So, take all those great sounds and put them together with Petty lyrics delivered in that distinctive voice, and you’ve got yourself a thrilling, boisterous, helluva good time. “… I showed you stars you never could see,” from “ Even the Losers.” “… I can tell the whole wide world to shove it!” from “ Here Comes My Girl.” (However, I am still a bit salty that he ripped off The Replacements‘ Paul Westerberg’s “ Rebel Without a Clue” line, from “ I’ll Be You.”) He’s also adept at story songs, with a knack for letting the listener fill in the details. He can put together a line or two that will break your heart, or make it soar. He’s one of those “turn-of-a-phrase” guys, like Elvis Costello, but not so flashy. Tom's music was straight forward Americana good spirited rock and I think that's what most of us liked about him.Also, there are the lyrics. It was called Qualcomm stadium after Qualcomm bought it, but just this year reverted back to Jack Murphy or San Diego Jack Murphy Stadium.īeing such a fan-boy back then I won free tickets to see Tom & the HB together with the Ramones, Stray Cats, Modern English, Bow Wow Wow by naming all the members of the Heartbreakers on a radio contest. I saw the original HB back in San Diego at the then called Jack Murphy stadium. I feel bad for Benmont Tench, Mike Campbell and Ron Blair, the remaining original Heartbreakers. Responsible for that inimitable HB sound. Ron (bass), Benmont (Hammond/Wurlitzer), TP, Mike (lead/slide guitars). And as a producer he worked on a Del Shannon record. Many know that TP was influenced by McGuinn and the Byrds. Some funny stories, and they played a couple of Tom Petty songs 1st here, (a great show).Ĭhris talked a lot about the new album that Tom produced. I went to hear Chris Hillman, Herb Pederson, and John Jorgenson on Oct.
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