Here Today... Gone To Hell!

is it me or is this one cool band?

good lyrics, nice acousticly slide music lol!!!

cool videos also.

i love tom petty.. cool guy and good songs and lyrics  : ok:

Yeah i'm a big fan, great tunes and the video's are fantastic.  My personal fave is the Into The Great Wide Open one which has Johnny Depp & Faye Dunaway in it....

awesome video. i love the whole story, always fun to watch!

listening to "the waiting" right now  :yes:

Oh yeah, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers is an all-time favorite.

New record is a grower, but great.  Toss off "Jack" and you've got one solid listen all the way through.

There are just a must listen even if you dont know their discography  :D

Bought Highway Companion today.? The album is smooth with a capital SMOOTH.? :D Seriously though it is really good, such a chilled out listen, so relaxing.? True it's not going to blow minds and blast him to the top of the charts but it's not about that, it's about putting out a good quality album.? Flirting With Time & Night Driver are my favourite tracks but they are all fairly decent, perfect listening for a long car journey or when your chilling in the sun, definately, smooth ;)

I love them!!  One of my favourites of all time.  Makes great driving music.

That's why I can't listen to the latest Chilli's album.  I can't believe they got away with ripping off his song so fuckin badly.

Yeah they should of been in my underrated list. FOrgot about them...

Awesome band.

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers' Greatest Hits is one of my favorite compliations.

i just bought myself the greatest hits for ?5 along with poisons open up n say ahh, bargain!

Can anyone tell me what Toms biggest hits are except for Mary Jane, Runnin Down A Dream, Wont Back Down and Free Fallin?

Breakdown, American Girl, I Need to Know, Listen To Her Heart, Don't Do Me Like That, Refugee, Here Comes My Girl, The Waiting, A Woman In Love (It's Not Me), You Got Lucky, Change of Heart, Don't Come Around Here No More, Jammin' Me, Yer So Bad, Out In The Cold, Learning to Fly, Into The Great Wide Open, You Don't Know How It Feels.

These were all singles and are all classic tunes : ok:

what about last dance with mary jane that one is great!

 ;)

Anyone see his new film? Called "Runnin' Down a Dream"?  I beleive it's out on DVD. I just saw it on the Sundance Channel. It covers the whole history. And it's 4 hours long.

Nah not yet, it's on play.com

http://www.play.com/DVD/DVD/4-/3513747/Tom-Petty-And-The-Heartbreakers-Runnin-Down-A-Dream/Product.html

Out on the 26th November.  ?24 for 3 DVDs and 1 CD is pretty damn good!  I've banged it on my chrimbo list so hopefully i'll get it ;D

Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers to perform during halftime of Super Bowl

NEW YORK (AP) ? Rock 'n' rollers Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers will perform during halftime of the Super Bowl on Feb. 3 at the University of Phoenix Stadium.

The NFL made the announcement Sunday.

The group has sold more than 50 million records since releasing its debut album in 1976. Its hits include "Free Fallin'," "Breakdown," "Refugee," "I Won't Back Down," "Don't Come Around Here No More," "You Don't Know How It Feels," and "Runnin' Down A Dream."

Petty, an 18-time Grammy nominee with one of rock 'n' roll's most distinctive voices, has also done solo work and was a founding member of The Traveling Wilburys, playing alongside George Harrison, Bob Dylan, Roy Orbison and Jeff Lynne.

Recent Super Bowl halftime acts include the Rolling Stones, Paul McCartney, and Prince. Nearly 140 million TV viewers in the United States watched Prince last year.

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/2007-12-02-1890612019_x.htm

Awesome...Lets hope they play there hits...I'd love to hear some Free Fallin

Wow Petty at the Super Bowl... I'll def keep the TV tuned in for that one... As long as theres no wardrobe malfunction  :hihi:

Petty & Heartbreakers Announce New Tour

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jF2CRTbZjUbThH660i3gMMB9abIgD8UCDLD00

I HATE the Hollywood Bowl.  >:(

here are all the dates:


TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS announce an upcoming summer tour that will take the band through the U.S. and Canada. All tour tickets, with a few exceptions (see below) will go on sale February 4th.

HIGHWAY COMPANIONS CLUB PRESALE, TICKET PACKAGES
Tickets for the Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers' 2008 North American Tour go on sale soon, but fans will be able to jump to the front of the line and purchase tickets before the general public.

CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO ON TICKET PRESALES AND TICKET PACKAGES

2008 TOM PETTY AND THE HEARTBREAKERS TOUR WITH VERY SPECIAL GUEST STEVE WINWOOD

May 30- Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids, MI
May 31- The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, MI
June 03- Air Canada Centre, Toronto, ON
June 05- Wachovia Center, Philadelphia, PA
June 08- Nissan Pavilion, Bristow, VA
June 10- Post-Gazette Pavilion, Burgettstown, PA
June 11- New England Dodge Music Center, Hartford, CT
June 13- TD Banknorth Garden, Boston, MA
June 17- Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
June 18- Prudential Center, Newark, NJ
June 21- Darien Lakes Performing Arts Center, Darien Center, NY
June 22- Blossom Music Center, Cuyahoga Falls, OH
June 25- Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, CA
July 02- United Center, Chicago, IL
July 03- Verizon Wireless Music Center, Noblesville, IN
July 08- Riverbend Music Center, Cincinnati, OH
July 09- Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park, Atlanta, GA ****
July 11- Charlotte Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre, Charlotte, NC
July 12- Walnut Creek Amphitheatre, Raleigh, NC
July 15- BankAtlantic Center, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
July 16- St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa, FL
July 19- TBD, Denver, CO ****
July 20- Quest Center Omaha, Omaha, NE
July 22- Sprint Center, Kansas City, MO
July 23- Target Center, Minneapolis, MN
August 07- Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre, Maryland Heights, MO
August 09- MTS Centre, Winnipeg, MB
August 11- Pengrowth Saddledome, Calgary, AB
August 12- Rexall Place, Edmonton, AB
August 15- The Gorge, George, WA
August 16- The Gorge, George, WA
August 20- Jobing.com Arena, Glendale, AZ ****
August 22- Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre, Irvine, CA
August 23- TBD, San Francisco, CA ****
August 26- Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre, Selma, TX
August 27- American Airlines Center, Dallas, TX
August 29- Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, Woodlands, TX
**** Tickets for these shows on sale TBA.

No UK :( when was the last time he came over here?  He never get's much of a mention in this country....

no idea but he needs to play in europe and OZ and japan too i'd say!

he's easly one of the best american songwriters.. and that guy knows how to get a wicked guitar sound in a studio.

i think he's the best. he should be giving lessons on how to make good music.

Tom and the band were pretty good in the Super Bowl tonight.  They're coming to my town in July, and tix are on sale tomorrow morning.  Super stoked!

he looked like its about time for retirement, honestly.

I loved their performance as well!  Loved the Flying V piercing the heart at the beginning!

Also, because of his superb performance, two 15 year olds at the party were singing Free Fallin' the rest of the time and made plans to go to two shows.

it was great :yes:

Tom Petty was great last night at the Bowl. The whole time i was thinking how cool it would be if Axl was there for "Free Fallin"  That would have brought the house down ....

I thought about that too.. then i thought that it would suck if the crowd would get who it was

They still rock - great SB performance.

Mike Campbell broke out the doubleneck for free fallin

I'll take that a step further.

They should absolutely retire the whole Super Bowl haftime "concert" in it's entirety.

It's the most most fake, contrived, plastique set up I may have ever witnessed.

What?  You mean the sudden on-rush of 20-somethings, waving their hands in the air and correctly mouthing one out of every 26 words strikes you as "fake"?

So what?  If the fans enjoy it, that's all that matters.

We have a winner.. : ok:



I'm a football fan, I didn't enjoy it..

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Petty fans?

Would you rather have those lame wannabe gangster rappers and sluts lip-synching?

Get music that suits the mood , Aerosmith was bad ass , Prince did good , but Paul from the Beatles? Tom Petty??

As I said above, I'd prefer they retire the fabricated half time concert shenanigens in its entirety.

Marching bands!  Woo0o0o0o0!!!!!!

Who in their right mind would turn down a Super Bowl show? And why?

i thought it was a great performance. i also secretly wanted axl to show up during Free Fallin' like at the VMA's 88. o well.

i'm starting to get into Tom Petty, i just heard the song "rebels", pretty cool.   whats a good starter album? i was thinking maybe Sourthern Accents or Full Moon Fever?

try his greatest hits.

if not full moon fever or into the great wide open.

Good recommendations, his Greatest Hits is superb and one of the few best of collections which does the artist justice, acts as a great starter and leaves newcomers wanting more.....

Tom Petty's Mudcrutch tours behind debut album


Mudcrutch, featuring Tom Petty and two members of The Heartbreakers, hits the road in April behind the band's first ever full-length album.

The group--which features Petty, Heartbreakers Mike Campbell and Benmont Tench, and original Mudcrutch members Tom Leadon and Randall Marsh--kicks off the run April 12 in Malibu, CA, as part of a benefit bill for The Midnight Mission homeless shelter in downtown Los Angeles. The band has lined up 11 dates, all of them in California. The full schedule is below.

Pre-sale tickets are available beginning tomorrow (3/21) for members of the Highway Companion Club, Petty's online fan club. Check the club's website for more information.

Mudcrutch is picking up where it left off more than 30 years ago, when Petty and guitarist Tom Leadon formed a new act in 1970 following their exit from another band, The Epics. Guitarist Campbell and drummer Marsh joined soon after, and keyboardist Tench signed on in 1973.

Mudcrutch released a pair of singles in 1973 and 1975, respectively, but never recorded a full album. Last August, according to an article in Nashville's Tennessean newspaper, Petty provided the impetus for the band to reunite and head back into the recording studio.

"It was just entirely unexpected," Leadon, now a Nashville-based guitar instructor, told the paper. "It was like a dream, the whole thing. Tom couldn't have been nicer. It was great to hang out with him again."

The group's self-titled debut, containing 14 tracks, will hit stores April 29.

April 2008
12 - Malibu, CA - Malibu Performing Arts Center
14 - Santa Cruz, CA - Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium
16, 17 - San Francisco, CA - Fillmore
19- Santa Barbara, CA - Arlington Theatre
20- Venture, CA - Ventura Theater
22- Alpine, CA - Concerts in The Park
25, 26, 28, 29- West Hollywood, CA - Troubadour

not sure if anyone cares... but the new Mudcrutch cd is great.

Nothing mind blowing, which is what I love, but it's a good rock record.

They have a awesome version of "Shady Grove".

It debuted at #8 on the charts!

Mudcrutch has a MySpace page with a song posted- good stuff- may have to get that  CD

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=352827494

They've been playing the video for Scare Easy a lot on VH1 Classic.

It's really cool to see Tom playing the bass!

Saw 'em last night in Indy.

Setlist:

1. You Wreck Me
2. Listen to Her Heart
3. I Won't Back Down
4. Even the Losers
5. Free Fallin'
6. Mary Jane's Last Dance
7. Sweet William
8. End of the Line
9. Can't Find My Way Home
10. Gimme Some Lovin'
11. Saving Grace
12. Honey Bee
13. A Face in the Crowd
14. You Don't Know How it Feels
15. Learning to Fly
16. Don't Come Around Here No More
17. Refugee

Encore

18. Runnin' Down a Dream
19. Gloria
20. American Girl

Pretty damned good show, if you ask me.  I figured "Free Fallin'" as classic encore material (or a late, main set highlight).  The fact that he played it five songs in shows how deep his catalog goes.

I saw Tom and the boys a few weeks back in Hartford.  They always put on a good show.  I assume, "Gimme Some Lovin" was done with Steve Winwood?  We didn't get that treat.

Of course they would do American Girl the night before we celebrate our independence!

Great show dude, glad you enjoyed it!

I got the setlist from an online article, and I'm pretty sure it's at least partially incorrect, as I distinctly remember Steve Winwood doing "Gimme Some Lovin'" in his OWN set.

EDIT: OK...I think I was confused because of the wording in the article...it was a setlist from Chicago, the night before my show.  I'll look for a more accurate setlist.

here are a couple of recent articles, good stuff here!!!


http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/31095462/tom_petty_looks_back


http://www.jambase.com/Articles/20620/Tom-Petty-and-The-Heartbreakers-Live-Wires

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers to spread 'Mojo'

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers have unveiled a lengthy US arena tour as the classic rockers anticipate the forthcoming release of "Mojo," their first studio effort in eight years.

The Rock and Roll Hall of Famers will kick off the extensive run May 6 in Raleigh, NC, followed by concerts in 36 cities throughout North America. The outing currently concludes with an Aug. 27 performance in Saratoga Springs, NY. The full itinerary is listed at right.

Special guests Joe Cocker, Drive-By Truckers, My Morning Jacket and Crosby, Stills and Nash will divvy up opening duties for the tour. Ticket pre-sales for several shows begin March 3 via Live Nation.

The new road trip coincides with the expected spring release of "Mojo," the band's long-awaited studio set, which still has no confirmed drop date. Fans who purchase concert tickets online will receive an MP3 download of every track on the forthcoming album, according to a press release. Two tracks--"First Flash of Freedom" and "Good Enough"--will be available for immediate download, and fans can access the remainder of the songs on the album's physical release date.

Online ticket purchases will also come with a handful of live tracks recorded during the 2010 tour, which will be delivered later in the year.

May 2010
6 - Raleigh, NC - Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion (w/ Joe Cocker)
7 - Charlotte, NC - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre (w/ Joe Cocker)
9 - Tampa, FL - St. Pete Times Forum (w/ Joe Cocker)
15 - Dallas, TX - Superpages.com Center (w/ Joe Cocker)
16 - The Woodlands, TX - The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion (w/ Joe Cocker)
18 - Phoenix, AZ - US Airways Center (w/ Joe Cocker)
22 - Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Bowl (w/ Joe Cocker)

June 2010
2 - Chula Vista, CA - Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre (w/ Joe Cocker)
3 - Irvine, CA - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater (w/ Joe Cocker)
5 - Oakland, CA - Oracle Arena (w/ Joe Cocker)
8 - Vancouver, British Columbia - General Motors Place (w/ Joe Cocker)
11, 12 - Quincy, WA - Gorge Amphitheatre (w/ Joe Cocker)
15 - Calgary, Alberta - Pengrowth Saddledome (w/ Joe Cocker)
16 - Edmonton, Alberta - Rexall Place (w/ Joe Cocker)
19 - Winnipeg, Manitoba - MTS Centre (w/ Joe Cocker)
22 - Saint Paul, MN - Xcel Energy Center (w/ Drive-By Truckers)
23 - Omaha, NE - Qwest Center Omaha (w/ Drive-By Truckers)
25 - Milwaukee, WI - Marcus Amphitheater

July 2010
10 - Noblesville, IN - Verizon Wireless Music Center (w/ Drive-By Truckers)
13 - Kansas City, MO - Sprint Center (w/ Drive-By Truckers)
15 - Cincinnati, OH - Riverbend Music Center (w/ Drive-By Truckers)
17 - Chicago, IL - United Center (w/ Drive-By Truckers)
20 - Cuyahoga Falls, OH - Blossom Music Center (w/ Drive-By Truckers)
22 - Auburn Hills, MI - Palace of Auburn Hills (w/ Drive-By Truckers)
24 - Pittsburgh, PA - First Niagra Pavilion (w/ Drive-By Truckers)
28 - New York, NY - Madison Square Garden
31 - Philadelphia, PA - Wachovia Center

August 2010
11 - Atlanta, GA - Philips Arena (w/ Crosby, Stills and Nash)
12 - Nashville, TN - Sommet Center (w/ Crosby, Stills and Nash)
14 - Darien Lake, NY - Darien Lake Performing Arts Center (w/ Crosby, Stills and Nash)
15 - Bristow, VA - Jiffy Lube Live (w/ Crosby, Stills and Nash)
17 - Hartford, CT - Comcast Center (w/ Crosby, Stills and Nash)
19, 20 - Mansfield, MA - Comcast Center (w/ My Morning Jacket)
24 - East Rutherford, NJ - IZOD Center (w/ My Morning Jacket)
25 - Toronto, Ontario - Air Canada Center (w/ Crosby, Stills and Nash)
27 - Saratoga Springs, NY - Saratoga Performing Arts Center (w/ Crosby, Stills and Nash)

I got the heads up on the tour from a friend of mine earlier today.  A crew of us will be heading to the Hartford show in August.  And we get Crosby, Stills, and Nash too, which is a nice added bonus.

He has a new video out and it's pretty kickass!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_iBKacXIA4&feature=player_embedded#