Cactus World News - Worlds Apart

[drfez100]

Absolutely no truck with the song either I'm afraid Johnny5: just not my cuppa I guess. I like 'crafted' songs with some resonance and poetry. This bunch were only 'lads' at it - not songsmiths or artists. Best forgotten about I think.

[OptibotimusPrimus]

best with 250ml, loaded. those were the days..

[drfez100]

What a shower. Waistcoats, mulletts, Joe 90 on vocals, and that dreadful guitar player hopping about all over the place. So embarrassing that it exerts a strange fascination.

[Johnny5Bench]

Any thoughts about the song itself? Because it's pretty easy to dump on fashion from two decades ago, but the song remains great, no? Actually, that's rhetorical -- the answer's Yes.

[petecole]

We are happy to confirm that CACTUS WORLD NEWS have reunited and are special guests of SIMPLE MINDS @ INEC - Gleneagle Hotel, Co. Kerry on Sat 30 July. CRY BEFORE DAWN are also guests.

Sadly original CWN singer Eoin McEvoy will not be taking part in the reunion, due to other commitments. The new singer is ironically also called Eoin and he ROCKS!

[freecheeseforthepoor]

i got the sack for going to this gig

[peter15652]

garydickinson50_@hotmail.co.uk saw these guys in birmingham knew wayne from school in england urban beaches as a debut album was legend

[TheZnarf67]

Cactus World News -- the band destined to be bigger than U2.

[moooooooo427]

they have a web site. Look it up.

[fergiesunited]

havent heard that song in years great band were are they now

[magoo889]

met this band back stage in Dundalk years ago, actually bought the four lads a pint. A great band, sadly missed

[barkleyspider]

Man I loved this band! They just popped into my head tonight so I decided to do a Youtube search. Thanks for the post. I also found most (if not all) of their music library on iTunes.

[HouseofSouls]

@americanleper it looks like he's growin it back?

[americanleper]

I know frank but he cut his mullet :(

[cosmofountain]

still have my signed 12" of this.. haha

[welshpoolspark]

Weren't they mates with U2?

[SoiCowboy2]

nice one-they were great. thought they were going to be huge

[sakuho]

Thank you for posting ! I love it.

Maybe I got their LP in Tokyo the record shop named pide - piper house. Does anyone remember the shop?

[8616420]

at last i found u Better in vid than my record crap they r done..

[silvanski]

wow great live version... had the 33 which included this one and Pilots Of Beka... pure energy... Eat This U2!!!!!

[cougarsteel]

This band is awesome. Frank Kearns and his use of feedback and his guitar playing are incredible.

[ferdinandgeorge]

oh great..i remember the days when this song was played over bm 105 (manila)...seriously i wasnt expecting them to loook that way hehe..anyway great sound!

[larkydozer]

This guitarist is special. Always loved his solo in this song.

[fernandesdublin]

Fantastic! thanx for posting this great vid. These guys were WAY ahead of their time - what an awesome guitar sound man!! saw on Billboard they sold over quarter of a million CDs in States ..well count another one here buddies Im buying mine on Itunes now ..Awesome stuff.

[lottopluslotto]

These were great good,saw some good shows.Can't help imagining the lead singer with a shaved head/neck tattoo and beard.

[John4526]

Nice one... Thanks for putting this up.

[bolderr]

great, thanks. do you have The Fountainheads? from the same concert..

[LiamDowdall]

spent a year drinking tea with these chaps in date rehearsal studios in dublin

[germcorp]

Thanks for posting this...great band...