You are right the two part documentary was a pleasure to watch. What a great collaboration and all among buddies. It’s a great time and even better music
Harrison had to make a B side for a single. He went to Tom Petty's house to get his guitar. They ended up at Dylan's house with the others. He asked Dylan for some lyrics. Dylan asked for the song name. Harrison looked around and saw a box with Handle With Care on it. The rest just happened after that. Too good for a B side, it became the first song of an album. They only had 10 days before Dylan went on tour. Ten days and 10 songs. One song a day written and recorded. Later mixed at Harrison's studio in England. Watch the making of video. Legends.
Now that you've done this one, "End of the Line" is an obvious follow-up. As for Tom Petty, he delivered big hits for years. Definitely worth diving into his work.
A Wilburry is a term coined by Jeff and George when yhey were recording Cloud 9, George would screw something up and Jeff would say "We'll bury it in the mix" so they became known as Wilburry's and then became the name of the group, love George's sense of humor
I'd like to give a shout out to the drummer, Jim Keltner, aka Buster Sidebury. He's been a premiere session drummer and sideman to a Who's Who of the greatest rock and pop stars since the Sixties and is still working into his eighties. He's as famous in the industry as any of the other Wilburys and a worthy member of such an accomplished group.
@umpdaddy1, Yes Yes yes!! Being a drummer myself I've often wondered why he rarely even get's a mention. The guy's got a phenominal FEEL! That certain elusive SOMETHING. The beat he's playing sounds bare-bones basic but if you asked someone else to play the exact same beat it wouldn't FEEL the same. I love that one well placed tom hit he does a few times in the song! No big fancy fills... Just one tom hit right in the right place! WOW! Sometimes less really IS more!
Everyone talks about the big stars here, Tom Petty, George Harrison, Bob Dylan, Jeff Lynne and Roy Orbison...but nobody ever mentions Jim Keltner. He's an incredible session drummer very widely known and appreciated by many top stars. RIP Tom, Roy and George.
Keltner was just that.....a session drummer. A good one yes. But nobody should mention him in the company of the Traveling Wilburys. They are absolutely legends .....all of them. Keltner was just a good session drummer.
@@diggitydog412 Keltner was asked multiple times to be a Wilbury and he said no, because the image was that of a traveling guitar band...he was a drummer. He should most definitely be mentioned in the company of the Traveling Wilburys.
@@diggitydog412 If you've ever watched their own video on the forming of the band, they made it quite clear that he was more than a session drummer for this project, that he was an active participant when they were writing the music, exploring sounds that inspired some of the final project.
Roy Orbison passed away in December 1988; 2-3 months after this video was filmed. His voice was as strong as ever. He was riding on a major comeback trail thanks to these guys, especially Jeff Lynne and Tom Petty who were heavily involved in his final album Mystery Girl. “You Got It”, a song you guys reacted to by Roy, was recorded around the same time in the same studio the Wilburys used.
Jeff Lynne's contributions to not only this project, but also Tom Petty's solo career can't be understated. He produced the stuff. He was just as great at production as he was as an artist. He's the one that's often overlooked but he's just as great as the others. He was a master behind the board and a fantastic artist in his own right.
He was a sort of puppetmaster in the 80s and 90s who had a hand in a lot of artists careers (willingly). He frequently inserted his own vocals heavily into the mix, which could be polarizing (see Olivia Newton John's Xanadu soundtrack). Love him or semi-loathe him, his songwriting talent was undeniable.
>I think friends George and tom were jamming,and they went to dylans for the studio,and who's a better producer then lynn..roy was the cherry on top, .enjoy,probably the 5 greatest musicians ever put together in 1 band. They probably idolized roy as children.
never put the group together it just happened, all the strings were puled at the right time, then they wrote a song about a packing case, only they could do that
George Harrison as Nelson Wilbury, Bob Dylan as Lucky Wilbury, Roy Orbison as Lefty Wilbury, Tom Petty as Charlie T Junior Wilbury, Jeff Lynn as Otis Wilbury
Love the group, love their videos, couldn't be happier that you played these guys. Those 5 black & white photos were a photo of each one of them at about the age of 9 years old. The one that stands out to me is Dylan because it looks exactly like him today.
@BARS & BARBELLS , There was 6 members Jim Keltner drums & percussions is one of the World's most sought after sessions drummers . As well as working on 2 albums with The Travelling Wilbury's he's played some of the most iconic songs of all time like John Lennon's Imagine , Bob Dylan songs , Tom Petty songs , Ringo Starr songs and the list is endless on big stars he's worked with . RIP to George , Roy & Tom .
During the Nikki Glaser video I said I aged 20 years when Samantha said she didn't know who Rob Lowe is. Now Phil is piling on the years that his father played this when he was a little kid. Sign me up for the nursing home.
This group came about by a strange set of circumstances ... not planned. George wrote this as a B-side with Jeff Lynn as his producer, and when the others heard it, they said it was a hit! And the rest is history.
Phil's supposition on how fans felt about all this a-list talent together is spot on. I remember the first time I heard them on the radio. I didn't recognize Dylan's voice att. But I sure knew the rest. And my excitement was palpable. I can't really see my reaction as abnormal. So, I assume many felt the same.
Jeff Lynne is a musical genius who sings virtually all of ELO's songs and plays guitar, writes their music and lyrics and produced some of it. He was the force that got the Willburys together and produced them. Please do a lot more ELO particularly from the 1970s and early '80s. Anything from their best albums, Out of the Blue and A New World Record, or Face The Music and Time. An early ELO classic that accentuates their orchestration/rock fusion is the uptempo Roll Over Beethoven.
Great reaction you two! This song has always given me such a good feeling! This is THE supergroup of all supergroups! What a meeting of amazing legends - no egos, just a collaboration of true artists creating some good rock n roll! Each one of them revered Roy, and he was so happy at the resurgence of his career in the 80's (kudos to Lynne for the production on Roy's album Mystery Girl) - his voice is like butter! Unfortunatley, Roy passed not long after the albums release - but he definitely went out on a high note! People took notice of him (and the others). This whole album is fantastic! Check it. Cheers!
In the mid 80s, The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame began and started inducting all these legends. Then, The Beatles first came out on CD in 1987. This record was released in 1988. Also, George Harrison had a solo album and Roy Orbison had a hit record. Then, in 1989, Tom Petty had a huge solo album. Volume 3 of the Wilburys came after that. Jeff Lynne influenced and was involved with most of these releases then went on to reunite The Beatles in 1995 for the Anthology sets and new songs. It was a great time in music.
When I see and hear Roy Orbison singing “Not Alone” from the Travelling Wilburys sessions I get misty eyed. His magnificent voice packed in a fantastic arrangement. Pure class - pure class. A fitting farewell from one of musics finest voices.
My friend David in London Is the drummer for a very successful covers band called The Trembling Wilbury’s so it’s fun to hear the real deal here. Everyone except Elvis!
Handle With Care has been a song I've always felt deeply.. and now I will suggest End of the Line. I'm approaching 52, and while I"m not at the end of life, I can see it from here.. and that one song End of the Line.. that's what it's about. Mature men wrote a GREAT SONG for those of us who are privileged enough to make it so far.. in years. xo We're going all the way, to the End of the Line!! Yes, I sure am. :)
It's so weird because I've heard all these fabulous singers, yet I never bought a vinyl of theirs if they have one. Just fantastic to see such fantastic icons!!!!! 🥰🥰🥰🥰
This group wrote about 25 songs together and 20 of them are masterpieces of collaboration. Look for the Roy vocals on "Not Alone" which was his last great vocal performance.
They were a bit nervous about playing with Roy Orbison because that all respected him so much and his vocal rang was still really good. Especially Bob Dylan and Tom Petty 😂.
a stage of more than super stars. Just incredible talent - - how this all came about is a story in itself. A couple hanging out one needed a studio, Dylan had one and George happened to be there. Challenge - they could find 10 days they were free - wrote, recorded and did the video in 10 days
I still remember watching MTV when this first aired, time goes by quick... lol This band was played regularly on that channel back then, and the talent they had in one band was nothing short of amazing. Edit: After listening to the discussion at the end regarding your father, you absolutely should post their footage and react to it.
Great reaction, Sam and Phil! There have been several 'super groups' in the past. IMO, these legends are right there with the best! End of the Line is another reallygood Wilbury song.
Group origin: Jeff Lynne had produced Harrison's album Cloud Nine, and was in the middle of producing Orbison's album Mystery Girl. The record company needed a B-Side for a European single of George's This is Love. In LA, they needed a recording studio on short notice, so they called Bob Dylan to ask if they could use his home studio, nearby. Having dinner with Lynne and Orbison, George invited Roy to the session. George had left a guitar at Tom Petty's house, and on going to retrieve it, invited Tom to the session. Session drummer Jim Keltner was to provide drums on the B-Side. Hearing a run through at Dylan's studio, Bob also joined. It was decided that this song was just to good for a B-Side, and being friends and great fans of eachother, they decided to build a whole album. The other "hit" single was End of the Line. On the first album, Volume 1 the two hits were written by George, but, they all featured as lead vocalists on various tracks, and all are great. Dylan's tunes were Tweeter and the Monkey Man, Congratulations, Dirty World, and Margarita, with Like a Ship as a bonus track on CD reissues. Petty was featured on Last Night, with an assist from Orbison, and also had some featured middle eights. Roy got the towering Not Alone Anymore, and a couple of middle eights, like you heard here, he was still cutting Mystery Girl, so didn't have a lot of material. Lynne sang Rattled, and swapped verses with George on End of the Line. George Had this one, End of the Line, Headed for the Light, and the bonus track Maxine.
Keep doing The Wilbury’s. A bunch of good tunes. Definitely check out The Devil’s Been Busy. It was just a fun project and they gave themselves individual names like they were all brothers. There was talk of Del Shannon joining them after Roy had passed. Although the drummer Jim Keltner is generally known to the public, he’s a very renowned studio musician who’s played with a ton of people.
Legends all. Got together for a short time. What a concept....Harrions, Dylan, Roy Orbison, Tom Petty.......one time lighting in a bottle. I don't know if young folks raised on hip hop, rap or whatever can really appreciate this. Its way more than a cute ......for sure. You've explained the vocal diversity .....that's great...but difference here is who they are. They are absolute the legends.
Masquerading as the Wilbury brothers, the participants would be known as Nelson (Harrison), Otis (Lynne), Lucky (Dylan), Lefty (Orbison), and Charlie T. Jr. (Petty) Wilbury.
I had heard, but I don't know how true it is, that the Wilbury personas came about because each member was contracted to a different record label and none of these companies had given permission for the collaboration. A 10 day window of opportunity was far too short a time to throw in legal wranglings as well, so they just went ahead and recorded together anyhow, disguising themselves with 'transparent' alter egos. Any potential objections, however, soon disappeared when the record companies smelled money!
Thanks, guys - this is the "super-est" of super groups... they had so much fun getting together originally to support Roy Orbison... (at the behest of George Harrison) - but yep, they all put their egos aside for this -- special note for drummer Jim Keltner.. who was not an "official wilbury" - and declined the offer... appreciate your reaction...(p.s. the best Wilburys song that features Roy Orbison is "you're not alone anymore)...
There's a great documentary that they personally shot with there own video camera that shows how they got together and how and where they wrote and recorded and give you an idea of what to watch next !!
When they first started recording together, not being familiar with each other they had some glitches in the recordings. They decided they could bury the glitches in the mix. Someone suggested "Trembling Wilburys" (we'll bury). Later someone suggested "Traveling Wilburys" and it stuck. A super group was born!
The major reasons why the Traveling (sic) Wilburys never travelled was the sadly premature death of the great Roy Orbison in 1988 at only 52, just as the Wilburys were hitting their stride together. Obviously, all the members had their own separate careers and were well established stars, so no doubt their own commitments would have made it difficult to get a window together to tour, but I bet if Orbison had lived and the band had continued on for long enough, they would have at least made a few live appearances - maybe just one-offs in various countries. Sadly, we will never know, and now three of the five are no longer with us. But at least they left us with their own respective back catalogues of great sounds, and the combined talent of the Wilburys like this great song and "End Of The Line".
You should see the documentary, the making of this album called Volume One. All the songs were written by these 5 guys together in 10 days, written and recorded. Jeff Lynn produced the recordings and this album won a Grammy award! Roy Orbison passed away shortly after it was released and was a huge commercial success. The song, End of the Line featured all their vocals but they hadn’t produced the music video yet, but they did pay tribute to Roy in the video. They made a second album called Volume Three….just to mess with fans heads! Also a great album. The documentary is excellent and fun. This group came together very organically…not planned. They helped George with Handle With Care…and it was so much fun and sounded so good, he decided not to put it on his album, but rather write more songs and create a new album. The called themselves the Traveling Wilbury’s to throw off their fans. They knew it would be played on the radio as a song from The Traveling Wilbury’s and folks might recognize their vocals.
Orbison was actually the force that brought them together, when Tom and Bob heard Roy was going to be there for the recording the quickly wanted in on it. The Traveling came from they only had 10 days for the recording session before Dylan had to go out on tour, Wilbury was a pun of George's from a producer's remark years earlier that when George made a slight flub in the playing the producer stated "don't worry we'll bury it in the mix". So afterwards when he made a slight flub it was called a "Wilbury".
You might like "End of the Line". The video was filmed after Roy passed but they did a great tribute to him in it. RIP Roy, George and Tom
Another vote for this
Absolutely. I loved how they kept showing the rocking chair rocking on it own with Roy's guitar.
End of the Line is a great song, Great tribute to Roy Orbison as well in the video 😄😄
Fantastic song
I feel so old (and I am) as my favorite musicians pass on. I hope when I go, there is great music and free concerts there.
There is a documentary about the making of the album and it's so sweet just seeing how they were all good friends with no ego between them.
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You are right the two part documentary was a pleasure to watch. What a great collaboration and all among buddies. It’s a great time and even better music
@@DrinkingmeadwithsamAdams I hope Sky arts shows it, hopefully it's already on youtube.ive not seen it before.
Beyond his musical and writing contributions, as producer, Jeff Lynne was the glue that helped create a unified sound throughout the full album.
Harrison had to make a B side for a single. He went to Tom Petty's house to get his guitar. They ended up at Dylan's house with the others. He asked Dylan for some lyrics. Dylan asked for the song name. Harrison looked around and saw a box with Handle With Care on it. The rest just happened after that. Too good for a B side, it became the first song of an album. They only had 10 days before Dylan went on tour. Ten days and 10 songs. One song a day written and recorded. Later mixed at Harrison's studio in England. Watch the making of video. Legends.
They went to Dylan’s to use his studio to record George’s song.
Prior to that Jeff was producing George's solo album, Cloud 9, at which time Jeff and George decided they would form a supergroup.
I like how they used different names too for the members like Otis (Jeff), Lefty (Roy), Lucky (Bob), Charley T. Jr ( Tom) and Nelson (George).
Ty for the info I must've missed that but learn something new every day works for me ty again and I will try to find the video you speak of
@@ronaldnelson6692 Jim Keltner (the drummer) was designated "Buster Sidebury". I found his Wikipedia entry interesting.
This is beyond even a super group. They’re a legend group.
Jeff played a major role. He is the guy whose production knowledge would be important in the mix and finished recording.
Yea, it does sound like an ELO song.
Now that you've done this one, "End of the Line" is an obvious follow-up.
As for Tom Petty, he delivered big hits for years. Definitely worth diving into his work.
A Wilburry is a term coined by Jeff and George when yhey were recording Cloud 9, George would screw something up and Jeff would say "We'll bury it in the mix" so they became known as Wilburry's and then became the name of the group, love George's sense of humor
And it works because "Wilbury" is a plausible English place name, and so a plausible surname.
Love your reactions. Really need to check out End of the Line by the Traveling Wilburys next - you're guaranteed to LOVE IT!
I'd like to give a shout out to the drummer, Jim Keltner, aka Buster Sidebury. He's been a premiere session drummer and sideman to a Who's Who of the greatest rock and pop stars since the Sixties and is still working into his eighties. He's as famous in the industry as any of the other Wilburys and a worthy member of such an accomplished group.
@umpdaddy1, Yes Yes yes!! Being a drummer myself I've often wondered why he rarely even get's a mention. The guy's got a phenominal FEEL! That certain elusive SOMETHING. The beat he's playing sounds bare-bones basic but if you asked someone else to play the exact same beat it wouldn't FEEL the same. I love that one well placed tom hit he does a few times in the song! No big fancy fills... Just one tom hit right in the right place! WOW! Sometimes less really IS more!
Everyone talks about the big stars here, Tom Petty, George Harrison, Bob Dylan, Jeff Lynne and Roy Orbison...but nobody ever mentions Jim Keltner. He's an incredible session drummer very widely known and appreciated by many top stars. RIP Tom, Roy and George.
Keltner was just that.....a session drummer. A good one yes. But nobody should mention him in the company of the Traveling Wilburys. They are absolutely legends .....all of them. Keltner was just a good session drummer.
@@diggitydog412 Keltner was asked multiple times to be a Wilbury and he said no, because the image was that of a traveling guitar band...he was a drummer. He should most definitely be mentioned in the company of the Traveling Wilburys.
Buster Sidebury!
@@diggitydog412 Calling Keltner just a session drummer is an insult to the great man. He had a Wilbury name, Buster Sidebury.
@@diggitydog412 If you've ever watched their own video on the forming of the band, they made it quite clear that he was more than a session drummer for this project, that he was an active participant when they were writing the music, exploring sounds that inspired some of the final project.
Roy Orbison passed away in December 1988; 2-3 months after this video was filmed. His voice was as strong as ever. He was riding on a major comeback trail thanks to these guys, especially Jeff Lynne and Tom Petty who were heavily involved in his final album Mystery Girl. “You Got It”, a song you guys reacted to by Roy, was recorded around the same time in the same studio the Wilburys used.
Love The Traveling Wilburys - all used other names. 5 great talents enjoying just making music. Great video on youtube how they got together
Never forget Buster Sidebury aka Jim Keltner
These musicians had a deep respect for each other and all had a wonderful friendship!
Jeff Lynne's contributions to not only this project, but also Tom Petty's solo career can't be understated. He produced the stuff. He was just as great at production as he was as an artist. He's the one that's often overlooked but he's just as great as the others. He was a master behind the board and a fantastic artist in his own right.
And if you think this sounds a lot like Roy's "You Got It"...congratulations! That song was written by Lynne/Orbison/Petty 😜
He was a sort of puppetmaster in the 80s and 90s who had a hand in a lot of artists careers (willingly). He frequently inserted his own vocals heavily into the mix, which could be polarizing (see Olivia Newton John's Xanadu soundtrack). Love him or semi-loathe him, his songwriting talent was undeniable.
@@phila3884 There is nothing "polarizing" about the Xanadu soundtrack. Jeff wrote half the songs on the album and it was a smash hit. smh
Jeff Lynne is one of the greatest singer songwriters, producers of our day. So much talent!! You MUST to a deeper dive into "ELO", must must must!!
100%
I can't hit the thumbs up more than once, but rhphotocdn's comment deserves at least 4 thumbs up (one for each MUST).
Roy's voice on this one gets the hairs up on the back of your neck ! Proper Supergroup! All produced by the legend Jeff Lynne.
>I think friends George and tom were jamming,and they went to dylans for the studio,and who's a better producer then lynn..roy was the cherry on top, .enjoy,probably the 5 greatest musicians ever put together in 1 band. They probably idolized roy as children.
Seeing Roy smile when George sang Oh the sweet smell of success was priceless.
I love all of these artists. So many of them have passed since then, RIP.
“End of the Line” is my favorite song of theirs. 😊
I love that you listened to them individually first.
I loved the pictures as youngsters and how they had grown into adulthood and how they changed. Such a great song. 😊
Probably the GREATEST collaboration of rock greats ever . Thanks
Love this one……super group…..
don't know why, but these guys are mesmerizing.
They were a fantastic supergroup.
George and Jeff put the group together. George never sounded better.
never put the group together it just happened, all the strings were puled at the right time, then they wrote a song about a packing case, only they could do that
This band came together organically…it was a fluke that they came together at all. There is a whole story behind it! Watch the documentary!
The documentary is called The Traveling Wilbury’s-The True History of the Traveling Wilbury’s Documentary, on UA-cam.
George Harrison as Nelson Wilbury, Bob Dylan as Lucky Wilbury, Roy Orbison as Lefty Wilbury, Tom Petty as Charlie T Junior Wilbury, Jeff Lynn as Otis Wilbury
Don't forget Buster Sidebury / Jim Keltner on drums.
Only Jeff and Bob left now. Great band.
My last ELO concert Jeff Lynne did a duet with Dhani Harrison (George’s son) his band was opening for ELO during the final stage of their 2019 tour…
Love the group, love their videos, couldn't be happier that you played these guys. Those 5 black & white photos were a photo of each one of them at about the age of 9 years old. The one that stands out to me is Dylan because it looks exactly like him today.
And Roy was the saddest looking little kid.
really 4 to 16. I think the Dillon one is 16.
@BARS & BARBELLS , There was 6 members Jim Keltner drums & percussions is one of the World's most sought after sessions drummers . As well as working on 2 albums with The Travelling Wilbury's he's played some of the most iconic songs of all time like John Lennon's Imagine , Bob Dylan songs , Tom Petty songs , Ringo Starr songs and the list is endless on big stars he's worked with . RIP to George , Roy & Tom .
Maybe, it's about time.♥ A simple and deep song, bought into by friends, and legends.
I love this-Thanks For Reacting !!!!
During the Nikki Glaser video I said I aged 20 years when Samantha said she didn't know who Rob Lowe is. Now Phil is piling on the years that his father played this when he was a little kid. Sign me up for the nursing home.
😂
"How did it formulate?" That would be the unassuming Jeff Lynne and his mate George.
This group came about by a strange set of circumstances ... not planned. George wrote this as a B-side with Jeff Lynn as his producer, and when the others heard it, they said it was a hit! And the rest is history.
Phil's supposition on how fans felt about all this a-list talent together is spot on. I remember the first time I heard them on the radio. I didn't recognize Dylan's voice att. But I sure knew the rest. And my excitement was palpable. I can't really see my reaction as abnormal. So, I assume many felt the same.
End of the Line is a good tribute to Roy from this album featuring his guitar in a rocking chair in the video… RIP Roy, George & Tom…
Jeff Lynne was the producer as well as being part of the group...
Jeff Lynne is a musical genius who sings virtually all of ELO's songs and plays guitar, writes their music and lyrics and produced some of it. He was the force that got the Willburys together and produced them. Please do a lot more ELO particularly from the 1970s and early '80s. Anything from their best albums, Out of the Blue and A New World Record, or Face The Music and Time. An early ELO classic that accentuates their orchestration/rock fusion is the uptempo Roll Over Beethoven.
I can not play this song loud enough!! So good!
The End of the Line takes on a whole new meaning now. ❤🎶 RIP George, Roy, and Tom 🎶❤
When my generation looses one of these legends pass we loose a part of ourselves.
So many, almost most it seems. But they are always with us, so that's OK. ♥
I hope we end up in a place in which we get to listen to all of their new stuff.
For me this is the absolute definition of what a "Super Group" is.... again just my opinion...but...👍👍👍💯💯💯❤️❤️❤️❤️
The Avengers of song writing!
Very special backstory. ❤...shout out to Dad. ✌️😁💯
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You really should watch the documentary. No egos allowed. Just talented friends enjoying life.
Great reaction you two! This song has always given me such a good feeling! This is THE supergroup of all supergroups! What a meeting of amazing legends - no egos, just a collaboration of true artists creating some good rock n roll!
Each one of them revered Roy, and he was so happy at the resurgence of his career in the 80's (kudos to Lynne for the production on Roy's album Mystery Girl) - his voice is like butter! Unfortunatley, Roy passed not long after the albums release - but he definitely went out on a high note! People took notice of him (and the others).
This whole album is fantastic! Check it. Cheers!
When they recorded this song, Roy Orbison played the harmonica at the end. It wasn't taped. Roy passed in 1988.
In the mid 80s, The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame began and started inducting all these legends. Then, The Beatles first came out on CD in 1987. This record was released in 1988. Also, George Harrison had a solo album and Roy Orbison had a hit record. Then, in 1989, Tom Petty had a huge solo album. Volume 3 of the Wilburys came after that. Jeff Lynne influenced and was involved with most of these releases then went on to reunite The Beatles in 1995 for the Anthology sets and new songs. It was a great time in music.
What? John Lennon was killed in 1980, so no one reunited the Beatles in 1995.
When I see and hear Roy Orbison singing “Not Alone” from the Travelling Wilburys sessions I get misty eyed. His magnificent voice packed in a fantastic arrangement. Pure class - pure class. A fitting farewell from one of musics finest voices.
Oh sweet your first reaction the way it should be. Being familiar with all of the supergroup members previously. Love it.
The twinkle in my man's eye when he realized it was THAT song from his childhood family gatherings. That was a look of pure, wholesome joy.
My friend David in London
Is the drummer for a very successful covers band called The Trembling Wilbury’s so it’s fun to hear the real deal here. Everyone except Elvis!
There's a friend of mine plays and sings in a covers band from South Essex called The Travelling Tilburys 😅
Great song for sure!!❤❤❤
5 greats at the very top of their game.
I was a huge Bob Dylan fan back in the day and love Tom Petty music as well.. Also never a bad thing to have Harrison on vocals!!!
❤awesome❤
Roy’s voice steals the spotlight in this song. 😊
Another great collaboration is Barry Gibb, Roy Orbison & the Gatlin Brothers! It's called Indian Summer & was written by Barry & Larry Gatlin.
i enjoyed this video and it was nice that they showed the younger photos of the band during the video.
Handle With Care has been a song I've always felt deeply.. and now I will suggest End of the Line. I'm approaching 52, and while I"m not at the end of life, I can see it from here.. and that one song End of the Line.. that's what it's about. Mature men wrote a GREAT SONG for those of us who are privileged enough to make it so far.. in years. xo We're going all the way, to the End of the Line!! Yes, I sure am. :)
It's so weird because I've heard all these fabulous singers, yet I never bought a vinyl of theirs if they have one. Just fantastic to see such fantastic icons!!!!! 🥰🥰🥰🥰
Four A+ musicians topped off with The big O. What’s not to like !!!!!
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Key line is the last..."oh, sweet smell of success, handle me with care,"
There are supergroups and then there are super, supergroups, and then there are the Traveling Wilburies
♥ this song!
This group wrote about 25 songs together and 20 of them are masterpieces of collaboration. Look for the Roy vocals on "Not Alone" which was his last great vocal performance.
Yep❤.
They were a bit nervous about playing with Roy Orbison because that all respected him so much and his vocal rang was still really good. Especially Bob Dylan and Tom Petty 😂.
Great choice guys, another one of our favorites..... 🙂
a stage of more than super stars. Just incredible talent - - how this all came about is a story in itself. A couple hanging out one needed a studio, Dylan had one and George happened to be there. Challenge - they could find 10 days they were free - wrote, recorded and did the video in 10 days
Two out of the five are still living ---Bob and Jeff.
I still remember watching MTV when this first aired, time goes by quick... lol This band was played regularly on that channel back then, and the talent they had in one band was nothing short of amazing.
Edit: After listening to the discussion at the end regarding your father, you absolutely should post their footage and react to it.
Watch time pick up speed young man.
@@markhodge7 True... 24 hours is still 24 hours, but it seems like it's a lot faster now.
Great reaction, Sam and Phil! There have been several 'super groups' in the past. IMO, these legends are right there with the best! End of the Line is another reallygood Wilbury song.
Group origin: Jeff Lynne had produced Harrison's album Cloud Nine, and was in the middle of producing Orbison's album Mystery Girl. The record company needed a B-Side for a European single of George's This is Love. In LA, they needed a recording studio on short notice, so they called Bob Dylan to ask if they could use his home studio, nearby. Having dinner with Lynne and Orbison, George invited Roy to the session. George had left a guitar at Tom Petty's house, and on going to retrieve it, invited Tom to the session. Session drummer Jim Keltner was to provide drums on the B-Side. Hearing a run through at Dylan's studio, Bob also joined. It was decided that this song was just to good for a B-Side, and being friends and great fans of eachother, they decided to build a whole album. The other "hit" single was End of the Line. On the first album, Volume 1 the two hits were written by George, but, they all featured as lead vocalists on various tracks, and all are great. Dylan's tunes were Tweeter and the Monkey Man, Congratulations, Dirty World, and Margarita, with Like a Ship as a bonus track on CD reissues. Petty was featured on Last Night, with an assist from Orbison, and also had some featured middle eights. Roy got the towering Not Alone Anymore, and a couple of middle eights, like you heard here, he was still cutting Mystery Girl, so didn't have a lot of material. Lynne sang Rattled, and swapped verses with George on End of the Line. George Had this one, End of the Line, Headed for the Light, and the bonus track Maxine.
Keep doing The Wilbury’s. A bunch of good tunes. Definitely check out The Devil’s Been Busy. It was just a fun project and they gave themselves individual names like they were all brothers. There was talk of Del Shannon joining them after Roy had passed. Although the drummer Jim Keltner is generally known to the public, he’s a very renowned studio musician who’s played with a ton of people.
RIP George, Roy, and Tom!🙏💔 Thanks for the music you left us.🔥🤗❤️✌️
About the same time this was happening. Jeff Lynne was also producing hit solo records for George Harrison , Tom Petty and Roy Orbison.
Next on the list is "End of the Line" which was filmed after Roy had passed so there's a great tribute to him in the video.
The greatest super group ever assembled in my humble opinion.
Seen two of the five, Bob Dylan and Tom Petty, and they were both excellent live. Wish I had that microphone. Must be worth a few pennies.
Jacob Dylan (Bob Dylan's son)
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A lot of money's worth in that room! George is by far my favourite ex Beatle!
Legends all. Got together for a short time. What a concept....Harrions, Dylan, Roy Orbison, Tom Petty.......one time lighting in a bottle. I don't know if young folks raised on hip hop, rap or whatever can really appreciate this. Its way more than a cute ......for sure. You've explained the vocal diversity .....that's great...but difference here is who they are. They are absolute the legends.
Masquerading as the Wilbury brothers, the participants would be known as Nelson (Harrison), Otis (Lynne), Lucky (Dylan), Lefty (Orbison), and Charlie T. Jr. (Petty) Wilbury.
We oldies always try to maintain that sense of humor :)
The drummer is Jim Keltner. He was asked to be a Wilbury but declined so he was called Buster Sidebury.
I had heard, but I don't know how true it is, that the Wilbury personas came about because each member was contracted to a different record label and none of these companies had given permission for the collaboration. A 10 day window of opportunity was far too short a time to throw in legal wranglings as well, so they just went ahead and recorded together anyhow, disguising themselves with 'transparent' alter egos. Any potential objections, however, soon disappeared when the record companies smelled money!
I would love to watch your dad‘s band do this song.
Thanks, guys - this is the "super-est" of super groups... they had so much fun getting together originally to support Roy Orbison... (at the behest of George Harrison) - but yep, they all put their egos aside for this -- special note for drummer Jim Keltner.. who was not an "official wilbury" - and declined the offer... appreciate your reaction...(p.s. the best Wilburys song that features Roy Orbison is "you're not alone anymore)...
There's a great documentary that they personally shot with there own video camera that shows how they got together and how and where they wrote and recorded and give you an idea of what to watch next !!
When they first started recording together, not being familiar with each other they had some glitches in the recordings. They decided they could bury the glitches in the mix. Someone suggested "Trembling Wilburys" (we'll bury). Later someone suggested "Traveling Wilburys" and it stuck. A super group was born!
This song, to me, is the perfect Wilburys song for you two to do. Love it! I think a Wilbury is like a Cadbury? But not a blueberry.
You have a great radio voice
Is there a question about this being a "Super Group"? So much legendary talent in one group!
The major reasons why the Traveling (sic) Wilburys never travelled was the sadly premature death of the great Roy Orbison in 1988 at only 52, just as the Wilburys were hitting their stride together.
Obviously, all the members had their own separate careers and were well established stars, so no doubt their own commitments would have made it difficult to get a window together to tour, but I bet if Orbison had lived and the band had continued on for long enough, they would have at least made a few live appearances - maybe just one-offs in various countries.
Sadly, we will never know, and now three of the five are no longer with us. But at least they left us with their own respective back catalogues of great sounds, and the combined talent of the Wilburys like this great song and "End Of The Line".
Presumably a new place. I hope you really like it there. =)
You should see the documentary, the making of this album called Volume One. All the songs were written by these 5 guys together in 10 days, written and recorded. Jeff Lynn produced the recordings and this album won a Grammy award! Roy Orbison passed away shortly after it was released and was a huge commercial success. The song, End of the Line featured all their vocals but they hadn’t produced the music video yet, but they did pay tribute to Roy in the video. They made a second album called Volume Three….just to mess with fans heads! Also a great album. The documentary is excellent and fun. This group came together very organically…not planned. They helped George with Handle With Care…and it was so much fun and sounded so good, he decided not to put it on his album, but rather write more songs and create a new album. The called themselves the Traveling Wilbury’s to throw off their fans. They knew it would be played on the radio as a song from The Traveling Wilbury’s and folks might recognize their vocals.
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I think they were all friends
Orbison was actually the force that brought them together, when Tom and Bob heard Roy was going to be there for the recording the quickly wanted in on it. The Traveling came from they only had 10 days for the recording session before Dylan had to go out on tour, Wilbury was a pun of George's from a producer's remark years earlier that when George made a slight flub in the playing the producer stated "don't worry we'll bury it in the mix". So afterwards when he made a slight flub it was called a "Wilbury".
Roy's shades are therapeutic more than affectation...