Kelly the Dog Posted October 4, 2017 Posted October 4, 2017 Criticizing someone for their favorite Tom Petty song is superfluous, since the mere existence of a "favorite Tom Petty song" indicates a complete lack of musical taste to begin with. Bob Dylan loved him some Tom Petty.
Gugny Posted October 4, 2017 Posted October 4, 2017 Bob Dylan loved him some Tom Petty. George Harrison Roy Orbison Jeff Lynne A few others who obviously lack(ed) musical taste.
row_33 Posted October 4, 2017 Posted October 4, 2017 George Harrison Roy Orbison Jeff Lynne A few others who obviously lack(ed) musical taste. ugh.... that's not the upper shelf, but admirable....
DC Tom Posted October 4, 2017 Posted October 4, 2017 ugh.... that's not the upper shelf, but admirable.... Yeah...Jeff Lynne...as though ELO doesn't suck.
Gugny Posted October 4, 2017 Posted October 4, 2017 Yeah...Jeff Lynne...as though ELO doesn't suck. Now I know you're !@#$ing with me.
DC Tom Posted October 4, 2017 Posted October 4, 2017 Now I know you're !@#$ing with me. Am I bringing you down?
Gugny Posted October 4, 2017 Posted October 4, 2017 Am I bringing you down? No, you mean, evil woman.
row_33 Posted October 4, 2017 Posted October 4, 2017 Am I bringing you down? For those who actually listen to ELO on a regular basis.... The hits package is on my list for tick and bob audit days, along with a lot of other things I forget about otherwise...
DC Tom Posted October 4, 2017 Posted October 4, 2017 For those who actually listen to ELO on a regular basis.... The hits package is on my list for tick and bob audit days, along with a lot of other things I forget about otherwise... I only listen to ELO when I desperately need to get a Tom Petty "song" out of my head.
GG Posted October 5, 2017 Posted October 5, 2017 Any of you old geezers remember the petition 97 Rock started in '80 to get Petty to play Buffalo? Rumor had it that he hated Buffalo and avoided it on prior tours. Petition worked and he played a great show in the Aud in '81
bbb Posted October 5, 2017 Posted October 5, 2017 Any of you old geezers remember the petition 97 Rock started in '80 to get Petty to play Buffalo? Rumor had it that he hated Buffalo and avoided it on prior tours. Petition worked and he played a great show in the Aud in '81 Oh, yeah. I forgot about that. I was at that concert, though.........It was hot. August in the Aud with no A/C.............He ended up playing Darien Lake a number of times.
Rico Posted October 5, 2017 Posted October 5, 2017 (edited) Bob Dylan loved him some Tom Petty. I think Jamming Me (co-written by BD) is his best song. Refugee could've been there but "You don't have to live like a refugee" is just stupid, inane even. Any of you old geezers remember the petition 97 Rock started in '80 to get Petty to play Buffalo? Rumor had it that he hated Buffalo and avoided it on prior tours. Petition worked and he played a great show in the Aud in '81 I went to 5 Dylan and the Heartbreakers shows (3 with the Dead) in 1986, including the 4th of July one at Rich Stadium. His band was OK backing Dylan, but the 8 songs he sang were piss-break material. All IMO. Edited October 5, 2017 by Rico
bbb Posted October 5, 2017 Posted October 5, 2017 I think Jamming Me (co-written by BD) is his best song. Refugee could've been there but "You don't have to live like a refugee" is just stupid, inane even. I went to 5 Dylan and the Heartbreakers shows (3 with the Dead) in 1986, including the 4th of July one at Rich Stadium. His band was OK backing Dylan, but the 8 songs he sang were piss-break material. All IMO. I'm just not feeling it much, either.............Everybody keeps saying he didn't write a bad song, but I only love 3 of his songs, and the rest of his pre 90s stuff is OK. I think the same thing about Refugee. I don't really hate them, though.............But, I really do hate his 90s MTV dirges. People loved them in concert, though. I've seen him several times..........I think part of it was because they were very easy to sing along to - he enunciates every word and they are very slow.
DC Tom Posted October 5, 2017 Posted October 5, 2017 I'm just not feeling it much, either.............Everybody keeps saying he didn't write a bad song, but I only love 3 of his songs Only if he didn't write his own songs.
Rico Posted October 5, 2017 Posted October 5, 2017 I'm just not feeling it much, either.............Everybody keeps saying he didn't write a bad song, but I only love 3 of his songs, and the rest of his pre 90s stuff is OK. I think the same thing about Refugee. I don't really hate them, though.............But, I really do hate his 90s MTV dirges. People loved them in concert, though. I've seen him several times..........I think part of it was because they were very easy to sing along to - he enunciates every word and they are very slow. I wouldn't say he was bad, he was OK for what he was... I just found him to be meh, pretty pedestrian at best. All-in-all, I'd rather hear Roger McGuinn/Byrds.
BringMetheHeadofLeonLett Posted October 8, 2017 Posted October 8, 2017 okay, so he basically stole Roger McGuinn's style, but it was good music and concerts to see. Well he must've been quite the charming thief, as the last time I saw Tom Petty he had Roger McGuinn play with him. It was absolutely fantastic.
row_33 Posted October 8, 2017 Posted October 8, 2017 (edited) After a sticky exile on a stairway to heaven this was recycled jingle-jangle moon/June music. But it was a background to fun times. Edited October 8, 2017 by row_33
#34fan Posted October 8, 2017 Posted October 8, 2017 Ugh! -Its taken me DAYS to get my head around this one... I'm a huge Tom Petty fan... So many great songs... He'll be missed for sure.
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