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TOM PETTY – ” Anything Thats Rock ‘n’ Roll ” My Fathers Place Roslyn New York City

Posted: September 23, 2015 in CLASSIC ALBUMS, MUSIC
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1977 TOM PETTY broadcast from MY FATHER S PLACE, NEW YORK, After gaining local popularity in Gainesville, Florida with his band Mudcrutch, Tom Petty hooked up with The Heartbreakers (Mike Campbell, guitar; Benmont Tench, keyboards; Stan Lynch, drums; Ron Blair, bass), went to L.A., signed to Leon Russell s Shelter Records, and cut Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, the debut album released in 1976. Although Petty, as the primary singer and songwriter (and a solid rhythm guitarist), deserved top billing, The Heartbreakers (at the time causing some confusion as ex New York Dolls Johnny Thunders and Jerry Nolan in tandem with Television s Richard Hell were calling their new group the same name) were a great band in their own right, Campbell and Tench (also fine songwriters) in particular being much sought after session players. Anyway, Tom Petty and co. were unique in 1976 in that they didn t really have an image beyond being a really good 60s influenced (The Beatles and The Byrds most obviously) rock n roll band; while trends such as punk and new wave came and went, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers have always done their own thing. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers was a solid debut album that, like much of their consistently strong output, is primarily remembered for its singles: Breakdown , American Girl and Anything That s Rock N Roll . The group supported Nils Lofgren in Europe during the summer of 1977 but returned to the US for the fall and played a number of shows as headliners including the gig presented on this CD, on Long Island, New York at the famous My Father s Place venue on 29th November. Largely pulling tracks form their debut and sophomore albums (You re Going To Get It would come out in May 1978) they also covered two 1960s classics in the form of Shout and Route 66 , alongside an early version of a song that wouldn t receive its studio album debut until the release of Southern Accents in 1985, the wonderfully titled Petty/Campbell composition Dogs on the Run . What this fine show, broadcast as it was on WMIR FM New York, illustrates nicely and to full effect is that while Tom and the Boys were largely influenced by the music of the previous decade they were not immune to the energy and dynamism of the punk and new wave genres then making waves in the UK, Europe and in New York, and this show reveals a unit as tight and punchy as any then knocking em dead at CBGB s or at London s Vortex club.

I Need To Know
American Girl
Fooled Again (I Don’t Like It)

Breakdown
Listen To Her Heart
Band Intros

Anything That’s Rock ‘n’ Roll
Dog On The Run

Shout
Shout Reprise
Encore Applause

TOM PETTY and the HEARTBREAKERS – ” Southern Accents in The Sunshine State “

Posted: September 23, 2015 in CLASSIC ALBUMS, MUSIC
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Southern Accents In The Sunshine State (2Cd)

2CD FM BROADCAST CAPTURES TOM PETTY s COMPLETE 1993 Homecoming Concert, I think this is excellent. It’s a fine record of Tom Petty and his band The Heartbreakers at his absolute peak, and it’s both exciting and satisfying. Stephen C O’Connell Center, Florida, University Of Florida,
Gainesville, Florida; November 4, 1993.

This is an FM radio broadcast of a 1993 concert in Gainesville, Florida. It’s a good, varied set with fine performances of real classics like Learning To Fly, Refugee, Don’t Come Around Here No More and many others, which makes it, among other things, a great reminder of how many brilliant songs Tom and the Heartbreakers have recorded. There is also a good smattering of more rare tracks and some covers, some of which are very good and some of which – like Something In The Air – don’t work so well. Mike Campbell’s guitar playing is superb throughout. The track selection includes most of the standards but also some material that to my knowledge has never been recorded

The sound is very good. It’s certainly plenty clear enough to forget about sound quality and enjoy the music, and although occasionally there are some of the usual balance and fade problems with a live recording they don’t interfere. The engineers have done a fine job on the balance of audience noise and music, capturing the genuine excitement of the event without interfering with the sound of the band overmuch. There are some great audience moments, like them all singing “And I’m free falling,” or all yelling “Stop!” in exactly the right places in Don’t Come Around Here, which really get the thrill of the concert and make me wish I’d been there. (I join in anyway, mind you.) There’s a bit of chat in which you can feel Tom Petty’s rapport with the audience, but not too much. It’s pretty well an ideal live recording,
I’m a bit dubious about the release of old live material nowadays after some terrible-quality recordings have been released over the last few years, but I think this is a terrific album and it’s warmly recommended.

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TOM PETTY and the HEARTBREAKERS – ” The New York Shuffle ” My Father’s Place New York

Posted: August 28, 2015 in CLASSIC ALBUMS, MUSIC
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1977 TOM PETTY BROADCAST FROM MY FATHER’S PLACE, NEW YORK. What this fine show, broadcast as it was on WMIR FM New York, illustrates nicely and to full effect is that while Tom Petty and the Boys were largely influenced by the music of the previous decade they were not immune to the energy and dynamism of the punk and new wave genres then making waves in the UK, Europe and in New York, and this show reveals a unit as tight and punchy as any then knocking ‘em dead at CBGB’s or at London’s Vortex club.

SIDE A
1.I Need to Know (Live)
2.American Girl (Live)
3.Fooled Again (I Don’t Like It) [Live]

SIDE B
4.Breakdown (Live)
5.Listen to Her Heart (Live)
6.Strangered in the Night (Live)

SIDE C
7.Anything That’s Rock ‘N’ Roll (Live)
8.Dogs on the Run (Live)

SIDE D
9.Shout (Live)
10.Route 66 (Live)
11.Surrender (Live)
12.Jaguar & Thunderbird (Live)

TOM PETTY and the HEARTBREAKERS – ” Southern Accents in The Sunshine State ” Live In Gainesville 1993

Posted: June 11, 2015 in MUSIC
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This 2CD set  FM broadcast captures TOM PETTY ‘s complete 1993 Homecoming concert, his first show in hometown GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA for 20 years Following the breakup of Mudcrutch in 1975, Tom Petty and former band-mates Benmont Tench and Mike Campbell, joined up with some other Gainesville musicians, bassist Ron Blair and drummer Stan Lynch, to become Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, in 1976. But, even then, success was not immediate, and they had many struggles ahead. When their first album was released in November 1976, it initially received little attention, selling only a few thousand copies over the `initial months. They released two singles, ‘Breakdown’ and ‘American Girl’, and both failed to chart in the US. Apparently, potential punters were confused; they looked like a new wave band (the album cover photo especially), but the music was pure rock n’ roll with a definite 60’s throwback style. Fortunately, however, the UK seemed to ‘get it’, and they became popular there, with the album climbing to #24 on the British charts. Slowly, after news of their success in Britain, the album began picking up interest in the US, finally entering the Billboard charts almost a full year after its initial release. ‘Breakdown’ was re-released too, and this time made it into the top 40. Back in Gainesville, the community was very supportive and proud of Petty’s success. However, by the late 80’s, there was also some growing resentment, that Tom Petty had forsaken his hometown, that now that he had made it big, he rarely came back to his local fans and his roots there. Thus, the show presented here, from 1993, represented his homecoming to Gainesville, his first major concert there since packing up his van and leaving with Mudcrutch, almost 20 years before. This show was just prior to the release of his greatest hits album and while he was in the process of moving to a new label. The greatest hits album also included 2 new recently recorded songs ; ‘Mary Jane’s Last Dance’ and a cover of Thunderclap Newman’s ‘Something in the Air’, both of which are included in this show. And the show was broadcast on the radio nationwide, in superb FM quality. So, here is Tom Petty’s triumphant, yet somewhat overdue, return to Gainesville. Although some of the circulating FM versions of the show are shortened substantially, this is the full show in all its glory.

TOM PETTY and the HEARTBREAKERS – ” Live from The Coliseum ” Jacksonville Florida 1987

Posted: December 21, 2014 in CLASSIC ALBUMS, MUSIC
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From a gig at the Florida Coliseum in Jacksonville during summer of 1987, this dynamic show finds Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers (Mike Campbell on lead guitar, Benmont Tench on keyboards, Howie Epstein on bass and mandolin, and Stan Lynch on drums) on tour to promote the April 87 release “Let Me Up (Ive Had Enough)”. This particular show however featured only one cut from the album, “Runaway Trains”, notably omitting the records hit single “Jammin Me”, a song composed by Petty and Campbell with Bob Dylan. The band were in playful mood however and performed a total of five rousing cover versions and a number of old favourites to compliment the one new song. Petty would neither tour nor record with the Heartbreakers again for another four years, in the meantime he became a founding member of the supergroup The Travelling Wilburys following which he recorded and released his first solo album before reuniting with the group in 1991. this is available now from Amazon.

1. Bye Bye Johnny 2. Breakdown 3. King’s Road 4. The Waiting 5. Don’t Come Around Here No More 6. For What It’s Worth 7. The Image of Me 8. Here Comes My Girl 9. Should I Stay or Should I Go 10. You Can’t Judge A Book by Its Cover 11. Anyway You Want It 12. Runaway Trains 13. Refugee.

TOM PETTY and the HEARTBREAKERS – ” Forgotten Man ” on Jimmy Kimmel

Posted: August 3, 2014 in CLASSIC ALBUMS, MUSIC
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Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers performed three songs on the Jimmy Kimmel show with a new album “HYPNOTIC EYE” the 13th release from the band,

TOM PETTY and the HEARTBREAKERS – ” American Dream Plan B ” on Jimmy Kimmel

Posted: August 3, 2014 in CLASSIC ALBUMS, MUSIC
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Ahead of the new release album “HYPNOTIC EYE”  Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, issue their 13th album and with a new extensive American tour starting the band played Jimmy Kimmel live  showcasing three songs , the album is a return to the rockier sound of the Heartbreakers. Petty is always an interesting and inventive songwriter adept at tough riffs with strong melodies

TOM PETTY and the HEARTBREAKERS – ” Mary Janes last Dance “

Posted: July 7, 2014 in CLASSIC ALBUMS, MUSIC
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with a new Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers album due soon this is a blistering live version of a Petty classic

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