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Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
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Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers are an American rock band led by Tom Petty.
Petty has been supported by his band, The Heartbreakers, for the majority of his career. He has occasionally released solo work, as is the case with his most recent effort, 2006’s Highway Companion, on which he performed most of the backing instrumentation himself. However, members of The Heartbreakers have played on each of his solo albums and the band has always backed him when touring in support of those albums.
After the Petty’s previous band Mudcrutch disbanded Petty, never one to give up, enlisted Mudcrutch members Tench (keyboards) and Mike Campbell (guitar), along with Gainesville musicians Ron Blair (bass) and Stan Lynch (drums) to form the now famous lineup that was dubbed Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. They released their first album, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers in November 1976. In 2006, the band celebrated the 30th anniversary of that release.
This lineup stayed intact for four records and was responsible for some of the most infectious songs (“American Girl”, “Breakdown”, “Listen To Her Heart”, “Refugee”, “I Need To Know”, “Don’t Do Me Like That”) and one of the most critically acclaimed albums (“Damn the Torpedoes”) of all time. Their tremendous success catapulted them from club band to arena rockers seemingly overnight.
Bassist Blair split the band in 1982 and was replaced by Howie Epstein, a protege of seminal rocker Del Shannon. Epstein’s solid playing and soaring backing vocals further complemented the band’s live attack.
Petty has been supported by his band, The Heartbreakers, for the majority of his career. He has occasionally released solo work, as is the case with his most recent effort, 2006’s Highway Companion, on which he performed most of the backing instrumentation himself. However, members of The Heartbreakers have played on each of his solo albums and the band has always backed him when touring in support of those albums.
After the Petty’s previous band Mudcrutch disbanded Petty, never one to give up, enlisted Mudcrutch members Tench (keyboards) and Mike Campbell (guitar), along with Gainesville musicians Ron Blair (bass) and Stan Lynch (drums) to form the now famous lineup that was dubbed Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. They released their first album, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers in November 1976. In 2006, the band celebrated the 30th anniversary of that release.
This lineup stayed intact for four records and was responsible for some of the most infectious songs (“American Girl”, “Breakdown”, “Listen To Her Heart”, “Refugee”, “I Need To Know”, “Don’t Do Me Like That”) and one of the most critically acclaimed albums (“Damn the Torpedoes”) of all time. Their tremendous success catapulted them from club band to arena rockers seemingly overnight.
Bassist Blair split the band in 1982 and was replaced by Howie Epstein, a protege of seminal rocker Del Shannon. Epstein’s solid playing and soaring backing vocals further complemented the band’s live attack.
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Learning To Fly
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Mary Jane's Last Dance
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Into The Great Wide Open
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Breakdown
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Don't Do Me Like That
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Don't Come Around Here No More
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Even The Losers
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Here Comes My Girl
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The Waiting
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I Need To Know
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Shoutbox
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Sportsnut wrote:
This "blues-based" album he is working on will surely be great.
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diana2amazing wrote:
Why are so much haters? I love Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers from sooo long time ago that I can't remember since when...Thank you haters, you make me love them more and more!! Thumbs up in images, please!!!
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pseudonym340 wrote:
I've got a good drinking game for ya: throw on any given Tom Petty album and take a shot every time he sings the words "this town".
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audiozealot wrote:
Essay about "Insider" from Pack Up the Plantation http://su.pr/21qUx2
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EcclesRose wrote:
The Live Anthology is really good. I recommend it to anyone unsure
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King_Creole_35 wrote:
I'm not a huge fan of live albums, but I'm considering getting the Live Anthology. It's really cheap for four discs.
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gangstayoda wrote:
i admit it, i usually just download music for free, but i'm really gonna buy this for myself for my birthday... btw, you can listen to this free legally just once online here http://www.lala.com/#album/360569445171036224/Tom_Petty_%26_The_Heartbreakers/The_Live_Anthology
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WeFlyBalloons wrote:
yer so bad<3
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Bolshevized wrote:
The Last DJ seems seriously underrated. It's too bad the mastering is a total loudness war casualty. It needed that lusher treatment of their earlier stuff.
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abfdrumz wrote:
Wasn't prepared for how much fun the live anthology is. Not that I couldn't wish for more more more of my weird little favorites, but that's one good 227 minutes of music.
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rollaolak wrote:
yer so bad... best thing i ever had...
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lolzunicorn wrote:
Where is You Got Lucky????????? That song is amazing :)
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A9999A wrote:
you got lucky is a good track for real Pom Tetty fans
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RonenKohavi wrote:
"Running Down a Dream" Best road trip song ever! http://www.last.fm/music/Ronen%2520Kohavi?ac=ronen
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WLDB wrote:
I'm only a couple songs into the Live Anthology so far and I think its great. Its the first time I've heard officially released live stuff from them, before I only had a few bootlegs.
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FJRabon wrote:
Live Anthology is by far the best live album that came out this year. Although its not really fair in some senses to compare a career spanning anthology to a regular live album. The hits are great, and I really like the bands choices of covers to include here. Sound is amazing. I got the iTunes LP version. Worth it.
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unknownmerc wrote:
live anthology is amazing
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polyesterrbride wrote:
Petty Fannnnsssss: Who here has seen the new Dylan video? It's wildly fantastic! http://bit.ly/449KiL
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Waes-GOD wrote:
http://www.last.fm/group/Fans+of+the+old+music
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WLDB wrote:
Looking forward to the live anthology. Not sure which version I'll get though.
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22 Oct 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/tompetty
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