(PR) On 30th September 2006, Sparks played to a sell-out audience at the Forum, London. An astounding and provocative live spectacle combining impressive visual backdrops with the quintessential Sparks sound infused with wit and drama. As original as ever, brothers Ron and Russell Mael delivered a show split into two halves, kicking off proceedings with sublime performances of every track on their most recent album release "Hello Young Lovers", only to return for a second half of classics cherry picked from four decades of ground breaking musical excellence. The live in concert DVD entitled "Dee Vee Dee – Sparks At The London Forum" will be released by Liberation Entertainment on 26th November 2007. An audio visual attack on the senses, guaranteed to inspire even the most reticent critic, Sparks serve up a performance as pioneering as ever, crammed with ideas, inspirations and exuberant energy.
Innovative and avant-garde, surrealist imagery electrifies the stage from the first note of the dazzling opener Rock, Rock, Rock through the extraordinary Dick Around and seductive boogie-woogie of Here Kitty, building into a crescendo for the spectacular As I Sit To Play The Organ At The Notre Dame Cathedral.
The mighty This Town Ain't Big Enough For Both Of Us, in its 33rd year and still brilliant as ever, receives a deafening ovation from the elated audience, and they stay standing for the perennial Amateur Hour. Soothing acoustic renditions of Change and Dick Around draw the set list of 23 tracks to a close, confirming Sparks' position as the reigning kings of cutting edge pop, a live-in-concert force to be reckoned with and a testament to individualism prevailing over the mainstream.
Tracklisting
Rock, Rock, Rock
Dick Around
Perfume
The Very Next Fight
(Baby, Baby) Can I Invade Your Country
Metaphor
Waterproof
Here Kitty
There's No Such Thing As Aliens
As I Sit To Play The Organ At The Notre Dame Cathedral
Achoo
Something For The Girl With Everything
Tryouts For The Human Race
The Number 1 Song In Heaven
Pineapple
Never Turn Your Back On Mother Earth
When Do I Get To Sing 'My Way'
This Town Ain't Big Enough For Both Of Us
Amateur Hour
Happy Hunting Ground
Suburban Homeboy
Change – Acoustic version
Dick Around – Acoustic version
