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darth_vedder wrote:I should get more Tom Petty added to my collection.

I have some, but I need more of the deep cuts. At the moment, this is what I have:

Live Anthology
Wildflowers
Greatest Hits
Damn The Torpedoes
Tome Petty & The Heartbreakers

I'm thinking the next one will most likely be either 'You're Gonna Get It!' or 'Hard Promises' or 'Long After Dark'. I'm leaning towards 'You're Gonna Get It!' so I can round out his first 3 albums. Is this the right choice RM?

I think Long After Dark is a fantastic record and well worth getting. I know Tom is on record saying he felt like he was treading water with that album, but I really dig it. Any record with Straight Into Darkness, Deliver Me, Change of Heart on it is stellar.

I don't spin 'You're Gonna Get It' that much but it's definitely worth having. They're all worth having

BootsToAsses wrote:Waiting For Tonight

I personally prefer the J-Lo cover but to each their own.

BootsToAsses wrote:

darth_vedder wrote:I should get more Tom Petty added to my collection.

I have some, but I need more of the deep cuts. At the moment, this is what I have:

Live Anthology
Wildflowers
Greatest Hits
Damn The Torpedoes
Tome Petty & The Heartbreakers

I'm thinking the next one will most likely be either 'You're Gonna Get It!' or 'Hard Promises' or 'Long After Dark'. I'm leaning towards 'You're Gonna Get It!' so I can round out his first 3 albums. Is this the right choice RM?

I think Long After Dark is a fantastic record and well worth getting. I know Tom is on record saying he felt like he was treading water with that album, but I really dig it. Any record with Straight Into Darkness, Deliver Me, Change of Heart on it is stellar.

I don't spin 'You're Gonna Get It' that much but it's definitely worth having. They're all worth having

Thanks. After doing a little reading up on those three, it seems like both "You're Gonna Get It' and 'Long After Dark' are sandwiched in between better known albums and thus "underrated". Maybe kinda like The Clash's 'Give em Enough Rope', which I really like. I think I'll get both, let them sync in, then go for 'Hard Promises'.

I'm listening to Damn The Torpedoes, wrapping it up now with Louisiana Rain. I know this album well, but it's been a while since I've listened to the whole thing. I have a classic rock mix with pretty much this entire album, so I normally just get the songs randomly. Listening from start to finish is impressive because every song is good. It's just one after another after another of damn fine rock.

I went ahead and got 'You're Gonna Get It' and 'Full Moon Fever'. The latter I know well, I just don't have it anymore for whatever reason. It's been forever (15+ years) since I've listened to it start to finish, so looking forward to that.

It's good to be king
You got lucky
Time to move on
Walls
A woman in love (it's not me)
Here comes my girl
Breakdown
Square one
A face in the crowd
Love is a long road

First flash of freedom just misses my top 10.. I'm surprised it wasn't drafted at all.. it was also a tough call with the 2 fmf songs at the end.. yer so bad and I won't back down are right up there too

Anybody else ever seen them live?

wease wrote:Anybody else ever seen them live?

Twice on the 06 tour with PJ. Unfortunately haven't since. They are playing red rocks this summer but it sold out right away. Tickets right now about $500/piece. Im hoping they become affordable by show time.

They're in Nashville tomorrow night, but I'm not getting to go.

I saw them there on the Mojo tour. 2010, maybe?

Saw them with the Black Crowes back in 2005. Great show - hit after hit after hit.

Just went and looked at the setlist for the first time since I went. Jesus Christ...

Listen to Her Heart
You Don't Know How It Feels
Breakdown
Don't Do Me Like That
Turn This Car Around
Free Fallin'
I Won't Back Down
Mary Jane's Last Dance
I'm Crying (The Animals cover)
Handle With Care (Traveling Wilburys cover)
Crawling Back to You
It'll All Work Out
Melinda
Learning to Fly
Don't Come Around Here No More
Refugee
Runnin' Down a Dream

Encore:
You Wreck Me
Honey Bee
American Girl

Listen to Her Heart
You Don't Know How It Feels
I Won't Back Down
Free Fallin'
Saving Grace
Mary Jane's Last Dance
I'm a Man (Bo Diddley cover)
Oh Well (Fleetwood Mac cover)
You Got Lucky
Cabin Down Below
Melinda
Learning to Fly
Don't Come Around Here No More
Refugee
Runnin' Down a Dream

Encore:
You Wreck Me
Mystic Eyes (Them cover)
American Girl (W/ Eddie Vedder


I think the second night was about the same but they played Good to be King. i remember a nice long extended jam.

Strat wrote:

wease wrote:Anybody else ever seen them live?

Twice on the 06 tour with PJ. Unfortunately haven't since. They are playing red rocks this summer but it sold out right away. Tickets right now about $500/piece. Im hoping they become affordable by show time.

I saw them for the first time in 02 I think. I was in high school and it was one of the best shows I've ever been to. Saw them again 06-ish and it was pretty disappointing.

cutuphalfdead wrote:

Strat wrote:

wease wrote:Anybody else ever seen them live?

Twice on the 06 tour with PJ. Unfortunately haven't since. They are playing red rocks this summer but it sold out right away. Tickets right now about $500/piece. Im hoping they become affordable by show time.

I saw them for the first time in 02 I think. I was in high school and it was one of the best shows I've ever been to. Saw them again 06-ish and it was pretty disappointing.

Night 1 was amazing as it was my first. Night 2 was a huge letdown because it was the same scripted show (banter and all). I kind of swore off seeing him since but now that he's got a couple great new recent releases i want to go again.

Here's mine:

http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/tom-petty ... 5a32d.html

I want to see him in June but he's playing the Garden instead of Great Woods, which sucks. Also, the cheap seats are $75.

Here's mine:

http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/tom-petty ... 0447b.html

I think I like yours better.

I told you, it was one of the best shows I've ever been to.

I didn't get You Wreck Me.

The thing about it is, now that I've gotten more into him, he has so many songs I'd want to hear, I'd be disappointed going to a show because something's inevitably gonna be left out. Unless he starts doing PJ-length shows.

Can't go to a show thinking of that. When you go to Tom Petty just know that whatever handful of songs he picks, they're going to be classics and you're gonna have a great time.