Bang!
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- Artist: World Party
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- Release Date: April 20, 1993
- Total Time: 51:14
- Type: Lyrics are included with the album
- Genre: Rock
Review
On his previous releases, Wallinger has displayed a social conscience, but never has it taken prominence like it does on Bang!, World Party's third album. Bang! does contain some glorious music that equals his masterpiece Goodbye Jumbo, but the album slows down when he tries to say too much (as in the quasi-operatic "And God Said"). Even then, Wallinger's preaching doesn't obliterate the considerable pleasures of the music. Wallinger has often been accused of recycling the Beatles, but the truth is that he can combine the Beatles, Beach Boys, Sly Stone, Dylan, and Prince into a musical style that is distinctive and unique yet familiar. Bang!, for all of its shortcomings, is as strong an album as any Wallinger has released. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rovi| Bang! (1983 Album by Birth Control) | |
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Bang! (World Party album)
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| Studio album by World Party | ||||
| Released | 1993 | |||
| Recorded | March, 1991 - October, 1992 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 52:22 | |||
| Label | Papillon | |||
| Producer | Karl Wallinger | |||
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Bang! is the third album by British group World Party. While previous World Party albums were essentially solo projects by one-man orchestra Karl Wallinger, for this album World Party officially became a three person group: Wallinger (vocals, keyboards, guitars, basses, etc.), Dave Catlin-Birch (guitars), and Chris Sharrock (drums). As well, the band is aided by a number of guest artists.
Track listing
All songs written by Karl Wallinger, except as noted.
- "Kingdom Come"
- "Is It Like Today?"
- "What Is Love All About?"
- "And God Said...." (Wallinger/Chambers)
- "Give It All Away"
- "Sooner or Later"
- "Hollywood"
- "Radio Days" (Wallinger/Chambers/Catlin-Birch)
- "Rescue Me"
- "Sunshine"
- "All I Gave"
- "Give It All Away (Reprise)"
There is a hidden track towards the end of 'Give It All Away (Reprise)', entitled 'Surfing in Kuwait City' or, more simply, 'Kuwait City'. It is a satirical song and a pastiche in the style of the Beach Boys. It makes a social commentary on the 1991 Gulf War.
Charts
- Album
Billboard (North America)
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1993 | The Billboard 200 | 126 |
- Singles
Billboard (North America)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1993 | "Is It Like Today?" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 38 |
| 1993 | "Is It Like Today?" | Modern Rock Tracks | 5 |
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