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Private Revolution

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This multi instrumentalist artist left The Scottish Mott The Hoopleish Van Morrison type of band,The Waterboys, to be on his own for a Utopian dream of rock and roll idyllic passion, and with this really fine album, Karl was able to fuse 1960's psychedelia's finest from The Beatles,bluesy Dylan, strong hint of Mick Jagger's singing and posturing to the dynamic LA hipsters of that day, The Doors, and Arthur Lee's Love,fast forward to incorporate The melodrama and bittersweet sophistication of Echo and The Bunnymen with a touch of funk and Beach Boys harmonies rolled in with a gloss of sincere ruminations on peace and love in the vein of Timothy Leary and this sprighty synthesized often happy wash of sound is World Party.The funny thing is that despite the collective unconscious at work here, the whole CD plays well and rocks and serves as a reminder of all those great trends within music. The whole thing clicks and still manages to sound ORIGINAL coming from a One Man Band..waiting to hear the remastered version,the original CD sounds fine akin in spirit to the studio wizadry of a Prince, the self absorbed classic of Paul McCartney's 1st album, and the mystical solo greatness of Pete Townsend's, Who Came First.
Private Revolution may be a solo effort but it sounds like a band.

This is my all time favorite album. I'm not a music critic so I wouldn't do the album justice to try and convince anyone based on words. You've simply gotta listen to the best music on the planet. I have been trying to find a copy of the "Ship of fools" video now for years without success. Now that Karl has rereleased his older albums with the videos he'll be parting me from even more of my cash! Way to go Karl.

I bought this album not long after it came out in 1986. The only song I'd heard from it was "Ship of Fools". I didn't care much for the rest but grew to like nearly the entire album. "All Come True" is one of the best songs, follow the bass to get the full effect. Another of my favorites is "It Can Be Beautiful (Sometimes)", which I didn't see mentioned. I've read that the following album "Goodbye Jumbo" is the magnum opus but I don't believe so. This is one of the best albums from '86 and has a different sound than most of the rock that was playing then. "Ship of Fools" has a message that still holds true today.

Okay, record label guys. Please crank out a few more of these--I had this on vinyl when it first came out and I need to have it on CD to go along with my other World Party albums. I recently heard "Ship of Fools" and was reminded of how terrific this album is, and I'm itching to add it to my CD collection. The recent CD by the New Radicals (Maybe You've Been Brainwashed Too) completely reminded me of World Party. Note to Karl Wallinger: please crank out more music soon.

Karl Wallinger (formerly of the Waterboys) is the driving force behind World Party and this is their debut effort. The timeless 'Ship of Fools' is probably the crown jewell of this album which alone makes it worth a buy, but the other songs are almost equally as good. Since I bought this album way back when it was released I have treasured it.

This was World Party's debut, and featured their almost-hit "Ship Of Fools," which deserved to be a bigger deal, and I believe is the band's only charting single in the US. No matter... there are some other great songs on this rock tinged with new wave album, including World Party, Private Revolution and The Little Man Within. Karl Wallinger left The Waterboys to do his own thing, World Party, and this first release certainly set the bar high. Of course, longtime fans know that World Party completely delivered with their next album, Goodbye Jumbo, which is a true classic rock record that anyone calling him/herself an enthusiast should have.

This is one of those CDs that I've never been able to put out of my head. From day one it's been on my list of quick repeats. Flows perfectly from slow ballads to upbeat pop. I find Beatles and Waterboys influence...but it's more than that. If I could have only 10 CDs on an island, Private Revolution and Goodbye Jumbo by World Party would take up two slots. I've never gotten sick of either. I highly recommend this disc if you can find a copy.

Don't get ripped off by these people selling this album for outrageous prices. Its recently been added to iTunes for $9.99.

Before the internet, when people bought music at record stores, I bought this CD because the store guaranteed I'd like it or I could return it and get my money back. The store got to keep my money because I kept the CD and never thought once of returning it once I listened to it. Decades later I still love playing it and it has become one of my all time favorite CDs.

A Great Album at a time when hair bands and heavy metal were the rage. Something fresh and different and inventive. Hard to believe this album is 20 years old. It came out at a time when Pepper had it's 20th anniversary. It hold's up as well as anything.