Post by SAT-I need more room!! on Feb 27, 2006 11:35:13 GMT -5
Since we're in the middle of his polls, I thought it was time to do a Tom Petty hat trick!
Tom has a lot of strong albums, but I bet I'll get no arguement about the first three making up the hat trick.
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers-When I first heard American Girl and Breakdown, I could not BELIEVE when I looked and saw they were from 1976! Think about it-it's like nothing else from that time. It's not punk, not funk, not disco. It was just straight forward rock and roll. Tom's music is so timeless, you could really exchange these with much later songs and a novice really couldn't tell much difference. I got the CD for Christmas about a year and a half before his first compilation came out because I wanted the two aforementioned songs. Well I gave this album several listens and liked just about every track! Rockin' Around (With You) is a strong leadoff track. After Breakdown you have Hometown Blues which isn't blues at all, but more like a folky country song. For me, the highlight is track four, The Wild One (Forever). I think it has a bit of a different sound which sets it apart from other Petty tracks, much like the later Here Comes My Girl did. Ironically, this DIDN'T make the 6 disc box set, but DID make the 2 disc anthology. Anything That's Rock-n-Roll is another typical Byrds-influenced tune, followed by three more strong tracks. I never got into Luna, and couldn't sing it right now if asked. The album ends strongly of course with American Girl.
You're Gonna Get it!-Now admittedly, I'm not as familiar with this one. I basically only know the two radio cuts, Listen to Her Heart and I Need to Know. But those are two classics. Plus, just about all of Petty's albums have about 2 good cuts each, so why not do this one that is sandwhiched by two classics? No less than six tracks made the box set (which is actually odd to me), and Ken recommended it as a great album.
Damn the Torpedoes-I picked this up on LP sometime in the late 80's. Refugee and Don't Do Me Like That were the first two Petty songs I knew growing up and always liked them. Then while listening to classic rock radio, I discovered Even the Losers and Here Comes My Girl and was very happy to find out they were all on the same album! For a long time, those two songs were both good songs in my opinion, but after awhile, Here Comes My Girl really took off for me, became my number 1, and has remained my number one since. Like I said above, it has a different sound to it. Shadow of a Doubt is another good track. Petty really peaked on this album. Ten years later he had another really strong album in Full Moon Fever, but to me, it's not up to this standard.
Whattya think? Agree/disagree?
Tom has a lot of strong albums, but I bet I'll get no arguement about the first three making up the hat trick.
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers-When I first heard American Girl and Breakdown, I could not BELIEVE when I looked and saw they were from 1976! Think about it-it's like nothing else from that time. It's not punk, not funk, not disco. It was just straight forward rock and roll. Tom's music is so timeless, you could really exchange these with much later songs and a novice really couldn't tell much difference. I got the CD for Christmas about a year and a half before his first compilation came out because I wanted the two aforementioned songs. Well I gave this album several listens and liked just about every track! Rockin' Around (With You) is a strong leadoff track. After Breakdown you have Hometown Blues which isn't blues at all, but more like a folky country song. For me, the highlight is track four, The Wild One (Forever). I think it has a bit of a different sound which sets it apart from other Petty tracks, much like the later Here Comes My Girl did. Ironically, this DIDN'T make the 6 disc box set, but DID make the 2 disc anthology. Anything That's Rock-n-Roll is another typical Byrds-influenced tune, followed by three more strong tracks. I never got into Luna, and couldn't sing it right now if asked. The album ends strongly of course with American Girl.
You're Gonna Get it!-Now admittedly, I'm not as familiar with this one. I basically only know the two radio cuts, Listen to Her Heart and I Need to Know. But those are two classics. Plus, just about all of Petty's albums have about 2 good cuts each, so why not do this one that is sandwhiched by two classics? No less than six tracks made the box set (which is actually odd to me), and Ken recommended it as a great album.
Damn the Torpedoes-I picked this up on LP sometime in the late 80's. Refugee and Don't Do Me Like That were the first two Petty songs I knew growing up and always liked them. Then while listening to classic rock radio, I discovered Even the Losers and Here Comes My Girl and was very happy to find out they were all on the same album! For a long time, those two songs were both good songs in my opinion, but after awhile, Here Comes My Girl really took off for me, became my number 1, and has remained my number one since. Like I said above, it has a different sound to it. Shadow of a Doubt is another good track. Petty really peaked on this album. Ten years later he had another really strong album in Full Moon Fever, but to me, it's not up to this standard.
Whattya think? Agree/disagree?
