Lindsey and George

[cbBen]

I do too, but their group backing vocal sound was predicated on no member standing out. It was a wall of sound backing vocal sound where everyone blended it and no one stood out. Stevie's voice would have stood out rather than blend in.

As for Lindsey, it would have killed him to participate without having production input. And George and Jeff would *not* have let him have any.

Still, he wouldn't have said no to a Beatle.

[SteveMacD]

Lindsey in a band with Tom and Bob?

Stevie would’ve needed a double on the Klonopin.

[DownOnRodeo]

Would love to have seen how this alternate reality turned out.

The Big O would be a hard act to follow, though.

[bombaysaffires]

Originally Posted by cbBen

I do too, but their group backing vocal sound was predicated on no member standing out. It was a wall of sound backing vocal sound where everyone blended it and no one stood out. Stevie's voice would have stood out rather than blend in.

As for Lindsey, it would have killed him to participate without having production input. And George and Jeff would *not* have let him have any.

Still, he wouldn't have said no to a Beatle.

Originally Posted by SteveMacD

Lindsey in a band with Tom and Bob?

Stevie would’ve needed a double on the Klonopin.

y'all beat me to it!

[FuzzyPlum]

Looks closer to 92 than 97 to me.
Would Lindsey have managed in the travelling wilburys? He’d have gotten on well with all of them individually but would ha have managed in the whole band dynamic?

[Mr Scarrott]

It might have been fun to see Mick as the Wilburys'
drummer, don't you think? I remember musing on this at the time, and as he and George had previously married the Boyd sisters there was a connection, as well as George appearing on Mick's solo work. Bill Wyman could have played bass to include the Stones in the concept.

[FuzzyPlum]

Lindsey and George sounds like a sitcom

[David]

Originally Posted by FuzzyPlum

Looks closer to 92 than 97 to me.

Definitely.

Would Lindsey have managed in the travelling wilburys? He’d have gotten on well with all of them individually but would ha have managed in the whole band dynamic?

He has always seemed to me a solitary figure in music, despite his being in a band and occasional outside projects with others. Even his years in the band gave it away: he did his thing largely on his own. When he wanted feedback with the track, he reached out to Christine and Mick. But he’s a solitary creator, and that’s why I have trouble imagining him working the duration with a group of heavy hitters like Harrison and Lynn and Petty. All I can picture him doing is a guitar or vocal part for them and then splitting. Thoughts?

[The Chain]

Originally Posted by David

Thoughts?

I agree with you on Lindsey being primarily a solitary figure.. What I think is interesting is the sentiment from others that George or Jeff wouldn’t want or allow Lindsey to have a hand in overall production. On the contrary, I believe that’s exactly why George might have wanted him on board- I believe within the music world and amongst his peers he was (and still is) first & foremost respected and admired as a brilliant arranger/producer just as much as he is for his guitar skills. With so many brilliant guitarists and vocalists already involved in the Wilburys it’s hard for me to believe that he was wanted solely for those duties- I bet George genuinely dug what he did behind the console. Same for Tom, as evident by him once saying he wanted Lindsey in the Heartbreakers, and “Walls (Circus)” ..

[jbrownsjr]

Originally Posted by SteveMacD

Lindsey in a band with Tom and Bob?

Stevie would’ve needed a double on the Klonopin.

With a vodka chaser...