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Double Whammy For the Wilburys
There's something about the band name The Traveling Wilburys that's about as exciting as a bowl of cold oatmeal. But the band, which consisted of Bob Dylan, Roy Orbison, George Harrison, Tom Petty and Jeff Lynne, was considered a "fantasy camp for rockstars" when it first popped up in the late 80s.
Despite the fact that two of the band members have since passed away, the Wilburys are making a comeback with two volumes of reissued CDs. I admit, my friends and I went to great lengths making fun of the "old dudes" with a lame band name playing boring songs, but you can't ignore the Wilburys. The individuals that make up the group have a pretty amazing combined body of musical work, and as an ensemble, they snagged two hit singles and a Grammy.
—Gary Moskowitz
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Gary - I find it curious that you twice mention your derision for the name of band. Jeebus! What matters is the music.
Oh, right - it's "boring". Um, one of these days you'll wake up and realize that people have different tastes in art and music. Guess what, that's perfectly normal!
One man's trash is another man's treasure. And I get cranky when someone pisses all over my treasure.
You wrote: "The individuals that make up the group have a pretty amazing combined body of musical work..."
You wrote: "the "old dudes" with a lame band name playing boring songs..."
And then: "you can't ignore the Wilburys"
This is about the most schizophrenic review I've ever read! It's as if you were forced to write the barely complimentary parts with a gun to your head.
Good grief, man. Orbison, Dylan and Harrison are historic figures, each one of them making enormous contributions to music, offerings that changed popular music for all time.
"Pretty amazing", indeed!
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Posted by: Deacon on 06/07/07 at 10:13 AM Respond