ANGST IN MY PANTS

IS ONE OF THE GREAT SPARKS' RECORDS. IT IS SO POP, SO CLEVER, SO CATCHY. I HADN'T LISTENED TO THIS FOR AGES BUT I'M GLAD I PULLED IT OUT OF THE STACK AND WIPED THE COBWEBS OFF. IT'S A SURPRISE THAT THIS CAME OUT IN 1982 BECAUSE IT DEFINITELY DOESN'T SOUND LIKE 1982. IT REALLY SOUNDS LIKE THE SEVENTIES, EXCEPTING THE FACT THAT IT'S MORE KEYBOARD-Y THAN GUITAR-Y. THIS IS JUST SUCH A PERFECT RECORD, IF YOU DON'T HAVE IT, GET IT NOW. THE SPARKS WEBSITE IS HOME TO A THOROUGH BIOGRAPHY OF THE MAEL BROTHERS AND THE RATHER EXCEPTIONAL VIDEO FOR "THIS TOWN AIN'T BIG ENOUGH FOR THE BOTH OF US".