The Traveling Wilburys : Rolling Stone

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Traveling Wilburys - Vol. 1

Two of the original five Wilburys have moseyed on, mortality-wise: George Harrison and Roy Orbison. But what really sounds boneyard-bound on these reissues is Jeff Lynne's production. In the late 1980s, he produced every other record on rock radio (i.e., the non-Phil Collins ones), giving them all...

2007 RS: 2of 5 Stars

Biography

The Rutles-ish humor and determined casualness of the Traveling Wilburys counter understandable fears for this "band" of '60s gods (Bob Dylan, George Harrison), the '50s idol they dug (Roy Orbison), and the aging pups who worshipped them, Tom Petty and ELO's Jeff Lynne. Giddy with the freedom of their winking "anonymity," these significant figures doff their crowns and get down to effortless, and...

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