Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers Music Cd

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers

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Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers      Artist : Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers      List Price : $11.98 USD        Your Price : $8.97 USD      ProductGroup: Music      Release Date : 2002-05-07      Studio : Rhino / Wea      Label : Rhino / Wea      Avg. Customer Rating : (22 reviews)

Reviews Customer Reviews for Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers      Heartbreakingly Good      Rating:      Back in 1976, what ruled the airwaves and sales charts was the likes of Fleetwood Mac's Rumours and Frampton Comes Alive!. Soft rock with rounded edges was the norm. So when a leather jacketed kid dropped a tightly wound rock record that was both punky and rocking, it caused a lot of folks to sit up and take notice...even if it didn't catch commercial fire. Tom Petty's debut album with The Heartbreakers barely broke the 30 minute mark, but its perfect mix of Stones/Byrds rock and emerging punk fire straddled both camps with ease and swagger. "Breakdown's" Top 40 breakthrough was revolutionary, as was the fact that "American Girl" was making inroads on classic rock radio (and remains a staple some 35 years later). This was a classic album in the 'band' sense, with Heartbreaker core members Mike Campbell on guitars and Benmont Tench on keyboards making contributions to what ultimately became Petty and the heartbreaker's ongoing sound. But the main thing about this debut is just how engaging it was, and how it still sounds fresh and exciting. You can hear the traces of Southern Accents grandeur on "The Wild One Forever" and the folk-rock of Wildflowers on "Mystery Man." In other words, all the coming greatness in Petty and the Heartbreakers' future work. For their debut (and on You're Gonna Get It! to a lesser extent), Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers embraced all that was great in both American and classic British rock and made it their own.     Customer Reviews for Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers Cd      One hell of a debut album....      Rating:      Back in '76 when this was released, "Breakdown" and "American Girl" were the tunes that made me take notice and want this LP. Upon first listen I discovered an LP full of good tunes. Particular favorites of mine--"Strangered in the Night", "Luna", "Fooled Again(I Don't Like It) and "The Wild One, Forever". Tom Petty has released some fine albums over a long and distinguished career but I really don't think he's ever topped this one.