It's been almost 13 years since I bought Sparks' album 'Gratuitous Sax and Senseless Violins' on MC. I was very fond of having it then and I can still remember how sophisticated some lyrics were for me. Back then, there were two major album distributing companies, Vivo and Poker. I guess there was rivalry between these two, but I'm not certain. Original MCs were hard to find, so these two companies started releasing the 'only for sale in Romania' versions. The fact was if an album was issued by these two companies, some differences were to be noticed: the Vivo versions usually contained more tracks, while the Poker ones were recorded in higher quality. I got my Sparks copy from Poker because that was the only company that issued this album I guess. I fell in love with one of their tracks, '(When I Kiss You) I Hear Charlie Parker Playing'. It had very good lyrics, a video that couldn't quite be frowned upon and a very catchy and modern beat. A couple of days ago I rediscovered their album and instantly copied it on my mp3 player. Pure genius, that's what this album is. I mean who else can mix sophisticated lyrics with classic black-and-white video imagery AND put it on a groove that the eurodance world that once was out there would take for granted? That's right. NO ONE... but Sparks.
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