Comments on: Tom Petty: Runnin' Down a Dream http://www.newrockstarphilosophy.com/2008/12/tom-petty-runnin-down-a-dream/ Sun, 20 May 2012 19:48:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: The New Rockstar Philosophy http://www.newrockstarphilosophy.com/2008/12/tom-petty-runnin-down-a-dream/comment-page-1/#comment-223 The New Rockstar Philosophy Mon, 22 Dec 2008 17:57:11 +0000 http://newrockstarphilosophy.com/?p=1293#comment-223 Thanks for the Wildflowers recommendation. I'm gonna have to check out several of his albums. Hoover Thanks for the Wildflowers recommendation.

I’m gonna have to check out several of his albums.

Hoover

]]> By: keith http://www.newrockstarphilosophy.com/2008/12/tom-petty-runnin-down-a-dream/comment-page-1/#comment-222 keith Sun, 21 Dec 2008 06:57:11 +0000 http://newrockstarphilosophy.com/?p=1293#comment-222 Dude, I am so with you on the Petty discovery. For me it was a little different- I grew up as a young kid with Petty on the radio every time I turned it on and I basically ignored it as cheesy pop. But then I got the 'Wildflowers' record. That stopped me in my tracks. That's a freakin masterpiece my friend - you should get it, put it on with some headphones and dig in (skip 'You don't know how it feels' if you'd like though). There's a reason Rick rubin won a grammy for the engineering on it. Then, even though I liked that record, a friend had to drag me to a show. Wow, was I impressed -WAAAAY better than I expected. Great show. Then, I got his greatest hit's record and started listening to his songs from a songwriting/production perspective. Incredible. Unbelievably great songwriting, riffs, the B3 -they were really, really a great band. I haven't paid too much attention to them the last few years, (that's why I say 'were') but when you dig in as a musician you'll see they are packed with quality music that will leave you asking, "How did I miss this when it was a #1 hit !?!" Dude, I am so with you on the Petty discovery. For me it was a little different- I grew up as a young kid with Petty on the radio every time I turned it on and I basically ignored it as cheesy pop. But then I got the ‘Wildflowers’ record. That stopped me in my tracks. That’s a freakin masterpiece my friend – you should get it, put it on with some headphones and dig in (skip ‘You don’t know how it feels’ if you’d like though). There’s a reason Rick rubin won a grammy for the engineering on it.

Then, even though I liked that record, a friend had to drag me to a show. Wow, was I impressed -WAAAAY better than I expected. Great show.

Then, I got his greatest hit’s record and started listening to his songs from a songwriting/production perspective. Incredible. Unbelievably great songwriting, riffs, the B3 -they were really, really a great band. I haven’t paid too much attention to them the last few years, (that’s why I say ‘were’) but when you dig in as a musician you’ll see they are packed with quality music that will leave you asking, “How did I miss this when it was a #1 hit !?!”

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