World Party

[jdogric12]

I caught a rerun of 120 Minutes this morning on television. World Party's video for Way Down Now played, and the left-handed front man used a right-handed 325. Interesting stuff if you like that late 80's new wavey stuff. I had never heard of them before and just read the wiki. Neat story. Sorry, no youtube here at work, maybe someone can search and post one?

[kennyhowes]

There's two videos for that song, the only one I could find on YouTube showed him with a Gretsch Nashville.

Saw that video when it premiered, and Martha Quinn actually mentioned the flipped-over Rickenbacker.

I like WP a lot. Seen 'em twice.

[longhouse]

K. Wallinger left the Waterboys to form (or singlehandedly be) World Party.

On these three albums there are some modern classics which stand on their own to this day:

'Goodbye Jumbo'
'Bang'
'Egyptology - the Enclave'

[paologregorio]

Oh yeah, I remember these guys. Cool stuff!

[Danotron]

"Ship of Fools" is one of my all time favorite songs.

It makes many of my iPod playlists!

The Waterboys had some great stuff too.

[godber]

Liked them and seen the a couple of times.



The bass player is Macca in The Bootleg Beatles.

[Trav]

....and is that the mighty Chris Sharrock on't drums?

[iamthebassman]

Saw them years ago, with Jellyfish opening, a great double bill.

[ukuser]

Yeah Chris Sharrock was in World Party briefly.
After the heights of the La's and Icicle Works and before the 'dad rock' days of Robbie Williams and Oasis.
A great drummer.

[gemspa73]

'Love Street' from Goodbye Jumbo is a favourite of mine. Beautiful song.

[gemspa73]

Talking of the Icicle Works, when I was working with a guy named Nikki Sudden, we backed Ian McNabb on a tribute to Neil Young evening in Birmingham, UK back in the mid-nineties. What a great frontman/guitarist - he had those Crazy Horse licks down to a T!

[iamthebassman]

Don't know who the drummer was when I saw them, but he lost 4 sticks during their set.

[Trav]

I saw the Icicle works at the T&C I think, with the La's supporting (Lee & john were not getting on on stage) and I thought the La's were **** - I didn't know who they were at that point, I wish I paid more attention now!!