Kimono My House
by Sparks

Kimono My House by Sparks
Year: 1974
Overall rank: 993rd   
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79/100 (from 330 votes)
     
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Award Top 20 albums of 1974 (16th)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (204th)
Award Top 1,000 albums of all time (993rd)

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Kimono My House is ranked as the best album by Sparks.

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Overall rank: 993rd | 1970s rank: 204th | 1974 rank: 16th

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79/100 (from 330 votes)
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70/100
From 12/10/2021 22:11 | #277342
Sparks is basically lots of fun, a louder version of ROXY MUSIC. I think that for most listeners this is music is not very easy to grab and like. The songs have clear sameness between them and that makes them hard to discern.
One breather track on each side could have been a nice option.
I do not actively hate it, but a revisit after this listen is difficult to, tedious listen in one sitting,
The usage of this album at a party or active listening is not very convenient or easy, put a few songs to a mixtape or Spotify list.
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From 08/03/2021 12:18 | #272172
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75/100
From 02/27/2021 02:51 | #266725
Fun and surprisingly close to being a great album.
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From 12/27/2020 08:25 | #263263
They did this opera style before Queen. Perfect album.
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95/100
From 07/07/2020 16:41 | #255176
The best glam rock album I've ever heard, with the exception of Ziggy Stardust. Charismatic, inventive, and fun, everything glam rock should be.
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From 02/09/2020 07:06 | #247619
WOw sparks are good i dont know why theyre not more popular
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From 02/15/2018 20:04 | #208332
Gli Sparks, soprattutto quelli di "Kimono my house", sono una formazione curiosa e bizzarra. Si potrebbero etichettare come glam, ma sono distanti da quanto comunemente si intende come glam. Sono pop, ma il loro è un pop intelligente, marziale, ironico. La loro musica ha un incedere teutonico, ma non c'entrano niente col Krautrock; spesso sono teatrali ma non vanno mai confusi con certi pagliacci sbruffoni loro coevi. Disco bellissimo e trascinante...
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90/100
From 11/05/2017 21:52 | #200789
Best Tracks: Amateur Hour, Complaints
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75/100
From 06/10/2016 13:05 | #168380
A oddball album from the equally strange Sparks. Kimono my house, obviously features two classic singles in, this town ain't big enough for the both of us, and, amateur hour. The rest, although fine, sound too similar to each other, it all sounds the same. Nothing wrong with the songs, it's just I wish there were a few different sounds on here.
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90/100
From 02/18/2016 23:29 | #160159
One of my favorite records of all time.
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Best Albums of 1974
1. Red by King Crimson
2. On The Beach by Neil Young
3. The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway by Genesis
4. Crime Of The Century by Supertramp
5. Rock Bottom by Robert Wyatt
6. Court And Spark by Joni Mitchell
7. Here Come The Warm Jets by Eno
8. A Tábua De Esmeralda by Jorge Ben
9. Sheer Heart Attack by Queen
10. Diamond Dogs by David Bowie
11. Mirage by Camel
12. Queen II by Queen
13. Radio City by Big Star
14. Pretzel Logic by Steely Dan
15. Autobahn by Kraftwerk
16. Kimono My House by Sparks
17. No Other by Gene Clark
18. I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight by Richard & Linda Thompson
19. Country Life by Roxy Music
20. Fulfillingness' First Finale by Stevie Wonder
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