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Not to everyone's taste, but a very underrated and clever band. I bought all their records back in the day
Sparks Barbican Centre, Friday 26th October
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Hi Relayer,
Yes, I saw Sparks on the Barbican website but thought "nah". Sorry, I'm showing my prejudices. 
Main gig guide has been further updated.
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Simon McBride in my interview with him in Blues Matters! Issue #56
“The guy who has helped the blues industry the most is Joe Bonamassa and I would say he is more rock than some rock stuff, so to me blues is whatever you want it to be!”
Simon McBride in my interview with him in Blues Matters! Issue #56
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Relayer wrote:
Not to everyone's taste, but a very underrated and clever band. I bought all their records back in the day
Sparks Barbican Centre, Friday 26th October
Is that the one with "Hitler on the piano" (John Winston Lennon)?
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Yes, that's the one. Ron Mael Not sure what the Lennon connections is tho'?
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“The guy who has helped the blues industry the most is Joe Bonamassa and I would say he is more rock than some rock stuff, so to me blues is whatever you want it to be!”
Simon McBride in my interview with him in Blues Matters! Issue #56
“The guy who has helped the blues industry the most is Joe Bonamassa and I would say he is more rock than some rock stuff, so to me blues is whatever you want it to be!”
Simon McBride in my interview with him in Blues Matters! Issue #56
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Wooders wrote:
Yes, that's the one. Ron Mael Not sure what the Lennon connections is tho'?
Lennon referred to him like that (in a typically humourous way) in a '75 interview. He tried to introduce Julian (who lived in England) to the Sparks and Julian his dad to Queen (of whom John never heard of before). Funny.
Obviously those were the days before Internet and youtube.
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Wooders wrote:
Hi Relayer,
Yes, I saw Sparks on the Barbican website but thought "nah". Sorry, I'm showing my prejudices.
Main gig guide has been further updated.
Hi Wooders,
I see your point, it would look a bit strange to see them in between Wilko Johnson and Alice Cooper 
Just out of interest, being that Joe is playing 4 London shows next year. Back in 2008 Sparks played 21 shows over 21 nights at Islington Academy. They played each of their 21 albums in full.
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I see your point, it would look a bit strange to see them in between Wilko Johnson and Alice Cooper
In the days I had vinyl all over the place it wasn't unknown for me to have Sparks between Wilko (or Dr Feelgood back then) and Alice.
Nothing like a bit variety.....
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Back in 2008 Sparks played 21 shows over 21 nights at Islington Academy. They played each of their 21 albums in full.
Impressive feat, 21 nights! Seeing as an album is roughly 50 mins long, it wasn't the length of the gig!
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Just out of interest, being that Joe is playing 4 London shows next year. Back in 2008 Sparks played 21 shows over 21 nights at Islington Academy. They played each of their 21 albums in full.
That is seriously impressive. R&R have just gone up in my estimation as that's no mean feat.
One of the reasons I'm in awe of Warren Haynes & Gov't Mule is that they have a huge repertoire and also aren't afraid to to mix things up and play material that they haven't recorded themselves. They're top musicians too.
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“The guy who has helped the blues industry the most is Joe Bonamassa and I would say he is more rock than some rock stuff, so to me blues is whatever you want it to be!”
Simon McBride in my interview with him in Blues Matters! Issue #56
“The guy who has helped the blues industry the most is Joe Bonamassa and I would say he is more rock than some rock stuff, so to me blues is whatever you want it to be!”
Simon McBride in my interview with him in Blues Matters! Issue #56
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GOV't MULE
tomorrow night - oh yeah
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GOV't MULE
tomorrow night - oh yeah
YEAH!!!! See you there.
My YouTube channel with plenty of my Joe's videos dating from 2009 inc his first Hammersmith Odeon ones:
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Thin Lizzy play at the Under The Bridge club on 7-8 August as part of London Irish Village 2012, which will feature a series of events to celebrate Ireland in London during the Olympics.
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Relayer wrote:Just out of interest, being that Joe is playing 4 London shows next year. Back in 2008 Sparks played 21 shows over 21 nights at Islington Academy. They played each of their 21 albums in full.
That is seriously impressive. R&R have just gone up in my estimation as that's no mean feat.
One of the reasons I'm in awe of Warren Haynes & Gov't Mule is that they have a huge repertoire and also aren't afraid to to mix things up and play material that they haven't recorded themselves. They're top musicians too.
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Just how many different songs does Warren Haynes know and can actually play...mind boggling.
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Here is yet another one for 16 October :
Suzanne Vega at the Barbican (performing Solitude Standing)
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I've got 2 dates to add to the guide Phil
7th November - Royal Southern Brotherhood - Jazz Cafe
9th November - JJ Grey & Mofro - O2 Islington
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5 Sept - Joss Stone, Shepherds Bush Empire