HAPPY ST. PATRICK’S DAY
“PUT THE MESSAGE IN THE BOX, PUT THE BOX INTO THE CAR, DRIVE THE CAR AROUND THE WORLD, UNTIL YOU GET HEARD”
World Party was a somewhat obscure band led by the recently deceased Karl Wallinger, who left the Celtic group The Waterboys to produce a string of stellar solo albums, including Goodbye Jumbo in 1990. Except in the UK, much of the world never heard this record at the time, although Q Magazine loved it. It’s best on original vinyl, but the CD will do just fine. You can also stream it dumbed down.
This music is a channeled mix of The Beatles, Rolling Stones and Beach Boys set to catchy lyrics. There are some lessons for life enclosed in his albums for those who are bored with inconsequential music.