The Traveling Wilburys

Monday, March 24, 2003

Ringo Rama (CD/DVD), Ringo Starr, 2003

Released 24 March 2003

The Tracks (CD)
1. Eye to Eye (R. Starkey/M. Hudson/S. Dudas/D. Grakal) 3:19
2. Missouri Loves Company (R. Starkey/M. Hudson/S. Dudas/D. Grakal) 3:33
3. Instant Amnesia (R. Starkey/M. Hudson/S. Dudas/D. Grakal) 5:13
4. Memphis in your Mind (R. Starkey/M. Hudson/G. Burr/S. Dudas/D. Grakal) 3:14
5. Never Without You (R. Starkey/M. Hudson/G. Nicholson) 5:24
6. Imagine Me There (R. Starkey/M. Hudson/G. Burr) 3:56
7. I Think Therefore I Rock 'n' Roll (R. Starkey/M. Hudson/D. Grakal) 3:25
8. Trippin' On My Own Tears (R. Starkey/M. Hudson/G. Burr/D. Grakal) 3:32
9. Write One For Me (R. Starkey/M. Hudson/G. Burr) 3:15
10. What Love Wants To Be (R. Starkey/M. Hudson/G. Burr) 3:03
11. Love First, Ask Questions Later (R. Starkey/M. Hudson/G. Burr/D. Grakal) 4:45
12. Elizabeth Reigns (R. Starkey/M. Hudson/G. Burr/D. Grakal) 3:57
13. English Garden (R. Starkey/M. Hudson/G. Burr/S. Dudas/D. Grakal) 2:17 + [I Really Love Her] (R. Starkey/M. Hudson) 1:00 (3:17 total)

The Tracks (DVD)
1. RingoRama Land

The Highlights
This album contains Ringo's heartfelt tribute to George Harrison, Never Without You, who died a few months before the album was released. George's pal Eric Clapton adds a nice lead guitar section towards the middle of the song. Clapton also adds solos on Imagine Me There.

Other contributors include Willie Nelson, David Gilmour (Pink Floyd), bassist Charlie Haden, Shawn Colvin and Timothy B. Schmit (Eagles). There is also a small sample of Roy Orbison's "growl" and a few "mercy's" on Memphis in your Mind.

Multimedia
Never Without You video

Monday, November 18, 2002

Brainwashed, George Harrison, 2002

released 18 November 2002

The Tracks
1. Any Road (George Harrison) 3:52
2. P2 Vatican Blues (Last Saturday Night) (George Harrison) 2:39
3. Pisces Fish (George Harrison) 4:52
4. Looking For My Life (George Harrison) 3:49
5. The Rising Sun (George Harrison) 5:27
6. Marwa Blues (George Harrison) 3:41
7. Stuck Inside A Cloud (George Harrison) 4:05
8. Run So Far (George Harrison) 4:06
9. Never Get Over You (George Harrison) 3:26
10. Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea (Harold Arlen/Ted Koehler) 2:35
11. Rocking Chair In Hawaii (George Harrison) 3:07
12. Brainwashed (George Harrison) 6:07

Highlights
George's opening number, Any Road was recorded in 1988 while making the video for Got My Mind Set on You from the Cloud 9 album. The timeframe and general sound and feel of the song suggests that this so was an early intro into what would become the Traveling Wilburys. Co-producer Jeff Lynne and Harrison's son Dhani supply additional vocals and instruments while Wilbury's drummer Jim Keltner rounds out the song.

Track 8, Run So Far, is a reprise of Harrison's tune that was done 15 years earlier by Eric Clapton on the Journeyman album which was released in 1989. Absent in this version is Harrison's slide guitar that accompanied Clapton's vocals.

Multimedia
Jeff Lynne interview

Thursday, November 29, 2001

George Harrison 1943-2001

29 November 2001

Tuesday, June 12, 2001

Zoom, Electric Light Orchestra, 2001

released 12 June 2001

The Tracks
1. Alright (Jeff Lynne) 3:13
2. Moment In Paradise (Jeff Lynne) 3:36
3. State Of Mind (Jeff Lynne) 3:05
4. Just For Love (Jeff Lynne) 3:40
5. Stranger On A Quiet Street (Jeff Lynne) 3:41
6. In My Own Time (Jeff Lynne) 3:04
7. Easy Money (Jeff Lynne) 2:51
8. It Really Doesn't Matter (Jeff Lynne) 3:20
9. Ordinary Dream (Jeff Lynne) 3:24
10. A Long Time Gone (Jeff Lynne) 3:16
11. Melting In The Sun (Jeff Lynne) 3:11
12. All She Wanted (Jeff Lynne) 3:14
13. Lonesome Lullaby (Jeff Lynne) 4:02

Multimedia

Long Black Road video