downbylaw
(indianoplace, in) | | Posted: Mar 25, 2004 - 08:21 | |
you have to respect tom petty. sure, his stuff that's been released in the last 10 years might be a little weak, but he's got a formidable back catalog.
long after i outgrew my "classic rock" phase, i could still listen to his stuff and enjoy it. it's good, solid, no-nonsense music. and it ages pretty damn well on top of that.
oh, and i forgot to say, petty and the heartbreakers "full moon fever" was the first cd i ever bought.
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rulebritannia
(Sussex countryside, England) | | Posted: Mar 01, 2004 - 08:28 | |
Reminds me of home............
A royally cool welcome to all you rockers back in the USA!
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ChicagoVWchic77
(Chicago, IL) | | Posted: Feb 24, 2004 - 21:46 | |
One of my fav TP songs, thanks for playing it RP!  |
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DBCinCA
(California) | | Posted: Feb 03, 2004 - 17:10 | |
Typesbad wrote:Tom Petty is the only singer I can think of who always sounds like he had a cold while he was recording.
Still a good song though.
LOL - I remember seeing the video for "The Waiting" when it first came out, and thinking "why doesn't this guy actually open his mouth when he sings?!" But as I grew up, came to appreciate Petty much more - this song definitely one of my favs. |
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Illustr8r
| | Posted: Feb 03, 2004 - 13:07 | |
AliGator wrote:
I was wondering if I was the only one who thought of this. Guess not! 
Nnnnope! :D |
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Cynaera
(Somewhere in the wild, wild west) | | Posted: Jan 13, 2004 - 19:09 | |
tomnam wrote:One of the best throw-down-the-top-hit-the-open-road-crank-up-the-radio-good-god-it's-great-to-be-alive-sing-it-out-loud tunes. IMHO :)
Yeah - that sums it up perfectly! Well, and that "Silence of the Lambs" visual, with the chick drumming on the steering wheel and mouthing the words with all the passion in her soul - something told me, before I ever knew the outcome, that she'd be a fighter. How could she NOT be, with inspiration like Tom Petty?
I love the old Tom Petty stuff, up to and including "Southern Comfort," and even selective stuff as an individual... Damn, as far as I'm concerned, "Something Good" was one of his best, and anything he did with the Heartbreakers was spine-snapping rock. |
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AliGator
(LR, FR) | | Posted: Dec 24, 2003 - 07:12 | |
squarepixel wrote:This song always makes me think of "Silence of the Lambs". NOOOO!!! DON'T GET IN THE VAN!!!!
I was wondering if I was the only one who thought of this. Guess not! |
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orpheus
(east coast) | | Posted: Dec 24, 2003 - 07:12 | |
gypsy222 wrote:
Me too!! SCARY!!
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celtsrevenge
| | Posted: Dec 03, 2003 - 17:19 | |
How about Roger McGuin's version some time.
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Typesbad
(Not quite Orange County CA) | | Posted: Dec 03, 2003 - 17:16 | |
Tom Petty is the only singer I can think of who always sounds like he had a cold while he was recording.
Still a good song though.
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veegez
(Burnsville, mn) | | Posted: Nov 13, 2003 - 06:52 | |
tomnam wrote:One of the best throw-down-the-top-hit-the-open-road-crank-up-the-radio-good-god-it's-great-to-be-alive-sing-it-out-loud tunes. IMHO :)
NICE! |
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moheybee
(Seattle, WA) | | Posted: Nov 02, 2003 - 19:02 | |
THANK YOU!
Just what I needed!
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moheybee
(Seattle, WA) | | Posted: Oct 23, 2003 - 13:08 | |
tomnam wrote:One of the best throw-down-the-top-hit-the-open-road-crank-up-the-radio-good-god-it's-great-to-be-alive-sing-it-out-loud tunes. IMHO :)
Couldn't have said it better  |
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riffster
(Chicago, IL) | | Posted: Mar 21, 2003 - 15:21 | |
Originally Posted by beachedge_bill:
In the dark days of disco and overblown, oversynthesized rock, Tom Petty was a godsend to my friends and me. This is still one of my favorite songs.
YES! Chrissie Hynde also was a saving grace....and both are still producing great music twenty years plus down the road.
Here to a real American rocker - Tom Petty!
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the_om
(Indianapolis, IN) | | Posted: Mar 21, 2003 - 15:16 | |
Originally Posted by tomnam:
One of the best throw-down-the-top-hit-the-open-road-crank-up-the-radio-good-god-it's-great-to-be-alive-sing-it-out-loud tunes. IMHO :)
and how! |
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tomnam
(Santa Monica, CA) | | Posted: Mar 11, 2003 - 10:48 | |
One of the best throw-down-the-top-hit-the-open-road-crank-up-the-radio-good-god-it's-great-to-be-alive-sing-it-out-loud tunes. IMHO :)
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marycrichards
(Fairbanks, AK) | | Posted: Mar 11, 2003 - 10:46 | |
I love this song. It is always too short. I heard it after I had been a Petty fan for awhile, and it sounded so different from the later stuff, that I was hooked. Thanks for playing it! :)
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gypsy222
(Minneapolis, MN) | | Posted: Mar 11, 2003 - 10:46 | |
Originally Posted by squarepixel:
This song always makes me think of "Silence of the Lambs". NOOOO!!! DON'T GET IN THE VAN!!!!
Me too!! SCARY!!
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squarepixel
(Troy, MI) | | Posted: Jul 12, 2002 - 06:51 | |
This song always makes me think of "Silence of the Lambs". NOOOO!!! DON'T GET IN THE VAN!!!!
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KevDog
(Los Angeles, CA) | | Posted: Jun 11, 2002 - 15:54 | |
Originally Posted by cavendish:
His best song. Still.
I agree, but Refugee gives it a run for the money. |
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cavendish
(Dallas, TX) | | Posted: Jan 07, 2002 - 08:57 | |
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beachedge_bill
(So, CA) | | Posted: Dec 12, 2001 - 09:42 | |
In the dark days of disco and overblown, oversynthesized rock, Tom Petty was a godsend to my friends and me. This is still one of my favorite songs.
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