I quite like it after five spins, but it's harmless and safe. Petty himself is good, though.

Sounds a lot like MOJO to me. That isn't a bad thing, just not what I was hoping for.

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Sounds a lot like MOJO to me. That isn't a bad thing, just not what I was hoping for.

hmm i didn't get that at all. mojo was longer bluesy jams. this album seems like very precise condensed rock music

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Sounds a lot like MOJO to me. That isn't a bad thing, just not what I was hoping for.

hmm i didn't get that at all. mojo was longer bluesy jams. this album seems like very precise condensed rock music

Agreed. Mojo was good, but it loses it and gets boring after 5 songs. This one kept my attention, even if little of it is groundbreaking. Its just good old fashion heartland rock which there's little true music of these days.

Looks like he's only going live with 4 songs off this album...??

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
August 09, 2014
Golden Gate Park — Outside Lands Festival
San Francisco, CA

Source: Schoeps CCM4’s > Tinybox > Sony PCM-M10 16/44.1
Mastering (BLG): Adobe Audition > iZotope Ozone 5 > WavePad > xACT > FLAC

01 So You Want to Be a Rock ’n’ Roll Star
02 Mary Jane’s Last Dance
03 American Dream Plan B
04 Into the Great Wide Open
05 Forgotten Man
06 I Won’t Back Down
07 Free Fallin’
08 Spike
09 Tweeter and the Monkey Man
10 U Get Me High
11 Rebels
12 Friend of the Devil
13 Learning to Fly
14 Shadow People
15 I Should Have Known It
16 Refugee
17 Runnin’ Down a Dream

Encore:
18 You Wreck Me
19 American Girl

Total Time: 111:39

Notes: Thanks to a friend for taping.

It is a great album,

Tom has overcome a bad periode these songs are really rocking and groovin'

ooooh and just $ 9.98 on Amazon.com


DECCA61

Tom Petty, author of the world's worst song 'don't come 'round here no more' which, rather than end with a burp, should have featured Tom taking a crap in a litter box.

Headline for new album should read 'bad dylan clone regurgitates derivative garbage'



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Tom Petty, author of the world's worst song 'don't come 'round here no more' which, rather than end with a burp, should have featured Tom taking a crap in a litter box.

Headline for new album should read 'bad dylan clone regurgitates derivative garbage'

Overall I love Tom Petty's music and I see him every tour. I admit he has a few stinkers, but I would put You Got Lucky and It's Good to be King higher on my "I don't care if I ever hear it again" list.

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TonyMo
Tom Petty, author of the world's worst song 'don't come 'round here no more' which, rather than end with a burp, should have featured Tom taking a crap in a litter box.

Headline for new album should read 'bad dylan clone regurgitates derivative garbage'

Tony! I bet you can hear more Roger McGuinn than Dylan in Tom?

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TonyMo
Tom Petty, author of the world's worst song 'don't come 'round here no more' which, rather than end with a burp, should have featured Tom taking a crap in a litter box.

Headline for new album should read 'bad dylan clone regurgitates derivative garbage'

Sorry...that was the title of the last Springsteen album.

For years I've been trying to place the drummer (Steve Ferrone) who replaced Stan Lynch...now I know:

1975: Riddle of the Sphinx – Bloodstone
1975: Cut The Cake – Average White Band (AW
1976: Soul Searching – AWB
1976: Person To Person (live) – AWB
1977: Benny & Us – AWB
1977: Up – Morrissey–Mullen
1977: The Atlantic Family Live at Montreux
1978: Warmer Communications – AWB
1978: Chaka – Chaka Khan
1979: Feel No Fret – AWB
1980: Invisible Man's Band – Invisible Man's Band
1980: Shine – AWB
1980: Volume VIII – AWB
1982: Cupid's In Fashion – AWB
1984: I Feel For You – Chaka Khan
1984: Christine McVie – Christine McVie
1985: Glow – Rick James
1985: Cupid & Psyche 85 – Scritti Politti ("Wood Beez (Pray Like Aretha Franklin)", "Don't Work That Hard" and "Absolute")
1986: Souliloquy – Dick Morrissey
1986: Destiny – Chaka Khan
1986: Notorious – Duran Duran
1986: Good to Go Lover - Gwen Guthrie
1988: Big Thing – Duran Duran
1988: The Corporate World – Gail Ann Dorsey
1988: C.K. – Chaka Khan
1989: A Night to Remember - Cyndi Lauper
1989: One – Bee Gees
1989: Cosmic Thing – B52's
1989: Journeyman – Eric Clapton
1991: 24 Nights – Eric Clapton
1992: Unplugged – Eric Clapton
1992: Live in Japan – George Harrison with Eric Clapton and Band
1993: Spin 1ne 2wo – Spin 1ne 2wo
1993: The Wedding Album – Duran Duran
1993: The Sun Don't Lie – Marcus Miller
1993: Tutte Storie – Eros Ramazzotti
1994: Wildflowers – Tom Petty
1994: Hold On – Alan Frew
1995: Shadow Man – Sasha Gracanin featuring Mick Taylor
1995: New Beginning – Tracy Chapman
1995: Thank You – Duran Duran
1996: Unchained – Johnny Cash with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
1996: Songs and Music from She's the One – Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
1998: One Moment in Time – John Jones
1999: Echo – Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
2002: The Last DJ – Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
2003: It Up: Steve Ferrone and Friends Live at La Ve Lee
2004: Freak Out – Chris Catena
2004: In The Meantime – Christine McVie
2006: More Head – Steve Ferrone's Farm Fur
2007 "Zen Blues Quartet" - with Tim Scott, Jeff Young and John March
2008: The Black and White Years – The Black and White Years
2009: black n white album – John Jones
2009: The Live Anthology – Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
2009 "Zen Blues Quartet, Again and Yet again" with Mike Finnigan, Tim Scott and John March
2010: Slash – Slash
2010: Mojo – Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
2010: Dove Comincia il Sole – Pooh
2010: I Feel Like Playing – Ronnie Wood

Steve hasn't done much, has he?

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Steve hasn't done much, has he?

...slacker.

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Tracks 1, 5, 7 & 9 are my favorites ... for now.

Ha! Mine too. I think the album flows very nicely, but these are the strongest tracks IMO. Track 11 might be the only weak spot on an otherwise excellent album.

Drew

Agreed that these are my favorites as well. I'd also add in Track 6 with Power Drunk which I also thought was really rockin. Solid solid record and happy that I finally found some time to listen to it.

I also didn't think Track 11 was that weak. I was expecting it with its long run time, and while its a bit long and muddling in the middle, and the end 30 seconds which seems relatively unnecessary, it was altogether a good track. Sounds like Petty and I didn't find myself not liking it.

I wonder how the bonus track Playin' Dumb, apparently available on the vinyl, which despite the 50 minute run time of the OP Youtube is all silence after Shadow People.

The whole thing is sounding better and better to me. Track 11 included.

Drew

I just ordered the vinyl. I loved Highway Companion. He hit no. 1 on Billboard so congrats to him.

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Steve hasn't done much, has he?

I never knew this was him on the skins, but always loved this funky groooooove

I came to this band late. I was more of a British band guy. Anyway, they are fantastic. Tom is a great songwriter, tons of good riffs and hooks in the songs that just stick in my head. Great guitar tone on their stuff. The lead player Mike Campbell (?) is so tasteful and right on in his playing.

PS - Hypnotic Eye is so good. There are not many new rock albums anymore that I can listen to and think that rock is still pertinent. Probably the reason why this LP is or was #1.



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I came to this band late. I was more of a British band guy. Anyway, they are fantastic. Tom is a great songwriter, tons of good riffs and hooks in the songs that just stick in my head. Great guitar tone on their stuff. The lead player Mike Campbell (?) is so tasteful and right on in his playing.

PS - Hypnotic Eye is so good. There are not many new rock albums anymore that I can listen to and think that rock is still pertinent. Probably the reason why this LP is or was #1.

Couldn't agree more. Hypnotic Eye is excellent.

Wife and I are going to Denver for our 30th Anniversary to see Tom & The Heartbreakers, 2 nights at Red Rocks! Can't wait.

tom petty is very much influenced by the byrds

I have never ever seen them do a bad live show. One of America's top rock bands of all time in my opinion.

Anyone here been to any of the recent shows? What did you think?

I saw Tom and the Heart Breakers just a few weeks ago outside of Detroit. Steve Winwood opened. I had forgotten how many great hits Mr. Winwood was involved with until he pulled them out, one after the other. Then came the Heartbreakers.

They were seamless, moving through decades worth of music, each song powerfully delivered. Tom took time to talk to the audience, and it was not canned sound bites of repeated stock phrases. He took time to give history about some of his songs, share a laugh or too about getting a little long in the tooth, and even joke a bit once about his history with the venue. But it was on Learning to Fly that the performance reached a whole new level, Tom, eyes closed, swaying, improvising wordless vocals, totally absorbed and absorbing. For me , that moment exposed a musician in love with what he does, a man that would play these songs for 6 or 60000, no flash, no stage show, it was all about the man and his songs.

A great concert that I urge anyone that has ever liked anything that Tom Petty has released go and see.

Saw them last night. Winwood blew him away.What a guitar player!

Tom Petty is kinda boring. Though the new songs were good.

Going to go see him in San Jose, California on October 5. Mainly decided to go see him due to Winwood opening. Though, I do like Petty.

Saw Winwood in Oakland at the Fox Theater in June. He played a lot of a Traffic material. Great show!



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Praying for some UK dates, only just recently got into Tom & The Heartbreakers, would kill to see them live!

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Praying for some UK dates, only just recently got into Tom & The Heartbreakers, would kill to see them live!

Me too Bastion. The guy just sucks up all his influences and blends them into his songs, The Byrds, Dylan, Harrison, Beatles........

Even The Who which I can hear distinctly in the song Love is a Long Road.

His lyrics are masterful, the songs are really good and his band rocks.

PS - Being a guitar player for 48 years, did I say how much I admire Mike Campbell's playing and the guitar tone(s) are to die for.

Thank God for Mike Campbell. He ads some nasty guitar to TP tunes

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Looks like he's only going live with 4 songs off this album...??

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
August 09, 2014
Golden Gate Park — Outside Lands Festival
San Francisco, CA

Source: Schoeps CCM4’s > Tinybox > Sony PCM-M10 16/44.1
Mastering (BLG): Adobe Audition > iZotope Ozone 5 > WavePad > xACT > FLAC

01 So You Want to Be a Rock ’n’ Roll Star
02 Mary Jane’s Last Dance
03 American Dream Plan B
04 Into the Great Wide Open
05 Forgotten Man
06 I Won’t Back Down
07 Free Fallin’
08 Spike
09 Tweeter and the Monkey Man
10 U Get Me High
11 Rebels
12 Friend of the Devil
13 Learning to Fly
14 Shadow People
15 I Should Have Known It
16 Refugee
17 Runnin’ Down a Dream

Encore:
18 You Wreck Me
19 American Girl

Total Time: 111:39

Notes: Thanks to a friend for taping.

Hey U2Stones...anyway of posting this ????

Here is a terrific interview with Tom Petty. Tom talks about his new album, the creative process, and even how the Stones influenced his ideas about becoming a performer.






Drew

If you agree with me that this is a great album AND you're a vinyl geek, get the LP. It's mastering is much warmer and clear - compared to the download burned to CD anyway.