Mr. Heartbreak Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 Looks like he will be touring with Steve Winwood. That's almost enough to get me to buy a ticket, as I have never seen Stevie, and am a big fan of Traffic. But even the nosebleed seats are $53 after you add in the Ticketbastard fees. Nah. I just don't like being that far away. The good seats are $150. Not bad, but too much for me at this point. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Winston Legthigh Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 Yea, I can't imagine that this upcoming Petty tour setlist will be markedly different from the one I saw a few years ago. $150 isn't worth the same greatest hits package. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lammycat Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 I wouldn't pay $150 to see any musical act. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
knotgreen Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 New single, American Dream Plan B is available via Rolling Stone: http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/hear-tom-pettys-old-school-rocker-american-dream-plan-b-premiere-20140605 I'm on the fence... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
froggie Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 I wouldn't pay $150 to see any musical act. Eagles are charging $682 ( but $995 guaranteed 1st or 2nd row), Dylan's doing $200 and so is Queen very soon. maybe i should move! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nalafej Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 new song is not great. Opening riff sounds like old guys trying to sound young. He really hasn't had a good single since She's The One, has he? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
knotgreen Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 new song is not great. Opening riff sounds like old guys trying to sound young. He really hasn't had a good single since She's The One, has he?I like Echo quite a bit-- Room at the Top and Swingin' were the notable singles, I think. IMHO Echo's a stronger album than She's The One, which basically feels like a bunch of Wildflowers b-sides. It's not a Heartbreakers album, but Highway Companion is a decent listen too. I've listened to Mojo maybe 5 times and don't intend on revisiting it again any time soon. The new single shows some promise. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tinnitus photography Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 I wouldn't pay $150 to see any musical act.i turned down really good seats for King Crimson that were about $170 and went for the $85 seat in the 2nd row of the mezzanine. i don't need to be that close to Fripp, and figured the sound would be a lot better. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Analogman Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 I like Echo quite a bit-- Room at the Top and Swingin' were the notable singles, I think. IMHO Echo's a stronger album than She's The One, which basically feels like a bunch of Wildflowers b-sides. It's not a Heartbreakers album, but Highway Companion is a decent listen too. I've listened to Mojo maybe 5 times and don't intend on revisiting it again any time soon. The new single shows some promise. Don't forgot about that Mudcrutch album. I am still hoping they are going to do another one of those. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nalafej Posted June 8, 2014 Share Posted June 8, 2014 i'm with you on Highway Companion and Echo being great albums. I don't think they have great singles though. Walls was the last great single imo. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr. Heartbreak Posted June 13, 2014 Share Posted June 13, 2014 I wouldn't pay $150 to see any musical act.I just checked prices for Ringo Starr here in FL. The first 10 or 12 rows are $275 - more than I am paying for 22nd row tickets for McCartney. Crazy. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
howdjadoo Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 Exclusive Live Album• Digital download of a live album only available to Highway Companions Club Members."Live 2013" includes eleven tracks recorded during the Heartbreakers' 2013 concerts in New York, Los Angeles, and at Bonnaroo – hand-picked by Tom. Download will be available in both FLAC and high-quality MP3 formats.Tracklist1. So You Want To Be A Rock 'N' Roll Star (Live From The Beacon Theatre)2. (I’m Not Your) Steppin' Stone (Live From The Beacon Theatre)3. Love Is A Long Road (Live From The Fonda Theatre)4. Two Gunslingers (Live From The Beacon Theatre)5. When A Kid Goes Bad (Live From The Fonda Theatre)6. Willin’ (Live From The Fonda Theatre)7. The Best of Everything (Live From The Fonda Theatre)8. Tweeter & The Monkey Man (Live From The Beacon Theatre)9. Baby Please Don’t Go (Live From The Fonda Theatre)10. Rebels (Live From Bonnaroo)11. Woman In Love (Live From Bonnaroo) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Col. Hapablap Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 I've got that album today via download. I'm a member of his fan club. It sounds pretty damn good. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stooka Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 Just got 4 tix for the Dallas show. Looking forward to seeing Steve Winwood, too. Don't really care how much the cost was, considering I blow several hundred dollars on dinner everyday. Big decision now is whether to fly down there in my G5 or just buy a limo and have my assistant drive us. Hmmmm... Decisions, decisions. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
howdjadoo Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 Power Drunk=Classic Petty (and so is the whole album) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SteveMck Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 I think Wildflowers is very underrated as well, a lot of great songs on that record. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lammycat Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 I watched the Peter Bogdanovich-directed documentary Runnin' Down a Dream last night. Very well done and made me appreciate Petty's attitude, song-writing, and music just a little bit more.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sonicshoulder Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 I think Wildflowers is very underrated as well, a lot of great songs on that record.My favorite hands down. I would put it in my top 5 "road trip/driving" albums and this is a very important category in my musical catalog. The album goes up, down, in and out and can be interpreted many different ways. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SteveMck Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 And it has 15 or 16 songs on it, a true LP! Love it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stooka Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 We had a great time in Dallas... So You Want to Be a Rock 'n' Roll Star Mary Jane's Last Dance American Dream Plan B Into the Great Wide Open Forgotten Man I Won't Back Down Free Fallin' A Woman in Love (It's Not Me) U Get Me High Rebels Yer So Bad Learning to Fly Shadow People I Should Have Known It Refugee Runnin' Down a Dream Encore:You Wreck Me American Girl Quote Link to post Share on other sites
remphish1 Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 I love Petty but he needs to shake up his set list. I heard the identical set list last month about 20 shows ago in NJ. Still a great show and the new album sounds great! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Analogman Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 I'm listening to all the TP albums today: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers (1976)You're Gonna Get It! (1978)Damn the Torpedoes (1979)Hard Promises (1981)Long After Dark (1982)Southern Accents (1985)Let Me Up (I've Had Enough) (1987)Full Moon Fever (1989)Into the Great Wide Open (1991)Wildflowers (1994)Songs and Music from "She's the One" (1996)Echo (1999)The Last DJ (2002)Highway Companion (2006)Mojo (2010)Hypnotic Eye (2014) When you listen to the albums in order you really notice how the songs/sound changes. The first three have a definite sound and then it changes with Hard Promises and then again with Southern Accents. I have to say I end up skipping most of that album up through Into The Great Wide Open. To me - I really like the run of albums from Wildflowers up through Echo. I have not really listened to the last two albums enough to say anything about them. I have been reading about a Wildflowers boxset/deluxe edition that is suppose to be coming out sometime. Maybe next year. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Vacant Horizon Posted November 8, 2015 Share Posted November 8, 2015 I can't think of any other artist from the 70s on who has maintained a successful career like TP. Even if not on the charts, his songwriting has never wained. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Analogman Posted November 8, 2015 Share Posted November 8, 2015 I suppose I got out those albums due to the press about the new book that is out. I may have to read it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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