FPSHOT
Aug 03, 2007, 02:52 AM
I was thinking about George a lot lately, I miss him. I was thinking of how his musical life has been, not calling it a career because George often in interviews said “I don’t have a career” which if you look at it is even true lol..
But I was thinking of his last 10 years on earth. Where for instance Olivia and Tom Petty both said in interviews how much George had wanted to have a band again, and now looking back we can be happy for him that before he went on his last journey, he had the band he wanted. And when you see how happy he looks being part of the Wilburys in all the videos and interviews and also just simply on the recordings, isn’t is just amazingly wonderful that after The Beatles he did have that band with people he wanted in it and where he played such a significant role.
Before the Wilburys George was present at many things like The Prince’s Trust concerts and all these events where he would be on stage, but always was the individual and he would leave the guitar solos to others, just from being shy and modest. But from when he started with Jeff Lynne, George came out of this shy and modest period as I see it. He said in interviews how much he loved working together with someone again and they did make a great album together.
And then with the Traveling Wilburys he maybe was inspired by Jeff to do that band thing, so there he was with Roy Orbison suddenly who The Beatles had toured with in the early 60's and when I read the Anthology book there is so much adoration for the man who made so many hit records at the time of the early Beatles and then suddenly almost 3 decades later Roy is within George’s band and such a driving force within it. Then there is Bob who always was an inspiration for George and probably the most important influence for All Things Must Pass. And then there is Tom Petty who became maybe one of the closest musical friends to George in his last years.
So the gardener had his own band. His wish came true and they left us some awesome songs. Ofcourse they talked about going on tour but then again George probably told them how he thought about that and it was just left as it was. Besides... how would Bob have been able to fit this in his agenda where is always is on tour and...... the "family" thing from the Wilburys... recording songs round the kitchen table and in the nice houses they did it in and then going all up to Friar Park and within that amazing atmosphere they would give it the finishing touches.... would a tour have been good for them comparing it with the relaxed atmosphere and George saying in interviews how much he would hate to travel from one motel to another....I think what the Wilburys gave us is just perfect.
Us fans always want more but when you just play the two albums and hear how George is leading there with his slide guitar, being the manager of the band and also the producer of the end-product, it is just amazing how he came out of his gardens and took hold of this new project so easily. And also was more prominent in appearances.
Look at the Wilbury videos and George is just so much there as a person and also a guitarist, playing the most beautiful parts in songs like Handle With Care.
And in the end…. One of the last things he did musically was making a song with Dhani.
These are just part of my thoughts about the last 10 years of George’s life on earth.
Wanna share some views on this?
But I was thinking of his last 10 years on earth. Where for instance Olivia and Tom Petty both said in interviews how much George had wanted to have a band again, and now looking back we can be happy for him that before he went on his last journey, he had the band he wanted. And when you see how happy he looks being part of the Wilburys in all the videos and interviews and also just simply on the recordings, isn’t is just amazingly wonderful that after The Beatles he did have that band with people he wanted in it and where he played such a significant role.
Before the Wilburys George was present at many things like The Prince’s Trust concerts and all these events where he would be on stage, but always was the individual and he would leave the guitar solos to others, just from being shy and modest. But from when he started with Jeff Lynne, George came out of this shy and modest period as I see it. He said in interviews how much he loved working together with someone again and they did make a great album together.
And then with the Traveling Wilburys he maybe was inspired by Jeff to do that band thing, so there he was with Roy Orbison suddenly who The Beatles had toured with in the early 60's and when I read the Anthology book there is so much adoration for the man who made so many hit records at the time of the early Beatles and then suddenly almost 3 decades later Roy is within George’s band and such a driving force within it. Then there is Bob who always was an inspiration for George and probably the most important influence for All Things Must Pass. And then there is Tom Petty who became maybe one of the closest musical friends to George in his last years.
So the gardener had his own band. His wish came true and they left us some awesome songs. Ofcourse they talked about going on tour but then again George probably told them how he thought about that and it was just left as it was. Besides... how would Bob have been able to fit this in his agenda where is always is on tour and...... the "family" thing from the Wilburys... recording songs round the kitchen table and in the nice houses they did it in and then going all up to Friar Park and within that amazing atmosphere they would give it the finishing touches.... would a tour have been good for them comparing it with the relaxed atmosphere and George saying in interviews how much he would hate to travel from one motel to another....I think what the Wilburys gave us is just perfect.
Us fans always want more but when you just play the two albums and hear how George is leading there with his slide guitar, being the manager of the band and also the producer of the end-product, it is just amazing how he came out of his gardens and took hold of this new project so easily. And also was more prominent in appearances.
Look at the Wilbury videos and George is just so much there as a person and also a guitarist, playing the most beautiful parts in songs like Handle With Care.
And in the end…. One of the last things he did musically was making a song with Dhani.
These are just part of my thoughts about the last 10 years of George’s life on earth.
Wanna share some views on this?