The album features songs spanning the band’s entire career, from the 1986 debut Private Revolution to the 2012 5 CD Set Arkeology, such as “Ship Of Fools,” “Is it Like Today,” “Vanity Fair” and several tracks which originally appeared on 1990’s Goodbye Jumbo including “Put the Message In The Box, ” “Love Street” and the set closer “Way Down Now. Live at the Belly Up was recorded Jat the Belly Up Tavern in Solana Beach, CA with the long-time trio of Karl, John Turnbull and David Duffy. In recent years Karl has taken World Party to the stages of Bonnaroo, Bumbershoot, Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival, Royal Albert Hall and others. This item: Private Revolution by World Party Audio CD 19.86 Goodbye Jumbo by World Party Audio CD 9.29 Dumbing Up by World Party Audio CD 15.29 Bang LP World Party 55 Vinyl 21.49 Dumbing Up 2 LP World Party 57 Vinyl 26.99 World Party - Best in Show World Party 48 Audio CD 3 offers from 17. Over the years the band has worked with collaborators such as Sinéad O'Connor and Peter Gabriel as well as an Australian tour with Steely Dan. Citing influences such as The Beatles, Bob Dylan, The Beach Boys, Junior Walker, Neil Young and Prince World Party has amassed a collection of hit singles over its history, including ''Ship of Fools'', ''Put The Message In The Box'', ''Is It Like Today?'' and the chart-topping ''Way Down Now'', while contributing to movie soundtracks Reality Bites and Clueless. It is impossible to understand why, especially when within about four years later would borrow from essentially the same sources but with much less care and musical style (although admittedly a bit more T.Rex rock and swaggering attitude).World Party, the melodic, sharp-witted and sophisticated British alternative band led by Karl Wallinger formed in 1986 as Karl's solo project (having left cult heroes The Waterboys).
At the inaugural Q awards that year it won best album - but still it didn't really catch on.
With a tidy 12 tracks, potentially huge hits in the trippy pop of Put The Message In The Box and the rocky Way Down Now, Goodbye Jumbo was the great album that went past just about everyone. He confirmed his particular gift for late-period Fab Four-inspired music on Goodbye Jumbo, an album of effortless melodicism and adult pop with allusive lyrics about God, the green revolution, love in many forms and much more. Karl Wallinger, formerly of the Waterboys alongside Mike Scott, had embarked on a promising solo career with his band World Party (the debut album Private Revolution in 1986).
Curiously enough one of the best albums of that year (according to Q magazine and dozens of critics) was one that simply didn't do the business at the cash register. Okay, there was MC Hammer and New Kids on the Block, but you get the point.
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