The songs are more ambitious, deeper lyrically, and a bit more mature. Hard Promises (1981) – Many critics consider the followup to Damn the Torpodoes even better than it’s predecessor. HIDDEN GEMS: Shadow of a Doubt (A Complex Kid), “Louisiana Rain”Ģ. Consider it the album that made superstars of Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers.ĮSSENTIALS: “Refugee”, “Don’t Do Me Like That”, “Even the Losers” and “Here Comes My Girl” Producer Jimmy Iovine worked the band tirelessly and seemingly endlessly to get the sound he wanted. And an album cut like “Shadow of a Doubt (A Complex Kid)” sounds just as good. The songs that became classic rock radio staples have stood the test of musical time they still sound essential. Is it his best record? Always debatable, but Damn the Torpedoes is always in the argument. Damn the Torpedoes (1979) – Straddling intersecting lines of power pop, rock and roll and new wave, Petty made the record that, all these years later, defines the artist. Here for you, my friends, is the Rockforward list of Petty’s 7 Essential Albums (and a couple that were too good to leave off).ġ.
I’m a big E Street Band and Pearl Jam fan, but still give the nod to the quintessential American rock and roll to Petty and his boys when it comes to the package of accessibility, passion and sweet-ass rock and roll hooks. That record is both a departure for the band, and a rejuvenating set of music. It is a band that has been making music for almost 40 years, the most recent album, Mojo, released in 2010. Petty can sweat and smile at the same time. It enables them to connect with rednecks and hippies, east coast attitude and west coast shine. Sounding not from one place (belying the band’s strong Florida roots), but from everywhere. If there’s one band that best represents American Rock music in the past 30 years, I’d give the title to Petty & the Heartbreakers. Hell, they are playing “Tweeter and the Monkey Man”, one of the great, largely buried cuts from the first Traveling Willbury’s album. This time, however, they have decided to scatter a few hits while hitting a lot of great forgotten album tracks. The band heads to Bonnaroo the day after Indy, so this will be the first outdoor/shed/large venue show of the trek – not that it should matter. As Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers hit the road for a summer tour, their Indianapolis stop on Saturday night (June 15) is the first after multi-night stands at small theaters in both New York and LA.
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