Tom Petty kicks all kinds of ass

[Pam Cummings 9867]

 

 

 

 

[jimmyjazz 47108]

So far the covers I've heard off that album are all pretty straight up.  I guess it goes to show how iconic those songs are -- nobody seems to be able to figure out how to twist them.

[stc 1500]

saw the documentary last night. nothing groundbreaking or new really but it was a nice snapshot of the band. tp still seemed like a really down to earth guy even as a relatively new rock star. they seemed like a group of dudes who were truly doing it for the love of music. 

this is the best of the covers i've heard, haven't liked any of them all that much. 

 

[jimmyjazz 47108]

Saw the documentary today.  To say it kicks ass would be to underestimate it.  I'm not sure it will be available in theaters any more going forward, but surely it will hit streaming soon, and when it does, check it out.  It engendered laughs and a couple of guffaws and a few gasps and mostly just an overwhelming appreciation of that man's talent.  His bandmates got a ton of air time and they really added to the story.  Go.

[stc 1500]

watching tp go through all his memorabilia and then later realizing all that stuff was lost when someone burned down his house was a sad realization. 

went to the tom petty day concert yesterday at hotel ella. the damn torpedoes are a really good cover band, i've always had my reservations about seeing them but they were better than i had imagined. the drummer really took it over the top. wouldn't hesitate to see them again. 

[AnotherUTFan 9978]

I saw it in the theater Thursday. Went in with low expectations and was blown away. Great film. 

When Stan Lynch replies "pussy" when asked what he thinks about while drumming was the most Stan Lynch reply he could have given.

It didn't even occur to me that all the memorabilia burned up in the fire. Fuck. Are we sure it was there? They had a separate rehearsal space where Mike and Tom kept all his guitars. Could it have been there?

[stc 1500]

it's been a while since i've read the conversations with tom petty book but i believe he mentions losing all of that stuff. master tapes and a couple guitars were the only thing that was spared from his home recording studio. 

[Gil Bang 26229]

 

 

[ztejas 44223]

On 10/18/2024 at 8:26 AM, stc said:

tp still seemed like a really down to earth guy even as a relatively new rock star. they seemed like a group of dudes who were truly doing it for the love of music. 

 

[Al_4_ISU 12622]

On 10/20/2024 at 11:16 PM, jimmyjazz said:

Saw the documentary today.  To say it kicks ass would be to underestimate it.  I'm not sure it will be available in theaters any more going forward, but surely it will hit streaming soon, and when it does, check it out.  It engendered laughs and a couple of guffaws and a few gasps and mostly just an overwhelming appreciation of that man's talent.  His bandmates got a ton of air time and they really added to the story.  Go.

I've seen Runnin' Down a Dream a million times.  Looking forward to this one.

[dcbc 14644]

Cross post. Threw on a perfect album tonight.

[stc 1500]

unintentionally visted the tp&hb star on the walk of fame while in hollywood for the gilmour concert.  would like to know exactly how that thing got cracked. 

[Pokoloco 1298]

I remember laying in bed in the 7th grade back in 1980, the radio/alarm clock came on and Refugee was playing. I immediately knew this was something great. I became obsessed with Tom Petty.  

[Pokoloco 1298]

3 minutes ago, Pokoloco said:

I remember laying in bed in the 7th grade back in 1980, the radio/alarm clock came on and Refugee was playing. I immediately knew this was something great. I became obsessed with Tom Petty.  

I wasn't laying in the 7th grade. That was a fucken clunky sentence there..

[4th&Five 41979]

1 hour ago, stc said:

unintentionally visted the tp&hb star on the walk of fame while in hollywood for the gilmour concert.  would like to know exactly how that thing got cracked. 

didn't see that one but i did see diddy and bill cosby, so i guess you can't lose those things.

[stc 1500]

i'm curious about that because there were several blank stars in prime spaces. i'm sure somebody used to have a star there. maybe they didn't pay their rent. 

[4th&Five 41979]

This one never gets enough love

 

[Wally Pryor 5406]

Good to see UF fans carrying on the tradition in Gainesville. 

 

[stc 1500]

the bonus material on the long after dark deluxe release is good. 

 

[Carl Spackler 3614]

SIAP.  Read somewhere that TP regretted not including this song on Long After Dark.  I agree with Tom.

 

[jimmyjazz 47108]

Man, Stan Lynch was a helluva musical drummer at that point.  Plus, the backing vocals.  I love Steve Ferrone -- I email with him now and again, always for advice LOL -- but there is something about Lynch with Petty that was super organic.

[stc 1500]

here's a good interview with stan lynch, benmont tench, and mike campbell. campbell's comments about howie epstein are interesting. sounds like stan was the whipping boy of the group, or at least he saw it that way. 

https://rockcellarmagazine.com/tom-petty-and-the-heartbreakers-long-after-dark-mike-campbell-benmont-tench-stan-lynch-interview/

 

[Pokoloco 1298]

1 hour ago, stc said:

here's a good interview with stan lynch, benmont tench, and mike campbell. campbell's comments about howie epstein are interesting. sounds like stan was the whipping boy of the group, or at least he saw it that way. 

https://rockcellarmagazine.com/tom-petty-and-the-heartbreakers-long-after-dark-mike-campbell-benmont-tench-stan-lynch-interview/

 

Welp..I spent my whole day so far on this.  So good.

[Al_4_ISU 12622]

1 hour ago, stc said:

here's a good interview with stan lynch, benmont tench, and mike campbell. campbell's comments about howie epstein are interesting. sounds like stan was the whipping boy of the group, or at least he saw it that way. 

https://rockcellarmagazine.com/tom-petty-and-the-heartbreakers-long-after-dark-mike-campbell-benmont-tench-stan-lynch-interview/

 

That was a big focus of the 2010 doc.

[jimmyjazz 47108]

15 hours ago, jimmyjazz said:

Man, Stan Lynch was a helluva musical drummer at that point.  Plus, the backing vocals.  

LOL, well Mike Campbell agrees:

 

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Stan is a great harmony singer. He sang harmony in all the early records and tours, and I always thought he did a great job of supporting Tom’s vocal.

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Stan is essential to The Heartbreakers, in my opinion, especially when we started out. He’s a monster on the drums and a great singer. He’s very intuitive. He plays to the song really well.

 

[Carl Spackler 3614]

16 hours ago, jimmyjazz said:

Man, Stan Lynch was a helluva musical drummer at that point.  Plus, the backing vocals.  I love Steve Ferrone -- I email with him now and again, always for advice LOL -- but there is something about Lynch with Petty that was super organic.

+1.  I am no drummer, but I always enjoyed the feel and sound of Lynch's drumming, and it's one of the reasons I tend to gravitate toward TP's old stuff vs. his newer songs.  I've read in many places about how good Ferrone is, and I certainly have no basis for disputing that.  I bow to the experts who say he's really, really good.  But Lynch had a certain swing that none of the other drummers associated with TP (Phil Jones, Ferrone, etc.) had.  

[jimmyjazz 47108]

1 minute ago, Carl Spackler said:

+1.  I am no drummer, but I always enjoyed the feel and sound of Lynch's drumming, and it's one of the reasons I tend to gravitate toward TP's old stuff vs. his newer songs.  I've read in many places about how good Ferrone is, and I certainly have no basis for disputing that.  I bow to the experts who say he's really, really good.  But Lynch had a certain swing that none of the other drummers associated with TP (Phil Jones, Ferrone, etc.) had.  

Ferrone is a machine.  A really nice, down to earth machine.

[Nigel Tufnel 211]

8 hours ago, stc said:

here's a good interview with stan lynch, benmont tench, and mike campbell. campbell's comments about howie epstein are interesting. sounds like stan was the whipping boy of the group, or at least he saw it that way. 

https://rockcellarmagazine.com/tom-petty-and-the-heartbreakers-long-after-dark-mike-campbell-benmont-tench-stan-lynch-interview/

 

That was a fun read.  Thanks for the link.  Stan Lynch was cracking me up and reminding me of the Onion piece from way back “Ask a Former Touring Drummer for the Pointer Sisters.”  Many of his answers didn’t have much to do with the question and he just riffed on how uncomfortable he was.

 

Edited November 20 by Nigel Tufnel

[jimmyjazz 47108]

3 minutes ago, Nigel Tufnel said:

That was a fun read.  Thanks for the link.  Stan Lynch was cracking me up and reminding me of the Onion piece from way back “Ask a Former Touring Drummer for the Pointer Sisters.”  Many of his answers didn’t have much to do with the question and he just riffed on how uncomfortable he was.

 

I never knew much about him or the other guys in the band.  Stan has a way with words, very free-form of-the-moment answers, but his brain clearly operates on a high (ha!) if parallel level.

[ztejas 44223]

On 11/19/2024 at 2:24 PM, Wally Pryor said:

Good to see UF fans carrying on the tradition in Gainesville. 

 

Gay

Glad I started this thread - thanks for the continued contributions guys. 

[DougO 5264]

Stan Lynch was great, but apparently didn't meld with Jimmy Iovene in the studio, unfortunately. I think that's when he started getting more disgruntled with his role.

[jimmyjazz 47108]

Very few people "meld" with Jimmy Iovine in the studio.  To my knowledge he has zero musical background, but worked his way up through grunt jobs at various studios.  He is well known to be kind of a megalomaniac, and that doesn't always work well with some artists.  His track record is pretty much unimpeachable, though.

Edited November 29 by jimmyjazz
speling

[stc 1500]

this one's been stuck in my head all week...

 

[Gil Bang 26229]

Driving around today.  Fucking beautiful weather.  72 degrees and breezy.  I don't listen to music that much in the truck...usually sports or Stern or whatever.  Today I was cranking the Petty Channel on Sirius.  Mary Jane's Last Dance is such a great opening lick.  

Is that Tom or Mike on that lick, and what are they playing?  It is beautifully dirty. 

Edited December 2 by Gil Bang

[Kermit 3162]

35 minutes ago, Gil Bang said:

Driving around today.  Fucking beautiful weather.  72 degrees and breezy.  I don't listen to music that much in the truck...usually sports or Stern or whatever.  Today I was cranking the Petty Channel on Sirius.  Mary Jane's Last Dance is such a great opening lick.  

Is that Tom or Mike on that lick, and what are they playing?  It is beautifully dirty. 

Tom played it live, but Mike would be a great guess for anything studio related.

[Gil Bang 26229]

I've seen it live with tom playing a strat, but the album version sounds dirtier.  Maybe a Rickenbacher?   I'm really not all that familiar with them.  I've never played one or even held one.