Tom Petty in critical condition after cardiac arrest [UPDATE: Dead at 66] [Merged]
10-03-17, 10:01 AM
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re: Tom Petty in critical condition after cardiac arrest [UPDATE: Dead at 66] [Merged]
I threw the Wildflowers disc into my Playback box set just to round it out for me. Great record. Not a huge fan of Mojo or Hypnotic Eye so that's sort of the end of the Petty era for me. Great set though.
10-03-17, 10:17 AM
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re: Tom Petty in critical condition after cardiac arrest [UPDATE: Dead at 66] [Merged]
Through ecstasy, crystal meth, and glue
I've found no drug compares to you
All these pills
All this weed
I don't know just what I need
He will be missed.
I've found no drug compares to you
All these pills
All this weed
I don't know just what I need
He will be missed.
10-03-17, 10:29 AM
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Ive been a huge fan of TPHB for decades. I would say he is my favorite artist by far and I am just at a loss. He truly enjoyed what he did, he had an ear to ear grin coming on stage in Boston back in July and just seemed happy. Ive seen him countless times since 87 and actually considered flying out to LA for the last shows a few weeks ago as this was set to be his last major tour. Never would have thought he would be gone so soon.... RIP.
10-03-17, 10:32 AM
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I love Petty, but I have to mention one of his worst missteps, mostly because my buddy and I love to joke about.
During the 1992 Los Angeles riots he hurriedly recorded a song that was a call for peace and a fund raiser for relief. Cheers to his good intentions, but it is one of the most slapped together, half assed tunes ever concievied.
During the 1992 Los Angeles riots he hurriedly recorded a song that was a call for peace and a fund raiser for relief. Cheers to his good intentions, but it is one of the most slapped together, half assed tunes ever concievied.
10-03-17, 10:45 AM
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I love Petty, but I have to mention one of his worst missteps, mostly because my buddy and I love to joke about.
During the 1992 Los Angeles riots he hurriedly recorded a song that was a call for peace and a fund raiser for relief. Cheers to his good intentions, but it is one of the most slapped together, half assed tunes ever concievied.
During the 1992 Los Angeles riots he hurriedly recorded a song that was a call for peace and a fund raiser for relief. Cheers to his good intentions, but it is one of the most slapped together, half assed tunes ever concievied.
Doesn't damage his legacy a bit though. He had a higher batting average than nearly anyone in the business.
10-03-17, 11:46 AM
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Down here on E Street, we’re devastated and heartbroken over the death of Tom Petty. Our hearts go out to his family and bandmates. I’ve always felt a deep kinship with his music. A great songwriter and performer, whenever we saw each other, it was like running into a long lost brother. Our world will be a sadder place without him. - Bruce Springsteen
10-03-17, 05:08 PM
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First became aware of him while driving from KC to San Antonio in Jan. 1978. Once I got out of KC radio range I picked up other stations that played 'Breakdown' a lot. Every time I hear the song I think of that road trip.
The first few years I wasn't that big on him. Thought his stuff was ok, but I could take it or leave it. Then I heard 'Woman in Love'. Ran out and bought Hard Promises just for that song. Still wasn't that impressed with rest of album.
When Long After Dark was released the local FM station played the entire album on Midnight Album Hour. I thought it was awesome. Bought it and played it over and over. Suddenly the older albums became awesome also. I was a convert. Bought everything he released after that.
10-04-17, 07:17 AM
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I like reading these stories, even for people I don't have a big interest in.
10-04-17, 07:43 AM
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Re: RIP Tom Petty (10/2/2017, age 66)
I can't merge with Music talk so I am just closing this:
Main thread here: https://forum.dvdtalk.com/music-talk...dead-66-a.html
Main thread here: https://forum.dvdtalk.com/music-talk...dead-66-a.html
10-04-17, 12:49 PM
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Re: Tom Petty in critical condition after cardiac arrest [UPDATE: Dead at 66] [Merged
Tom Petty's final interview: There was supposed to have been so much more.
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment...004-story.html
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment...004-story.html
10-04-17, 02:47 PM
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Tom Petty's final interview: There was supposed to have been so much more.
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment...004-story.html
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment...004-story.html
Its a shame as he was such an amazing song writer and showman... For sure there wont be another artist like Tom for me.
10-04-17, 03:49 PM
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"Tom Petty was declared dead, then alive, then dead again. That makes sense because you can stand him up at the gates of hell, but he won’t back down."
10-04-17, 04:49 PM
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I love Petty, but I have to mention one of his worst missteps, mostly because my buddy and I love to joke about.
During the 1992 Los Angeles riots he hurriedly recorded a song that was a call for peace and a fund raiser for relief. Cheers to his good intentions, but it is one of the most slapped together, half assed tunes ever concievied.
During the 1992 Los Angeles riots he hurriedly recorded a song that was a call for peace and a fund raiser for relief. Cheers to his good intentions, but it is one of the most slapped together, half assed tunes ever concievied.
10-04-17, 05:27 PM
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10-04-17, 05:32 PM
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Re: Tom Petty in critical condition after cardiac arrest [UPDATE: Dead at 66] [Merged
TMZ, never reported his death, and that is one reason why I questioned all the early reports. TMZ is more accurate than many "real" news outlets (CBS in this case).
10-04-17, 05:35 PM
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It's also very typical for artists to donate any money made off these benefit songs.
10-04-17, 06:40 PM
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Giving Wildflowers a listen today. He was such a consistently excellent songwriter. Virtually every track on this album could have been a hit.
Count me in as someone who loved Hypnotic Eye as well. A rock solid album and better than most artists could do at his age.
Count me in as someone who loved Hypnotic Eye as well. A rock solid album and better than most artists could do at his age.
10-24-17, 06:29 PM
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Re: Tom Petty in critical condition after cardiac arrest [UPDATE: Dead at 66] [Merged
Originally Posted by JasonF
Volume 3. There was no Volume 2.
Petty was one of the greats. I love the Wilbury's stuff. I love the stuff with the Heartbreakers. I love the solo stuff. My favorites are probably American Girl, Even the Losers, Yer So Bad, and Don't Come Around Here No More.
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Two of the all-time greats together. I think I like Seger's overall oeuvre a bit more than Petty's. Firstly, Seger has a far better voice than Petty did, but is also more of a rocker, though I have no appreciation for the hard rock of his early years (Brand New Morning is the only one of his first seven albums that I find palatable).
Originally Posted by cungar
People who only dipped in his hits should find the Playback boxed set if it's still available. 6 CDs that covers the hits and many unreleased gems that are better than most artists whole careers. Casa Dega is one of his best songs that barely anyone knows.
10-24-17, 06:34 PM
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Re: Tom Petty in critical condition after cardiac arrest [UPDATE: Dead at 66] [Merged
Good selection of favs, though I don't really dig "Yer So Bad". To my mind, Petty had 4 masterpieces: "American Girl" (great concluding song on a terrible debut album); "Don't Come Around Here No More"; "Free Fallin'" (overplayed, but superb nonetheless); and the unheralded powerhouse anthem "All the Wrong Reasons" from Into the Great Wide Open:
Any discussion of Tom Petty's greatest masterpieces should begin and end thusly :
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10-24-17, 06:36 PM
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Re: Tom Petty in critical condition after cardiac arrest [UPDATE: Dead at 66] [Merged
But since then I thinks some of the songs have been included in other releases. Like the Damn the Torpedoes deluxe edition as an example.
10-25-17, 06:38 AM
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Disc four is all non-LP B sides
Discs 5 and 6 are misc. stuff. Demos, unreleased tracks, a few live tracks.
At the time it was the only way to get tracks like "Ways to Be Wicked", original "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around".
The set was best known for the song "Waiting For Tonight" which was recorded for Full Moon Fever but not used. Features The Bangles on background vocals. FM stations began playing the song people were buying the box set to get the song. I believe it has since been added to some best of compilations.
The Live Anthology box set is great. Never cared for Pack Up The Plantation, but the Anthology is the live stuff you dream of. I'd like to have the Live at Fenway Park on CD.