Album · Sparkadia
The Great Impression by Sparkadia
The Great Impression is an album by Sparkadia, released in 2011. 3 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 3 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Talking Like I'm Falling Down Stairs”, on 1 list with a best position of #24.
The Great Impression, Sparkadia's second full-length record, arrived on 18 March 2011, and by then the name was really a cover for one man. The group Alexander Burnett had started in Sydney in 2004 with drummer Dave Hall had narrowed back down to his solo project by 2009, so this is Burnett's show from top to bottom, his voice and guitar at the center of everything.
It picks up where Postcards left off in 2008 and aims wider, all sweeping choruses and big-sky melodies built for open car windows. Two songs went out ahead of it, "Talking Like I'm Falling Down Stairs" and "China", and the groundwork paid off: The Great Impression climbed to number 8 on the Australian chart, and Triple J made it their feature album for the week.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from The Great Impression on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Talking Like I'm Falling Down Stairs | 1 | #24 | – | 2010 | |
| 2 | Mary | 1 | #47 | – | 2011 | |
| 3 | China | 1 | #56 | – | 2011 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.