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scraig
(Santa Barbara, CA)
Posted: Jan 30, 2013 - 09:36
 
 ckcotton wrote:

Definitely stands up all these years later.... Bang is also a great album as well
 
His environmentalism was years ahead of his time.

ckcotton
(Adding snarky comments since 2007)
Posted: Nov 28, 2012 - 16:26
 
 GuiltyFeat wrote:
I remember Q Magazine gave this album coveted five-star review. Still stands up today.
 
Definitely stands up all these years later.... Bang is also a great album as well

GuiltyFeat
(Ra'anana)
Posted: Aug 13, 2012 - 05:32
 
I remember Q Magazine gave this album coveted five-star review. Still stands up today.

Capall
(Galway, Ireland)
Posted: May 23, 2012 - 16:19
 
Clunky lyrics

video360
(san mateo, ca)
Posted: May 23, 2012 - 16:09
 
 As it is 22 years later!

ddog wrote:
21 years later still a good song!
 



ddog
(Midwest USA)
Posted: Sep 13, 2011 - 05:46
 
21 years later still a good song!

RobRyan
(The lovely hills of Anaheim)
Posted: Aug 12, 2011 - 20:49
 
I stop what I'm doing, turn it up, listen, and feel good. What more could you want from a song?

Cynaera
(South of Neanderthal)
Posted: Oct 01, 2010 - 13:16
 
It's the first of October. The trees are doing their slip-change trick from green to red. The air is heavy with the smell of fires, damp maple leaves, and apple cider. Temps in the upper 80's, no wind, no clouds. It's perfect for this song.  Thanks, RP! {#Sunny}

lwilkinson
(North Am-Home of the Last of the Rugged Individualists)
Posted: Aug 30, 2010 - 13:21
 
Elephant Man?  Halloween's here early?  Indian Shaman dancing around the fire? 

What the hell is that on the album cover?

Good song tho'.

GriffinMN
(Minneapolis)
Posted: Jul 29, 2010 - 13:09
 
Bravo for playing World Party and "Goodbye to Jumbo" - now if you could play some of the other songs especially "God on my Side" that would be great! {#Dance}

GriffinMN
(Minneapolis)
Posted: Jun 27, 2010 - 15:57
 
Leave it to RP to play World Party! I used to love this album and listen to it every day. "I Need Your God on My Side" is a great tune from this album.

Cynaera
(South of Neanderthal)
Posted: May 26, 2010 - 20:07
 
One more reason why I loathe circuses. I sorta love World Party, though - this song makes me tap my feet and wanna dance.{#Dancingbanana}

Businessgypsy
(Deepest, Darkest Florida)
Posted: Mar 24, 2010 - 12:03
 
ThePoose wrote:

Never foget when the world said goodbye to Jumbo in reality. It was in Saint Thomas, Ontario (Canada—for all you Americans who don't know anything beyond your own border), and the year was 1885 when Jumbo, a huge bush elephant from Sudan who was owned by P. T. Barnum and shown in his circus, was crushed by a locomotive.

Stupid (North, but not too far North) Americans all not knowing anything. I don't know why Canada doesn't just put us out of our misery. I will never fo(r)get, sir.


cosmiclint
(Vancouver BC)
Posted: Sep 16, 2009 - 15:45
 
 jeffcourtney wrote:
For many years I thought this was Jeff Lynne and ELO working under another name.

 
 I can hear that, especially in the chorus. I also hear a bit of the Gin Blossoms, oddly enough.  



On_The_Beach
(Vancouver BC, Bud)
Posted: Sep 16, 2009 - 15:42
 
 honu wrote:
This album is fantastic.  Coming out at the end of the 80's, it was a nice breath of fresh air....real instruments and superior and solid song writing with a bent towards heartfelt spiritual thoughts.  Great stuff. 
 
{#Yes}


jeffcourtney
Posted: Jul 15, 2009 - 12:58
 
For many years I thought this was Jeff Lynne and ELO working under another name.
This is probably why so many listeners think this sounds like The Traveling Wilburys whom Jeff Lynne was largely responsible for producing. At any rate, imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, and Lynne himself is very derivative. So turn about is fair play. 

Wizzuvvoz
(Land of Nod. East of Eden on Route 66.)
Posted: Jul 15, 2009 - 12:50
 
This album is in the "no desire to ever get it out again, as far as I can reasonably predict" file.  Sounded a LOT better to me back then

honu
Posted: May 12, 2009 - 23:04
 
 Limpopoking wrote:

It's got quite a Travelling Willbury's sound to it... or maybe vice versa {#Ask}


 

Travelling Willbury's???  yech...never liked 'em.  This song may have that kind of folky rock quality but the other songs on the album were alot more progressive sounding in my opinion.

honu
Posted: May 12, 2009 - 23:01
 
This album is fantastic.  Coming out at the end of the 80's, it was a nice breath of fresh air....real instruments and superior and solid song writing with a bent towards heartfelt spiritual thoughts.  Great stuff. 

guiguy
(Near Mt.Fuji)
Posted: Mar 10, 2009 - 20:25
 
Quoting William Blake in a song, now how cool is that! Lots of wisdom between the lines in this groovy tune....!

Limpopoking
(The Parish of St. Alfonzo)
Posted: Feb 07, 2009 - 06:37
 

It's got quite a Travelling Willbury's sound to it... or maybe vice versa {#Ask}



Johnny-smooth
(On my bicycle)
Posted: Jan 06, 2009 - 14:55
 
boy this is really REALLY BAD

CamLwalk
(Albany NY)
Posted: Nov 04, 2008 - 12:09
 
Karl is great.  Hope he's doing well.  Heard he had some health probs in the 90's. 

ThePoose
Posted: Nov 04, 2008 - 12:08
 

Never forget when the world said goodbye to Jumbo in reality. It was in Saint Thomas, Ontario (Canada—for all you Americans who don't know anything beyond your own border), and the year was 1885 when Jumbo, a huge bush elephant from Sudan who was owned by P. T. Barnum and shown in his circus, was crushed by a locomotive.





flyin_bri
(tucson 'c' before 's')
Posted: Aug 01, 2008 - 17:04
 
 smackiepipe wrote:

Dang, usually when I mention World Party to someone in the real world, they've never heard of them (him).

And this is the second WP song I've heard today! Too Cool! Goodbye Jumbo's one of favorite discs.


 
Agreed! Goodbye Jumbo is (was) excellent.  When I listen to it now I only hear what it was to me, I can't hear it w/o that filter, so I assume it's still good to the first time listener.



zubietag
(somewhere in Latin America)
Posted: Mar 28, 2008 - 17:14
 
Simply a good song
zenrat
Posted: Nov 23, 2007 - 22:13
 
NoEnzLefttoSplit wrote:
That chord progression reminds of something from David Bowie, what is it?



My wife caught a Bowie vibe, too. She sez it reminds her of "Sound and Vision."
NoEnzLefttoSplit
Posted: Sep 22, 2007 - 03:29
 
That chord progression reminds of something from David Bowie, what is it?
robco1
(Chicago, IL)
Posted: Aug 21, 2007 - 17:31
 
I could never decide if I liked this or not. Hooky, layered, witty lyrics, but...
HonduranRed
(Tegucigalpa, Honduras)
Posted: Aug 21, 2007 - 17:30
 
Good stuff!--- Traveling Willbury-ish
lmic
(Uniondale, NY)
Posted: May 19, 2007 - 11:18
 
The intro strikes me as very Jackson Browne-ish. Maybe noticed that because Bill has been playing a goodly dose of JB of late.
smackiepipe
(Western North Carolina)
Posted: Mar 17, 2007 - 16:44
 
Dang, usually when I mention World Party to someone in the real world, they've never heard of them (him).

And this is the second WP song I've heard today! Too Cool! Goodbye Jumbo's one of favorite discs.
Jockster
(England,UK)
Posted: Feb 14, 2007 - 09:09
 
Great choon, great band, quality album
davin
(Victoria, British Columbia)
Posted: Jan 30, 2007 - 16:52
 
eric wrote:
Arghhhh! This song sucks donkey dick.


Donkey Dick in a Box?
slowhand
(South!!!!!!!!!!)
Posted: Jan 01, 2007 - 11:51
 
Fun rocks!
crowhog2000
(Cincinnati, Ohio USA)
Posted: Nov 18, 2006 - 18:54
 
Please somebody upload Ship Of Fools!
RobK
(Leucadia, CA)
Posted: Oct 20, 2006 - 13:11
 
W w w what's up with this playlist?
hippiechick
(Chi-town)
Posted: Oct 20, 2006 - 13:08
 
Second World Party song today. That's okay with me, esp this song. Good message!
thefoodoflove
(Sydney)
Posted: Aug 22, 2006 - 22:54
 
A song of hope that puts a smile on my dial every time!
Johnny_Wave
(California, baby)
Posted: Aug 22, 2006 - 22:49
 
One of my favorite songs from one of my favorite albums. I saw World Party at the Wiltern Theater in LA years ago, and it was a great, fun show. I love this album!
Sunman
(Oxnard, CA.)
Posted: Aug 08, 2006 - 08:33
 
Good stuff!
queenjill
(CA)
Posted: Jul 24, 2006 - 16:18
 
Yamson wrote:

Kind of reminds me of a TMBG lyric.


Not nearly goofy enough for TMBG lyrics.

Seriously, I wish this one hadn't been so overplayed on the radio. Otherwise I might actually enjoy this.
horstman
Posted: Jul 24, 2006 - 16:16
 
Simply beautiful.
frank-peter
(Siegen / Germany)
Posted: Jun 25, 2006 - 08:41
 
good vibrations!
jedzep
(my back pages)
Posted: Jun 25, 2006 - 08:38
 
I love this guy. Every time I turn someone on to his music they stick with it....thanks Karl!!!
ruthless
(Midtown Memphis)
Posted: May 12, 2006 - 14:41
 
Love World Party!!!!


Yamson
(The O.C.)
Posted: Apr 13, 2006 - 11:15
 
dadofsammy wrote:
I really like the melody and the arrangement on this...but "put the message in the box, put the box into the car, drive the car around the world"?!?!?!

I mean, what? gotta laugh, baby....

Kind of reminds me of a TMBG lyric.
crowhog2000
(Cincinnati, Ohio USA Baby)
Posted: Feb 13, 2006 - 16:42
 
pretty good from them but Ship Of Fools please!!!
raelic
(Boston)
Posted: Dec 17, 2005 - 09:10
 
One of the great underappreciated bands (though it was never much more than a front for Karl). Always reminded me of a less sugary Jeff Lynn (ELO). Super stuff.
dadofsammy
(Hopedale, MA)
Posted: Dec 02, 2005 - 18:55
 
I really like the melody and the arrangement on this...but "put the message in the box, put the box into the car, drive the car around the world"?!?!?!

I mean, what? gotta laugh, baby....