Early influences continued................
Album No 8 Kimono My House - Sparks. 1974
The wood work squeaks and out come the freaks!
Although other Glam Rock artists had reached their peak, the genre still had a few aces up its sleeve and the rule of two fantastic singles (This Town Ain't Big Enough.. and Amateur Hour) aired on TOTP in the summer of '74 introduced me to the charms of the Mael brothers.
Ron and Russell had decamped from the USA, ditched their band in favour of a British power pop trio of musicians and hitched their wagon to the recogniseable collection of talented freaks, misfits and kindered spirits that was the Glam Rock circus.
With a set of songs as catchy, idiosyncratic and twitchy as Ron's Adolf moustache, tank top and thousand yard stare, and Russell's unique falsetto delivery, they slotted in perfectly. They produced a second excellent glam rock album (Propaganda) that year, before branching off into a variety of differing styles that sees them continue to produce diverse and interesting music to this day.