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This was actually the second Traveling Wilbury album, despite the intentionally confusing title. It comes with a bit of a heavy heart, as Roy Orbison had passed away, leaving only four Wilburys for the follow up, those being Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, Jeff Lynne and George Harrison. Still a staggeringly stellar lineup, but it's always tough to lose a member. Plus, this was following such a fantastic album, sequels are always difficult.
The first single was also the best, "She's My Baby". It didn't get anywhere near the attention that "Handle With Care" or "End of the Line" from first album did, and unfortunately everything here will just be burdoned by the comparison. On it's own, it's a fun song, but really nothing all that special.
That's going to be the refrain for most of this album. The songs are well written and performed, but nothing feels all that special. Maybe it's the absence of Orbison, maybe it's just that it's impossible to follow what they did with the first album, maybe they just couldn't recapture the magic. They are going in the same direction musically as their earlier effort, perhaps a different path, or a new member may have freshened things up. But this feels like leftover album tracks from these artists. "Wilbury Twist" is kind of fun, but nothing that stays with you.
After the success of the first album, it just made sense to make another, but this just doesn't work. Make sure you have that first one, and search out these artists individually for their better work. They do guest on each others albums, Petty's "Full Moon Fever" was produced by Lynne and written around this time, that might be a better choice. Again, this is not a bad album, just not memorable. Little more than a collector's item.
The first single was also the best, "She's My Baby". It didn't get anywhere near the attention that "Handle With Care" or "End of the Line" from first album did, and unfortunately everything here will just be burdoned by the comparison. On it's own, it's a fun song, but really nothing all that special.
That's going to be the refrain for most of this album. The songs are well written and performed, but nothing feels all that special. Maybe it's the absence of Orbison, maybe it's just that it's impossible to follow what they did with the first album, maybe they just couldn't recapture the magic. They are going in the same direction musically as their earlier effort, perhaps a different path, or a new member may have freshened things up. But this feels like leftover album tracks from these artists. "Wilbury Twist" is kind of fun, but nothing that stays with you.
After the success of the first album, it just made sense to make another, but this just doesn't work. Make sure you have that first one, and search out these artists individually for their better work. They do guest on each others albums, Petty's "Full Moon Fever" was produced by Lynne and written around this time, that might be a better choice. Again, this is not a bad album, just not memorable. Little more than a collector's item.