http://www.vulture.com/2017/10/remember ... petty.html
We forget it now, but when Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers first started recording, it wasn’t clear exactly what genre they represented. (Such things mattered back then.) It’s obvious now that the Heartbreakers are a typical American heartland rock band, though undoubtedly a lot better than most. But at the time, with crazy stuff happening with the Ramones, Elvis Costello, Graham Parker, and punk rock, and then New Wave, Petty & Co. were looped in as some species of this last power-pop division. And that, in turn, was treated with some wariness by the radio gatekeepers of the time.
The group’s first, self-titled album came out in 1976, and it sat around for more than a year with little industry notice. But while no one was looking, its songs were sinking into the country’s collective rock consciousness. It took nearly 18 months for the song “Breakdown” to creep into the American Top 40.
RIP Tom Petty
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Re: RIP Tom Petty
Definitely will be missed. Wish I could have seen him live in concert.
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Re: RIP Tom Petty
I saw him in Little Rock. He was just amazing.
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Re: RIP Tom Petty
Thanks for your comments.
I always loved Tom's music.
Disco was king during my HS years in the late 70's, Tom was a welcome contemporary Rock alternative.
I've also always love playing Tom's music, but since his passing it's become much more present.
Current favorites include:
Wake Up Time
Crawling Back To You
Wildflowers
It's Good To Be King
Cabin Down Below
You Wreck Me
Even The Losers
The Waiting Is The Hardest Part
So as not to become a one trick pony and for variety current 'set list' also include:
Time - Pink Floyd
Breath - Pink Floyd
What's The Sun Made Of? - They Might Be Giants
What's The Sun Really Made Of? - They Might Be Giants
Godzilla - Blue Oyster Cult
I always loved Tom's music.
Disco was king during my HS years in the late 70's, Tom was a welcome contemporary Rock alternative.
I've also always love playing Tom's music, but since his passing it's become much more present.
Current favorites include:
Wake Up Time
Crawling Back To You
Wildflowers
It's Good To Be King
Cabin Down Below
You Wreck Me
Even The Losers
The Waiting Is The Hardest Part
So as not to become a one trick pony and for variety current 'set list' also include:
Time - Pink Floyd
Breath - Pink Floyd
What's The Sun Made Of? - They Might Be Giants
What's The Sun Really Made Of? - They Might Be Giants
Godzilla - Blue Oyster Cult
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