The Traveling Wilburys consisted of Roy Orbison, Jeff Lynne, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty and George Harrison. The album was released in October of 1988. I most likely didn’t discover the album until 1989, or 1990. I was probably 13, or 14. This is about the time I got into trying to listen to new music. I would usually buy a magazine that they discontinued a couple of years later. It reviewed all of the albums of the past years and would score them on a scale of 10. Some of the albums at that time that were rated highly was: Bonnie Raitt, Nick of Time (a good one); King’s X, Faith, Hope, Love (an awful album as I recall); Billy Bragg, Don’t try this at home (I didn’t quite get into this one) and Nine Inch Nails, Pretty Hate Machine (a very cool, but dated album).
The Wilburys album wasn’t one I dug right away. I would listen to it now and then, more often “then”. Nowadays, it has to be one of my favorite albums. One of the best things about it is that it is playful, they are great, but they don’t take themselves too seriously. Can you when you call your band the Traveling Wilburys?
I have heard that the second album, Vol. III, wasn’t as well received as the first one. I still think it is as enjoyable as the first one.
One of my favorite lyrics (and there are many) comes from the first track of Vol. III, “She’s My Baby”:
“She’s got a body for business/ Got a head for sin/she knocks me over/like a bowling pin” Fun. Energetic. Playful. Not too serious. Just right.
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