Sparta's first album "Wiretap Scars" i would have to say is on my top 30 most influential albums list most definitely...the insightful lyrics and pop/rock sensibility takes me back to the very first night i saw the band perform on David Letterman after drinking one too many rum and cokes and jumping off of the couch to dance and kick and pump my fists.
i remember sitting on my back porch blasting the small stereo speakers that i had at the little house on Clays Mill. Planning and plotting my escape....
my absolute favorite track on the record is called "Collapse" and the lyrics are as follows....
"Collapse"
The host of the show comes down
to collapse on the ground
and the crime scene revisits me
this body shut down in Bordeaux
and the shores of gold coast
on the balcony I search for sleep
the future has fallen short
when the sun sets north
and the clouds fall from the mirrored walls
Words speak and choose
make sense and lose
capsize the tall tale, but always fail
words speak and choose,
make sense and lose
forfeit the tall tale, I always will
The host had his mouth sewn shut
all in the name of trust
when the blood goes thin, he's given in
you can spare us the formal toast
the drunken anecdotes
from this day on... goes on and on...
You know when he falls apart
he listens in the dark
to records turn I'll never learn
To set it down
you'll set it down
you'll set it down
if you haven't listened to this record at least give it a shot...i do believe it will suprise you.
and i think the next post will have to be the top 30 list, but its gonna take some serious deliberation to see who makes the cut....
farewell, take care of each other. we're all that we've got.
bradley
