and handclaps.
  5:52pm
Even:

re: 10cc:
http://www.snopes.com/music/artists/10cc.asp
Avatar 5:53pm
Pete from Boston (and NJ):

"I am in touch with the essence of great music" would be a good button, too.
Avatar 5:55pm
Carmichael:

Adrian Gurvitz?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 5:55pm
efd:

Adrian Fisher is correct!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 5:56pm
Matt from Springfield:

Clay knows whereof he speaks--former L.A. resident, he knew the "last glam rock band", Revlon Red!
Avatar 5:57pm
glenn:

you know, i'll bet adrian gurvitz gets mentioned on the comments board about 1000 times more than he gets played.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 5:57pm
Matt from Springfield:

@Pete: "Fab gets Sparks to babysit the playlist while he goes out for some vino".
Avatar 5:57pm
robyn:

@even ha!
Avatar 5:58pm
glenn:

goofing off, if i had to mention just one.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 5:58pm
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

...I like the term 'SmartPop' - but Googling it only gave me popcorn ads (!??!)
...You can say Robyn Hitchcock & not Dylan - but Robyn Hitchcock himself won't agree w/ you...
Avatar Swag For Life Member 5:59pm
Matt from Springfield:

@RRN63: Keep mentioning it on these playlists, then! Best way to get Google mentions, one show at a time! :)
  5:59pm
Night Al:

It's spinning...fast.
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