The Traveling Wilburys

[Zathras 296]

Since the "greatest vocalist" thread got me thinking about it, I've been listening to the Traveling Wilburys a lot.

 

Great supergroup. Most supergroups tend to suck because of the clash of egos and lack of real motivation. Some of these songs are spectacular. "end of the line" is currently one of my favorite tracks.

[sweetleftpeg 0]

Jeff Lynne is a legend.

[Dr Gloom 22524]

my parents used to play them constantly in the 80s. one or two decent numbers though for a bunch of aging rockers tbf

[sammynb 3640]

for a bunch of aging rockers tbf

QFT and the only reason they actually worked as a "super" group.

At that point in their careers they'd run out of material and needed someone else to spark some life into each other.

Imagine if someone tried to mix the working bits out of 5 or 6 1960s or 70s clapped out super cars???

It might be good for a mile but in the end it's still clapped out shit.

[Zathras 296]

for a bunch of aging rockers tbf

QFT and the only reason they actually worked as a "super" group.

At that point in their careers they'd run out of material and needed someone else to spark some life into each other.

Imagine if someone tried to mix the working bits out of 5 or 6 1960s or 70s clapped out super cars???

It might be good for a mile but in the end it's still clapped out shit.

 

You all believe that Harrison, Dylan and Orbison were tapped out??? I can buy Petty, but the others....

[sammynb 3640]

for a bunch of aging rockers tbf

QFT and the only reason they actually worked as a "super" group.

At that point in their careers they'd run out of material and needed someone else to spark some life into each other.

Imagine if someone tried to mix the working bits out of 5 or 6 1960s or 70s clapped out super cars???

It might be good for a mile but in the end it's still clapped out shit.

 

You all believe that Harrison, Dylan and Orbison were tapped out??? I can buy Petty, but the others....

Yep, let's be honest Harrison, Dylan and Orbison at that point hadn't released anything of note in years. Dylan's most recent release is his first of note since what? blood on the tracks maybe?

[Zathras 296]

Dylan's Oh Mercy charted #6 in the UK the same year as the Wilburys album came out.

 

Harrison's Got My Mind Set on You charted at number one in the US the year before that, and When We Was Fab charted #7.

 

Not exactly out of the mainstream at the time.... Granted Harrison didn't release anything after 1990, but he was still active in collaborative efforts through the 90's, working with Clapton and others.

[sammynb 3640]

Don't get me wrong, I'd rather listen to the wilbury's than kid cock, james bl©unt or witney "we have a problem" houston but to me the best of their careers were well and truely over a good ten years before they found each other.

[sweetleftpeg 0]

Here man, never mind Dylan and that bloke from the Beatles..it was Jeff Lynnes band man.