World Party

arsenallegend

karl Wallinger, Ex waterboy, band. Pretty great stuff mixing Dylan with Prince, Van morrsion, rolling Stones and the beatles. Probabaly their peak was 1990's Goodbye jumbo but people only know them if that at best with this song.

covered by Robbie williams

But Goodbye Jumbo is really a lost classic well worth checking out

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ilkSdtO0fdE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDQeXpIaPpE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UD4cGH44Ngc

blastman

Great band, love Private Revolution. Didn't realise Wallinger had been sick for such a long time, though.

Rickwellwood

Super find OP - my first post on here - Karl was out of action for years following a brain anurysm (sp?) and had to do considerable amount of rehabilitation - got back into music eventually and WP started gigging again about 6 or 7 years ago - KW got done out of some serious royalties by Robbie Williams re "She's the one" cheers

Deregos

I'd completely forgotten about Goodbye Jumbo . .used to have it on cassette but stupidly left it & the Walkman on the Donnelly's bus going up to the big smoke one Sunday back in 1990 . . gutted I was!
Really great album, I remember loving every track on it & its stood the test of time. . thanks for the reminder Op.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4CYiR7HQzY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1mtxibzN4Q

trashcan

Honestly didn't realise that "Shes The One" was a Karl wallinger song. Put the Message in the Box is a super song.

Deregos

Here's a brilliant page were you can download twenty six different live concerts, sessions & interviews spanning the career of World Party from their beginnings right up to a gig in Seattle in 2009. Ive so far only downloaded the BBC sessions from 1990 -97 which are excellent.
I also notice on the home page that their current tour is cancelled due to sickness . .Hope that aneurism isn't back to haunt him.