I was never a big fan, but working shows I saw him many times over the years, the first few in 86/87 when his band would play a set then be Bob Dylan's backing band.
I always liked them but they were a little too smooth for my particular taste. Then in 1997 they played a 20 show residency at the Fillmore in S.F. It was obviously a big deal and to defeat scalping they did the EVERYONE had to pick up their tix at the door and go right in bit, which works but even at a small venue creates serious line issues.
I didn't work at the Fillmore but for those shows I was asked to work as extra line control. I worked until the crowd was in, then was cut and could go in each night and watch the show. They mixed up their set lists, played lots of covers and had lots of great guest sit-ins and over the three week run I really became a fan.
I still think they were a better band when Stan Lynch was the drummer, but in my opinion that run was the high watermark as a live band for Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers. Here's a bunch of good videos from those shows...
Caught the Petty Dylan tour in beautiful Tacoma, Washington, under the great wooden dome. Wasn't particularly impressed. Like Lance, I was never a big fan. It was too mainstream, and I had convinced myself I was too hip for that kind of stuff. Later, I worked for a guy who had a studio and was a writer, engineer, luthier, singer, mandolin/guitar player in the 90s. Somewhere in that period, I woke up to just how well-crafted Petty's work was. Then later, I saw him at the Gorge with my ex-girlfriend, a very close friend, and my ex. We were in the eighth row. It was an Americana sing-along. We laughed so hard we cried. Hard to describe how it hit us, it was silly on one level but so crazy real and pertinent, cliché to so many people growing up, still is. Truly, as much fun as I ever had at a show, just in a very different way. My takeaway was to not judge by what I want or like, but by what someone is trying to accomplish. He sure nailed it. To the doubters, I say, "You try to write some as tight as Petty".
I wouldn't call myself a huge Petty fan, but I've always admired his work. Plus, he was in a band with Bob Dylan, George Harrison, Jeff Lynne, and Roy Orbison, so he's got that going for him.
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Bob Dylan and Tom Petty & The
Bob Dylan and Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Farm Aid: Rich Stadium, July 4, 1986
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANPRGBqh0Zw
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"Hey Spike, what do yo like?"
"Hey Spike, what do you like?"
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Zang was Listening to a
Zang was Listening to a couple shows from June 2006 Super Good.
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I was never a big fan, but
I was never a big fan, but working shows I saw him many times over the years, the first few in 86/87 when his band would play a set then be Bob Dylan's backing band.
I always liked them but they were a little too smooth for my particular taste. Then in 1997 they played a 20 show residency at the Fillmore in S.F. It was obviously a big deal and to defeat scalping they did the EVERYONE had to pick up their tix at the door and go right in bit, which works but even at a small venue creates serious line issues.
I didn't work at the Fillmore but for those shows I was asked to work as extra line control. I worked until the crowd was in, then was cut and could go in each night and watch the show. They mixed up their set lists, played lots of covers and had lots of great guest sit-ins and over the three week run I really became a fan.
I still think they were a better band when Stan Lynch was the drummer, but in my opinion that run was the high watermark as a live band for Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers. Here's a bunch of good videos from those shows...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XekOP-7z3kQ&list=PLoopXDarluPDLclolNMj4m...
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Caught the Petty Dylan tour
Caught the Petty Dylan tour in beautiful Tacoma, Washington, under the great wooden dome. Wasn't particularly impressed. Like Lance, I was never a big fan. It was too mainstream, and I had convinced myself I was too hip for that kind of stuff. Later, I worked for a guy who had a studio and was a writer, engineer, luthier, singer, mandolin/guitar player in the 90s. Somewhere in that period, I woke up to just how well-crafted Petty's work was. Then later, I saw him at the Gorge with my ex-girlfriend, a very close friend, and my ex. We were in the eighth row. It was an Americana sing-along. We laughed so hard we cried. Hard to describe how it hit us, it was silly on one level but so crazy real and pertinent, cliché to so many people growing up, still is. Truly, as much fun as I ever had at a show, just in a very different way. My takeaway was to not judge by what I want or like, but by what someone is trying to accomplish. He sure nailed it. To the doubters, I say, "You try to write some as tight as Petty".
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I wouldn't call myself a huge
I wouldn't call myself a huge Petty fan, but I've always admired his work. Plus, he was in a band with Bob Dylan, George Harrison, Jeff Lynne, and Roy Orbison, so he's got that going for him.