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Sparks - Angst In My Pants (1982) {1995, 1st Issue On CD}

Posted By: popsakov

Date: 17 Jan 2023 19:16:09

Sparks - Angst In My Pants (1982) {1995, 1st Issue On CD}
EAC Rip | WavPack (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 283 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 132 Mb
Full Scans | 00:36:14 | RAR 5% Recovery
New Wave, Glam Rock, Power Pop | Oasis Records / Bud Music / Kiosk #CMP 62007

Angst in My Pants is the eleventh studio album by the American rock band Sparks. Angst in My Pants marked the second occasion that Ron Mael and Russell Mael worked with the backing band of guitarist Bob Haag, bassist Leslie Bohem, and drummer David Kendrick. Additionally James Goodwin augmented the line up playing synthesizers, though these were mixed farther back, letting the rest of the band come to the fore. The resulting power pop album was recorded at Musicland Studios, Munich, produced by Mack in association with Giorgio Moroder Enterprises. The recording of the album was the second and last time that Sparks worked with Mack. "Angst In My Pants" and "Eaten by the Monster of Love" were both used in the movie Valley Girl, a romantic comedy released in 1983. "Eaten by the Monster of Love" was also featured in the 2009 horror movie Cabin Fever 2.

Although mired in a rut of merely "good" albums, Sparks had offered occasional glimpses of their old greatness on each, fanning the dim hope that they might climb again to previous heights. The faithful were rewarded with Angst in My Pants, the first album in years that puts their pop genius to good use. The differences between this album and the inferior Whomp That Sucker are subtle but important. First, the material is much better (OK, that's not so subtle). Second, the band is brought up in the mix at the expense of the synthesizer, and the result feels more like their old power pop than the new wave/disco sound of recent efforts. Lastly, Russell Mael's voice is lower; he still hits the high notes on occasion, but for the most part this is an album of pop songs you can actually sing along with (and the lyric sheet, while provided, isn't necessary this time). Still pegged as a novelty act, the colorless "I Predict" was selected as the album's single; "Eaten By the Monster of Love" didn't catch on with radio stations, but it's a much better representative of the album. Other highlights include the wonderfully silly "Moustache," a Beach Boys send-up in "Sextown U.S.A.," and the strange but sympathetic love song "Sherlock Holmes." Throughout the record, Sparks succeeds not by pushing a pipe full of music through a thin straw (as they did on classics like Propaganda) but by giving their ideas the space they need to succeed. As a result, it's not an overwhelming record, simply an ingratiating one. Unfortunately, the subsequent Sparks in Outer Space returned to the mechanical pace of their post-disco product, which makes Angst in My Pants a warm exception within Sparks' protracted creative cold spell.

~ Dave Connolly, All Music

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Track List:

01. Angst In My Pants [3:30]
02. I Predict [2:54]
03. Sextown U.S.A. [3:01]
04. Sherlock Holmes [3:37]
05. Nicotina [3:30]
06. Mickey Mouse [3:20]
07. Moustache [3:32]
08. Instant Weight Loss [3:30]
09. Tarzan And Jane [3:21]
10. The Decline And Fall Of Me [2:59]
11. Eaten By The Monster Of Love [2:59]

Personnel:
Russell Mael - vocals
Ron Mael - keyboards and synthesizers
Leslie Bohem - bass guitar and additional background vocals
Bob Haag - guitar and additional background vocals
David Kendrick - drums
James Goodwin - synthesizers
Mack - production, engineering, synthesizer programming

EAC Log

Exact Audio Copy V1.3 from 2. September 2016

EAC extraction logfile from 4. December 2017, 19:37

Sparks / Angst In My Pants

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