Don't Bore Us, Get To The Chorus - A Tom Petty Thread

[Kevin Davis]

Yes, same — the music video for “Jammin’ Me” is among my earliest musical memories. Watching those images of him pulling static out of the TV is an instant time machine trip for me, like walking back into my old elementary school, or seeing old issues of “Nintendo Power” magazine.

[doug rr]

[wease]

Just finished it. Fantastic.

I know that Springsteen is supposed to be the number one American rock singer/songwriter but Petty is numero uno for me. Springsteen, to me, always wanted you to know how smart and important his lyrics were. Petty wrote lyrics that you experienced and lived and related to without the pretentiousness of Springsteen.

Goddamn, I miss him.

Just rewatched it this morning. I’ve never gone thru a phase where Tom was my favorite. I’ve always liked him and would get the albums and stuff but never one of my favorites that I’d have to go and see no matter what or really became fanatical about. But goddamn if I don’t miss him more than any other artist we’ve lost. Even Cornell. And I was always a much bigger Soundgarden fan than Petty. I dunno. Maybe it’s because I’m older and different things hit me in different ways now. It would be safe to say Tom is probably in my top 5 now.

Yeah, I mean there’s something about the purity and freedom of Tom Petty’s brand of rock music that creeps in and makes a powerful connection. He never truly needed to expand his palette because he connected so naturally that it never got stale. I certainly miss him more than any other rock star we’ve lost. 66 and still felt like we lost him before his time.

I find Petty’s straightforward, uncomplicated songwriting more and more resonant and moving with each year. “Some things are over/Some things go on/Part of me you carry/Part of me is gone” — man, that just bowled me over last time I heard it. There is so much deceptively simple, good-hearted wisdom in so many of his songs, and the Heartbreakers’ music is the perfect mirror for it. Never a word or note wasted. One of the great American rock bands.

Even when I wasn't actively listening to Petty I was listening to Petty. He was always there. A constant. No mater what age or phase I was in he was always relevant. Always on the radio or MTV or a passing cars stereo. He comes on you listen to it. You'd never change the channel. You don't even realize how much you love him cause he was just a part of life.

That’s a good way of describing it.

[wease]

Fuck yeah

[oasisfan35]

Tremendous fan project

[Kevin Davis]

Amazing, thank you for the link. I pulled up a random show from 1991 and found a version of Petty covering Van Morrison’s “I’m Tired Joey Boy” — awesome!

[spike]

https://open.spotify.com/album/72L0GkFB ... HaORa1t61A

Bad Monkey Soundtrack

1. ‘You Wreck Me’ – The War On Drugs
2. ‘Room at the Top’ – Eddie Vedder
3. ‘I Won’t Back Down’ – Sharon Van Etten
4. ‘Even The Losers’ – Fitz & The Tantrums
5. ‘Don’t Do Me Like That’ – Flipturn
6. ‘Runnin’ Down a Dream’ – Larkin Poe
7. ‘Mary Jane’s Last Dance’ – Jamie Jackson
8. ‘You’re Gonna Get It’ – Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit
9. ‘Sins of My Youth’ – Kurt Vile
10. ‘Yer So Bad’ – Meridian Brothers
11. ‘Wildflowers’ – Charlotte Lawrence
12. ‘Into the Great Wide Open’ – Lissie
13. ‘Don’t Fade on Me’ – Chiiild
14. ‘Supernatural Radio’ – GoldFord
15. ‘You Don’t Know How It Feels’ – Stephen Marley
16. ‘Here Comes My Girl’ – Weezer
17. ‘Don’t Come Around Here No More’ – Nathaniel Rateliff
18. ‘Stop Draggin My Heart Around’ – Briston Maroney
19. ‘The Waiting’ – Marcus King
20. ‘Breakdown’ – Waz
21. ‘Free Fallin’ – Imaginary Future
22. ‘Main Title Theme’ – Jamie Jackson & Waz
23. ‘Yancy and Neville’ – Waz & Jamie Jackson
24. ‘Dragon Queen’ – Jamie Jackson & Waz
25. ‘Eyes on the Keys’ – Waz & Jamie Jackson
26. ‘Egg Chases Neville’ – Jamie Jackson & Waz
27. ‘One That Got Away’ – Waz & Jamie Jackson
28. ‘Bee Drop’ – Jamie Jackson & Waz
29. ‘The Storm Is Coming’ – Waz & Jamie Jackson

[Buby]

Tremendous fan project

Massive

[wease]

Probably stems from watching the Rick Rubin-Beato interview a few days ago but I’ve been in a tremendous Tom mood lately. Finally getting to scratch that itch today and it’s just the right salve for my soul.

[liebzz]

Probably stems from watching the Rick Rubin-Beato interview a few days ago but I’ve been in a tremendous Tom mood lately. Finally getting to scratch that itch today and it’s just the right salve for my soul.

I have the newest Mike Campbell & the Dirty Knobs album going today. So Alive and Shake These Blues are both incredible songs.

[wease]

[doug rr]

[doug rr]

https://www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/ ... -revealed/

[spike]

https://www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/money-drugs-and-arson-shocking-tom-petty-secrets-revealed/

[wease]

https://www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/money-drugs-and-arson-shocking-tom-petty-secrets-revealed/

In!

[doug rr]

my copy comes today

[wease]

Eight years yesterday. Still hard to believe he’s gone.

[oasisfan35]

Eight years yesterday. Still hard to believe he’s gone.

One of my facebook memories today was a picture I took seeing him and the band at Red Rocks 11 years ago

[oasisfan35]

Eight years yesterday. Still hard to believe he’s gone.

One of my facebook memories today was a picture I took seeing him and the band at Red Rocks 11 years ago

There were so many hits that night but goddamn I think of that show and this is what immediately starts playing in my head.

[wease]

Just watched the Heartbreakers Beach Party. A doc Cameron Crowe did back in the early 80s. I don’t know if it was ever released but it’s on Paramount+ right now. Really fascinating look a TP just as his fame is really getting started. Highly recommended.