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Post by unomusette on Sept 19, 2015 21:36:21 GMT
To be fair, it's a big part of our relationship too, heeee!
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Post by Helmut83 on Sept 19, 2015 22:33:45 GMT
A huge part of our relationship is based on disagreement, it's what makes it fun! Yeah, lastly we had been agreeing quite more than usual with that great Roy Wood album you posted and some other stuff so I was worried some big natural catastrophe would take place, but now everything's closer to normal so I feel safe again.
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Post by jrmugz on Sept 20, 2015 3:44:08 GMT
OK, here is my review of "Traveling Wilburys Volume 1". 01. "Handle With Care" - Pure magic, Dylan's harmonica solo at the end is the cherry on top of a total masterpiece. 02. "Dirty World" - Always hated this song with a passion, though I can admit the "loves your..." various items at the end are funny. 03. "Rattled" - Very fun sung, with Jeff Lynne's awesome unique voice driving it along! 04. "Last Night" - Irresistably catchy song for any unnecessary raunch. Well, at least he asked her to marry him. 05. "Not Alone Any More" - Sounds like Roy Orbinson singing a song from "Discovery" or soemthing. Wow, I forgot how great this one is. What a gem. 06. "Congratulations" - A good shot at describing the necessary pain of a busted heart. 07. "Heading For The Light" - Home run, that ball is gone! Awesome tune. 08. "Margarita" - Nice and memorable song and riff. Dylan's vocals sound in their prime! 09. "Tweeter And The Monkey Man" - It's a very good chorus, and everybody doing their magic. 10. "End Of The Line" - Total classic, great song, great wisdom and perspective. 11. "Maxine" - Fits in good with "Margarita" and "Last Night". 12. "Like A Ship" - I like this one a lot with it's majesty and harmonies. Star Rating: 4 out of 5 Prime Cuts: "Handle With Care", "Not Alone Anymore", "Heading for the Light", "End of the Line" Bottom Line: All in all a great effort by five legends of rock music. A fairly strong effort for sure, I might have swapped out "Dirty World" for "Maxine" or "Like a Ship" on the original release; but hey we have all the recordings now, so cool. Thank you for giving us the opportunity to delve deeper into this classic CD, Helmut. Have you marked down for next slot in a couple months or so. Jim
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Post by Helmut83 on Sept 20, 2015 20:46:01 GMT
Thanks for the reviews, guys, I'm glad you found going back to this classic interesting.
Now, following on with the easy-challenging-easy challenging pattern, next time prepare yourselves for something that will be totally new to you. You have been warned.
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Post by queenofthehours on Sept 22, 2015 16:57:51 GMT
Handle With Care – Classic! I love this song so much. It’s one of the loveliest things in the world to hear George start this song. I always used to love this coming on the radio – nothing cheers you up more, surely, than hearing the voices on this track. Dirty World – It’s never been my favourite track but it is indicative of the Wilburys especially when you’ve seen George’s video showing how they wrote the song. In fact the highlight of that video for me is Roy’s “trembling Wilbury” moment.
Rattled – One of my favourites. It could very well be because it’s a Jeff song .
Last Night – Not my most favourite. I wouldn’t play this on it’s own – only as part of the album on which this works really well.
Not Alone Any More – Another favourite. A classic Roy tune that should have been a single for Roy – as good as anything on Mystery Girl. Lovely. It has the familiar, comforting Jeff-style backing vocals too.
Congratulations – Nothing against Bob but this isn’t my favourite. It still fits well in the album's context. A bit like the crust on a banoffee pie.
Heading For The Light – A big favourite and not just because my favourite Beatle is singing. I love how this chugs along nicely. What’s especially good about this is that it doesn’t sound like a George song, it sounds like a Wilbury song.
Margarita – I love this, the instrumental version is especially good which I think I have on a single somewhere.
Tweeter And The Monkey Man – Not my favourite but a classic definitely. Kind of brings Bruce Springsteen in as an honorary Wilbury. Bob’s masterpiece.
End Of The Line – Can’t get much more classic than this. I love that George, Tom and Jeff all get a chance to sing here, three voices so seamlessly together even though you can enjoy their differences too.
Maxine – I love this track, it’s the guitars that does it, and George and maybe the claps too.
Like A Ship – It's no 'Maxine' but it’s still excellent. Like 'Maxine' it shows the Wilburys as a great guitar band.
The problem with having two classic singles on this album is that I can never decide which is best - I like 'Handle With Care' best as a song and 'End of the Line' best as a video I think. The only problem I have with any Wilbury album is Bob. I love Bob but the albums seem to be very Bob-centric and therefore a bit nasally on the vocal front. This album is never boring and always fascinating - I can't believe all these great people came together! It's like a dream come true.
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Post by jrmugz on Sept 24, 2015 4:01:46 GMT
Thanks for the reviews, guys, I'm glad you found going back to this classic interesting. Now, following on with the easy-challenging-easy challenging pattern, next time prepare yourselves for something that will be totally new to you. You have been warned. Looking very forward to it! Jim
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