Two Hands, One Mouth: Live in Europe

Two Hands, One Mouth: Live in Europe
Live album by Sparks
Released 18 March 2013
Recorded Manchester, UK and various other concert venues
Genre Art pop
Length 86 minutes
Label Lil' Beethoven
Sparks chronology
The Seduction of Ingmar Bergman
(2009)		 Two Hands, One Mouth: Live in Europe
(2013)		 FFS
(2015)
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Two Hands, One Mouth: Live in Europe is an album by American rock/pop group Sparks, released in March 2013. It is their first ever live album, and first double CD album.

In October 2012, Ron and Russell Mael performed for the first time ever as a duo, with no band. The 18-city European tour titled "Two Hands, One Mouth" began in Lithuania and followed in Latvia, Finland, Norway, Sweden, Germany, Belgium, the UK and Ireland. The final UK concert of the tour was at the sold-out Barbican Centre in London. The tour then took the group to Japan with concerts in Tokyo and Osaka in January 2013. In April 2013, the show was presented for the first time in the US with two performances at the Coachella Festival. A short US tour followed.

"Two Hands, One Mouth: Live In Europe" was released in March 2013. It contains concert recordings gathered from various cities during the October 2012 European tour: which concert each track came from is only known for one, the final track, thanks to Russell Mael saying "Thank you all our friends in Manchester" after the song finishes. It's also very likely that the recording of "Hospitality on parade" is from Finland, because Russell introduces the band in Finnish. ("Moi, ystävät. Minä olen Russell. Hän on Ron. Me olemme Sparks.")

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Ron Mael or Ron Mael and Russell Mael. 

CD 1: The Show
No. TitleOriginally On Length
1. "Sparks Overture
  • "I Married Myself"
  • "Looks, Looks, Looks"
  • "Good Morning"
  • "The Number One Song in Heaven"
  • "This Town Ain't Big Enough for Both of Us"
  • "Dick Around"
  • "Never Turn Your Back on Mother Earth"
  • "Something for the Girl With Everything"
  • "Suburban Homeboy"
  • "I Married Myself (Reprise)""  
  3:24
2. "Hospitality on Parade"  Indiscreet 4:13
3. "Metaphor"  Hello Young Lovers 4:20
4. "Propaganda"  Propaganda 0:24
5. "At Home, At Work, At Play"  Propaganda 3:18
6. "Sherlock Holmes"  Angst in My Pants 3:33
7. "Good Morning"  Exotic Creatures of the Deep 3:48
8. "Under the Table With Her"  Indiscreet 3:07
9. "My Baby's Taking Me Home"  Lil' Beethoven 5:10
10. "Singing in the Shower"  Marc & Robert (Les Rita Mitsouko album) 3:26
11. "The Wedding of Jacqueline Kennedy to Russell Mael"  B-side of "Looks Looks Looks" 1:46
12. "Excerpts from The Seduction of Ingmar Bergman"
  • "I Am Ingmar Bergman"
  • "Mr. Bergman How Are You?"
  • "We've Got To Turn Him 'Round"
  • "He's Home"  
The Seduction of Ingmar Bergman 6:45
13. "Dick Around"  Hello Young Lovers 2:45
14. "Never Turn Your Back on Mother Earth"  Propaganda 2:16
15. "This Town Ain't Big Enough for Both of Us"  Kimono My House 3:09
16. "The Rhythm Thief"  Lil' Beethoven 4:17
17. "Suburban Homeboy"  Lil' Beethoven 3:56
18. "When Do I Get to Sing 'My Way'"  Gratuitous Sax & Senseless Violins 6:01
CD 2: The Encore
No. TitleOriginally on Length
1. "The Number One Song in Heaven"  No. 1 in Heaven 7:01
2. "Beat the Clock"  No. 1 in Heaven 7:17
3. "Two Hands One Mouth"  Previously unreleased 6:06

Personnel

Composed by Ron Mael or by Ron Mael and Russell Mael.

Musicians
  • Ron Mael – Keyboard
  • Russell Mael – Vocals

References

  1. ↑ "Sparks - Two Hands One Mouth". Sparks Official Website. Retrieved 30 December 2014.

External links

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