Traveling Wilburys - Traveling Wilburys (2CD/1DVD, Deluxe Edition)
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Free Music Review: Pure musical horsepower!
Hit: 5 Stars
I already have most of the tracks contained in this set, because over the years I've managed to hold on to the two original albums (Traveling Willburys Volume 1 & 3). But when I saw they were going to be repackaged and re-organized in CD format I vowed they were going to join my collection, and the bonus DVD would be the icing on the cake. Regardless of your opinion of these guys as individuals, it's hard to consider their collective efforts anything else but pure musical horsepower. I can't imagine what it must have been like to have these guys all in the studio at the same time. The sound engineer and studio staff had to know they were creating history. And when you listen to the tracks you know these guys were having the time of their lives making this music. Sadly two of these lives were way too short. Of course I'm referring to Roy Orbison and George Harrison. The music became hard to find for a while (late 90's early 2000), and I do believe that Mr. Harrison actually owned the publising rights to it. I can only speculate that during his battle with cancer, re-releasing this material was not especially important to him or his family even though interest in the music was apparently enjoying a comeback, due in part to Mr. Harrison's grave condition. I could go on and on about selected track that I personally find important, but others reviewers here have done most of that for me. Suffice it to say that this music represents an amazing collaboration of some of the most important musical talent from the last half of the 20th century especially the turbid 60's and 70's. If you were a Beatles or a Dylan fan, enjoyed the amazing voice and sweet almost innocent early work of Roy O., or dug Tom Petty's respectful treatment of some of the work of these same artists with the Heartbreakers, this needs to be in your collection. (Petty must have felt like he died and went to heaven when he stepped on stage or in the studio with these guys)! Forget the itunes thing, and don't try to save a few $$: go for the set with the DVD and Music Review: Did ya know the CDs are HDCD?Hit: 5 Stars Yep, if you play the music CDs in your computer (I use Windows Media Player) you will notice that it detects and displays the HDCD (high definition compact disc) encoding on the bottom left side of your screen. No wonder this remixed/remastered masterpiece from Jeff Lynne sounds so stinkin' hot! I also have a CD player at home that reads HDCD and it blows the old Traveling Wilburys CDs out of the room. The clarity and dynamics of these new ones give me an aural excitement that I simply didn't have when these were originally released in 1988 and 1990.
I must admit, back then I purchased them out of my Beatlemaniac duty to "have everything Beatle", and of course George Harrison was a Wilbury. My fascination was there, but not my appreciation....UNTIL NOW! And with the 4 bonus tracks, this package is an absolute pleasure to listen to. What puts it over the top is the DVD of all 5 Wilburys doing their thing. All of them are wonderfully involved in giving their video input on this 3rd disc. You have to watch for the moment when Roy Orbison adds his "Trembling Wilbury" in Dirty World in the DVD. They all just lose it.
And the fact that I put in my Amazon order early on and obtained this Deluxe Version that sold out before it was even released made for a lot of verrrrry unhappy ELO/BEATLE/DYLAN/PETTY/ORBISON fans. Basically, the difference has to do with the deluxe version comes in a cloth-covered box and has some goodies that make you only one of 10's of thousands of "special people" in the world to own it! Again, only one of 10's of thousands...oh, well. But the book (not booklet) is fabulous with it's detail and pictures and history (?) of the Wilburys (band and peoples). The deluxe release also includes an official numbered card, along with postcards and sticker.
But in the end, it's the music. And it couldn't sound better than on HDCD. Fortunately, all of the music and video are included in the standard release currently on the shelves or through Amazon.com
"Where there's a Wilbury, there's probably Jeff Lynne".
Free Music Review: Well Worth the Price for True Blue Traveling Wilbury Fans!
Hit: 5 Stars
Volume 1 is the same classic pop-rock album we all know and love. The only difference besides the bonus tracks is that it all sounds better than ever. My favorites are the George Harrison-led "Handle With Care" and "End of the Line" and the amazing Roy Orbison showcase "Not Alone Anymore." I had forgotten the greatness of Harrison's "Heading for the Light," and his bonus track "Maxine" is a revelation. The Orbison-less Volume 3 is a shadow of its precursor, but tracks 2, 4, 6, 7, 9, and 10 have the Harrison/Jeff Lynne sheen of Volume 1, as well as plenty of great Harrison vocal contributions and some of Harrison's finest slide guitar and sitar playing. My pick for best track on Volume 3 is the hyper calypso/samba/bossa nova number, "New Blue Moon," featuring beautifully affected lead vocals by Harrison and some cool turns by Bob Dylan. As you can probably tell from my review, Harrison is my favorite of the Wilburys, as he is my favorite Beatle, my favorite singer-songwriter, and one of my favorite guitarists. Plus, he started the Wilburys. However, Harrison, Roy Orbison, Jeff Lynne, Tom Petty, and Bob Dylan ALL made beautiful music together. As for the deluxe set extras, if you're a true blue Traveling Wilbury fan like I am, the hardcover book and separate photographic material are a real treat to have. If the deluxe set is sold out, the standard set is just as fine, because you still get the DVD and bonus tracks and a smaller softcover booklet (it's still good to have that rather than no historical record at all!). Ultimately, it's all about the music.Free Music Review: Rhino hits grand slam with this one!
Hit: 5 Stars
I have long marveled at Rhino with their compilation expertise (British Invasion series and Nuggets), sound management and marketing prowess.
When I first heard that Rhino was releasing the Traveling Wilbury's I knew there could not have been a better match. I am fortunate to have been working at local record store (1987 thru 1989)when the original Traveling Wilbury's releases came out, so I got copies well before they went out of print. The sound quality on the originals was very good, but the next releases are even better. Having "Nobody's Child" on the official releases sounds like it was meant to be on them. The other bonus tracks are interesting and fun and the booklet and DVD and photos are priceless.
There never was a band like Traveling Wilbury's before and never will be again. The mixture of voices, the ringing guitars, the production prowess of Jeff Lynne and George Harrison and the relaxed nature all contribute to this being some of the best music ever created. My hat is off to Rhino, and if there is any negative about this deluxe edition it could be that too few were made. I have been reading on some sites that many folks did not get theirs from Amazon, and that the Deluxe edition is already sold out. Perhaps Rhino will put it back into production to staisfy the continuing hunger. The Traveling Wilbury's and Rhino........a natural!!!!!
Free Music Review: 6, not 5 great friends forge magic
Hit: 5 Stars
I'd just started converting to CDs when the first Taveling Wilburys album came out. For some reason I bought the album insead of the disc. That probably had to do with the fact that all of these long established musicians were recording long before discs became the norm and buying the album just came naturally. Harrison, Petty, Orbison, Dylon, Lynn and I'm including Keltner as well, because his drumming is absolutely essential to this group, came together and made some fine music. They did it simply and directly by working together as friends and fellow respected creators and craftsmen and forged a union that was so natural it defied the stardom they each enjoyed seperately. For me this is what making music is all about. It's this ability for a group of guys to sit together and hammer out the music and lyrics that will then be recorded and make it's way out into the world to touch people in ways subtle and profound. While Roy Orbison was missed for the "3rd" album his spirit was just as evident as a fresh breeze stirring your hair on a hot summer day. The release of the bonus material was also a natural progression for this set. Watching those vidoes and the recording sessions made time stand still for a little while. For the time I watched that footage Roy and George were still in this world.