Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

Post by **Roughie** » Mon Dec 27, 2010 5:14 pm

Anyone else a fan?

I have been for a while now. Just picked up their latest album MOJO. Great album and well worth it.

Side note, Tom seems to be a Doors fan!

Post by **Buda** » Mon Dec 27, 2010 6:04 pm

When I was a teenager I listened to them frequently. Mostly their bigger tunes, best albums, no early 80ies stuff at all - Learning to Fly, Mary Jane.. and I have the solo too, Wildflowers - but by the 2000s they got bored I think. Will have to check out Mojo but the previous album was also too mellow for me. Hats off to Petty but with all his praise for Dave Grohl and so on showed me what problems I have with his direction today.

Post by **Roughie** » Mon Dec 27, 2010 11:13 pm

Buda wrote:When I was a teenager I listened to them frequently. Mostly their bigger tunes, best albums, no early 80ies stuff at all - Learning to Fly, Mary Jane.. and I have the solo too, Wildflowers - but by the 2000s they got bored I think. Will have to check out Mojo but the previous album was also too mellow for me. Hats off to Petty but with all his praise for Dave Grohl and so on showed me what problems I have with his direction today.

I agree, but check Mojo out, very bluesy. A couple of songs seem tired but there are 15 on the album and most are really good. IMO.

Post by **jamestkirk** » Tue Dec 28, 2010 4:57 pm

Great artist! "DAMN THE TORPEDOES" AND "HARD PROMISES" are two of my favorite albums.

"You don't have to live like a refugee...."

He was heavily influenced by Roger McGuinn....

Post by **Roughie** » Tue Dec 28, 2010 5:04 pm

jamestkirk wrote:Great artist! "DAMN THE TORPEDOES" AND "HARD PROMISES" are two of my favorite albums.

He was heavily influenced by Roger McGuinn....

I knew you'd like them!

P.S. thanks for the links you emailled me.

Post by **jamestkirk** » Tue Dec 28, 2010 5:24 pm

Roughie wrote:
jamestkirk wrote:Great artist! "DAMN THE TORPEDOES" AND "HARD PROMISES" are two of my favorite albums.

He was heavily influenced by Roger McGuinn....

I knew you'd like them!

P.S. thanks for the links you emailled me.

Oh yeah! And thanks for the great "Psych" article!!

Post by **MysticHeatedWine** » Tue Dec 28, 2010 6:37 pm

I always liked them. Nothing complex about them. Just good, simple rock.

Post by **jamestkirk** » Tue Dec 28, 2010 9:35 pm

MysticHeatedWine wrote:I always liked them. Nothing complex about them. Just good, simple rock.

Right. That is what Lou Reed said on his New York album....nothing as good as "lead guitar, rhythm guitar, bass, & drums"....simple, clean and rock hard!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGoYOl9m ... re=related

"Romeo Had Juliette!"

Post by **Roughie** » Thu Oct 20, 2011 1:56 am

http://nz.entertainment.yahoo.com/news/ ... ion-album/

Live album for back to black record store day.

Only in US