Mixerr Album Reviews #758

This is Michael Mixerr. Today I will review Pleasure Sparks - Something Ta "Smok" To (The Pure Sound). 

Something Ta "Smok" To (The Pure Sound) was released on cassette in 1994 by Apple Pie Recording Productions out of Saginaw, Michigan. Pleasure Sparks is Charles Pleasure Sparks out of Saginaw, Michigan. The album was mastered at U Be U Inc. as most Apple Pie products were. Bay Music lent a hand in production as usual. Think about a mixture of Soul, Easy Listening, Rap, R&B, Hip Hop, and Rock as you listen to this album.


Charles Pleasure Sparks showcases and displays his smooth "Pleasure Sparks" sound which he is infamous for on Something Ta "Smok" To (The Pure Sound).  The “Pleasure Sparks sound” is heavy bass, thick layers of percussion, digitally processed beats, treble reduction on the acoustic notes from the guitar, and live instrumentation.

Get funky! Fire it up! Sit back on this laid back track as Pleasure Sparks will give you ta smoke to. Pleasure Sparks needs to make his day easy. Things will surely get dope. As Pleasure Sparks will obviously go around the corner to the local convenience store to buy and obtain a 5 oz. pack of cigarettes (smokes). Pleasure Sparks is high. Everyone just needs to be calm in these times. Something Ta "Smok" To (The Pure Sound) is an Easy Listening track filled with lazy stoner rap and smooth sounding soul. The sound is laid back.


Charles Pleasure Sparks showcases and displays his smooth "Pleasure Sparks" sound on Smooth Dogg. Pleasure Sparks shows off his "smooth side" on Smooth Dogg. Smooth Dogg samples George Clinton - Atomic Dog which is appropriate for this track. The sound is funky and upbeat considering the obvious. Pleasure Sparks gets funky here on this track.

Smooth Dogg sounds like a name of another rapper from the 90s era of gangsta rap. Some rap heads may think this track sounds corny. Pleasure Sparks is an overlooked and underrated producer anyway. He does not get the credit he deserves.


Lonely Heart is an R&B song filled out with some Soul and of course that smooth "Pleasure Sparks" sound. Lonely Heart is sad R&B song filled with sorrow and mourning. It seems to be one of those infamous "breakup and makeup" R&B/Soul songs.

Gotta Gitt Whit It is a fast paced love song with smooth notes from the acoustic lead guitar and reduced bass lines. Of course, Gotta Gitt Whit It is a love song.

Keep ‘Em On Our “Smak” is a shoutout track. Pleasure Sparks gives out a list of the people who are on the Apple Pie Recording Productions roster such as Crazy Al, Madame Dane, and Don Q. Keep ‘Em On Our “Smak” is more of an outro since the duration is only 1:25.


Charles Pleasure Sparks showcases and displays his smooth "Pleasure Sparks" sound which he is infamous for throughout his entire album. Something Ta "Smok" To (The Pure Sound) has that signature studio production sound with the trademark “Pleasure Sparks sound” with heavy bass, thick layers of percussion, digitally processed beats, treble reduction on the acoustic notes from the guitar, and live instrumentation.

He should have dropped 2 or 3 more albums after this one. Pleasure Sparks is an overlooked and underrated producer who does not get the credit he deserves as he made a staple for himself in the Michigan music scene and Saginaw rap frontier along with Gee Pierce, Don Q, Crazy Al, Mack Tha Jacka, Daddy Madd, and too many others to name. From a production aspect, Pleasure Sparks is often very much overlooked. Saginaw in general often gets overlooked in the Michigan music scene. Pleasure Sparks is an overlooked and underrated producer anyway. He does not get the credit he deserves.

I rate this album, Something Ta "Smok" To (The Pure Sound), 5/5*****!!