Balls

by Sparks

Balls cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 22 August 2000
  • Label: Oglio
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 1:09:07
  • Community rating: 2.89/5 from 2 ratings

Artists on this release: Russell Mael, Ron Mael, Tammy Glover

Album Notes & Community Reviews

As the 18th studio effort by the Mael brothers, 'Balls' fully embraces contemporary club rhythms and sequencer-driven electronic frameworks. The duo pair these modern dance formats with their traditional theatrical delivery and highly sarcastic lyricism. While maintaining their eccentric artistic core, the production directly interacts with European rave and house elements.

Genres

Descriptors: rhythmic

Tracklist

  1. Balls (4:23)
  2. More Than a Sex Machine (5:03)
  3. Scheherazade (4:28)
  4. Aeroflot (4:28)
  5. The Calm Before the Storm (4:03)
  6. How to Get Your Ass Kicked (4:18)
  7. Bullet Train (4:20)
  8. It's a Knockoff (3:42)
  9. Irreplaceable (5:05)
  10. It's Educational (4:02)
  11. The Angels (4:49)
  12. It's a Sparks Show (1:19)
  13. The Calm Before the Opera (3:05)
  14. The Angels - Sparks Alternative Version (3:42)
  15. More Than a Sex Machine - Sparks Definitive Version - Radio Edit (3:39)
  16. The Angels - Tony Visconti Version (3:48)
  17. The Oblongs (0:57)
  18. A Cute Candidate Opening Theme (1:58)
  19. The Race for President (1:49)

Credits

  • Sparks - primary artist
  • Tammy Glover - drums
  • Amelia Cane - voice
  • Aksinja Berger - voice [aeroflot hostess]

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