The Tom Petty Project
Kevin Brown
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Join Kev Brown as he digs into Tom Petty's catalogue, starting with the first track from the debut Heartbreakers album, all the way through to the final song from Mudcrutch 2. Along the way, there will be special episodes dedicated to outtakes, b-sides, and other Tom Petty related material. This podcast is in no way affiliated with the Tom Petty estate and all rights to Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Mudcrutch, Stevie Nicks, and the Travelling Wilbury's are the property of their respective rights holders.
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All or Nothin'
“You could almost take Mike [Campbell] for granted, because anything you asked him to do, he did it. And more. I don’t remember ever throwing anything his way that he couldn’t do. He could do it, and do it better than you thought. He will give you back your idea better than you had it in the first place. THAT’S a great musician.” - Tom Petty
The implication I’ve always taken from the abrupt ending is that in this conversation about all or nothing, this final act of musical vandalism is the protagonist choosing nothing, instead of all. It’s a perfect way to end this song and what an incredible way to end side one of the record!
Today’s episode covers the last song on side one of "Into The Great Wide Open". "All or Nothin'".
You can listen to the song here: https://youtu.be/tr_LGFe7XeU
The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet
Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:
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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw
All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/
The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.
A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.
Producer: Kevin Brown
Executive Producer: Paul Roberts
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5 days ago
10 Questions with Matt Jaffe
Today's episode covers the Ten Questions part of my conversation with Matt Jaffe.
We had a great conversation about Walls (Circus) vs Walls (No 3), Matt surprised me with who he would have cover a Tom Petty song, but since he's said it, it's been stuck in my brain. He also gave a superb answer to my final question and described Tom Petty in 3 words absolutely brilliantly!
Please check out Matt's website here: mattjaffemusic.com and go check out his Youtube channel here: @MattJaffeMusic
Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:
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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw
All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/
Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/
The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.
A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.
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6 days ago
Matt Jaffe
Today's episode is a conversation I had with the wonderful Matt Jaffe.
After cutting his teeth on open mics around the Bay Area, San Francisco songwriter Matt Jaffe was discovered by Jerry Harrison of Talking Heads. Together, they produced his first album at the age of 16, cementing Matt's dedication to music. Soon, he formed a band, dropped out of college, and has not looked back. Since then, Matt has cowritten with Chuck Prophet and Tom Higgenson of Plain White T’s, crisscrossed the country opening for Blues Traveler and Alejandro Escovedo, and recorded half a dozen albums alongside luminaries of the Bay Area music scene. Inspired by the great lineage of rock n' roll, he marries literary lyrics with the undeniable urge to dance.
I sat down with Matt on November 2 of this year to talk about his music and the influence of Tom Petty's music in his life. Yet again (man, I've been lucky!) I was so lucky to be able to talk to such a warm, articulate, and genuine artist. I know you'll enjoy Matt's perspectives on everything from the whether the voice is merely an instrument to how Mike Campbell transcends mere soloing as a guitarist and not being intimidated by having Steve Ferrone play drums on his first record!
Please check out Matt's website here: mattjaffemusic.com and go check out his Youtube channel here: @MattJaffeMusic
Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:
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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw
All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/
Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/
The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.
A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.
Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.
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Nov 29, 2023
The Dark of the Sun
In 2004/2005 when Paul Zollo is interviewing Tom for his seminal book, Conversations With Tom Petty. Tom bemoans to Paul that The Dark of the Sun was never played live. He says “It got lost in the shuffle of that album. There were so many songs on it. I thought it was a good little song.”
This is another one of those tracks that I sometimes forget about and then when I hear it think, “man, that’s a great song!” and then when I hear Mike’s solo, I think “Man, that’s a REALLY good song!” It’s slick, it’s short, and it’s an upbeat ray of sunshine.
Today’s episode covers "The Dark of the Sun", the penultimate track on side one of "Into The Great Wide Open".
You can listen to the song here: https://youtu.be/tr_LGFe7XeU
The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet
Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:
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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw
All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/
Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/
The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.
A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.
Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.
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Nov 22, 2023
Two Gunslingers
In Conversations With Tom Petty, when Tom tells author Paul Zollo that the band were allowed to pick some of their favourites for the Anthology, Paul asks “So Two Gunslingers is one of your favourites?” Tom Responds “Oh definitely. I love that song. I was really proud of that when it got done.” When Paul comments “It’s a funny song, but meaningful.” Tom responds, “Yeh, it’s a really good anti-war song”.
Today’s episode covers "Two Gunslingers", the fourth track on "Into The Great Wide Open".
You can listen to the song here: https://youtu.be/_x8dIyRTKHo
To hear the 2013 live version from the American Treasure compilation, check that out here: https://youtu.be/1fKXeVZ5XXA
To listen to the latest episode of Honest and Unmerciful, which covers John Cougar Mellencamp's "Scarecrow" album, go here: https://tinyurl.com/c6st53cb
And to check out Jake Thistle's new EP/album, "The Half Left Out", you can find that here: https://tinyurl.com/26fp3skj
The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet
Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:
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Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw
All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/
Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/
The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.
A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.
Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.
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Nov 15, 2023
Into The Great Wide Open
Where Tom’s vocal on a song like Refugee or Rebels is like a sharpened steel, his voice here sits more in that butterscotch place that he could employ when he wanted to dial the energy back. Even in the chorus, he doesn’t lean into any vibrato, doesn’t crack or pinch his voice and just lets the melody wash over you. And it’s a song that doesn’t need vocal pyrotechnics because all the explosions in this song come from that wonderful turnaround, the tonal shift in the chorus, and one of the best narrative lyrics Tom, or anyone, ever wrote. Whereas songs like "Something Big" or "Dogs on the Run" have a loose narrative that leave plenty to the listener’s imagination, this one is a much more fully realized and theatrical lyric. It’s Tom following the flow and seeing where the story takes him.
Today’s episode covers the title track from "Into The Great Wide Open". There is one piece of profanity in the episode when Tom is telling a story.
You can listen to the song here: https://youtu.be/tOQ-h-2pDDU
If you want to see the official video, you can check that out here: https://youtu.be/xqmFxgEGKH0
For the brilliant live version from Take The Highway, look here: https://youtu.be/VB1IJKrhAP8?t=211
And if you've never seen Tom's acceptance speech at the 2016 Musiccares Person of the Year event, check that out here: https://youtu.be/WHw1ZxYY-oQ
The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet
Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject
Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw
All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/
Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/
The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.
A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.
Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.
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Nov 8, 2023
Kings Highway
Like Learning To Fly, it’s a song that the band would change the arrangement of and when Paul Zollo mentions the acoustic version on the Playback boxset, Tom responds that “It’ll work just about any way you want to play it.” He also goes on to say “It was a tricky one to record. We went through a few changes trying to get the track to sound the way we wanted.”
I think that “the Kings Highway” here isn’t at all a reference to the road that runs through Brooklyn, New York. If I had to guess, that was just one of Tom’s little flashes of genius. I’d bet that he had “and we’ll ride down the …something… highway” and toyed with different words to slot in there. A lesser writer could have gone with "wide highway", or "long highway", or "cold highway" or some type of adjective, but using “King’s highway” reinforces that idea of better, or more, or grander. It’s a great little bit of writing.
Today’s episode covers the second track from "Into The Great Wide Open", Kings Highway.
You can listen to the song here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-h3gXKArWyw
Here's a great live, full band arrangement from the Into The Great Wide Open tour: https://youtu.be/OdqDeBzqlP0
If you want to hear the acoustic version that Tom and Paul Zollo were talking about in Conversations With Tom Petty, you can find it here: https://youtu.be/wM-sHhnvZeM
And to see a fantastic behind the scenes rehearsal from the Dogs With Wings tour, check this out (Howie's harmonies are stunning): https://youtu.be/AnMT-46q3mo
The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet
Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:
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Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw
All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/
Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/
The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.
A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.
Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.
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Nov 1, 2023
Petty Live - Recap!
Another recap episode for you this week folks as I try to wrangle guest schedules! This week we're looking back at which live shows my guests wish they could have seen. Winterland? The Fillmore? The True Confessions tour with Bob? The Superbowl half time show? The Gainesville homecoming show on the 30th anniversary tour... There are so many to choose from and some of my guests picked the same shows for similar reasons!
In order, the people answering the questions are; Dallas Heliker, Gwen Jones, Nic Apostoleris, Janet Lovell, Megan Volpert, Dan Spiess, Corey Morrissette, Katie Moulton, Michael Washburn, Ivan Anderson, Tommy Edwin, Dan Durkin, Django Bayless, and.... me!
The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet
Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject
Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw
All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/
Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/
The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.
A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.
Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.
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Oct 25, 2023
Learning To Fly
When Paul asks Tom to confirm that the origin of the song is him hearing a pilot say that learning to fly is easy, but coming down’s the hard part, Tom replies “True. That was the inspiration and I took it from there. Jeff and I wrote that together.” He also comments that it was written pretty quickly, saying “I think we wrote it in an evening. It came quickly because I had written most of the words and I had gotten a tune in my head. We sat down and spent a whole evening on it. But that’s fairly quick, if it comes in a day or two.”
Sometimes, the best way to write a great song is to not overthink it. I'd argue this is the greatest gift that Jeff Lynne gave to Tom Petty, because it changed everything from this point forward, directy or indirectly. Tom tells author Paul Zollo “That’s been one of our most popular songs. We still get a lot of requests for that in movies, and people always want to hear it in the show. People embrace it.”
Today’s episode covers the lead track from "Into The Great Wide Open", Learning to Fly.
You can listen to the song here:https://youtu.be/s5BJXwNeKsQ
If you want to the live version from Gainseville in 2006, check it out here: https://youtu.be/4p_f7Df2-oM
Here's the live version from 1994 at the Shoreline Amphitheatrein Mountainview, CA that I talked about with Benmont's amazing piano part: https://youtu.be/KxTnlCEsUWY
And if you want to check out the final performance of Running down a dream, you can find it here:https://youtu.be/SnOOYrPkVYk
The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet
Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject
Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw
All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/
Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/
The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.
A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.
Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.
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Oct 18, 2023
The Petty 8ight with Randy Woods
This week's episode is the second installment The Petty 8ight!
I love talking to Pettyheads, musicians, and other people who have been influenced by Tom or his music in myriad ways, but I thought it would be neat to see what non-fans, or non-hardcore fans think of Tom's music if I threw deeper cuts at them.
My second #Petty8ight guest is my best friend and musical mentor, Randy Woods. Randy is the guy who does all the little musical interludes. He's also a songwriter, singer, guitarist, all round musician, sound engineer, producer,foley artist, score composer, post-production engineer and basically, if it makes a noise, Randy knows how to deal with it and make it sound great! He's also my cohost on the Seaside Pod Review and all round exemplary human being who I love and admire immensely. He's also unafraid to talk about things he doesn't love in music and, as with Scott Haskin, he surprised me with which song he took off the list and which three songs made his EP.
If you want to (and you REALLY should) check out Randy's music, you can find it here.
Apple: https://music.apple.com/ca/artist/randy-woods-band/1193736961 and https://music.apple.com/ca/artist/absofunkinlutely/275156677
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0RDFoyY7zxn0gbzmIBudV8 and https://open.spotify.com/artist/1EcCTu5SUl2r5PMgRuNp11
The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet
Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject
Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw
All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/
Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/
The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.
A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.
Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.
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Oct 11, 2023
Full Moon Fever (with John Paulsen)
It's a long one this season folks! But there's so much to talk about with this album and we felt we needed to talk about each individual track. Which song does John think that Kevin rated too low? Which songs made it onto Kevin and John's resqeuenced discs and which songs do they think could have been left off, if any? Check out the playlists below to find out!
Please note, there is one small piece of profanity in this episode when Kevin quotes Ringo Starr.
Kevin's sequence: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5Ce1tsqACvQgoHGCzxvpuY
John's sequence: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1wGXBLu9DnjqZo9x7gzpC9
Do check out www.4for4.com if you're into fantasy football and follow John on Twitter at @4for4_John
Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:
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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw
All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/
Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/
The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.
A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.
Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.
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Oct 4, 2023
Cover Versions - Recap!
Another recap episode for you this week folks as I try to wrangle guest schedules! This week we're looking back at the songs of Tom's that my guests would love to hear covered by other artists. This is a question I always look forward to discussing and it's thrown up some brilliant ideas!
In order, the people answering the questions are; Dallas Heliker, Gwen Jones, Nic Apostoleris, Janet Lovell, Jeff Slate, Megan Volpert, Dan Spiess, Corey Morrissette, Katie Moulton, Ivan Anderson, Tommy Edwin, Dan Durkin, Django Bayless, and.... me!
Please note, there are a couple of curse words in this episode.
The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet
Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject
Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw
All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/
Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/
The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.
A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.
Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.
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Sep 27, 2023
Zombie Zoo
In Conversations With Tom Petty, when author Paul Zollo asks about the origins of the song, Tom explains “It was when Jeff and George (Jeff Lynne and George Harrison obviously), went out to Anaheim to ask Roy Orbison to be in the band (the Traveling Wilburys, again obviously). We were writing everything we saw. One line I remember that we saw on a billboard was “every day is judgment day”. That later turned up in “End of the Line”, the Wilburys song.” He goes on to explain that “We stopped at a restaurant on the way back and these punky-looking guys recognized us and came over. I said “Where have you been? Where are you playing?” and they said “The Zombie Zoo” and out came the pads…”
Today’s episode covers the last track from Full Moon Fever, Zombie zoo.
You can listen to the song here: https://youtu.be/hZTkF2cx9z4
The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet
Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:
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Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw
All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/
Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/
A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.
The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way.
Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.
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Sep 19, 2023
A Mind With a Heart of Its Own
I do wonder whether the friend who’s treehouse he’s slept in is the same girl from the opening verse. There’s almost a Forrest and Jenny vibe to it if you link those two verses. “She never looked different but something would change” is later in the timeline, and the later treehouse reference snaps you back to a more innocent time. I know that this isn’t the case because the third verse is ad-libbed, but hey, it’s fun to paint your own pictures on the canvas that Tom provides sometimes so I’m going with it!
Today’s episode covers the penultimate track from side two of Full Moon Fever, A Mind with a Heart of Its Own.
You can listen to the song here: https://youtu.be/QwZwJPbb__g
If you want to listen to the bootleg version, on February 1, 1990 in Providence, Rhode Island, check that out here: https://youtu.be/TBZZQZvHuFE
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Sep 16, 2023
Dan Spiess (Tom Petty Weekend 2023)
This bonus episode sees Dan Spiess return to the podcast to fill us in on what we can expect at this year's Tom Petty Weekend in Gainesville. There are so many cool things to do, from the Wildflowers exhibit at the Cade Museum, to the Gainesville tour bus, to the Heartwood Soundstage Storytellers sessions! The lineup is insanely good, the beer lineup is equally impressive and I'm looking forward to hearing about all the fun that's going to be had at this year's event!
If you're attending this year's celebration and see Dan around, go shake his hand and thank him for giving so much of his time to make sure this event is the colossal success it is sure to be.
If you're still looking for tickets or information about the event, please visit the Tom Petty Weekend website here: http://www.tompettyweekend.com
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Sep 13, 2023
Alright For Now
Everything is alright. For now at least. And that’s where I think this song becomes much more interesting. Despite the light fluffiness of the verse progression and the sincere expression of adoration in the lyrics, that caveat on the title line, we’re alright “for now” belies a slight tension in Tom’s state of mind. Now, it just could that no other words fit as well as “for now”, but given that Tom was very rarely glib about word choice, I would say that this deliberate inclusion of doubt either betrays his emotional state at the time or possibly his unwillingness to be absolute in his assertion that everything will be fine.
Today’s episode covers the fifth track from side two of Full Moon Fever, Alright For Now.
You can listen to the song here: https://youtu.be/l4zpU9T937I
For the live version from the Fillmore '97 release, go here: https://youtu.be/s2TO2XljJCc and for the release from the Live Anthology boxet, go here: https://youtu.be/UHjTWYaQm-Y
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Sep 6, 2023
The Apartment Song
The lyrics in this one are again, really direct and simple. Tom reminisces about his two room apartment and that he’s glad he doesn’t live there any more, but there’s a fondness in the tone. In the second verse, we hear that there’s a similar nostalgia for a former relationship that he sometimes remembers wistfully. The chorus underscores all this by giving his current state. “Oh yeah, I’m alright, I just feel a little lonely tonight. I’m okay most of the time, I just feel a little lonely tonight.” So, I’m OK but I could be doing better. There’s a romantic pragmatism on display here that elevates the song from being another rumination on lost love over 8 bars or a wallowing self-pity. It’s a glass that is definitely half full rather than half empty.
You can listen to the song here: https://youtu.be/UR_t-tk1B5U
You'll find the demo version included on the Playback boxset (and the American Treasure release!) here: https://youtu.be/vkKPklG2QVE
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Sep 3, 2023
10 Questions with Petty Theft
Today we hear what Django and Dan would pick as their favourite album, who they'd love to see open for the Heartbreakers and which song they'd love to have joined the band on stage to perform.
Petty Theft is currently in the middle of their 20th Anniversary Tour (so you know they have to be good, because you simply don't last that long if you aren't!) and you can check out tour dates, find out more about the band, and even go support them by buying some merch at their fabulous website, here: https://www.pettytheftrocks.com
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Sep 2, 2023
10 Questions with Tommy Edwin
Another half hour with Tommy today folks. Wait til you hear who he would like to see open for Tom Petty and which artist he wants to hear cover a Tom Petty song!
Please check out Tommy's (brilliant) website here: https://www.tommyedwinmusic.com. Also, check out his song Empty Chair, from the album "Fade To Memory": https://youtu.be/MGAfmr4Y54U?si=jBEiJQpB3u39412P
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Sep 1, 2023
Petty Theft
Today's special bonus episode is a conversation I had with San Francisco-based tribute band Petty Theft. I chatted for just about an hour and a half with bassist Django Bayless and lead singer/rhythm guitarist Dan Durkin, the two founding members of the band about how the band came together, how they choose songs to cover, and of course, their love of Tom's music. As I said to the boys during the call, their sense of fun and their love of playing Tom's music shines through both in conversation and when they're on stage laying it down.
They've played with Steve Ferrone and opened for Lynyryd Skynyrd and Tesla and they're one of the best bands and they were an absolute blast to talk to: the time flew by. I'm really looking forward to seeing them in the flesh some day and will be on the lookout for geographically opportune moments to connect with a band that embodies the spirit of the music; love playing, love the crowd.
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Aug 30, 2023
Tommy Edwin
Today's episode is a conversation I had with the wonderful Tommy Edwin. Tommy and I connect over on Twitter months ago and I've been a fan of his music (and his personality) ever since. I love having conversations about Tom Petty's music with other musicians because, even when we're not talking directly about Tom. the ways in which he influenced people always shines through. Tommy Edwin is not exception. His feel for song structure and clarity always ring true for me. This was a fantastic hour and a half of my life that I was able to spend in the company of a truly lovely human being and I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. As always, Tommy's answers to my ten questions will be available for you to listen to later this week! (Saturday to be precise!)
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Aug 23, 2023
Depending On You
Something that my season seven guest Ivan Anderson said that stuck with me, was that “Listen to Her Heart” is a 'little' song. And by that, he wasn’t being dismissive. He was saying that it wasn’t covering a weighty topic and it was compact and accessible. I’d say exactly the same thing about this one. It’s neat and compact. It has a superb hook in the pre-chorus and the whole thing is imminently hummable. It’s a pretty perfect little pop song.
Today’s episode covers the third track from side two of Full Moon Fever, Depending On You.
You can listen to the song here: https://youtu.be/IjVGlKa2rL0
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Aug 16, 2023
Yer So Bad
Yer So Bad could almost be the most important song in the entire Tom Petty canon. Almost. Probably not the most important, but it was the first song that Tom showed to Jeff Lynne and from there, the rest of Full Moon Fever and then The Traveling Wilburys dropped effortlessly into place. You have to think there was a little magic in the air that night. Tom tells Paul Zollo, “It was around this time that I showed Jeff one night that I had written the song ‘Yer So Bad’. But there was one little bit in the B section where I didn’t know where to go. He showed me this e minor chord and that kinda opened it all up to me.” The story concludes with Tom asking Jeff “Will you produce this?” and Jeff responding, “Sure, let’s do it. Where should we record it?” The rest, of course, is rock n roll history made via Mike Campbell’s spare bedroom.
You can listen to the song here: https://youtu.be/WdRViFCvvUo
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Aug 9, 2023
Feel a Whole Lot Better
Every hardcore Tom Petty fan knows that when Tom took the record to the execs at MCA, they didn’t like it at all. When Paul Zollo asks Tom why in Conversations with Tom Petty, Tom replies “They didn’t hear a single!” One of the other issues with the record that it was only nine tracks long. So while Jeff Lynne, who coproduced the record, was out of town, Tom and Mike recorded the lullaby, Alright For Now, but they still needed more tracks, as the late 80s was the era of the CD and you could make much longer albums for the new format, which was appealing to the suits who have no idea about creativity. Tom tells Paul, “They wanted it to be a little longer. Then I cut the Byrds song ‘Feel a Whole Lot Better’ just to make the record a little longer.”
You can listen to the song here: https://youtu.be/tZxHLkA5EcU
And if you want to check out The Byrds' original, you can find that here: https://youtu.be/to-RVV_3anw
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Aug 2, 2023
Runnin' Down a Dream
In his fantastic memoir, Tom Petty and Me, Jon Scott calls Runnin Down a Dream “One of the greatest driving songs I’ve ever heard” and you get his point completely. It’s a juggernaut of a rock n roll song but isn’t overpowering sonically. Again Jeff Lynne leaves enough space for the song to breath but adds in enough flare to keep you interested all the way through. It’s an urgent and riveting song; almost as if it’s an hour and a half action movie packed into for glorious minutes of pop rock perfection.
You can listen to the song here: https://youtu.be/Y1D3a5eDJIs
And if you want to check out a version from the fantastic Live at the Fillmore album, you can find that here: https://youtu.be/oafLV5GU7tY
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Jul 26, 2023
A Face in the Crowd
“I do like that song. I think it’s a really sweet song. A nice sentiment. Very simple. Extremely simple. It’s not complex in any way”
One thing I always find interesting in reading Paul Zollo's book is the way that Tom often seems to be looking at his own songs from the outside. The book came out in 2005 and in preceding decade, Tom had only played the song six times, so you can see why some of these songs he would have to go back to to think about. But I also get the sense sometimes that like a lot of artists, Tom doesn’t know where the inspiration or the words or the melodies come from, so he can look back at a piece that he wrote that he hasn’t heard for a while and grow a new appreciation for it almost as a third party.
Listen to the song here: https://youtu.be/ZuzinBBrkiE
Check out this great live version on Letterman here: https://youtu.be/4O7amyo0ABU
And check out this really tight cover by the band Spoon! https://youtu.be/yT1zPfh984k
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Jul 19, 2023
Love Is a Long Road
Love is a Long Road is a really durable song and though I pointed out that it has a few rock tropes in it, they’re not overdone and not dated and I think this song really holds up well in its original recorded form. It’s another song with a very simple structure but with a couple of nice twists and turns in it.
Listen to the song here: https://youtu.be/2AilA-M6N5U
Check out this great live Sounstage version here: https://youtu.be/IZKXHkx_kec
If you want to listen to the very first live performance of the song, on January 29, 1990 in Charlotte, you can find it here: https://tinyurl.com/4feb2fj3
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Jul 12, 2023
I Won't Back Down
As it does with so many people, this song resonates with me in many different ways and has become part of my general outlook on life. For me, it’s less a combative thing and more about holding firm to certain principles. Loyalty. Decency. Humility. All big words and and big ideas generally, but they are important and they’re important to me. Maybe this is not a unique association that I’m making, but it’s one I feel keenly and one that I think is expressed more concisely than in any other song I’ve ever heard.
Listen to the song here: https://youtu.be/nvlTJrNJ5lA
Check out Lucinda Williams' version here: https://youtu.be/S6ezmBtmvUs
Go watch Barnyard! But also, listen to Sam Elliott's version here: https://youtu.be/pdyRPjv-G14
If you wanna check out any of the podcasts I mentioned in the intro, you can find them here:
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Jul 5, 2023
Free Fallin'
“I'm gonna free fall out into nothin'. Gonna leave this world for awhile.” This is exactly what great music does to me. It takes me out of my body and out into the creative ether. It helps me let go of anxiety or sadness or anger or grief and just soar on the music. I know that not everyone has that experience with music but it’s like a drug in a lot of ways. It alters your mood, changes your perception and allows you to truly escape to a place that no-one and nothing else matters.
Today's episode covers the first track from the iconic Full Moon Fever; Free Fallin'
Check out the song here: https://youtu.be/1lWJXDG2i0A
The live version is here: https://youtu.be/VSKiosRdJ2k
John Mayer's excellent cover is here: https://youtu.be/20Ov0cDPZy8
The isolated bass is here: https://youtu.be/SnRpwbKvJkE
If you want to hear me chat about Van Halen, find that here: https://podcastwillrock.com/2023/06/29/episode-86-blood-and-fire/
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Jun 28, 2023
Favourite Albums - Recap!
Hi folks. Technical difficulties and scheduling have prevented me from recording episode one for season eight, so I have compiled the first Twelve answers to my first quick fire question. It's interesting that there were so many different answers to what I imagined would be a pretty straight arm wrestle between Damn The Torpedoes, Wallflowers, and Full Moon Fever! But that's the beauty of Tom's cataloguel; there's something for everyone!
In order, the people answering the questions are; Dallas Heliker, Gwen Jones, Nic Apostoleris, Janet Lovell, Jeff Slate, Megan Volpert, Dan Spiess, Corey Morrissette, Katie Moulton, Michael Washburn, Ivan Anderson, and.... me!
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Jun 21, 2023
Let Me Up (I've Had Enough) (with John Paulsen)
In this special episode Kevin is joined, once again, by co-host John Paulsen to wrap up Let Me Up (I've Had Enough). Lots to talk about on this album and the "Producer for a Day" segment throws up a plethora of additional tracks to consider for inclusion! If you want to check out Kevin's alternate track listing for the album you can find it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eZDzlGl84o&list=PL9JRklgBG7Nyp1g8JwDiFJDHnBkZ96JlD and if you want to listen to John's take on it, you can check that one out here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xMGi1CLaYM&list=PL9JRklgBG7NzPCEifqe3D3-p9ZUPariIu
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Jun 14, 2023
The Petty 8ight with Scott Haskin
This episode is the first installment in a new feature for the podcast; The Petty 8ight!
I love talking to Pettyheads, musicians, and other people who have been influenced by Tom or his music in myriad ways, but I thought it would be neat to see what non-fans thought of Tom's music if I threw some songs at them.
My first guest is the creative hurricane, Scott Haskin, who aside from podcasting himself, is also a novelist, a humourist, a musician, a producer, a film composer, and an all round gem of a human being! We sat down for just about three hours and talked about music and art, and of course, the eight songs that I had given him to listen to and critique.
This episode will be a greatly condensed version of our chat, focusing on Scott's thoughts about the songs I threw at him. Check out a future episode where I'll be releasing the full-length director's cut!
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Jun 7, 2023
Let Me Up (I've Had Enough)
The song was never played live and really, you have two Stones-y blues rock tracks on this album. The track we’re talking about today and Think About Me. The latter is superior in every way. It’s mixed better, it is way catchier, it moves more, it definitely swings more and basically, it renders Let Me Up I’ve Had Enough a little redundant. Another rare example of a genuine filler track on a Heartbreakers record and one where the title is most definitely the best thing about it
Check out the song here: https://youtu.be/TeZICly3Qdw
If you want to check out Gary Moore's sublime Parisienne Walkways, here ya go! https://youtu.be/59xYyYyPeXc
And if you want to check out the marvellous "...And Volume For All", you can find it on all your regular streaming platforms like Apple; https://apple.co/3oUdJ0P and Spotify; https://open.spotify.com/show/5XsWPZwMcCLP5xHicFNYQK
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May 31, 2023
10 Questions with Ivan Anderson
Ivan gives me his answers to my formulaic 10 questions. This is almost always a highlight of every conversation as it reveals so much about the person I'm talking to and where their brain takes them. Ivan's answer to "If you could pick any artist to cover any Tom Petty song, who would it be and what song would they cover?" is brilliantly aligned with his own off-kilter way of creating music. He also eschews the easy response to question 5!
Quick note - there is some profanity in this episode, but it's not aggressive or gratuitous!
Listen to Her Heart: https://youtu.be/EINdLqmcYH0
Cyberattack website: https://cyberattack.world/
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May 24, 2023
How Many More Days
In Conversations with Tom Petty, Tom tells Paul Zollo that this is another song that was another one that was completely ad-libbed in the studio. He then relays a wonderful little anecdote about the Heartbreakers wardrobe lady, Queenie. Tom says “she’s been with us, God knows, since the early eighties. She always requests that one. We’ll always be back there in the hall, waiting for the encore and Queenie will run up and go, “How many more days! How many more day!” But we never do it. We don’t know it. Just that she thinks we would know it is hysterical.”
Check out the song here: https://youtu.be/ZKp_obriYDQ
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May 17, 2023
Ivan Anderson
Today's episode features a wide ranging chat with the uniquely brilliant Ivan Anderson, the genius behind the Glitch Rock band Cyberattack and an all round wonderful fella. On his debut album under the Cyberattack monicker, Ivan covered Listen to Her Heart, which is how his work circled into my orbit. Not only does he find an incredibly angle on the song, but he also created a beautifully chaotic and inventive music video to go along with it, which I've linked in the episode notes. My main hope from this episode is that you all start listening to Ivan's work and get to know what Glitch Rock is in the same way I did!
Quick note - there is some profanity in this episode, but it's not aggressive or gratuitous!
Listen to Her Heart: https://youtu.be/EINdLqmcYH0
Cyberattack website: https://cyberattack.world/
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May 10, 2023
Episode 100 (with John Paulsen)
John Paulsen takes the reigns on this week's very special 100th episode as Kevin becomes a guest on his own podcast! The boys talk about Kevin's background with Tom Petty, how the format of the show, and John makes Kevin play his own game and answer some Petty Trivia questions. Kevin then reveals his answers to the Ten Quickfire Questions that he throws at his guests and gets a little carried away with one particular question!
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May 3, 2023
Ain't Love Strange
Ain’t Love Strange is short, punchy, and has a really catchy, hummable chorus. I adore Benmont’s piano tone in this one and I think it’s one of those really lean, enjoyable pop songs that doesn’t ask a lot of you in the way of listening and doesn’t overstay its welcome.
Check out the song here: https://youtu.be/NXysGNwC0w4
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Apr 26, 2023
A Self-Made Man
There’s an awful lot going on in this simple, short little song. So much so that I’ll be honest, I missed almost all of it before I sat down to really analyze it. I don’t know if I’d ever caught that odd, missing-a-bar timing between the verse sections, or the switch back to more conventional counting in the chorus.
Check out the song here: https://youtu.be/E8kNnb08l7Q
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Apr 19, 2023
All Mixed Up
This is essentially an R&B song that would have benefited so much from a full, real horn section. While I’ve said previously that I don’t love horns and Tom Petty, for some reason, I think the synth in this track really pulls it down and makes it sound terribly dated. I also think this could really have worked as a song given to another artist and I could absolutely hear someone like Cyndi Lauper doing this one.
Check out the song here: https://youtu.be/4m7-pt7bcDY
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Apr 12, 2023
Think About Me
This is a very simple, very straight ahead rock n roll song. It’s not meant to do anything other than get your feet moving and your face smiling and it knocks that out of the park. It’s almost like the older, cooler cousin, of Anything That’s Rock n Roll. The cousin with the leather jacket and the hotrod car. It has bags of swagger and personality and some excellent off the cuff work from the entire band, but in particular Mike and Benmont.
Check out the song here: https://youtu.be/5eZDzlGl84o
You can find the live version from July '87 here: https://youtu.be/FjoUy9GqC34
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Apr 5, 2023
My Life/Your World
The song for this week's episide, My Life/Your World, has always reminded me a lot of Stop Draggin My Heart Around. It’s got the same tempo, same basic groove and the instrumentation sounds similar in a lot of places. The lyrics are a little disjointed but have good moments. Mike’s guitar work is pretty great and he chooses some good tones. The little segue into the song with that short instrumental pre-track is very cool but overall, there’s something missing in this song.
Check out the song here: https://youtu.be/mVEXkLht6hQ
You can find the live version from June '87 here: https://youtu.be/qtPYqslObDo
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Mar 29, 2023
It'll All Work Out
In Conversations With Tom Petty, Paul Zollo quotes Tom saying that this is one of his favourites and that it’s a “durable” song. He tells Paul, ‘I was going through a crisis at the time with my marriage. My first marriage was on the rocks. I was separated, though it was later reconciled. So I had more on my plate than I could handle. I had written ‘It’ll All Work Out” and sang it into a cassette. And I brought it to Mike’s house, giving him the cassette. He had a studio at his house and I said “Could you just make this a record?” because I don’t have time, I can’t deal with it mentally, but I think it’s a really good song. That’s never happened before or since”.
Today's episode covers the track four from Let Me Up (I've Had Enough), It'll All Work Out.
Check out the song here: https://youtu.be/mVEXkLht6hQ
You can find the live version from '87 that I was talking about here: https://youtu.be/RTDKo8n65NI
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Mar 22, 2023
The Damage You've Done
"There’s nothing wrong with a solid album track. It’s like the gravy at Christmas dinner. You wouldn’t want it as the main course, but the meat would probably be a little dry without it. The Damage You’ve Done is a fairly unremarkable track in the Heartbreakers catalogue and it doesn’t stand out much on this album, but it’s a fun little number and again, is one of the best-sounding songs on the record sonically, at least for me.”
Today's episode covers the third track from Let Me Up (I've Had Enough), The Damage You've Done
Check out the song here: https://youtu.be/9wc4m0W7Xk4
You can find the alternate version from The American Treasure release here: https://youtu.be/ytiLxKo4RjU
If you want to hear the link between this song and Bryan Adams' release, check out the video here; https://youtu.be/onn8x-qDrtg
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Mar 15, 2023
Runaway Trains
"After passing on what would become Boys of Summer during the Southern Accents sessions, Tom was clearly ready to try to use a less typical Heartbreakers groove brought to him by Mike Campbell. One of five co-writes on the album, this song shares a definite mood with Boys of Summer, with it’s minor key verse and major key chorus and the healthy dose of 80s synth. As with Boys of Summer, we can probably safely assume that Mike had the whole song demo-d and brought it to Tom almost fully formed, just missing lyrics. I’d also make an assumption that it was written mainly on keyboards as F# isn’t a natural key for any guitarist to write in.”
Today's episode covers track two from Let Me Up (I've Had Enough!), Runaway Trains.
Check out the song here: https://youtu.be/9bW9FSMJ0JI
You can find the live version from Jacksonville, FL in 1987 here: https://youtu.be/Yphc7QjJE_Y
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Mar 8, 2023
Jammin' Me
Season seven is here and season six is but a faded memory! Today's episode covers the lead track from Let me Up (I've Had Enough!), Jammin' Me.
When Paul asks Tom, “When you write with Bob, is that something where you’re exchanging lines?”, his response is “Yeah, just like you’d think. I remember we would write a lot more verses than we needed. We did that in the Wilburys too. It’s a great honour to work with someone so great. And more than an honour; it was fun, because he’s really good at it.”
Check out the song here: https://youtu.be/TCFAzPl1QmE
You can find the live version from the '97 Fillmore show here: https://youtu.be/ZARUZRe0spk
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Mar 1, 2023
Pack Up the Plantation: Live! (with John Paulsen)
Another surprise bonus episode for you today. John and Kevin take a look at 1985's Pack Up the Plantation: Live! which was recorded mostly at the Wiltern Theatre in Los Angeles on August 7, 1985 as a part of the Southern Accents tour. The usual "Producer for a Day" segment is geared more toward the boys compiling their favourite live songs up to 1985 that were included on official releases.
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Feb 22, 2023
Southern Accents (with John Paulsen)
In this special episode Kevin is joined, once again, by co-host John Paulsen to wrap up the Heartbreakers' sixth studio album, Southern Accents. Lots to talk about on this album and the "Producer for a Day" segment throws up very different approaches to the remix by both chaps! If you want to check out Kevin's alternate track listing for the album you can find it here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9JRklgBG7Nxb5VzMN_ZMM1p7WkIdHKm7 and if you want to listen to John's take on it, you can check that one out here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9JRklgBG7NzA1OFkqihffGuzYe8aON2g
You can also find the live version of Don't Come Around Here No More that we were talking about here: https://youtu.be/a9jDoXitEO0 and here's the live version of Southern Accents that Kev was talking about can be found here: https://youtu.be/ehPUJKk2_dg
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Feb 17, 2023
10 Questions with Michael Washburn
Hey folks! Another bonus episode for ya today. It's the latest in the "10 questions with..." series and this week it's not just another author, but another musician! What song is Michael gonna play with the Heartbreakers? Well, he threw me a little curveball! Don't worry though, I threw one right back when I asked him which song he'd pick to give to a casual or non-Petty fan! Hope you enjoy!
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Feb 15, 2023
Michael Washburn
Today's episode is another guest interview and another author and fan. This time I'm chatting with the fiercely brilliant Michael Washburn, who tackled this season's album, Southern Accents, in his 2019 book in the 33 1/3rd series. The book talks about the songs on the album and the story behind how it came together, it talks about Tom's transition from Southern gentleman to Southern Californian, and critically, it also talks about the failure of the album both in artistic and social contexts. This latter subject of the book was the one I was most interested in talking to Michael about, as it most certainly made me reconsider how I'd been thinking about the messages, both conscious and subconscious, that Tom delivered through this album and the subsequent tour, particularly the use of the confederate flag and iconography. But don't worry folks, Michael is a passionate fan of Tom Petty's and his book handles this complicated subject matter honestly but with respect and a perspective. Th…
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Feb 8, 2023
The Best of Everything
"Lyrically this one is basically a story song. Another brilliant Tom Petty opener; “She probably works in a restaurant. That's what her momma did.” So it’s that faraway dreamy recollection that we’re dropped into where the picture is just very slightly out of focus and we can’t quite make out what’s happening. No matter, whatever the deal is for this girl, the chorus shows that the narrator really hopes that it all works out. “Wherever you are tonight. I wish you the best of everything in the world. And I hope you found whatever you were looking for.” Such a beautiful, generous sentiment and not one that’s undercut with any darkness or conditions, just a very real sense of wishing someone well. "
Check out the song here: https://youtu.be/hySGRNEKYN0
Here's the alternate version with the extra verse: https://youtu.be/YTDVV9_QQTo and for the live version from 1980, check this link out! https://youtu.be/m8WnAwSqy5k
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Feb 1, 2023
Mary's New Car
"A pretty short episode this week, but really, there’s not a ton of meat to scrape off the bones of this song. For me, Mary may have a new car, but it simply never gets out of second gear. In fact, it barely makes it off the driveway. I think it’s one of the only times that Tom got anywhere near an act of hubris in including this song on the album at the expense of some of the songs that were left off. I love the sentiment of writing a song for a deservedly-beloved member of the Heartbreakers family, I just don’t think it’s any more than a B-side at best."
Check out the song here: https://youtu.be/-6_ZJbK4Qi4
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Jan 25, 2023
10 Questions with Dan Spiess
Due to not be able ro record because of covid brainfog, I'm putting out this "10 Questions with" bonus episode pulled from my talk last fall with the wonderful Dan Spiess, the producer of the 2022 Tom Petty Weekend in Gainesville. Hope you enjoy it!
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Jan 18, 2023
Dogs on the Run
"Rebels, Southern Accents, Spike, and Dogs on the Run all feel connected by a sonic thread that sits slightly outside the dynamics of each of those four tracks. In its nostalgic wistfulness, it shares part of its soul with Southern Accents. In terms of tempo and feel, it shares its it’s skin and bones with Rebels, and in terms of its narrative form, it dovetails with the preceding Spike nicely and yet it rings with a sort of Kerouac-infused wanderlust that never lets you settle into one snapshot of one place, or one time."
Check out the song here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JV5F1C2NLdI
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Jan 11, 2023
Spike
"It’s brilliant in that it’s a character song, but the character isn’t Spike. We never learn whether Spike is a good guy or a bad guy. We don’t know his age, any of his characteristics, where he’s from, or what he’s doing there. He just doesn’t belong he’s just there for caricature of unwelcoming yokels to contrast with. It’s a very clever way to write a lyric."
Check out the song here: https://youtu.be/t7ALjBfVn9I
Here's the live version from Farm Aid in '86: https://youtu.be/a4HVtB7CIBo
Here's the 2012 version from Estero Florida: https://youtu.be/1u2fgGEgaPo
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Jan 6, 2023
10 Questions with Katie Moulton
"What song would you perform on stage with the Heartbreakers"? Katie told me she's sing The Waiting and went on to deliver this incredible, succinct reason why. "It's so good. It's got this aphoristic chorus that is towing that wonderful Petty line; not joyful, not sorrowful, but that sort of tense, bright line that is the rest and most of our human experience."
This is the second in my "10 Questions with" series as I've started breaking those out from the main episode (mainly to keep the episode lengths down!). I hope you enjoy it!
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Jan 4, 2023
Katie Moulton
In this episode, I share the fantastic conversation that I had with writer, editor, music critic, and Tom Petty fan, Katie Moulton.
In June of 2022, Katie released her memoir "Dead Dad Club: On Grief and Tom Petty" on Audible and forever changed the way most of us (or me at the very least) are going to want to listen to this type of story. Katie was incredibly easy to talk to and we quickly dropped into a very natural conversation about her book, how she came to write and how it came to take on a new form in the audio format. We also talked about her love of Tom Petty and how his work acts as anchor points throughout her story. I've listened to this book three times now and know it will be one I revisit on an annual basis; it's that good. We chatted for just over an hour and a half and I'll be adding her Ten Questions episode on Friday for ya.
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Jan 1, 2023
Ghosted Road (Jake Thistle)
Welcome to the first "Non Petty" bonus episode folks. I think these episodes might focus on slightly-less or smaller artists who either I listen to and other people may not or are close to me in one way or another. The timing of Jake's first full studio-released single was perfect as I was thinking about doing this for the past few weeks. With Tom’s music, I have an invaluable resource in Paul Zollo’s superb book Conversations With Tom Petty, in which we hear Tom discuss his songs in his own words. So, to complement this episode, I figured I’d go straight to the source and ask him a bunch of questions about the song so that I could share his thoughts directly with you in the episode. As always, Jake was just incredibly helpful and happy to go into detail about the things I was interested in, so a massive thanks as always to him for a) adding to my library of excellent music and b) for being generous enough to share his thoughts.
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Dec 28, 2022
Make It Better (Forget About Me)
"It has lots of elements that I like but it definitely does feel a little cobbled together at times. The minor key changes and the sometimes awkward chord progression just feels very slightly off. And where Don’t Come Around Here No More and You’re Gonna Get It took the Heartbreakers into new territory in which they planted their flagged and owned the space, I just never feel like their living in the bones of this song, more wearing it like a light fall coat."
Check out the song here: https://youtu.be/JnH_3R8G8jU
Here's the live version from the '85 Wiltern Theatre gig that I referenced: https://youtu.be/jY38gv8_1t8
And here's the music video, which I didn't talk about at all. Because, basically, I forgot to! https://youtu.be/dnztiaAilWo
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Dec 25, 2022
A Tribute to Gwen Jones
This episode is dedicated to Gwen and to her family, especially her daughter Patricia and her Granddaughter Leila, who she spoke of so fondly and with so much love and pride. It’s also dedicated to the community of decency and love that she built and that will go on in her memory as long as we stand by Gwen’s principles.
My favourite author, Sir Terry Pratchett once wrote the following lines: “No one is dead until the ripples they cause in the world die away, until the clock wound up winds down, until the crop they planted is harvested. The span of someone’s life is only the core of their actual existence.”
It’s now up to us to keep the water rippling, to make sure the clock is always wound, and that we continue to seed the fields with decency, as Gwen taught us, so that the harvest may be reaped by future generations. In that way, like her beloved Tom Petty, her life will continue to have meaning. And though her light is now dimmed, her legacy will continue to shine br…
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Dec 21, 2022
Southern Accents
"There’s so little instrumentation to dig into that I was initially thinking that it would be a fairly short episode. But I’ve ended up realizing that the power of this song is in how you connect with it. Yes it’s brilliant in its arrangement and beautifully played, but the emotion of the song is what carries it, along with one of the most perfect vocal performances Tom ever put onto vinyl."
Check out the song here: https://youtu.be/po8RCVlQZGc
Here's the live version from the Gainesville concert I mentioned: https://youtu.be/ehPUJKk2_dg
And if you want to check out the crazy long Van Halen podcast Livestream I guested on, you can find that here! https://youtu.be/IqnpNBL_dKs?t=3450
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Dec 14, 2022
Don't Come Around Here No More
"Who would ever have thought that Dave Stewart’s underwear would be responsible for one of the highlights of one of the most iconic songs of the 80s? ... Yes it doesn’t really “fit” Southern Accents in the original concept that Tom had, but it soars as a piece of music, is elevated in video form, and perfected in one of the most brilliant live arrangements of all time."
Check out the song here: https://youtu.be/WldDwR1UTYM
Here's the music video, just in case you've been living under a rock for the last couple of decades or so... https://youtu.be/h0JvF9vpqx8
And here's the incredible live version I talked about at more length in the episode: https://youtu.be/a9jDoXitEO0
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Dec 7, 2022
It Ain't Nothin' To Me
"It’s another radical left turn for the band sonically and obviously is the first Heartbreakers song to be co-written with someone other than Mike Campbell. The introduction of Dave Stewart into the Heartbreakers tight little circle definitely rocked the boat and was a precursor to the restlessness that culminated in Tom working with Jeff Lynne, thereby capping the first phase of the Tom’s career"
Check out the song here: https://youtu.be/MKiaaPd5RLY
And if you want to listen to the live version from Pack up the Plantation, check that out here: https://youtu.be/TS79C1Lw86I
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Nov 30, 2022
Rebels
"I suspect that it’s the last verse that is appropriated by Confederate sympathizers and used out of context of the rest of the song. The last three lines of this verse though are sheer poetry of the very highest calibre. “I can still feel the eyes of those blue-bellied devil. Yeah when I’m walking ‘round at night through the concrete and metal” And all over the world, there are parochial attitudes like this that like to churn up simmering resentment and use it justify all manner of behaviours."
Check out the song here: https://youtu.be/3jBi8XfKzk0
Here's the alternate version, from the "An American Treasure" compilation; https://youtu.be/uh8xy58dOV4
I talked about a live version fro 2014 and you can find that here; https://youtu.be/AmmZ0MQ5I78
And lastly, if you want to hear Tom and Mike Campbell play with JJ Cale, you really should check this out! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xp5cqDRDM8
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Nov 23, 2022
Long After Dark (with John Paulsen)
In this special episode, Kevin is joined, once again, by co-host John Paulsen. Today's album wrap up episode covers the fifth studio album, Long After Dark. Lots to talk about on this album and a song that both guys picked out as a favourite, with some interesting differences in their alternate track listings. The EPs will be posted this week (Kev is sick and hasn't had a chance to finish all the admin for this ep!) but you can check out John's alternate take here: https://spoti.fi/3XrZIUI Kev's going to put together YouTube playlists also, so that you can listen to the track listings exactly as the two fellas had them!
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Nov 18, 2022
10 Questions with Corey Morrissette
This bonus episode is my first "Ten Questions With" feature. I ask my guests ten questions ranging from who their favourite Heartbreaker is other than Tom, to which song would they love to perform onstage with the band. It's always surprising and Corey was fantastic with his answers! Look out for more bonus episodes featuring past guests trickling out over the next few weeks.
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Back Tracks: Theme Music: @BTThemeMusic
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Nov 16, 2022
Corey Morrissette
Today's episode is a fan chat I had with one of the best indie podcasters, and all round genuinely nice fella, Corey Morrissette. Yes, that's spelled correctly, Alanis doesn't spell her name properly! Corey is the host of the superb podcasts And The Podcast Will Rock (dedicated to breaking down the catalogue of Van Halen with his brilliant co-host Mark Camire), Back Tracks: Aerosmith Revisited (with the ever-sardonic John Mariano) and Back Tracks: Theme Music (again with JM). I'm a huge fan (and have listened to every episode of) the first two shows and have begun catching up on the latter and I can tell you, hand on heart, that Corey is a superb host, producer, and creative brain. He also happens to be a big Tom Petty fan, which of course is why I wanted him on the show. As a warning, there is some profanity in this episode, but it's not vulgar or gratuitous.
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Nov 9, 2022
A Wasted Life
"Completing the -Iovine Trilogy-, Long After Dark closes in a similar way to Hard Promises before it and Damn The Torpedoes before that. All three songs drop the tempo on each successive album but all three are more “mood”-oriented rather than really hanging on any of the band member’s virtuosity. I actually think this one might be the pick of the three closers. I would say that Louisiana Rain is probably a quote unquote better song, but this one feels just absolutely right closing out this at times dark, at times confessional album. It leads you gently off side two with a clear heart and a clear mind."
Check out the song here: https://youtu.be/ZxLBUJHVdWk
If you want to hear the live (bootleg) version I referenced, check that out here: https://youtu.be/A0vfH_x-KJ8
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Nov 2, 2022
Between Two Worlds
"I’ve made no bones about the fact that I think Long After Dark is a better album than it often gets credit for and I think this is a deep cut that can have a tendency to be overlooked. Just a good groove, a great riff and given it was basically recorded live, a shining example of why this group of musicians formed such a brilliant band that was so much more than the sum of its already impressive parts."
Check out the song here: https://youtu.be/4y3YGUy_KFQ
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Oct 26, 2022
The Same Old You
"The song opens with Mike’s crunchy blues riff and some percussion in the background, most likely a woodblock. One thing that’s slightly surprising is that it’s in C. Most blues riffs are in G or E as they’re way easier to play on guitar, but hey, this is Mike Campbell!"
Today's episode is dedicated to the greasy, the sleazy, the Stonesy track from side two of Long After Dark; The Same Old You.
You can listen to the song here: https://youtu.be/lGPxPxO111c
Check out the live bootleg version here: https://youtu.be/zJIAgVVV0q0
You can also check out Robert Deyber's exceptional artistry here: https://www.robertdeyber.com/
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Oct 19, 2022
Straight Into Darkness
"Tom tells Paul Zollo that “Sometimes it takes a lot of work. Sometimes the songs won’t reveal themselves to you until you find the right sound and the right recording of it. And this one was like that. You couldn’t really get everybody grooving the same way until we went over to the piano, and then everybody instinctually found what to play. But that’s part of working with a group.”
Today's episode is dedicated to the sublimely brilliant Straight Into Darkness; track two from side two of Long After Dark.
You can listen to the song here: https://youtu.be/RyPeUV9-po8
Check out the Live Anthology version here: https://youtu.be/GDzgR8q7yoc
I mentioned a distinct similarity to King of Pain by The Police, which you can listen to here: https://youtu.be/tFN5DveQH0o
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Oct 12, 2022
We Stand a Chance
"We Stand a Chance is a fantastic way to open the second side of an album. Tom and the boys had a knack for starting side two strong. I Need to Know, Don’t Do Me Like That were side two openers and hey, those are pretty great songs! There’s more than enough going on here to make me really curious why this was never dusted off for a few outings on tour".
Today, we’re talking about the first track on side two of the Heartbreakers fifth studio release; We Stand a Chance
You can listen to the song here: https://youtu.be/6sMoU5esYcc
And here's the cover version by Darlene Love: https://youtu.be/EL-up2wPnjk
If you want to listen to the songs John played on his Last DJ spot, but don't have SiriusXM, I've created a playlist for you. You can find that here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9JRklgBG7NwUJ4wM5_Zbv3cZYSUqDW07
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Oct 5, 2022
Dan Spiess
This week's episode is my wonderful conversation with Dan Spiess. Dan is the Producer the Tom Petty Weekend, which has run in 2018, 2019, and again this year (and has its origins in an impromptue tribute show in 2017). Dan was very kind to spend a couple of hours online with me and share his experience of Gainesville and most importantly, the details of how this year's festival came together and what Tom Petty fans can expect.
Dan also gave me an overview of his long term goal of creating a truly authentic Tom Petty experience in Gainesville in the same way that the city of Liverpool have honoured their favourite sons by building tourism around the landmarks and events that defined the Fab Four's career. It's an ambitious plan, but it will be fantastic if he pulls it off. With Dan's dedication and energy, I wouldn't rule that out!!!!!
If you're attending this year's event and see Dan around, go shake his hand and thank him for giving so much of his time to make sure this event is the…
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Sep 28, 2022
Finding Out
There’s also another one of Tom’s clever lyrical twists in this one, in that first verse, when he sings “I must be looking over something” rather than “overlooking something”. A simple little bit of wordplay that subtly changes the impact of the line and changes the cadence of how it bounces along. Overall though, it’s definitely a hopeful, positive song and resolves in the bridge with the line “You have pulled me from this river of loneliness”
If you want to listen to the track before we dig in, check out the official video: https://youtu.be/IljIy5lP0R4
You can check out the live performance on the French show Houba Houba here: https://youtu.be/_cwgzXXwTyo
And finally, I found an immaculate lockdown cover by The Refugees, a Tom Petty tribute from the Bay Area. Give it a listen: https://youtu.be/lqGH6oOLLfg
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Sep 21, 2022
Change Of Heart
Tom tells Paul Zollo that it’s “Not one of my great songs. But it’s a good rock song.” I think that simple doesn’t necessarily mean "not great". The beauty of this song is at least partially down to the economy of it: Let the riff drive the melody. Let the rhythm section keep the tempo high and danceable, and let the lyrics tell a story of disenfranchisement and loneliness. Today’s episode looks at Change of Heart, which is the fourth track from the album we’re currently listening to; Long After Dark.
If you want to listen to the track before we dig in, check out the official video: https://youtu.be/d6tOlI2hqMM
If you want to hear the ELO track, Do Ya, that Tom talked about as being the inspiration for this song, you can check that out here: https://youtu.be/piBQ0aRDarM
I also found a video of a fourteen year old Jake Thistle singing this song and really enjoyed his youthful exuberance. Even at 14 you can see the massive talent and love of the music that he has. https:…
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Sep 14, 2022
Deliver me
"It’s one of those sneaky Tom Petty tracks that really burrows its way into your brain and sits there playing itself in the back of your mind. It definitely follows a trusted template and because of that I think it might be slightly overlooked in the catalog." Today’s episode looks at the third track from Long After Dark; Deliver Me.
If you want to listen to the track before we dig in, check out the official video: https://youtu.be/4sXP17MbvBQ
If you want to hear Tom singing on the Joni Mitchell song from last week's Petty Trivia, check that out here: https://youtu.be/_RMOct08pGY
And if you wanna watch Billy Idol rock out to "To Be a Lover", check this one out! https://youtu.be/q9g6U7iV_is
Oh and go check out the new merch! https://www.teepublic.com/user/the-tom-petty-project
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Sep 7, 2022
Megan Volpert
Hello you lot! I mentioned on social media that this episode would be slightly delayed and that turns out to be correct, but thankfully I’m still getting it posted up on a Wednesday for you!
I switched gears a little and decided to publish a conversation I had last week with Megan Volpert, whose new book, Straight Into Darkness, Tom Petty as Rock Mystic is available right now at fine retailers everywhere as well as online.
You can find her book here (use 08STRAIGHT to receive a 30% discount!): https://ugapress.org/book/9780820362465/straight-into-darkness/
and here
https://www.amazon.ca/Straight-Into-Darkness-Petty-Mystic/dp/0820362468/
Follow Megan on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook @MeganVolpert and do check out her extensive body of work on her website at www.meganvolpert.com
Also, check out the excellent arricle, which we talked a little about, that she wrote shortly after Tom's death in 2017: https://www.popmatters.com/tom-petty-life-lessons-from-hardcore-pettyhead-249537…
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Aug 31, 2022
You Got Lucky
When I think about the arrangement of this song, with the synths leading, Mike filling in those gaps with artfully placed licks, and Tom soulfully ripping his heart out for the audience, I think he’s dead on with that assessment. Today’s episode looks at the second track from Long After Dark, You Got Lucky.
If you want to listen to the track before we dig in, check out the official video: https://youtu.be/_QZixvUjNH4
If you haven't seen the fantastic video for this track (living under a rock???) check it out here: https://youtu.be/mtLpZWNyM0I
If you want to hear live cut that I talked about in the episode, you can check that out here: https://youtu.be/sg7IuLjdO0Q
I also found a couple of really cool live versions by other people. One you might expect and one you probanly wouldn't. This one is by Blackberry Smoke, who have covered a few Tom Petty tracks on their YouTube channel. This version features Amanda Shires on violin and harmony vocals: https://youtu.be/td8To6gb3qA. This…
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Aug 24, 2022
A One Story Town
Good morning, good afternoon, or good evening, my fine friends. Welcome to the first episode of the fifth season of the Tom Petty Project Podcast! I am your host, Kevin Brown. This is the podcast that digs into the entire Tom Petty catalog song by song, album by album and includes conversations with musicians, fans, and people connected with Tom along the way. The first song we’re digging into is the lead track from the album, A One Story Town. If you’re new to the podcast, first of all I’m glad you found it and really hope you enjoy it.
If you want to listen to the track before we dig in, check out the official video: https://youtu.be/7s1lx39sTxA
If you want to hear liive cut that I talked about in the episode, you can check that out here: https://youtu.be/97mYaU4akVE
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Aug 17, 2022
Jeff Slate
Today’s episode is the incredibly fun and wide-ranging conversation I had with Jeff Slate. Jeff is an ASCAP-award-winning singer songwriter from New York City who has fronted several bands including the 80’s mod punk band the Mindless Thinkers, has worked with musicians such as Earl Slick and Carlos Alomar, has opened for Sheryl Crow, toured Europe and has released numerous albums and singles both as part of different bands and as a solo artist. He’s also a prolific journalist, writing for publications such as Rolling Stone, The New Yorker, The Wall Street Journal, and Esquire and has interviewed or written about artists as varied as Bob Dylan, Bob Geldof, David Bowie, Willie Nelson, and of course Tom Petty.
You can find Jeff's tour dates, his music, and tons more information about the incredible body of work he's put together over the last few decades here! https://jeffslatehq.com/
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Aug 10, 2022
Hard Promises
In this special episode, Kevin is joined, once again, by co-host John Paulsen. Today's album wrap up episode covers the Heartbreakers' fourth album, Hard Promises.
In the episode, the guys both picked their top three songs from the album and both (once again) picked the two heavyweight tracks from the album, but different third tracks. You can find a combined "EP" on Spotify here: https://spoti.fi/3QOgSI3. As with the other album wrap episodes, the boys chatted about the track listing and agreed it was pretty damned tight. Based on that conversation though, here is an alternate track listing which brings in Stop Draggin My Heart Around and adds it to the mix: https://spoti.fi/3dbIbND
If you want to check out Gator on the Lawn (the B-side to the single release of A Woman In Love) you can find that here: https://youtu.be/ZABzLa2WRf4
If you want to listen to the "demo" version of Stop Draggin My Heart Around, without Stevie's vocal, you can find that one here: https://youtu.be/64W5IYuL…
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Aug 3, 2022
Janet Lovell
Today’s episode is a fantastic conversation I had with Janet Lovell back in early July. Janet will be well known to members of the Tom Petty Nation and it was great to spend a couple of hours in her (virtual) company and geek out over Tom and his music.
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Jul 27, 2022
You Can Still Change Your Mind
Hello my fine friends! Today we're taking about the final track from 1981's Hard Promises, the beautiful You Can Still Change Your Mind.
If you want to listen to the track before we dig in, check out the official video: https://youtu.be/k5XHrJ1A0WI
If you want to hear the 2018 remastered version that was included on the An American Treasure compilation, you can find that here: https://youtu.be/HNY2W54_QG8
And if you want to hear Benmont's wonderful stripped back piano version, go check it out here: https://youtu.be/gXEq9TDuS_Y
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Jul 20, 2022
The Criminal Kind
Hello my fine friends! Today we're taking about the penultimate track from Hard Promises, The Criminal Kind.
If you want to listen to the track before we dig in, check out the official video: https://youtu.be/qWjN4VVVxx4
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Jul 13, 2022
Insider
Hello my fine friends! Today we're taking about the best song any band never released as a single; Insider.
If you want to listen to the track before we dig in, check out the official video: https://youtu.be/x7bjXWzms5I
If you want to watch Tom play Insider on acoustic for the Heartbreakers, check out this great clip: https://youtu.be/JXaKYn8qHEQ?t=96
If you want to watch Tom and Stevie perform the song live at the 30th anniversary show that was included as part of the Runnin Down a Dream documentary, go check it out here: https://youtu.be/FvV5C24PC9M
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Jul 6, 2022
A Thing About You
Hello my fine friends! Today we're continuing with side two of Hard Promises by talking about the second track from this side of the album, A Thing About You.
If you want to listen to the track before we dig in, check out the official video: https://youtu.be/_ZquPbwmDa4
I mentioned a great live version of this track where you can see the on-stage interaction between Mike and Tom. You can watch that here: https://youtu.be/I9ldwvMqHHg
And if you want to watch a fresh-faced Jake Thistle perform this song as part of Tom's 70th Birthday virtual bash, check this out! https://youtu.be/35oJFE4KoQc
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Jun 29, 2022
Letting You Go
Hello my fine friends! Today we're getting back into Hard Promises by talking about the wonderful second track from side two of the album, Letting You Go.
If you want to listen to the track before we dig in, check out the official video: https://youtu.be/UzIG1KYBTDs
If you want to see Tom laying down his actual vocals, check out this clip from the 1993 "Back Home" documentary: https://youtu.be/JXaKYn8qHEQ
If you're also a Bowie fan, please go check out the episode I guested on from the Honest and Unmerciful podcast: https://spoti.fi/3Ou8tsm
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Jun 22, 2022
You're Gonna Get It! (with John Paulsen)
In this special episode, Kevin is joined, once again, by co-host John Paulsen. Today's album wrap up episode covers Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers' second album, You're Gonna Get It!.
In the episode, the guys both picked their top three songs from the album and both (once again) picked the two heavyweight tracks from the album, but different third tracks. You can find combined "EP" on Spotify here: https://spoti.fi/3HGMUCa. As with the other album wrap episodes, both Kevin and John also suggested an alternate track listing to the album. You can find John's playlist here; https://spoti.fi/3ufL9qn, and Kevin's here; https://spoti.fi/3HPwCHq
(Apologies for the quality of my sound again in this one, my recording went through my webcam mic rather than my studio mic unfortunately!)
If you want to check out the live version of No Second Thoughts that the guys talked about, you can find that here: https://youtu.be/T483OoprENY. To listen to Kevin's fan-edit version of Dog on the Run, you ca…
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Jun 15, 2022
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers (with John Paulsen)
In this special episode, Kevin is joined, once again, by co-host John Paulsen. Today's album wrap up episode covers 1976's debut album, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.
In the episode, the guys both picked their top three songs from the album and both picked the two heavyweight tracks from the album, but different third tracks. You can find combined "EP" on Spotify here: https://spoti.fi/3xRybkx. As with the Damn The Torpedoes episode, both Kevin and John also suggested an alternate track listing to the album. You can find John's playlist here; https://spoti.fi/3xS19Rq, and Kevin's here; https://spoti.fi/3xQ6gBt
(Apologies for the quality of my sound in this one, my recording went through my webcam mic rather than my studio mic unfortunately!)
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Jun 8, 2022
Kings Road
Hello my fine friends! I spent a lot of time in my formative early 20s on the Kings Road in Chelsea/Fulham so this was a fun episode to record. I hope you'll forgive a little overindulgance on my part in giving you some personal background. Don't worry, there's still plenty of deep diving into the song!
If you want to listen to the track before we dig in, check out the official video: https://youtu.be/f8nAdQQTJkM
I talked about the live version from 1982 US Festival and you can find that version here: https://youtu.be/hBrA4b-MXtY
For the live version that was included on the "An American Treasure" compilation, go here! https://youtu.be/QwFS_KJKuG8
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Jun 1, 2022
Something Big
Hello my fine friends! I hope you're ready for Something Big. I love this song and it's one I've really been looking forward to digging into. I wanted again to wish a very happy birthday to the founder and guiding hand of the Tom Petty Nation, which basically replaced the Tom Petty fanclub. Keith does a superb job steering the group and sharing his love of Tom and Tom's music.
If you want to listen to the track before we dig in, check out the official video: https://youtu.be/iUZDwWOExcs
I was talking about the run of dates in 2012 in which Something Big was an ever-present. You can check out the band's bluesy performance of the song at the New Orleans Jazz and Herritage Festival here: https://youtu.be/2k7v80QaGMU?t=499
I referenced an interview with Melody Maker in the episode and thought I'd drop a link to that piece if you'd like to read it. https://www.thepettyarchives.com/archives/magazines/1980s/1981-06-13-melodymaker
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May 25, 2022
Nightwatchman
Hey folks, thanks for downloading this podcast. It means the world to me that people actually sit and listen to me ramble on about my favourite artist. Actually, it's a bit weird now that I come to think about it! What are you doing with your lives!!! Go outside! Smell a flower! High Five an Anglican minister (they could use cheering up)!!! But once you've done those things, come back and listen to me talk about Nightwatchman, which is one of my very favourite Tom Petty songs.
If you want to listen to the track before we dig in, check out the official video: https://youtu.be/AIp74acO1lM
Check out this fantastic live version that was included on The Live Anthology too: https://youtu.be/PhtHLXrtW7w
I dedicated this episide to the wonderful Marv Quibell, host of PodsLikeUs, which I appeared on last month. You can check that episode, and Marv's podcast generally, right here: https://marvsmooth.podbean.com/e/pods-like-us-meets-the-tom-petty-project/
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May 18, 2022
A Woman In Love (It's Not Me)
Welcome back to Season Four of The Tom Petty Project podcast. Thanks so much for staying with my on this journey, or, if you're just finding this ridiculous vanity project, I welcome you with open arms! Today's episode covers the second track from Hard Promises; A Woman In Love (It's Not Me).
If you want to listen to the track before we dig in, check out the official video: https://youtu.be/fKDYErlu5Kc
If you want to watch Stan break the fourth wall, as I talked about in the episode, check it out from this point! https://youtu.be/fKDYErlu5Kc?t=167
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May 11, 2022
The Waiting
Welcome back to Season Four of The Tom Petty Project podcast. Thanks so much for staying with my on this journey, or, if you're just finding this ridiculous vanity project, I welcome you with open arms! Today's episode covers the sensational lead track from Hard Promises; The Waiting.
If you want to listen to the track before we dig in, check out the official video: https://youtu.be/uMyCa35_mOg
I talked about Linda Ronstadt's version in the episode and you can check that out here (it's pretty damned good!): https://youtu.be/GI6mCtHcIvw
And if you're feeling particularly frisky, check out the Live Aid version (in front of 100,000 people!) here: https://youtu.be/Txnv9muzZgk
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May 4, 2022
Damn the Torpedoes (with John Paulsen)
In this special episode, Kevin chats to Tom Petty superfan, John Paulsen. The plan is to do a similar album wrap episode with John as often as his schedule allows and I hope you enjoy the chat as much as we did. There was lots of general Petty chat too as Kevin dug into John's background with Tom's music and there's a great story about the time John touched Tom Petty's actual cowboy boot.
In the episode, the guys both picked their top three songs from the album and without knowing it ahead of time, picked the exactly the same tracks. You can find "The EP" on Spotify here. Both Kevin and John also picked one change they would potentially make to the track listing and in this case, their omissions were different but the inclusion was the same. You can find John's new playlist here and Kevin's here.
You can also check out the exceptional "Wildflowers II" playlist that John put together, featuring 15 superbly sequenced songs from the Wildflowers sessions not on the final album. Listen to…
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Apr 27, 2022
Nic Apostoleris
Today’s episode is another interview slash conversation episode and I’m joined today by a rhythm guitarist, songwriter, a clinical psychologist, and a huge Tom Petty fan, Nic Apostoleris. I didn’t edit this one down too much as I think you’ll enjoy our rambling extended discussion.
You can check out Nic's music here and I'd recommend picking up the coloured vinyl, if you're into actual records as it's a nicely packaged disc packed with energy and some good old fashioned rock n roll! https://nicapostoleris.bandcamp.com/
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Apr 20, 2022
Louisiana Rain
Hey folks! Today's episode covers the gloriously mellow and slick Louisiana Rain.
If you want to listen to the song before you crack open the episode, you can do that here: https://youtu.be/F6y4-Rtf0W0
If you want to check out the alternate version from the An American Treasure compilation, you can find that one here: https://youtu.be/irElozIQEQ0
And if you wanna listen to the live version from the Live Anthology box set, which was recorded on December 7th, 1982 at Wembley Arena in London, England, you'll find that one here: https://youtu.be/KzSrnQpDxcY
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Apr 13, 2022
What Are You Doin' in My Life
Hey folks! Today's episode covers the searingly upbeat What Are You Doin' In My Life.
You can check out the song here before we get started: https://youtu.be/M24Lfii8O6k
In the episode I talk about an alternate version, from 2018's An American Treasure, which has a slightly different ending and mix. If you want to listen to that, you can find it here: https://youtu.be/gnPH766ZP00
I also mentioned a couple of times similarities that I hear between Mike's guitar tone and playing and that of Ronnie Wood, the guitarist from the legendary Small Faces and the even more legendary Rolling Stones. You can listen to the track that really brought this to mind here. It's called "Stay With Me" and you may know it! https://youtu.be/JtqF0qBqzZo
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Apr 6, 2022
You Tell Me
Hey folks! Today's episode covers the the super bluesy/funky YouTell Me, which is the second track from side two of the immensely third Heartbreakers album, Damn The Torpedoes.
You can check out the song here before we get started: https://youtu.be/lQ9n1NU_fwY
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Mar 30, 2022
Don't Do Me Like That
Hey folks! Today's episode covers the superb, Don't Do Me Like That, which is the first track from side two of Damn the Torpedoes. If you want to check out the song before we dig into it, you can find it here: https://youtu.be/EFkJ_BOz88E
I start the episode by paying tribute to Taylor hawkins, one of the most brilliant and charismatic rock drummers of the past two decades, who we sadly lost this past week. Check out this fantastic video of him talking drums and music here: https://youtu.be/PwjEc8S0PRo
You can find the 1974 Mudcrutch version of the song here: https://youtu.be/vuEdZVX4B-8
If you want to hear what a leslie sounds like and see how it works, check out this really short video here: https://youtu.be/F4XSZ1haPk4
And if you want to go deep on the recording process, including what types of mics were used for different instruments etc. check out the superb "Produce Like a Pro" episode featuring Damn the Torpedoes engineer Shelley Yakus here: https://youtu.be/5zoCsq-oBjA
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Mar 23, 2022
Conversation with Paul Zollo
I'm so happy to share my conversation with Paul Zollo with you. I could talk with this guy for days. If you haven't read his book yet, go do that as a matter of some urgency!
Chcek out his debut album, Orange Avenue here: https://open.spotify.com/album/1qi8r3T8bzkKUJrwy2kMXG ... and his 2014 effort, Universal Cure (which has a completely different vibe) here: https://open.spotify.com/album/7vWhldLifnPjRRJwVFXp9a?si=vothPgmZT8ODpJbBGPNpUA
Also, check out his writing here: https://bluerailroad.wordpress.com/
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Mar 19, 2022
Jake Thistle - Interpretations
Hey all. Today is Jake Thistle's 18th birthday and I wanted to put out this edit which showcases the songs he played during the live stream that we did on February 2nd. There are six Tom Petty (and the Heartbreakers) songs, 1 Mudcrutch song and one of Jake's originals in this episode and hope you enjoy them all as much as I did.
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Mar 16, 2022
Century City
Hey folks! Today's episode covers the all out rocker, Century City, which is the last track on side one of Damn the Torpedoes.
I tell you in the episode to go and watch the Rock Band video game note chart for this song as it really gives you a sense of how much Ron is playing! You can find that here (Ron's bass is on the left): https://youtu.be/yhwP4V4OCh4
I also talked about a similarity with David Bowie's Sufragette City, which you can listen to here (I skipped forward to the part that you'll recognize): https://youtu.be/zLnPd7lzT4g?t=159
Also worth checking out is the brilliant live version included on the Live Anthology boxset, which you can listen to here: https://youtu.be/Dzu69dBROE0
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Mar 9, 2022
Shadow of a Doubt (A Complex Kid)
Hey folks. Today's episode covers track four from Damn The Torpedoes, Shadow of a Doubt (A Complex Kid).
If you want to listen to the song before you listen to the episode, you can find it here: https://youtu.be/xPwHYkVnLCI
Check out this fantastic live version, recorded on March 6th, 1980 at the legendary Hammersmith Odeon in London: https://youtu.be/_WW-1Fn7NZQ
In the episode, I reminded you that you can donate to humanitarian aid relief efforts in Ukiraine. If you are able help, financially, the Red Cross is coordinating a large-scale effort which you can contribute to by visiting their website here: https://donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1
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Mar 2, 2022
Even The Losers
Hey folks. Today's episode covers the fantastic third track from Damn The Torpedoes, Even The Losers.
If you want to listen to the song before you listen to the episode, you can find it here: https://youtu.be/5Ue4_MWwKY8
Check out this fantastic live version, recorded on March 6th, 1980 at the legendary Hammersmith Odeon in London: https://youtu.be/_WW-1Fn7NZQ
In the episode, I briefly talked about the current crisis in Ukraine. If you are able, financially, to help at all, the Red Cross is coordinating a large-scale aid effort which you can contribute to by visiting their website here: https://donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1
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Feb 23, 2022
Here Comes My Girl
Heya peeps! Hope you're all well wherever in the world you are. Episode 2 of Season 3 is here for you and today we're talking about the marvellous Here Comes My Girl.
If you want to listen to the song before you listen to the episode, you can find it here: https://youtu.be/n4nPa35CZPI
If you're on Facebook, check out this fantastic video of Mike talking about how he put together the guitar parts for the song: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=202390328719537
And it you want to hear Stan talking about the drums on the track, you can find that here: https://youtu.be/loWGL-jvhlU?t=471
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Feb 16, 2022
Refugee
Season Three already? Seriously? I just started this thing as something to do! Why are you all still here??? Oh... you love Tom like I love Tom. K. All good. Let's keep going and sharing our appreciation!
If you want to listen to the song before you listen to the episode, you can find it here: https://youtu.be/YbWDV72oQlo
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Feb 9, 2022
Gwen Jones
Welcome to the fourteenth and final episode of Season Two of the Tom Petty Project Podcast. Today’s episode is another interview slash conversation episode and I’m joined today by the extremely lovely and entertaining Gwen Jones. I managed to convince Gwen to jump on a Zoom call with me to discuss her love of Tom’s music and it wasn’t long before we were chatting like old friends. This episode will also be available on YouTube if you'd like to check that out. There's a special giveaway announcement too, so watch out for that around mid way through the episode and again at the end.
If you're on Facebook, please join the excelllent TOM PETTY FANS FOREVER group that Gwen started. I'll be announcing the details of the giveaway on that page at 7EST on the day this is released.
If you want to hear the live version of Route 66 that Gwen talks about, check that out here: https://youtu.be/rADlTpYjG8c. If you want to listen to Rod Stewart's version of Leave Virginia Alone, you can find…
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Feb 2, 2022
Jake Thistle (Part Two)
Part two of my conversation with Jake Thistle! Check him out on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnNAkiDIEBKnLWe1hc7GV3A
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Feb 2, 2022
Jake Thistle (Part One)
Part one of my conversation with Jake Thistle! Check him out on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnNAkiDIEBKnLWe1hc7GV3A
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Jan 26, 2022
Baby's a Rock 'n' Roller
Hello friends! Today's episode covers the final track from You're Gonna Get It!; Baby's a Rock 'n' Roller. This means we're done another album! 2 down, 16 to go!!!
If you want to listen to the song before you listen to the episode, you can find it here: https://youtu.be/G9s5eAG5ks0
I didn't include any other videos today so I'm going to share a song I recorded during lockdown in May of 2020 with my wife's cousin, the fabulously talented Cory Teale. We thought we'd take a crack a Foo Fighters song. We're also thinking of doing a Tom Petty cover fairly soon, so watch out for that! Anyway, here's Long Road to Ruin, if you fancy it! https://youtu.be/_2kdfB-CMZA
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Jan 19, 2022
Restless
Hello friends! Today's episode covers the second-last track from You're Gonna Get It!; Restless.
If you want to listen to the song before you listen to the episode, you can find it here: https://youtu.be/e5QKYC7yp3o
Don't forget that I will be chatting to Jake Thistle, live, on Facebook today (Jan 19, 2022) at 7PM EST (5PM if your on the US West Coast, or midnight in UK). We're going to talk about all things Tom Petty including the opportunity Jake had to play with a couple of the Heartbreakers, plus his connection to Tom's music and how it's influenced his own songwriting, which you also have to check out. Head over to this link to set yourself a reminder right now! https://www.facebook.com/JakeThistleMusic/posts/3067745243513078
I also gave a shout out to my very good friend Mr. Randy Woods, who kindly plays all the interstitial music for the podcast and wrote and recorded the outro tune for me too! Check out the track "Grow Your Love" from his latest album here https://youtu.be/f…
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Jan 12, 2022
No Second Thoughts
Hello friends! Today's episode covers the 8th track from You're Gonna Get It!, No Second Thoughts.
If you want to listen to the song before you listen to the episode, you can find it here: https://youtu.be/ZHOtRItCHXo
I talked a little about the killer live version from 1981, recorded in Philadelphia, that was included on the Live Anthology boxset. You can find that here: https://youtu.be/T483OoprENY
One last link I wanted to give you is Bob Dylan's masterpiece, Not Dark Yet, from 1997's brilliant Time Out of Mind. The chord progression in the chorus of this song really reminds me of the same progression, albeit in a different key, in the yeah yeah ooh yeah yeah section of No Second Thoughts.
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Jan 5, 2022
Listen to Her Heart
Hey folks! Today we're covering the utterly iconic track Listen to Her Heart. As I say in the episode, in my opinion, simply one of the most perfectly-crafted pop songs of all time.
If you want to listen to the song before you listen to the episode, you can find it here: https://youtu.be/pH7nUIHLIC0.
You can also take a listen to Elvis Costello's cheeky appropriation of the ending on his 1978 track Radio Radio: https://youtu.be/eifljYPFW-E
If you want to hear REO Speedwagon's cover of the song, with a short intro describing Tom as one of the greatest American songwriters, you can find that here: https://youtu.be/2VmO8fihg8Q
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Dec 29, 2021
I Need to Know
Hey folks! Today we're covering the epic opening to side two of You're Gonna Get It; I Need to Know. A great groove, a wonderful lyric, and a timeless staple of rock radio for the past four and a half decades!
If you want to listen to the song before you listen to the episode, you can find it here: https://youtu.be/FJatokoNyg8
I talked about Tom's comment that the rhythm for the song was heavily inspired by Wilson Pickett's Land of 1000 Dances, a live performance of which you can watch here: https://youtu.be/jbRiM26hyms
Stevie Nicks performed this song live extensively throughout her career and you can check out her band ripping through it in 1986 here: https://youtu.be/He4RQi5lyno?t=43 and you can see her joining the Heartbreakers on stage Live from Gatorville here: https://youtu.be/OnpdZU8lhus
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Dec 27, 2021
Somewhere You Feel Free - The Making of Wildflowers
Merry Christmas friends! As a special treat, I thought I'd switch things up and dedicate an episode to talking about the things that I enjoyed most about the recent documentary, Somewhere You Feel Free; The Making of Wildflowers.
I thought I’d switch things up for this ep and go off script for the most part, other than the intro and outro. So, I sat and watched the documentary again and jotted down notes in a notepad. So what I’m going to do is go through those in no particular order and talk about what I think I was noting and anything else that comes to mind. Hopefully you enjoy the change of gears. I’m also recording video for this one so if you want to watch that it will be on my YouTube channel here: https://youtu.be/GyCyrmiD7mU
If you haven't seen the documentary yet, go check it out here: https://youtu.be/WblnLk387u0
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Dec 22, 2021
Too Much Ain't Enough
Hey folks! IN today's episode, we're talking about the last song on side one of the second album, Too Much Ain't Enough.
If you want to listen to the song before you listen to the episode, you can find it here: https://youtu.be/FJatokoNyg8
Check out this killer live version from 1980 and watch how they really cut loose and just enjoy jamming around the main lick: https://youtu.be/FyCrUp1P-rQ
Tom says that this song was musically inspired by the Fleetwood Mac song, Oh Well. If you don't know that track, it features the best blues guitarist that England ever produced; Peter Green. You can find that here: https://youtu.be/0yq-Fw7C26Y. Tom and the Heartbreakers also did the song live on numerous occasions and this version live from Gainesville is top notch: https://youtu.be/H34Uc9JWECQ
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Dec 15, 2021
Magnolia
Hey folks! Today's episode focuses on the fourth track from the Heartbreaker's You're Gonna Get It! album; Magnolia.
If you want to listen to the song before you listen to the episode, you can find it here: https://youtu.be/F6htoFxagOE
I didn't talk about it in the episode as I only found it after I'd finished recording, but you check out this excellent acoustic version by an artists I only learned of tonight, named Margot Cotten; https://youtu.be/o4tyGMUTT1Y
I did talk about my upcoming chat with Jake Thistle and in prep for that, you should really check out his YouTube channel, where he plays a whole lot of Tom! Here's his excellent cover of Room at the Top: https://youtu.be/uhc9mDLtY00
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Dec 8, 2021
Hurt
Hey folks! Today's episode focuses on the third track from the Heartbreaker's You're Gonna Get It! album, entitled "Hurt".
If you want to listen to the song before you listen to the episode, you can find it here: https://youtu.be/ojlIbccEMxc
All musical interludes are provided by my very good friend Randy Woods, the leader of and creative force behind the Randy Woods Band. Check out their latest release, This is Your Time, here: https://youtu.be/YVDmrndbE74
I also mentioned a similarity between the lick MIke Campbell plays in the bridge to the riff from The Heat is On, sing by sadly-departed Glenn Frey for 1984's smash hit movie Beverley Hills Cop. Check that out here: https://youtu.be/uZD8HKVKneI
Last of all, I gave you some background on why I encourage you to tell someone you love them, at least once a day, at the end of every podcast and shared the fact that it is inspired by a song I wrote for my childhood best friend, who lost his battle with cancer on December 4, 2017, two s…
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Dec 1, 2021
You're Gonna Get It
Hey folks! Today's episode focuses on the title track from the sophomore album You're Gonna Get It! which is the second track on side one.
If you want to listen to the song before you listen to the episode, you can find it here: https://youtu.be/GzrEY9-uQd8
The Alternate version that I discuss in the episode, which is from 2018's box set compilation, An American Treasure, can be found here: https://youtu.be/Lhs0cFpokU8 and the outstanding live version from The Old Grey Whistle Test, recorded on June 20th, 1978 can be viewed here: https://youtu.be/NkDOstytmLA?t=1284
I also talked about the similarity between Stan's drum pattern in the bridge and the intro to Second Home by the Sea by Genesis, so you can check that out here if you like: https://youtu.be/UKlIGh1-spk
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Nov 24, 2021
When the Time Comes
Hey folks! We're back for season two and I'm happy to be moving onto the second album, You're Gonna Get It. Today's episide looks at the lead track from that album, When the Time Comes.
If you want to listen to the song before you listen to the episode, you can find it here: https://youtu.be/ykCmB_ZlI68
I mentioned a slight similarity that I hear to Eight Miles High by The Byrds, which you can find here: https://youtu.be/J74ttSR8lEg and also mentioned a live version from March 7th, 1980, recorded at the Hammersmith Odeon in London. The song was part of the encore that night and you can find that version here: https://youtu.be/0GRh_d2-uTo
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Nov 17, 2021
Dog on the Run
I hope you enjoyed last week's chat with the marvellous Dallas Heliker! I'm looking forward to having more guests on the show but I know I'll be chatting to Dallas again at some point.
If you want to listen to Dog on the Run before this episode, you can find it here: https://youtu.be/3KaZBwsSLqE
Today's episode covers the live rarity, taken from 1977's Official Live 'Leg, recorded at the legendary Paul's Mall in Boston, Dog on the Run. An epic 10-minute experimental jam, this one features some extraordinary performances from every member of the band. Thanks to Paul Roberts for pushing me to cover this one in sequence, rather than once I've been through the rest of the catalogue, when I will be circling back to B-sides, previously-unreleased material etc.
This wraps up season one and next week we'll be diving straight into the sophomore album, You're Gonna Get It and digging into the lead song, When The Time Comes.
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Nov 10, 2021
Dallas Heliker
Today's episode is a great conversation I had with superfan, Dallas Heliker. Dallas has seen Tom more than a couple of dozen times, been lucky enough to meet him twice, and also contributed a killer Last DJ set to Tom Petty Radio on SiriusXM! I can't overstate how much fun I had chatting to Dallas and I hope you enjoy it as much as I did!
Dallas has mixed a couple of incredible live performances that Tom and the Heartbreakers performed and you can find them here:
Willin' (June 3rd at the Fonda) originally by Little Feat https://youtu.be/4NIJAEm4kD8, and this incredible version of Dogs on the Run, from Southern Accents; https://youtu.be/Fh5nNLSAlco
Check out Dallas' Last DJ setlist here. Seriously, this is a tight, tight five songs! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDPq1QbGAAk&list=PL9JRklgBG7Nz3Twaf2scPKIQribxcgfIS
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Nov 3, 2021
American Girl
I hope you enjoyed the last couple of episodes talking to Jon Scott. It was a real highlight of the year for me! We're back to the song reviews though and just in time to wrap up the debut album by talking about the iconic track, American Girl.
One of my very favourite live versions of this song is from the 30th Anniversary tour concert in Tom's hometown of Gainesville, Florida that was included as part of Peter Bogdanovich's fantastic Runnin' Down a Dream documentary. If you haven't seen that yet, you can find it on Amazon Prime. The band closed their set with this song, as they did on the 40th Anniversary tour, making it the last song Tom played live before an audience. Check out the Gatorville performance here: https://youtu.be/-lAz7SPRLKk. As they closed that show with American Girl, they opened the halftime show of Superbowl 42 in Glendale, Arizona with it. Listen to the crowd go crazy when they hear that opening lick: https://youtu.be/Vul_EYQEJJU
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Oct 27, 2021
Jon Scott (Part Two)
Today's episode is part two of the fantastic conversation I had with Jon Scott. This episode is much more conversational as we talk about Jon's relationship with Tom, Tom's relationship with his fans, and a wide range of topics that were fun to dig into, including Tom's generosity with both his friends and his fans, his quiet advocacy for certain causes, and his passion for making great music.
Please note that there is some occasional miled profanity in this episode.
Make sure you check out Jon's website. If you're downloading this today, he has a two for one offer to purchase his fantastic book right now. I cannot recommend it highly enough and if you're a Pettyhead who hasn't read it, you're really missing out. Go to Jon's website at https://tompettyandme.com/
In the episode, Jon talks about Steely Dan's super-Jazzy "Deacon Blues", which you can check out here: https://youtu.be/52EeVLOeM0w as well as the classic Tommy and the Two Tones hit 8675390, which convinced Tom to bring the…
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Oct 20, 2021
Jon Scott (Part One)
Today's episode is a very special one for me. I threw a hail mary and contacted Jon Scott a few weeks ago to see if he'd be willing to jump on a call with me to discuss Tom Petty and dig into his Memoir, Tom Petty and Me (My Rock n Roll Adventures With Tom Petty). To my delight, he agreed, and we recorded a long, wide-ranging conversation on the 18th of October. Rather wonderfully, this means that I'm able to release the episode on Tom's birthday by way of a small tribute. The conversation has been broken into two parts as I wanted to preserve as much of our discourse as possible as I thoroughly enjoyed it and hope that you will to!
Please note that there is some profanity in this episode, which is all used in context of actual quotes from Jon's book.
Make sure you check out Jon's website. If you're downloading this today, he has a two for one offer to purchase his fantastic book right now. I cannot recommend it highly enough and if you're a Pettyhead who hasn't read it, you're reall…
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Oct 13, 2021
Luna
Today, we're talking about track 9 from the debut TPATH record, Luna. Kev is a little bit worse for wear so there are very few links in this podcast detail other than the following link to the song that you'll need! https://youtu.be/9fOKtWW8Xvo
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Oct 6, 2021
Mystery Man
Today's track is number 8 from the debut TPATH record, Mystery Man. This one is a real favourite with people who are physically attracted to Tom Petty! If you're not familiar with the song, check out at the following link on the official Tom Petty YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/wPRSc6IBPtY
In the episode, I talk about two live versions of the song that are well worth checking out:
A performance at the 1978 New Year's Eve bash in Santa Monica: https://youtu.be/JefjmSB27fw
And a great version from the Fillmore Residency in 1997: https://youtu.be/SccsfBFfJ08
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Sep 29, 2021
Fooled Again (I Don't Like it)
Today's song is the brilliant Fooled Again (I Don't Like It). Head over to the official Tom Petty youtube channel and go listen to the song: https://youtu.be/iIh3hMRIAbk.
You should also check this super heavy live version of the song from 1977 which sees some intro shredding from Mike. https://youtu.be/u18JPFFFIS8
In the episode I discuss some sonic similatiries I hear with an English band from around the same period called Sad Cafe. Here's probably my favourite track they released: https://youtu.be/K75Q-0wMgn0
I also mentioned that you check out the music of my very good friend Randy Woods. Two of my favourite tracks from the new Randy Woods Band new album, Soul Hammer, are Space Queen (https://youtu.be/pq_mCwY_a6Y) and Bottom End Machine (https://youtu.be/efBpffvB84k). They don't sound a damn thing like Tom Petty, but they're a great band. I also mentioned that you should check out Jake Thistle. Watch him do a great cover of Learning to Fly, in some pretty esteemed company! https…
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Sep 22, 2021
Strangered in the Night
Today's episode covers Strangered in the Night, which is a seminal moment in the history of the Heartbreakers as a band. Go listen to the track on the official Tom Petty YouTube Channel here https://youtu.be/gC9FDx3HISw and then come back and listen to the episode!
Here's a link to the Dwight Twilley song that Tom plays bass on and appears in the video for (Looking for the Magic): https://youtu.be/l24DFbedbJ0
And here's a live version of the song from way back in June 1977, in Köln, Germany! https://youtu.be/sb5Zwm2JAzw
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Sep 15, 2021
Anything That's Rock 'n' Roll
Today's song is the closing track from side one of the debut TPATH album; Anything That's Rock 'n' Roll. You know the drill by now, so go to the official Tom Petty youtube channel and go listen to the song: https://youtu.be/Vy6cMrXH09U
Once you're done listening, don't forget to check out the killer live version of the song, recorded on July 16, 1978 at the Paradise Rock Club in Boston. You can listen to that version here: https://youtu.be/7_Sy6mfULLo
In the Petty Trivia segment, I tell you to go watch the video for John Prine's excellent track, Picture Show, which Tom features in. You can find that video here: https://youtu.be/6jKopYJfjeQ
I also wanted to credit Dylan Sevey's 2014 review of the song, which gave me a couple of ideas for the episode. You can find his complete review here: https://tinyurl.com/78wjmnmk
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Sep 8, 2021
The Wild One, Forever
In today’s episode I’m talking about fan favourite; The Wild One, Forever. As always, if you haven’t done so already, go to the official Tom Petty youtube channel and go listen to the song: https://youtu.be/US-pEqevjvc
Here's a link to the brilliant live version from the Live Anthology boxset: https://youtu.be/jjZwabyLWSs and here you can find the slowed-down acoustic version from the Bridge School Benefit that I mentioned: https://youtu.be/Wc2JKk-h-hU
Where words fail, music speaks. Lucy Rudman: https://www.familyfriendpoems.com/poem/where-words-fail-music-speaks
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Sep 1, 2021
Hometown Blues
In today’s episode I’m talking about track three from the debut Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers album; Hometown Blues. As always, if you haven’t done so already, go to the official Tom Petty youtube channel and go listen to the song: https://youtu.be/nN_j_tu5nqo
In the episode, I talked about a cover of Hometown Blues by a young musician named Isabella Rosa. You can find that version here: https://youtu.be/-qJ-yFY9gMY
You can also check out the Tom Petty Nation Facebook group here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/tompettynation/
And don't forget to go listen to the Honest and Unmerciful Podcast here: https://open.spotify.com/show/72nyhwx2urnnlT3STZaIBp
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Aug 25, 2021
Breakdown
Hey Pettyheads, members of the Tom Petty Nation, or casual fans! In today’s episode, I already get to talk about one of my favourite Tom Petty songs and one of the classics in his huge body of work; Breakdown. If you haven’t listened to it yet go fire it up, then come back once you’re done and listen to the episode.
In Warren Zanes biography, Petty, he remarks that "Breakdown had as much space as Green Onions. The Heartbreakers often revealed who they were in what they didn’t play. It set them apart." That’s one thing I’ve always loved about the Heartbreakers; they’re always at their best when they keep things simple.
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Aug 18, 2021
Rockin' Around (With You)
Hey friends, we're now fully up and running and getting into the songs! First up is the lead track from the Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Rockin' Around (With You).
Go listen to the song, then come back and listen to the episode.
"The first few times I heard this song, it was never really one of my favourites, but sitting down and really digging into it has definitely given me a better appreciation for it! There’s some neat stuff in there when you pay attention."
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Aug 11, 2021
Season 1 Trailer
To kick off the podcast, Kevin talks about how he came to love Tom Petty and what you can look forward to over the coming weeks.
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