The Traveling Wilburys

Unsurprisingly, the presence of these five legends ensures some excellent music. Two features really stand out when one listens to the record. Firstly, the songs are incredibly catchy and even when you listen to them the first time you get the nagging feeling that you've heard them all somewhere before (which, indeed, would be true for some of them). Secondly, the five of them do a good job of sharing the singing. For example, on the opening track 'Handle With Care', while Harrison has the lead vocals, Orbison, Petty and Dylan are all given significant cameos. This is a pattern that repeats itself on the other songs and ensures that the album sounds like a bunch of friends jamming together- which, for all intents and purposes, is what it is.
However, despite these plaudits it is also necessary to mention some negatives. While the impulsive nature of this creation is what makes it so captivating, it also ensures that a couple of the songs are not up to standard. 'Rattled' and 'Congratulations' sound too predictable and formulaic. It feels like someone has just come up with a few chords that have then been lazily expanded into an entire song.
These are definitely the exceptions, though. Three of the songs from the album- 'Handle With Care', 'Last Night' and 'End of the Line' were big hits and will be familiar to many people. The other material is of a similar style- good songs and fun songs, but not to be taken too seriously.
Although this is far from being the perfect album, Traveling Wilburys, Volume 1 is notable in that the whole feels considerably greater than the sum of its parts. It is necessary to overlook the weaknesses inherent in such an uncontrived creation, because it is this very spontaneousness that makes it so original and enjoyable. It is only very infrequently that five such famous artists can put aside their egos and come together in such obvious harmony to record a collection of songs. This album should be appreciated both for its quality and its rarity

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