i always liked his popular solo songs
So How Good Was Roy Orbison Then?
by Englishman 25 Replies latest social entertainment
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DanTheMan
I signed out his greatest hits from the library once.
Aside from Pretty Woman, I think he was pretty lame.
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Englishman
Iron Gland,
OK, will do. It'll have to be tomorrow though, beddy-byes pour moi.
Englishman.
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gumby
Yet..I always had this sneaky feeling that he was struggling to stay in tune and that his golden voice covered over the glitches.
Roy having trouble staying in tune? Not Roy........he was the greatest as far as voices go in my opinion.
I have seen the Mavericks twice. Yes....they did some stuff with him. Raul Malo lead singer of Mavericks ALSO has a dynamite voice! Roy had I believe 4 octives(same as Linda Ronstat)
I think "LEAH" was his best. Much of his music was about his wife and his lifes tradgedies.......he had lots of them. Funny thing about Roy was.....he was a HEAVY smoker.....yet still had a voice like no other.
Gumby
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Valis
Roy Gumbison...blind Apostate bastard couldn't play guitar to save his life...as if he had one.
Sincerely,
District Overbeer
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Gopher
Ahhh... the late, great Roy Orbison. I really liked his music, especially "Only the Lonely". He was a no-nonsense guy and well-respected by his peers. I really enjoyed the fact that he went out at the height of his popularity, thanks to the supergroup "Traveling Wilburys". When he passed on, he knew his fans loved him.
Every time American public television has its fund-raising periods, they trot out the "Black and White" concert featuring Roy being backed up by (and performing alongside) some of the best in the business, including Bruce Springsteen and Elvis Costello. Great stuff!
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gumby
Valgina,
I can to play ya bastard! I got a voice too.
Gumtalent
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Sunnygal41
I loved Roy and his incredible voice! I always felt so very sad for him because of the tragedies he suffered in his life, which only made me more respectful of him. He is still a favorite of mine and I will turn the radio up and sing loudly along with him whenever they play him!!! We had his favorites CD in our collection also.
Terri
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Leolaia
Roy had a very unique sounding voice. If it wasn't for just the sound of his voice, he probably wouldn't be a great singer.
Another deceased Wilbury member who I thought had a truly special, magical sounding voice was George Harrison. That was a great voice.
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Gopher
I particularly liked him when he was playing with the Travelling Wilburys. Tom Petty, George Harrison & Bob Dylan along with Orbison, jamming in a warehouse while singing "Handle with care".
Hey there, you missed out on JEFF LYNNE, your fellow Englishman, former frontman for the classical-rock group Electric Light Orchestra, and a member of the Wilburys who helped get this group together. Read on ... http://www.rockintown.com/parking/traveling_wilburys.html
Traveling Wilburys The Wilbury Boys:
Nelson/Spike - George Harrison
Charlie T. Jr./Muddy - Tom Petty
Lefty - Roy Orbison
Lucky/Boo - Bob Dylan
Otis/Clayton - Jeff Lynne
Sometimes "happy" accidents occur. George Harrison was finishing his "Cloud Nine" album in '88 and needed one more track as a bonus for the European version. His producer, former E.L.O. leader, Jeff Lynne was also working on Roy Orbison's "Mystery Girl" album and a Tom Petty project.
Harrison and Lynne were talking about the bonus song while Orbison was nearby. Getting wind of the project, Orbison offered to sing on the song. Sure, that'd be great.
Since this was only a bonus track, Harrison didn't want to spend a ton of money recording it. So the decision was made to use Bob Dylan's home studio. Harrison, Lynne and Orbison headed for Dylan's with Tom Petty in tow. Nobody quite remembers whether Petty was invited by Harrison or just tagging along.
In Dylan's studio, Harrison saw a box labeled "Handle With Care." In short order, he had a song composed based on that phrase and included a special vocal part for Orbison. Lynne, Petty and Dylan joined in with Dylan's classic harmonica riding the fade out. The experience was so positive, Harrison later talked to Lynne about the five doing an album together. Turned out, everyone was up for it.
The problem of what to call themselves was resolved fairly quickly. A "wilbury" was a term Harrison and Lynne used during the "Cloud Nine" sessions to describe a recording glitch. So each member adopted a "Wilbury name" in part avoid being taken seriously as a supergroup. They were having too much fun for that. Harrison proposed "trembling" but the ever-persuasive Dylan won out with "traveling." Since the band had five guitars, they used drummer Jim Keltner, sax player Jim Horn and percussionist Ray Cooper, among others, to fill things out.
The Traveling Wilburys recorded their debut album in ten days due to Orbison's touring schedule. Also, Petty and Lynne wrote and performed "You Got It" for Orbison's "Mystery Girl" CD. It turned out to be Orbison's last hit.
"Traveling Wilburys Vol. I" became a million seller. Sadly, Orbison passed away from a massive heart attack, while on tour, only weeks after the album's release. There was some talk of adding '60s Rocker Del Shannon to the line-up. Petty had worked on Shannon's recent album. But Shannon, suffering from depression, took his life.
The four remaining Wilburys recorded "Traveling Wilburys Vol. III." There is no "Vol. II." That's the joke. "III" was another million seller.