Traveling Wilburys Vol. 3 - Underappreciated Gem?

Jeff, Tom and Bob need to get together and finish a George demo or two, (do any vintage Roy demos/outtakes exist?) knock off a couple newtracks, throw in an outtake or remix or two from Vol. 1/3 (remix of Handle with Care? for 30th anniversary in 2018?). Dhani could add some harmonies in place of his Dad on a new song.

 

There was a Roy Orbison outtake on the 25th anniversary of Mystery Girl. The song was completed by his sons. And George does have a lot of demos and outtakes and interesting stuff that is being withheld from release for whatever reason.

 

The first album was much better and more importantly for me more varied as to who did the singing. Volume 3 is too Dylan dominated. I prefer my Dylan singing in smaller doses. "Dirty World" and "Tweeter And The Monkey Man" from Volume 1 would rank among my 10 favorite Dylan songs. I also love "Handle With Care", "End Of The Line", and "Last Night". The only song on Volume 3 that elicits the same excitement from me is "Wilbury Twist".
So to answer the question in the post:
No, it is not "an under appreciated gem".

 

Yeah...Dylan, Harrison, Orbison, Jeff Lynne, Tom Petty...what a bunch of clowns.

 

Picked this up about 20 some years ago, has some nice alternate/early takes

 

His drumming definitely stood out to me through both albums. Very consistent, very great.

 

For a long time I didn't like Vol. 3 and referred to Vol. 1 as the best thing Harrison touched since ATMP. Last month, I got Vol. 3, original vinyl pressing. I think Vol. 3 can stand with Vol. 1. Encourage everyone to give it another spin.

 

No Roy, No Travelling Wilbury's

 

What's good on it is really good, what's not is well, what you described.

The first album, to me, was one of the best albums of the 80s. Puts a smile on face every time I play it, so does Earth, Wind & Fire.

 

Yes, #3 is very underrated... still prefer #1, but they are both really super.