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Exotic Creatures of the Deep (Special"Pouchet Wallet" Format inc. Poster-fold Booklet) [Special Edition]

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  • Audio CD (19 May 2008)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: Special Edition
  • Label: Absolute
  • ASIN: B0017PCX2K
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 16,818 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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1. Intro
2. Good Morning
3. Strange Animal
4. I Can't Believe That You Would Fall For All The Crap In This Song
5. Let The Monkey Drive
6. Intro Reprise
7. I've Never Been High
8. (She Got Me) Pregnant
9. Lighten Up, Morrissey
10. This Is The Renaissance
11. The Director Never Yelled "Cut"
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Amazon.co.uk Review

21 albums in (complete with a 21-night London residency playing every one of those albums), it seems that Sparks are defying the odds and delivering their finest works to date. As with previous albums Lil' Beethoven, and Hello Young Lovers, this is pop music, but it's fun, accessible, demented, clever and unlike anything else being made--everything good pop music should be. The narrative approach of the last two albums appears to have been ditched in favour of proper songs (relatively speaking), and a thankful return for Russell Mael's patent falsetto. Thus, "Good Morning" bursts forth, riding on a catchy synth-bass riff that Scissor Sisters would sell their wardrobes for, and "Let the Monkey Drive" builds up into a thrilling, disturbed crescendo. The layered harmonies and multi-part song structures are still in place, but toned down, which makes the material more accessible. And even the hilarious song titles such as "(She Got Me) Pregnant" and the indie-boy baiting of "Lighten Up Morrissey" belie the fact that underneath all the drama and clever lyrics, Ron and Russell Mael are making the best pop music in the world today. --Thom Allott


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'Exotic Creatures Of The Deep' is the 21st studio album by the seminal genre-defying duo Sparks. With a career spanningover forty years and renowned for their witty pop songs andconstant music re-invention, brothers Ron and Russell Mael deliver a unique record. Mind-bending and humorous lyrics recall Cole Porter and their musical versatility shines throughout.

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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Put a smile on my face. No mean feat., 21 May 2008
Well, they've done it again. I liked Lil'Beethoven. I loved Hello Young Lovers. I suspect I will soon be adoring Exotic Creatures of the Deep. It's a progression again, continuing the sound that the Mael's have defined over the last couple of records. There's humour, there's wit. There's catchy melodies and cleverly constructed meters. There's also a thematic sound. I'm not saying it all sounds the same, but almost like a concept album it's all coming from one place. The top layer is Russell's multi-tracked harmonies, like a choir of exotic angels, swooping through the repeating and repetitive rhythms of the lyrics. Below that is the beautifully constructed piano lines of Ron, counterbalancing his brother's melody. Then there's the sparse boom boom of tom-toms and the strains of cello in the bass, and violins through the treble.
The production is just beautiful, with an open and precise sound.
As with the last couple the biggest influence on the Mael sound (other than themselves) is Philip Glass, though there is also a heavy dose of Lou Reed in the Sprechgesang delivery of some of the verses. And I can also hear very clearly the influence of Brian Wilson's "Smile", especially in "The Director never yelled 'CUT!'" .

All in all, it is very easy to fall in love with this CD and it is destined never to recieve the acclaim or audience it deserves.

One point I would make is that the Special Edition (with Ron and Monkey on the cover) that I bought is anything BUT special. It's just a cheap cardboard sleeve for the CD and book, so assuming the regular edition has an actual CD case, I'd go for that one. And it's cheaper.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Three In a Row & All 5 Stars, 23 May 2008
By C. Paul "moo_vover" (Norway) - See all my reviews
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Another fine album from Sparks. Balls was good wasn't it, but the last three albums from Sparks have been amazing. Most bands this far into a career in music are either repeating themselves or have just gone wrong. Sparks just seem to get stronger and stronger and this album shows the Mael fountain is still pure and gushing. "I Can't Believe That You Would Fall For All The Crap In This Song", should be released as a single and it should be a number one song in 192 countries. I urge you to buy this album and all Sparks albums because you will be helping to make the world a more fascinating place. A place of beauty and joy and happiness. :-)
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10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Exotic Maels, 20 May 2008
By P. Schofield (HULL, Yorkshire United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
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The Brothers Mael have done it again - another brilliant album featuring sweeping melodies, Ron's razor-sharp lyrics, and Russell's vibrant vocals. This is a dazzling, epic album, full of invention and ambition. If this had been made by some trendy young things, it would be lauded as "album of the year". But hey, it is album of the year. Magnificent.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Not their best but still great.
I've had this alblum since it was released, and it doesn't get played much any more. Indeed, my Post 2000 Sparks hit parade would be:

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Published 10 months ago by Chunky Wilberforce

3.0 out of 5 stars Special Edition?
Not a special edition?? What about the 2 excellent hidden tracks "If we repeat these lyrics enough people will think they are profound (when really they are not)" and "I can't... Read more
Published 16 months ago by Derek Tierney

5.0 out of 5 stars Always surprising, consistently brilliant, never boring
Well, they've done it again, another truly excellent album!

The first single I ever bought was "This Town Ain't Big Enough For Both Of Us" when it first came out and... Read more
Published 17 months ago by Fred Bear

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I am 64 years old and have never given up on popular music. I was driving late one night and heard an interview with Russ Mael on BBC discussing the tracks on Exotic... Read more
Published 17 months ago by Thom Richard Walker

5.0 out of 5 stars Album of the year
great album, funny lyrics. amazing after 20 sparks albums. album of the year, imo.
one advice, get the standard edition -- this special edition must be a joke or something,... Read more
Published 18 months ago by F. J. Prado Fernandez

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