Oh man, so I accidentally came upon something spectacular today that I never knew exsisted...
I was at Best Buy today, where I picked up Jenny Lewis and The Watson Twin's album, Rabbit Fur Coat. Then, being the good friend that I am, I took it to meet my friend Travis and allow him to enjoy the musical goodness with me. (Aren't I such a great friend?)
Anyways, after hearing the song Handle With Care , which has M Ward and Ben Gibbard accompanying her (!!!!), Travis got online and looked it up, where he found out that it was a cover of a song by the Traveling Wilburys, which I had never heard of..
According to good ol' Wiki, The Traveling Wilburys were a "supergroup created by George Harrison and Jeff Lynne. Initially an informal grouping with Roy Orbison and Tom Petty, they got together at Bob Dylan's studio (Santa Monica, California) to record an additional track as a B-side for the single release of Harrison's "This is Love". The song they came up with was 'Handle with Care'"
Their name comes from a phrase coined by Harrison and Lynne, when they recorded "flubs" that could be eliminated during the mixing stage (i.e. "'We'll bury' them in the mix").
They were nominated for a Grammy in 1990, and ranked number 70 on Rolling Stone's of 100 Greatest Albums of the 80's.
Am I the ONLY person who's never heard of the Traveling Wilburys?
Here's part one of the true story of The Traveling Wilburys..
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You're probably not the only person who hasn't heard of them but they aren't as famous, as you know, the Beatles. Also, were you excited for M. Ward or Ben Gibbard?
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I've heard of them, but I'll bet I'm not the only one here who's never heard the origin of their name. (I bet a nickel deadmandeadman knew it, though.) Great story, sordidhipster.
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Damn, you make me feel old. Yeah, they were the talk of the music world, you'd had trouble not knowing about this project back when it occured and I was already getting old then.
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I was just going to say that Waydutch and I'm younger than you, Ha!
I was probably the age you are now S.Hipster, when this album came out. I wasn't too much into their music at the time, or now, but just to have all those guys in the room at the same time must have been stupifying.
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really? ive heard of them, but that could just be because my dad is a die hard dylan and beatles fan. i agree with dach, you dont see supergroups of that caliber these days. the closest we get is... velvet revolver.
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Must confess I wasn't really aware of them till I picked up the Jenny Lewis album...
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Watch: I was definitely more excited about M Ward, haha.
Waydutch and Dachmo: haha, yeah, I was born the year they were nominated for a Grammy... :/
I'm not really sure I dig their sound much either, but just the idea of all of those people in one room absolutely blows my mind.
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Serendipity I cherish thy name... You can't possibly know every band out there, can you? I really admire your curiosity and wanting to find out more about a song that you like.
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Well this is a milestone for me. I (also) was a senior in high school when this record came out and (even though I didn't like it) it was a BIG deal. Roy Orbison died before they could make all the videos, right?
Now a days, I'd much rather hear Velvet Revolver.
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A certain miss lewis came into my work today. insane.