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November 23, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
Stevie Nicks: Bella Donna (Deluxe Edition)
Stevie Nicks Bella Donna (Deluxe Edition) Rhino Entertainment Company It was an interesting time – and very creative – for Fleetwood Mac and its members post-Rumours. The popular narrative suggests they never bettered it, but they did something much better in a way, they diversified. Lindsey Buckingham and Mick Fleetwood both made solo records in […]Archive
October 19, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 613
Tom Petty, Full Moon Fever (1989) One of the great albums for showcasing that even with a bunch of hit singles the album tracks are worth the dig. I guess for me I arrived at this early in the journey of understanding Tom Petty. I already knew him and his Heartbreakers (absent – in name […]Archive
August 22, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
Mudcrutch: 2
Mudcrutch 2 Reprise Warren Zanes’ excellent biography of Tom Petty predicted just this sort of move (of course Zanes was deep inside the camp and would have actually known, would have been able to correctly steer us) – where the previous Mudcrutch album was Tom all but paying lip-service to his earlier group this one […]Archive
March 19, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 732
Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers, Southern Accents (1985) A difficult album this, apparently. But a rewarding one. I can never name a favourite album by Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers (though the sentimental fav is probably Damn The Torpedoes) but some days this comes close, a special album at any rate. From a band that […]Archive
January 17, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 765
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Long After Dark (1982) A good music book sends you straight to the music, sends you back to favourites and off to reconsider things you never bothered with or dismissed or forgot about…and so it was with Warren Zanes’ excellent Tom Petty bio, a bit of my summer reading. I’ve […]Archive
January 6, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
Warren Zanes: Petty – The Biography
Petty: The Biography Warren Zanes Henry Holt & Co/First Edition edition Tom Petty – class act. Magnificent run of albums and singles, kick-ass live band, a bit of time out on his own, but a fantastic bandleader, also a member of music’s first serious attempt at a living Mount Rushmore of Rock band, The Traveling […]Archive
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 […]Archive
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 […]Archive
July 9, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 1085
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Live Anthology (2009) Not a fan of the “mixed format” box-set to tell the truth. And this one just about covers it all – DVDs, (blu-ray), CDs – a vinyl EP, reproduced laminates and faux tour ephemera, the booklet, live shows and docos – it takes a stab at all […]Archive
May 22, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 1119
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Hard Promises (1981) By no means a dud, but this is the Tom Petty album I’ve listened to the least. I really can’t answer why that is. I remember The Waiting from the time – or at least around this time. I remember it as following on from Refugee and […]Archive
February 27, 2014 by Simon Sweetman