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The beauty of the Traveling Wilburys<\/a> was that none of it could have been planned from the beginning. <\/p>\n Every one of them had a deep love and respect for each other before they even picked up instruments, and chances are they would have still made the record even if they weren\u2019t going to see a dime for it. It was all about having a bunch of good friends getting together to play some tunes, but not every one of their songs had to be a walk in the park for them to nail down by any stretch.<\/p>\n When George Harrison was first floating around the idea, there were already a few questions surrounding the album before they played a note of music. \u2018Handle With Care\u2019 was an easy proof of concept that they all worked so well together, but there were many times when Bob Dylan seemed to get a little bit antsy in between the sessions. He wasn\u2019t the kind to collaborate with others, but he was like a fish in water when they all got guitars in their hands.<\/p>\n Because, really, all of them were chasing after the same kind of high that they had when they first picked up guitars. A lot of that first album is some of the best retro rock and roll that they could have made around that time, and even though not everyone would have been able to pick someone like Roy Orbison out of a lineup, the new kids were never going to forget him once they heard his voice singing their songs.<\/p>\n So when Orbison finally fell silent halfway through the promotional cycle, no one even thought about replacing. There was no point in even trying to match that kind of voice, but after a tragedy like that, Harrison was determined to keep the band going. He didn\u2019t assemble this bunch of friends only to play with them one time, but the next album left a lot to be desired for some fans who wanted the classic Wilburys experience.<\/p>\n There were many songs where Dylan dominated the vocal duties, and while he\u2019s not a poor vocalist for this kind of music, he\u2019s not exactly going to be the MVP of the session when Harrison and Jeff Lynne are there. But Dylan remained defiantly proud of the record, with Harrison saying<\/a>, \u201cI think everyone, particularly Bob, was more willing to do it this time. Never having been in a band before, Bob wasn\u2019t quite sure what the result would be on the first one. This time, we knew what to expect.\u201d<\/p>\n