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Alex Robertson · Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2025 12:59 pm Post subject:

With a fair wind and a bit of good luck my copy should be here in the next couple of days…the postal service is notoriously bad in this area, but I’m hoping it’ll arrive sooner rather than later!

MostlyLoveOfMusic · Newbie Joined: 17 Sep 2025 Posts: 3 Location: England, UK

Looking forward to the CD arriving today. Spotify confirms that it is another strong batch of 4 tracks.

I'm not the first to mention that a follow-up MADDEST! EP would be a nice thing to conclude the trilogy - and hopefully it would be heavy as hell!

miss sparks · Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2025 9:14 am Post subject:

Cd arrived in post today, Best song Porcupine. Cd sleeve includes song lyrics.

Alex Robertson · Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2025 9:50 am Post subject:

Arrived right when promised despite my misgivings about Royal Mail deliveries!!

freeke · Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2025 3:47 am Post subject:

Porcupine is ok, but Fantasize, Mess Up and They are just great!!! Russell's vocals are absolutely incredible.

The songs may have been recorded for MAD!, I don't know(?), but they are more "vocally-driven" and all the better for it.

(Sounds like they lifted the acoustic guitar from Left Out In The Cold and used it on They.🙂)

I like MAD! I love MADDER!❤️

Andy M · Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2025 5:30 am Post subject:

Madder: weirder than Mad!, better than Mad!

Is it just me, or does Mess Up resemble Shadow Stabbing a Shadow by Sparks collaborators Grand Popo Football Club?

Henry McHenry · Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2025 5:50 am Post subject:

deadcalm · Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2025 5:54 am Post subject:

"They" is the one that is most interesting to me. Sort of a throwback back sound to the "Woofer" period. With a modern take . Mess up and Porcupine are ones that do not connect. Fantasize could be a grower.

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Crabby · Sub-Deity Joined: 26 Feb 2024 Posts: 905 Location: Belfast

I love the EP........that's all!!

Andy M · Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2025 2:53 am Post subject:

The unboxing Madder! video on the Sparks You Tube channel is very funny; when Ron removes the cd the wrong way from its card case it's simply hilarious.

Crabby · Sub-Deity Joined: 26 Feb 2024 Posts: 905 Location: Belfast

Absolutely Andy, and Ron did me quite a favour because l realised after seeing him ripping the cd cover it was much easier to take the disc out from the opening on the opposite side!
Great music combined with public service information ,l expect no less from them.....😂