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Tom Petty - Some Recommendations Please....

Postby 3manstack » Sun May 13, 2012 9:28 am

Can anyone recommend a few Tom Petty albums to properly "start me off". I own the greatest hits and mojo and after watching the Runnin Down A Dream Doc on TV the other night I'm ridiculously curious and eager to dip my toe a little further into his music

I'm positive I'm going to buy Full Moon Fever coz that seems to have a few I already love but any other suggestions are very welcome, Looking to get about 3 or 4 to begin with

Thanks in advance of any replies.
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Re: Tom Petty - Some Recommendations Please....

Postby MysteryTrain » Sun May 13, 2012 9:31 am

Definitely get Full Moon Fever. Also Damn The Torpedoes (1979) and Wildflowers (1994) are essential. And then Into The Great Wide Open (1991) which is just as good as Full Moon Fever. Some of the their more underrated but very good albums are Hard Promises, Long After Dark and Southern Accents.
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Re: Tom Petty - Some Recommendations Please....

Postby mfc2006 » Sun May 13, 2012 10:29 am

Wildflowers.
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Re: Tom Petty - Some Recommendations Please....

Postby Shawshank » Sun May 13, 2012 4:20 pm

Full Moon Fever, Wildflowers and Echo are my favorites.
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Re: Tom Petty - Some Recommendations Please....

Postby Bronx Bombers » Sun May 13, 2012 6:27 pm

The Live Anthology
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Re: Tom Petty - Some Recommendations Please....

Postby Cob » Sun May 13, 2012 9:07 pm

I've been listening to the first album A LOT lately and man that one is good, I like Hard Promises and Damn the Torpedoes a lot also, I REALLY like Louisiana Rain and Shadow of a Doubt (Complex Kid) from Damn the Torpedoes. And as Bronx Bombers mentioned, the Live Anthology is GREAT!
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Re: Tom Petty - Some Recommendations Please....

Postby thefixer9 » Sun May 13, 2012 9:11 pm

First get Full Moon Fever

Then Wildflowers

Hard Promises

Damn the Torpedoes

and then really anything after that! :mrgreen:
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Re: Tom Petty - Some Recommendations Please....

Postby JOEJOEJOE » Sun May 13, 2012 9:55 pm

Damn theTorpedos
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Re: Tom Petty - Some Recommendations Please....

Postby marcos » Sun May 13, 2012 10:20 pm

JOEJOEJOE wrote:Damn theTorpedos


This one is must, wish I had this on vinyl. As a few other of Tom's but very unaffordable for some reason at this time. Full Moon Fever brings back so many memories for me from that time period. I use to listen to this one over and over with a first love that eventually went on to break my heart.
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Re: Tom Petty - Some Recommendations Please....

Postby PNuttyJam » Mon May 14, 2012 6:24 am

Echo
She's The One

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Re: Tom Petty - Some Recommendations Please....

Postby Better Dan » Mon May 14, 2012 6:33 am

Wildflowers is a great start.
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Re: Tom Petty - Some Recommendations Please....

Postby jjflash » Mon May 14, 2012 6:55 am

Better Dan wrote:Wildflowers is a great start.


Also, check out She's the One soundtrack. Those are my two favorite studio efforts. Greatest Hits compilation is a good place to get your toes wet. And the semi-recently released Live Anthology is a good career-spanner too.
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Re: Tom Petty - Some Recommendations Please....

Postby mfc2006 » Mon May 14, 2012 8:43 am

jjflash wrote:
Better Dan wrote:Wildflowers is a great start.


Also, check out She's the One soundtrack. Those are my two favorite studio efforts. Greatest Hits compilation is a good place to get your toes wet. And the semi-recently released Live Anthology is a good career-spanner too.


yup. the She's The One soundtrack is flat-out awesome.
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Re: Tom Petty - Some Recommendations Please....

Postby pjfan021 » Mon May 14, 2012 3:44 pm

Wildflowers, last Dj, live anthology, full moon fever, damn the torpedoes
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Re: Tom Petty - Some Recommendations Please....

Postby perfectlefts14 » Mon May 14, 2012 4:37 pm

Check out the B-Side: Girl On LSD. It was originally suppose to be on Wildflowers, but Warner Bros said no, it's a great song.
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