Tom Petty to release live album!

[aimeeandbeatles]

That "dancing naked around the room" thing is true, though. I have the video and the transcript:

TV - Oct. 4, 2002 - Dancing Around the Room Naked or "Live On The Today Show" transcription of show
Early Friday morning, the 4th day of October, 2002 an spirited group of devoted fans gathered outdoors in the rain in New York City's Rockefeller Plaza to hear Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers jam live for ”The Today Show” on NBC.

As the television audience waited eagerly for the band to perform, they were teased about an hour and a half into the 3-hour show with an advertisement for the new album. Viewers watched as the screen showed a clip of Tom walking on the beach with the song "The Last DJ" playing in the background. A voice spoke, "Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers -- THE LAST DJ, the new studio album -- in stores Tuesday, October 8th . . . You can't stop a man from dreamin'.

At last, about 15 minutes later, it was time for us to hear OUR GUYS live. Katie Couric introduced the band.

Katie Couric: . . . It is the 4th day of October, but it's the first day of "Rocktober" out on the Plaza. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers will be turning it up right out there on the Plaza in just a few minutes . . . Okay you zany Rock 'n' Rollers, here's Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers!

Looking handsome, happy and relaxed, Tom and the band rocked into the opening notes of the new album's title song, "The Last DJ."

Katie Couric: They're America's enduring Rock band . . . Twelve gold and platinum records and a recent induction into the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame. Congratulations, guys! Their latest release arrives in stores on Tuesday the 8th. I'm talking about Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. Let's introduce them all. This of course is Tom Petty. Thank you. And the Heartbreakers are Mike Campbell on guitar, Benmont Tench on keyboards, aka Ben, Ron Blair on bass, Scott Thurston on guitar and vocals, and Steve Ferrone, not Ferone, but Ferrone on drums.

Tom Petty: You said Scott Thurston.

KC: Oh, I'm sorry, I got you guys mixed up. Well, nice to see you, Scott, Ron.

Ron Blair: I'm Ron.

KC: Okay, nice to have you! Thank you guys so much for doing this. I can't imagine getting up early is something you do on a regular basis for some reason.

TP: Well, we haven't been to bed yet.

KC: You haven't?

TP: No.

KC: Party on dude!

TP: But we're havin' a lot of fun. And thanks for havin' us and playing our records. Um, you know, we often turn on the Today Show and dance naked around the room. (much laughter by the Heartbreakers)

KC: Gee, thanks, Tom. I don't know what quite to say.

TP: No, it's really good to dance naked to and to sell a new record.

KC: Then we have something in common, don't we?

TP: So you combine the two and you've got it goin' on.

KC: Tell me about "The Last DJ." I know that it's gotten a lot of attention. "Billboard" says that it's one of the most important songs written by a man who's seen just about everybody. And I know it also takes some sort of shots at the music industry and what you think is wrong with America.

TP: Well, in a humorous way, I hope. It's just about, you know, living in corporate America and kind of different vanishing little freedoms that we have. It's kind of a little story. You need to hear the whole thing to really understand it.

KC: So most of the songs are like that. I mean, it's message music, if you will.

TP: Well, it's a little story. You know, it's just about our collective soul. But still it's a lot of fun to dance around the room naked to.

KC: We're always getting back to that.

TP: Yeah.

KC: Well, I'm not going to be able to dance around the Plaza naked, sadly, Tom, but what are you going to be playing for us anyway?

TP: Well right now the producer has asked us to go back into our past. We're goin' back to 1978. We're gonna play a song from our second album called "I Need To Know" too.

KC: Okay, all right. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers!

(Band plays "I Need To Know")

KC: Here's Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers with "Have Love Will Travel" from their new CD, THE LAST DJ.

(Band plays "Have Love Will Travel")

All in all -- an awesome performance! Thanks, guys! Can't wait for your next show!

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

Today, my magazine came in the mail!

I scanned it and made a PDF. Not gonna post it here as I doubt there'll be much interest. But here's a picture.

On another topic, here's a list of 10 Interesting Petty Things That Have Not Yet Been Officially Released (it's not a top ten list by any means, just some random bits).
1. An interesting acoustic version of "Gator on the Lawn" done at the Kabuki Theater (San Francisco) on April 14, 1983. Surprisingly, it works to an extent, despite the song being a straight-forward (but humorous) rock 'n' roll song.
2. "Insomnia." Outtake from Hard Promises, recorded in late 1980-early 1981.
3. Del Shannon joining the Heartbreakers for a version of "Runaway" at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium on December 31, 1978. I don't know why this was omitted from the official DVD of the show.
4. T.P. literally hitting the floor during "Shout" on his set of the the September 4, 1982 US Fest.
5. A really strange acoustic version of "Twist & Shout" done during the first (I think) Bridge School Benefit on October 13, 1986 (I don't think it's released on the upcoming Bridge School Benefit DVD). It's just Tom and Benmont. I'm not entirely convinced it works.
6. "Here Comes My Girl" in Sacramento, California on July 25, 1979. During the Lawsuit Tour, a double-speed version of the song. Might possibly be better than the studio.
7. Their appearance on the Old Grey Whistle Test on May 10, 1977. Footage from that era is pretty rare -- I've only got three videos, and one of them is of them performing while stoned (I'll explain later). I think this one's my favorite.
8. An X-rated version of "About To Give Out." Before you ask what it consists of, I don't know. I've never heard it. But I've been told it exists.
9. In an interview, T.P. saying that trying to describe rock 'n' roll is like trying to describe sex, adding that it's "really good."
10. Last, but not least, T.P. singing for 9 minutes about sex and invoking mental images of giraffes and mosquitoes having sex (not with each other). This was at the Winterland, San Francisco concert on December 30, 1978. Yes, the same one where he got pulled into the audience.
You can find the whole video on Wolfgang's Vault if you're so inclined.

 

[sophie]

Well if you noticed they are including a code for downloading the audio as MP3 or FLAC...........

It doesn't change the fact that he's releasing it exclusively on vinyl as a hard copy.

Also, what did the last 3 posts have to do with this live album release?

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

Also, what did the last 3 posts have to do with this live album release?

They're about T.P. and T.P. is the guy releasing the album.

 

[sophie]

Yes, but this is a thread about the live album he is set to release, not about the artist himself.

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

Yes, but this is a thread about the live album he is set to release, not about the artist himself.

What does your post have to do with the live album?

How about all the posts about the passport?

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

This appeared in current issue of RS (November 10, 2011). It appears the new studio will be a continuation of Mojo.

 

[Huayna Capac357]

Why would he release it only on vinyl? For both more people listening to it and making more money, releasing it also digitally would make more sense. It's a lose-lose, no matter how much you like vinyl.

EDIT: Or also on CD if you want a hard copy.

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

'Cos he's like that.

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

This is simply lovely.


Link to video.

 

[holy king]

Why would he release it only on vinyl? For both more people listening to it and making more money, releasing it also digitally would make more sense. It's a lose-lose, no matter how much you like vinyl.

EDIT: Or also on CD if you want a hard copy.

it's not like it cant be ripped from vinyl.

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

Also, I dont know if anyone actually read it, but he's also including a download along with the vinyl........

 

[puglover]

Isn't he kind of old for that? Is the album with him in a wheelchair or hum-a-round?

Tom Petty was pretty cool when I saw him play live last year.

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

And from the videos I've seen, he looked .... just fine! Not running around or hitting the stage like he did in the '80s, but just fine.

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

Here is a concert review. "Only a Broken Heart" should be "To Find a Friend" though....... EDIT: Just realized its been fixed.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/tom-petty-heartbreakers-jim-ladd-255098