A Personal Opinion
Sparks Albums Rated


 
 

Sparks/Halfnelson (1971)
Rating: B+
Best Songs: Slowboat/Roger/Sacharrine And The War
Least Favorite Song: Simple Ballet
Production Rating: B
Album Cover: A+ (Grace Kelly cover)
C+ (Brick cover)
Simple and quick review: Still sounds fresh today!
 
 

A Woofer In Tweeter's Clothing (1973)
Rating: A-
Best Songs: Girl From Germany/Here Comes Bob/Whippings and Apologies
Least Favorite Song: Angus Desire
Production Rating: B-
Album Cover: C
Simple and quick review: This album gets better with every listen!
 
 

Kimono My House (1974)
Rating: A+
Best Songs: This Town Ain't Big Enough For Both Of Us/Here In Heaven/Falling In Love With Myself Again
Least Favorite Song: In My Family
Production Rating: B
Album Cover: A+
Simple and quick review: Bury me with it!
 
 

Propaganda (1974)
Rating: A+
Best Songs: At Home, At Work, At Play/Something For The Girl With Everything/Who Don't Like Kids
Least Favorite Song: B.C.
Production Rating: B
Album Cover: A+
Simple and quick review: Bury me again with it!
 
 

Indiscreet (1975)
Rating: A+
Best Songs: Hospitality On Parade/Without Using Hands/In The Future
Least Favorite Song:How Are You Getting Home
Production Rating: A
Album Cover: A+
Simple and quick review: Their best album...possibly.
 
 

Big Beat (1976)
Rating: B+
Best Songs: Confusion/Throw Her Away (And Get A New One)/Screwed Up
Least Favorite Song: Everybody's Stupid
Production Rating: C+
Album Cover: A+
Simple and quick review: It rocks, dude!
 
 

Introducing Sparks (1977)
Rating: B+
Best Songs: Ladies/Over The Summer/Occupation
Least Favorite Song: Forever Young
Production Rating: B
Album Cover: B-
Simple and quick review: Good songs in a pop format.
 
 

No. 1 In Heaven (1979)
Rating: A+
Best Songs: Beat The Clock/No.1 Song In Heaven/Tryouts For The Human Race
Least Favorite Song: My Other Voice
Production Rating: A
Album Cover: A+
Simple and quick review: Depeche Mode's mother!
 
 

Terminal Jive (1980)
Rating: C+
Best Songs: When I'm With You/Stereo/Rock and Roll People In A Disco World
Least Favorite Song: When I'm With You (Instrumental)
Production Rating: B
Album Cover: B+
Simple and quick review: Sorry, I am too sick to review this at this time...
 
 

Whomp This Sucker (1981)
Rating: A-
Best Songs: Where's My Girl/The Willy's/That's Not Nastassia
Least Favorite Song: Wacky Women
Production Rating: B-
Album Cover: A+
Simple and quick review: Sparks with guitars...what a concept!
 
 

Angst In My Pants (1982)
Rating: A-
Best Songs: Nicotina/Eaten By The Monster Of Love/The Decline and Fall Of Me
Least Favorite Song: Tarzan and Jane
Production Rating: C+
Album Cover: A+
Simple and quick review: Ignore the production or lack thereof...
 
 

Sparks In Outer Space (1983)
Rating: B
Best Songs: Popularity/Rockin' Girls/Lucky Me, Lucky You
Least Favorite Song: Please, Baby Please
Production Rating: B
Album Cover: A+
Simple and quick review: As the guitars fade into obscurity...
 
 

Music That You Can Dance To (1985)
Rating: B
Best Songs: Change/Music That You Can Dance To/Rosebud
Least Favorite Song: Fingertips
Production Rating: B+
Album Cover: C+
Simple and quick review: Great songs, good songs and bad songs all in one package!
 
 

Interior Design (1989)
Rating: B-
Best Songs: So Important/Just Got Back From Heaven/Lots Of Reasons
Least Favorite Song: Madonna
Production Rating: B
Album Cover: B+
Simple and quick review: Good songs and bad songs...
 
 

Gratuitous Sax And Senseless Violins (1995)
Rating: A-
Best Songs: When Do I Get To Sing My Way/When I Kiss You (I Hear Charlie Parker Playing)/I Thought I Told You To Stay In The Car
Least Favorite Song: Let's Go Surfing
Production Rating: B+
Album Cover: B
Simple and quick review: Excellent return to form!
 
 

Plagiarism (1997)
Rating: A-
Best Songs: Something For The Girl With Everything (with Faith No More)/Angst In My Pants/Funny Face
Least Favorite Song: When I'm With You
Production Rating: A-
Album Cover: A-
Simple and quick review: Fun, fun, fun!