Young punk (?)(1977)
Insider (1981)
Outsider (2002)
Grand Old Man Of Rock (2011)
Well, the thing is that I’ve been wanting to do a podcast about TP for ages now, but the problem always was: how do I decide which songs to include? Then one day the answer came to me: during the 30 Days game I’d been keeping a list of my noms so as not to repeat any, and looking down the list at about the two-thirds mark I realised that my TP noms (which were many) in fact covered a good span of his recording career. There were still a few gaps though – and in fact not enough opportunities left to get one song in from each album, not to mention that some albums were already represented twice – but I made a valiant attempt through blatant shoehorning activities and finally arrived at a list which I think is pretty good. I’ve left out the compilation, soundtrack and live albums, and most of the songs in the podcast are different versions from the ones I posted for 30 Days, because they’re studio-recorded. So even if you watched all the videos I posted, you’ll still hear something new in the podcast, as well as my fab commentary of course, and some remarks from the great man himself who was happy to help. [Tell the truth, tfd - Ed.] OK, he didn’t know a thing about it.
Here we go then: Tom Petty, his music, from 1976 to now.
Woo hoo!
Podcast song list
Fooled Again (I Don’t Like It) – Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers 1976
I Need To Know – You’re Gonna Get It! 1978
Shadow Of A Doubt (A Complex Kid) – Damn The Torpedoes 1979
The Waiting – Hard Promises 1981
Insider – Hard Promises 1981
Change Of Heart – Long After Dark 1982
Southern Accents – Southern Accents 1985
Spike - Southern Accents 1985
It’ll All Work Out – Let Me Up (I’ve Had Enough) 1987
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End Of The Line – The Traveling Wilburys vol. 1 1988
Runnin’ Down A Dream – Full Moon Fever 1989
Learning To Fly – Into The Great Wide Open 1991
You Don’t Know How It Feels – Wildflowers 1994
Room At The Top – Echo 1999
Dreamville – The Last DJ 2002
Like A Diamond – The Last DJ 2002
Saving Grace – Highway Companion 2006
Shady Grove – Mudcrutch 2008
Lover’s Touch – Mojo 2010
All songs composed by Tom Petty except:
End Of The Line – George Harrison
Runnin’ Down A Dream – Tom Petty, Mike Campbell, Jeff Lynne
Shady Grove – trad.
Well, if you’ve got down this far you’ll certainly be up for the ‘Spill point challenge – I’ve mentioned shoehorning but (for only one point, now that Chris has made it easier by putting the spreadsheet in the box) which of the songs in the podcast did NOT feature in the 30-Day Challenge at all? Clue: it’s about a couple who are maybe about to set up home together but they are the opposite of Wills’n'Kate.
Hi TFD
I always liked Tom Petty, especially during his Full Moon Fever, and Into the Great Wide Open days. I recently got a copy of Mojo off a mate and think it’s excellent. Does he have a new band? Although the Tom Petty sound is still there, it seems more expansive, experimental. My immediate fave off the album is First Flash of Freedom, but I’m sure others will grow on me to replace it. Fantastic driving music!
Mojo was one of my top 10 albums last year
I remember…
Hey Tempus: yes it’s the same band – Mike Campbell, Benmont Tench, Ron Blair, Scott Thurston and Steve Ferrone. They’ve set up a studio in their rehearsal rooms in LA and that’s where the Mudcrutch album and Mojo were recorded, without bringing in anyone from outside. It IS a looser kind of sound.
Woo hoo, indeed Tfd! What a cool podcast. As well as being a member of the ’49 Club, Mrs Maki has just signed up to the Tom Petty appreciation society. She loves the way he communicates feeling through his music. It speaks to her.
Oh thanks, Maki! And hi, Mrs Maki, fellow club-member, and person who feels the same about TP as I do!
Great stuff! How did you wangle the TP interview??
Oh, I have my connections…
I just wrote a longer comment but the internet connection is so weak in this part of the house (I’m listening in bed!) that it got lost.
Just wanted to say that I loved the Podcast, especially YOUR interview with TP (I think i’ll call him TP from now on too!) and found myself enjoying nearly all the tunes (call me a cliche, but the ‘earlier’ stuff resonated better to my ears) and was very surprised by how well I knew Learning to Fly, it must have been a big hit when it came out!
Tom’s my Jesus of Rock ‘n’ Roll! All-time favorite live show was at The Troubadour with his new/old band Mudcrutch in 2008.
Thank you very much! We are an online community of music-lovers (we’re very eclectic) who found each other through the Guardian newspaper’s music blog Readers Recommend. Why don’t you give that a look too? You’d be very welcome to join us.
Click Links over on the right, and then RR at GU.