[desdemona]

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers are responsible for such infectious songs as "American Girl," and "Don't Do Me Like That," "Free Fallin" and some of the most critically acclaimed albums of all time such as, "Damn the Torpedoes," and "Full Moon Fever." Throughout the years, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers have continued earning critical praise and fan adoration for their trademark brand of straight-ahead, American rock 'n' roll and their refusal to compromise their integrity. Along the way, they have become recognized as one of America's greatest rock bands and were inducted into the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame in 2002, their first year of eligibility.

Any diehard Petty fan will agree that the musical chemistry between Petty and the Heartbreakers is more tangible than that of any other band he has played with (including the Traveling Wilburys, who also featured Bob Dylan, Roy Orbison, Jeff Lynne, and George Harrison.

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[DudeAsInCool]

Definitely a fan here..

[alliercollins]

I like them, but I am really glad that they didn't get Dave Grohl. After Cobain died, Petty begged Grohl to join the Heartbreakers. Grohl toured with them for a bit, then declined the offer. He then went on to the Foo Figheters, which I think was a better choice.

[Ken]

I like them.

My all time favorite would have to be "Free Fallin"

[nate]

Ken, on Jun 30 2004, 09:15 PM, said:

I like them.

My all time favorite would have to be "Free Fallin"

free fallin' is not from a heartbreakers album--full moon fever was a solo project with jeff lynne (though heartbreakers contributed individually to various songs) full moon fever featured the wilburys in fact

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Any diehard Petty fan will agree that the musical chemistry between Petty and the Heartbreakers is more tangible than that of any other band he has played with (including the Traveling Wilburys, who also featured Bob Dylan, Roy Orbison, Jeff Lynne, and George Harrison.

any die hard petty fan knows that the relationship between petty and the heartbreakers has been tenuous and volatile, members have come and gone (often explosively), and their best work together ended in 1981

full moon fever ushered in a new "music for fun" era (rather than music as contractual obligation) where members freely did other projects, and the later projects (including the wilburys and the petty solo project wildflowers) were a lot better than the stuff made between 1981 and 1989 (and recently for that matter)

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[Ken]

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free fallin' is not from a heartbreakers album--full moon fever was a solo project with jeff lynne (though heartbreakers contributed individually to various songs) full moon fever featured the wilburys in fact

True, but I always associate everything with Tom Petty's voice.

So if you want to get technical, i'll just say I like the SONG "Free Fallin".

[DudeAsInCool]

Thanx for the b.g. on Petty, Nate. I always assumed Full Moon Fever was also a Heartbreakers project. Petty reminds me alot of The Byrds, a band who he sometimes does covers of their songs

[Crazy Diamond]

I really like Tom Petty, and hopefuly I'm not the only one that notices he really sounds like Bob Dylan sometimes.

I like Traveling Wilburys more though, and I think they deserve their own thread

[Umma]

Ken, on Jul 1 2004, 05:04 AM, said:

i'll just say I like the SONG "Free Fallin".

me too...

Free Fallin' is included on Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Greatest Hits, so it looks like they didnt think it important enough to be petty about... :bigsmile:

[DudeAsInCool]

[Tinkerblonde]

She's a Woman In Love! Thats my favorite Petty song, then Even the Losers is next!

A Woman In Love

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Even The Losers - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

[DudeAsInCool]

Tinkerblonde, on Jul 1 2004, 10:47 AM, said:

She's a Woman In Love! Thats my favorite Petty song, then Even the Losers is next!

What albums are they on?

[desdemona]

"Even The Losers" is on the album "Damn the Torpedos", "A Woman In Love" is from the album "Hard Promises", I liked his "Wildflowers" album myself,


Wildflowers
You Don't Know How It Feels
Time to Move On
You Wreck Me
It's Good to Be King
Only a Broken Heart
Honey Bee
Don't Fade on Me
Hard on Me
Cabin Down Below
To Find a Friend
A Higher Place
House in the Woods
Crawling Back to You
Wake up Time

[deb]

... been a tom petty fan forever ... but when i saw him under the stars at the tweeter center, boston ... wow, what a great show ... great night ... he did an acoustic version of "won't back down" ... i had never heard it done like that before ... and was happy i was able to find one for myself ... the whole concert, just great ...
: )

[desdemona]

I have an acoustic version of "walls" too req, if you want it.