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November 21, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Tom Petty’s Music: My Introduction

Damn the Torpedoes was my introduction – and I still think it’s pretty close to being a perfect rock record. It’s also just seeped in nostalgia for me, not just for the actual music but for cassette tapes. And what an intro to the music of Tom Petty. Overall, the catalogue is strong. Most of the […]
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September 16, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers: Southern Accents In The Sunshine State

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers Southern Accents In The Sunshine State: 1993 FM Broadcast – Gainesville, Florida Gossip Here we have a double-live album, from a 1993 concert that was a radio broadcast at the time. I captures Tom Petty and his Heartbreakers in fine form, tumbling out the hits with a focus on the […]
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July 28, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers: Hypnotic Eye

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers Hypnotic Eye Warner Bros. As good as Mojo was it felt like nobody wanted to hear it. It also felt like Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers trying too hard. Sometimes it’s better to hear them when they’re hardly trying. Hypnotic Eye takes some of the fire of Mojo and applies […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged 2014, Album Review, Damn The Torpedoes, Echo, Hard Promises, Hypnotic Eye, Into The Great Wide Open, Mike Campbell, Mojo, The Heartbreakers, The Last DJ, Tom Petty, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers ·

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October 24, 2011 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1793

Arlo Guthrie, Alice’s Restaurant (1967) I first heard Arlo Guthrie’s debut – and his best-known album – when I was about 15, some 25 years after it was made. The title song, the album’s touchstone – basically the only reason anyone ever had any interest in the album ever – was an amusing tale that […]
Posted in The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged Alice's Restaurant, Arlo Guthrie, Bob Dylan, Into The Great Wide Open, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Vinyl, Woody Guthrie ·

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