Sparks. I remember the first time I heard This Town Ain't Big Enough. OK there was a glam influence and there were some big rawk gtr's there, but overall it sounded like nothing I'd ever heard. I hated it - I remember thinking - aged 13 - if that's what music is gonna sound like from now on, then count me out!!
Of course, a few months later I loved it, and still do. Still sounds a totally wonderful single from a band that, for better or worse, are unique IMO. I lost touch with their music for years, but I've bought the last two albums - BALLS and Lil Beethoven - and both are wonderful in very different ways.
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