Who's "on the edge" of new music today? Why? What about old music? Any interesting trends? Disturbing trends?

-- (joncarson@yahoo.com), February 18, 1999

Answers

Nope. Neve heard of "sparks." If it's 70's style groove rock, I just might dig it.

Lately I've been really digging the Sugarcubes. That Bjork is truly phenomenal, and the drummer isn't half bad either. Another thing on my turntable is Miles Davis' _Pangea_. That rocks. It is neither jazz nor rock, funk nor fusion. It's all of the above and more, pure Miles.

-- Jon (joncarson@yahoo.com), February 25, 1999.

ever heard a band called "Sparks"?

they rule

(definatley "old" music....but "new" at the same time.......circa 1970 till.....well....somewhere in the last couple of years......'bout 27 albums or so)

AZ

-- A2Z (A2Z@a2z.com), February 25, 1999.

how bout XTC.......Robyn Hitchcock.....The Police......Jellyfish?

Sparks is a little like Jellyfish.....but sparks has a style all their own....

there's a web site about sparks at:
http://www.fanmael.net/

if you go to "track 8: with all my might" you'll find a listing of most of their lyrics......which are ALL great

there are also mpegs of some of their stuff.......haven't tried em out yet cause of my machine....and the fact that i have most of em on tape anyway : )

you really owe it to yourself to check em out

A2Z

-- A2Z (A2Z@a2z.com), March 03, 1999.