- synth-pop
- 45 min
- 11 tracks
- Logic Records
Gratuitous Sax & Senseless Violins is the 16th studio album by American rock band Sparks. It was released in 1994, after an absence from the music industry of 6 years, and marked the duo's transition into a more techno/Eurobeat-influenced sound, which earned them popularity in Germany.
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Spare, cool, character-led and unpretentious.
- sparerichly built
- cooloverwhelming
- character-ledplot-driven
- unpretentiousprestige
- earnestironic
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Tracks
- 1Gratuitous Sax0:31
- 2When Do I Get to Sing ‘My Way’4:37
- 3(When I Kiss You) I Hear Charlie Parker Playing5:13
- 4Frankly, Scarlett, I Don’t Give a Damn5:04
- 5I Thought I Told You to Wait in the Car4:20
- 6Hear No Evil, See No Evil, Speak No Evil5:37
- 7Now That I Own the BBC4:59
- 8Tsui Hark4:32
- 9The Ghost of Liberace4:16
- 10Let’s Go Surfing5:03
- 11Senseless Violins0:50
11 tracks, 45 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Sparks
- Label
- Logic Records
- Released
- 1994-11
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- GB
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