The Tom Petty (and the Heartbreakers) Appreciation Thread

[lordsurya08]

Mudcrutch Farm actually banned me.

Why?

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

I'm too direct for them, I guess.

 

[rugbyLEAGUEfan]

If you want to check out some poorly subscribed to threads check out the ones I have started on Rugby League ( or like 99% of people on these forums , don't ) .

I wish people were one tenth as interested in my favouritesport as they are checking out the TPAT.

 

[pablowest]

100th reply ???

That's a good number I think.

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

Heh.

So anyways, sorry for using this thread but I thought itd be the best place.

Basically: Tom Petty may be seeing my site.

So basically,... What would you do to make sure it looks nice?

 

[lordsurya08]

Heh.

So anyways, sorry for using this thread but I thought itd be the best place.

Basically: Tom Petty may be seeing my site.

So basically,... What would you do to make sure it looks nice?

It looks fine to me.

 

[lordsurya08]

I'm too direct for them, I guess.

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Create a new account.

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

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Create a new account.

I tried. I'm too obvious for them. Anyways I dont like that place too much, its cliquish.

 

[Yui108]

Have you ever met Tom Petty?

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

Unfortunately, no.

 

[Yui108]

He's got to have book signings or something

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

Not in Nova Scotia

 

[Yui108]

I am honestly very surprised you have not yet gone on a road trip to one.

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

I dont have the money

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

I got a hold of the "dancing around the room naked" interview

I cant wait to get that magazine I won on eBay maybe this week!

 

[ParadigmShifter]

Have you seen Tom Petty live?

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

No. I wanted to go last year but nearest show in country was in Ontario and with hotel and travel stuff it would've come over 1000 bucks or so

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

No. I wanted to go last year but nearest show in country was in Ontario and with hotel and travel stuff it would've come over 1000 bucks or so

Odd, no recollection of posting this (must be sicker than I thought). But Im right I remember doing the math

Ive been on a Long After Dark kick. It has a similar feel to Torpedoes but its not quite the same and especially in the background vocals you can hear the ... Its not the right word but "influence" is pretty close... of Howie, especialyl on the background vocals of "Finding Out." Wow thats a real good song.... the Heartbreakers are pretty amazing on it. I dont think theyve ever done it live though, need to check with a friend tho'.

And really, the album... well the title is "Long After Dark", right? Well, to me, Hard Promises was sort of the "dark," it was so damn moody. And with LaD, they're sort of past that, so it has a brighter feel than Promises. Its a bit more optimistic, too. Even with songs like "Straight Into Darkness" which is, I think, the moodiest song on the album (Benmont expressed a liking for songs like this where Petty "goes haywire"), Petty basically isnt... dammit, I lost the word. But you have lyrics like this:
"I don't believe the good times are over/I don't believe the thrill is all gone"

Link to video.


And theres also a very beautiful ballad at the end of the album called "A Wasted Life." A casual fan, I dont think, would think a lot of it. But personally the song means a lot to it... it saved my life.

 

[Whomp]

Aimee--I've probably listened to Damn the Torpedos likely a million times since I was your age. There's a woman who says "it's just the normal noises in here" during "Even the Losers".

Do you know who she is?

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

Ive actually looked everywhere for that... it seems to be a mystery. Maybe its on the videotapes for the Torpedoes recording sessions (I know that some exist) but obviously I dont have those