Red Mosquito

cutuphalfdead wrote: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.

I'm too jaded.

Meant to post this here, but posted in the tournament thread...

darth_vedder wrote:So I recently got 'You're Gonna Get it!' and "Too Much Ain't Enough" may be one of my "new" favorite songs.

I think it's kinda funny that I like Tom Petty but my parents hate him

It's hard to imagine folks hating Petty. I mean he's like so non offensive, he's talented and his music defines a lot of classic rock. It's similar to hating CCR. Both bands seem nearly impossible not to like.

darth_vedder wrote:It's hard to imagine folks hating Petty. I mean he's like so non offensive, he's talented and his music defines a lot of classic rock. It's similar to hating CCR. Both bands seem nearly impossible not to like.

Totally agree. And yet I seem to remember a phase when I was a kid when I really didn't like Tom Petty. Maybe I'm making that up.

durdencommatyler wrote:

darth_vedder wrote:It's hard to imagine folks hating Petty. I mean he's like so non offensive, he's talented and his music defines a lot of classic rock. It's similar to hating CCR. Both bands seem nearly impossible not to like.

Totally agree. And yet I seem to remember a phase when I was a kid when I really didn't like Tom Petty. Maybe I'm making that up.

I took him for granted as a child growing up and really only came to love him in the past 7 years or so. He has a very incredible catalog and i think most of his deep cuts are better than many of this early hits.

Wildflower and beyond is just a great run.

were you guys alive when someone burned his house down? man that story really bugged me

doug rr wrote:were you guys alive when someone burned his house down? man that story really bugged me

I was alive but only 7 at the time

Strat wrote:

doug rr wrote:were you guys alive when someone burned his house down? man that story really bugged me

I was alive but only 7 at the time

Wait, somebody burned down Tom Petty's house?

durdencommatyler wrote:

Strat wrote:

doug rr wrote:were you guys alive when someone burned his house down? man that story really bugged me

I was alive but only 7 at the time

Wait, somebody burned down Tom Petty's house?

yeah, i don't think they ever caught the person..thats how we got won't back down

Just read up about it. That's insane.

saved by the Eurythmics

"what do we do now dad?"
"well, we go on tour with bob dylan for a few months, are you ok with that?"

durdencommatyler wrote:Just read up about it. That's insane.

Thought it was covered pretty well in the Documentary, no?

durdencommatyler wrote:

darth_vedder wrote:It's hard to imagine folks hating Petty. I mean he's like so non offensive, he's talented and his music defines a lot of classic rock. It's similar to hating CCR. Both bands seem nearly impossible not to like.

Totally agree. And yet I seem to remember a phase when I was a kid when I really didn't like Tom Petty. Maybe I'm making that up.

Loved him growing up, loved him as a teenager, loved him in my early twenties. When I kind of got bored with classic rock in my mid twenties I went into a "TP isn't that good" phase and boy howdy was I wrong. Glad I snapped out of it.

Strat wrote:

durdencommatyler wrote:Just read up about it. That's insane.

Thought it was covered pretty well in the Documentary, no?

are you saying that joey is obtuse?

doug rr wrote:saved by the Eurythmics

I think it's completely absurd that that isn't the title of Tom Petty album yet.

Strat wrote:

durdencommatyler wrote:Just read up about it. That's insane.

Thought it was covered pretty well in the Documentary, no?

I mean, I haven't seen it.

cutuphalfdead wrote:

durdencommatyler wrote:

darth_vedder wrote:It's hard to imagine folks hating Petty. I mean he's like so non offensive, he's talented and his music defines a lot of classic rock. It's similar to hating CCR. Both bands seem nearly impossible not to like.

Totally agree. And yet I seem to remember a phase when I was a kid when I really didn't like Tom Petty. Maybe I'm making that up.

Loved him growing up, loved him as a teenager, loved him in my early twenties. When I kind of got bored with classic rock in my mid twenties I went into a "TP isn't that good" phase and boy howdy was I wrong. Glad I snapped out of it.

mid 20s pete sounds no fun

cutuphalfdead wrote:

durdencommatyler wrote:

darth_vedder wrote:It's hard to imagine folks hating Petty. I mean he's like so non offensive, he's talented and his music defines a lot of classic rock. It's similar to hating CCR. Both bands seem nearly impossible not to like.

Totally agree. And yet I seem to remember a phase when I was a kid when I really didn't like Tom Petty. Maybe I'm making that up.

Loved him growing up, loved him as a teenager, loved him in my early twenties. When I kind of got bored with classic rock in my mid twenties I went into a "TP isn't that good" phase and boy howdy was I wrong. Glad I snapped out of it.

We all are, friend.