This all happened when Petty was at the height of his songwriting abilities and as The Heartbreakers coalesced into one of the best rock and roll bands around at the time (sound familiar?). Shadow of a Doubt (Complex Kid) Just as happened with Bruce Springsteen, Petty got into the fight of his life with his record company over sale of his catalog and issues resulting from signing a typically horrible contract to get in the studio and make the first album. Maybe that’s down to Denny Cordell’s noirish production but it’s also in the material: straightforward rock with Southern boogie tendencies and a bit of Stones-ish street influence. You’re Gonna Get It The band’s second album still finds Petty a young street punk who is looking to prove himself and a band that never quite rocks as hard as you think they might be able to. In 10 Tracks: Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers Yet Petty is a poetic songwriter, as he proves eventually, one that is very adept at pulling certain details to the fore to create his mood–much like Bob Dylan. In addition, the songs here and on the Heartbreakers’ second album have a certain urgency as well as a decidedly cinematic quality that is reminiscent of Springsteen but stripped to its most basic terms–in other words, without the poetry. “Didn’t go to work/I picked up the phone/Told the boss he was a jerk” was the sneering undertone that Petty would continue to display on nearly all of his albums right up until the end. This song from Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers is all about the rock and roll rebellion with an aggressive garage rock vibe.
Not necessarily stuff you’ll find on an artist’s Greatest Hits collection.Īnything That’s Rock & Roll I mean, Petty put it all out there right at the start.
A selection of Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers tracks that have meaning to me and have stuck with me through the years, appearing frequently on mixtapes and playlists.
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