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?
Re: World Party
Posted: Thu Sep 30, 2010 9:37 am
by 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.
Re: World Party
Posted: Thu Sep 30, 2010 10:22 am
by 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'
Re: World Party
Posted: Thu Sep 30, 2010 10:26 am
by paologregorio
Oh yeah, I remember these guys. Cool stuff!
Re: World Party
Posted: Thu Sep 30, 2010 1:01 pm
by 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.
Re: World Party
Posted: Thu Sep 30, 2010 2:42 pm
by godber
Liked them and seen the a couple of times.
The bass player is Macca in The Bootleg Beatles.
Re: World Party
Posted: Fri Oct 01, 2010 11:44 am
by Trav
....and is that the mighty Chris Sharrock on't drums?
Re: World Party
Posted: Mon Oct 04, 2010 10:14 am
by iamthebassman
Saw them years ago, with Jellyfish opening, a great double bill.
Re: World Party
Posted: Mon Oct 04, 2010 1:57 pm
by 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.
Re: World Party
Posted: Tue Oct 05, 2010 12:34 pm
by gemspa73
'Love Street' from Goodbye Jumbo is a favourite of mine. Beautiful song.
Re: World Party
Posted: Tue Oct 05, 2010 12:41 pm
by 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!
Re: World Party
Posted: Tue Oct 05, 2010 1:05 pm
by iamthebassman
Don't know who the drummer was when I saw them, but he lost 4 sticks during their set.
Re: World Party
Posted: Thu Oct 07, 2010 7:55 am
by 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!!
