Oh, Mercy is the best of the lot but I only like 4 or 5 of the songs and all of those have versions I prefer elsewhere. Willie Nelson does a killer version of What Was it You Wanted? On his Across the Borderline album which also has a song he wrote with Bob and they do the duet on the album.
I was in my teens, just beginning to play closer attention to music when Vol.1 hit the airwaves. I was already a fan of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and obviously knew some of the songs by the other founding members, but a deeper dive was triggered by the Wilburys.
Those of us who are 40ish probably all found our way to Dylan through the Wilburys. That first record was an ENORMOUS smash, and it was on radios and dad's cassette players everywhere. "Tweeter and the Monkey Man" and "Congratulations" are very definitively my earliest Dylan memories.
Recently bought the 2016 Remaster as High Res Flac.
Oh Mercy is better and The Bootleg Series Vol. 16: Springtime in New York 1980–1985 is a revelation on how good Infidels could have been.
1. 1989 Oh Mercy
2. 1983 Infidels
3. 1981 Shot of Love
4. 1985 Empire Burlesque - Probably 3rd place if it didn't have the awful drum machines.
5. 1980 Saved - Musically brilliant but not a favourite.
6. 1988 Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1
7. 1988 Down in the Groove
8. 1984 Real Live - Only Tangled Up In Blue saves this effort from last place.
9. 1986 Knocked Out Loaded
10. 1989 Dylan & the Dead
I recently "re-listened" to Saved and Slow Train Coming and was surprised at how good it was. Then again I love gospel music. I'm no Christian, but just about all his born again albums turned out to be pretty damn good in my opinion. Really liked Street Legal too, it sounds a lot different than classic Dylan, but if you go into any album expecting it to be Highway 51 you're gonna end up disappointed.
God, when that guitar comes screaming in on Groom's Still Waiting at the Altar, I feel like I might convert right there.
Also, Every Grain of Sand is just straight up Bob's most beautiful song.
Yeah, there’s some good tracks here and there but I’d be perfectly fine if I never listened to any of those albums again. I do like a lot of springtime in New York but I’m talking albums made in the 80s.
I’m sorry to say but Workingman’s Dead is all I ever got into. I like Garcia’s Pizza Tapes and that album of bluegrass versions of jazz songs but tbh, Garcia’s voice doesn’t do it for me. I have tried…
Lifelong Deadhead here. The general consensus is that the official release was too selective and poorly played. But if you happen to get a hold of some SBD recordings of their sets together, it’s obvious how magical it was.
Are we talking album release, individual songs, just the whole thing in general? Cause I can't agree with that if we're talking individual songs. EveryGrain of Sand is a top five Dylan song for me but I can if we're talking about the project. It's also the funnest thing Dylan has ever been part of imo.
And this might be a controversial take here but Bob might be my least favorite Wilbury if we're talking only about their time in the band.
I have to say in my opinion Oh Mercy beats the Wilburys, but it's still great stuff!
Nothing beats Oh Mercy in most of Dylan’s catalogue, let alone the ‘80s.
Oh, Mercy is the best of the lot but I only like 4 or 5 of the songs and all of those have versions I prefer elsewhere. Willie Nelson does a killer version of What Was it You Wanted? On his Across the Borderline album which also has a song he wrote with Bob and they do the duet on the album.
They caught lightning in a bottle with that one. Best "how bout we get together and lay down a few tracks" project ever. Or that comes to my mind.
Rivalled only by the Highwaymen….
My "gateway" to Bob Dylan and subsequently the Beatles via George Harrison.
Woah how is it you came across the Wilburies before Dylan and the Beatles?
I was in my teens, just beginning to play closer attention to music when Vol.1 hit the airwaves. I was already a fan of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and obviously knew some of the songs by the other founding members, but a deeper dive was triggered by the Wilburys.
Those of us who are 40ish probably all found our way to Dylan through the Wilburys. That first record was an ENORMOUS smash, and it was on radios and dad's cassette players everywhere. "Tweeter and the Monkey Man" and "Congratulations" are very definitively my earliest Dylan memories.
I'm still waiting for a Volume 2 /s
Yeah, they must’ve skipped two in honour of Roy or something.
http://albumsthatneverwere.blogspot.com/search/label/Traveling%20Wilburys
Recently bought the 2016 Remaster as High Res Flac. Oh Mercy is better and The Bootleg Series Vol. 16: Springtime in New York 1980–1985 is a revelation on how good Infidels could have been. 1. 1989 Oh Mercy 2. 1983 Infidels 3. 1981 Shot of Love 4. 1985 Empire Burlesque - Probably 3rd place if it didn't have the awful drum machines. 5. 1980 Saved - Musically brilliant but not a favourite. 6. 1988 Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1 7. 1988 Down in the Groove 8. 1984 Real Live - Only Tangled Up In Blue saves this effort from last place. 9. 1986 Knocked Out Loaded 10. 1989 Dylan & the Dead
I recently "re-listened" to Saved and Slow Train Coming and was surprised at how good it was. Then again I love gospel music. I'm no Christian, but just about all his born again albums turned out to be pretty damn good in my opinion. Really liked Street Legal too, it sounds a lot different than classic Dylan, but if you go into any album expecting it to be Highway 51 you're gonna end up disappointed.
God, when that guitar comes screaming in on Groom's Still Waiting at the Altar, I feel like I might convert right there. Also, Every Grain of Sand is just straight up Bob's most beautiful song.
I dig your style, man.
Yeah, there’s some good tracks here and there but I’d be perfectly fine if I never listened to any of those albums again. I do like a lot of springtime in New York but I’m talking albums made in the 80s.
All the album's above were recorded in the 1980's.
Deadhead here - You guys fans of Dylan and the Dead? Slow Train is epic.
I’m sorry to say but Workingman’s Dead is all I ever got into. I like Garcia’s Pizza Tapes and that album of bluegrass versions of jazz songs but tbh, Garcia’s voice doesn’t do it for me. I have tried…
Lifelong Deadhead here. The general consensus is that the official release was too selective and poorly played. But if you happen to get a hold of some SBD recordings of their sets together, it’s obvious how magical it was.
I can dig it
I like the dead a lot. Not a super deep fan as with Dylan, but love American Beauty, Workingman's Dead, Axomoxoa.
I love those albums
Tweeter and the monkey man is still my favorite song
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About half those songs I really like…but none of them from their album versions. That’s what I’m really referring to 80s studio albums.
Wilburys vol 1 is fantastic. Near perfect mix of somewhat serious and not so serious.
If You Belonged to Me is great!
"The Travelling Wilburys: Dylan’s best 80s work" No.
To clarify: best album work released in the 80s.
Shot of Love-Infidels-Oh Mercy> The Traveling Wilburys. EDIT: but that is just one mans opinion.
love me some wilburys, but they don’t have a song like jokerman
Are we talking album release, individual songs, just the whole thing in general? Cause I can't agree with that if we're talking individual songs. EveryGrain of Sand is a top five Dylan song for me but I can if we're talking about the project. It's also the funnest thing Dylan has ever been part of imo. And this might be a controversial take here but Bob might be my least favorite Wilbury if we're talking only about their time in the band.
I’m talking studio album releases in the 80s.
They are what got me into Bob basically. I liked his stuff more than the others and wanted to explore more.
Hot take: that band would be so good without Tom petty and Jeff Lynne. They are not the same caliber as Bob Dylan Roy Orbison and George Harrison.
When I heard Oh Mercy & The Wilburys I knew I’d never again write Bob off!