Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

More Like Tom Petty and the Earbreakers Note: I have no clue how culpable The Heartbreakers were in making this album, so I have left them out to protect their pride and sanity. The title is just a joke. This mid ass album doesn't even deserve that nomenclature. This is my first album out of the 1001, chosen randomly, and it tells me that this list is at least partially picked by a boomer. Because only nostalgia glasses could make someone put this mid album on a "1001 best albums ever" list. Then again, this wasn't even in the top 1000 albums released in 1976, so said boomer had pretty shit taste to begin with. For reference, I'm smack dab in the middle of millennial. The songs that did make it on my Liked Songs list (and gave this album any points at all), I suspect is because I've heard them thousands of times in the 90s on staticy radio stations. It was pretty surreal hearing them in HD after only hearing them in the lowest possible quality. The best thing about this album is that it is mercifully short. Tom manages to shove 10 songs into a 30 minute runtime. I don't know if my brain is just broken by being used to longer songs, but hearing a song be done after two and a half minutes is bizarre. I think I would be more upset if the songs were actually good. I feel like if this were released today, it would be openly mocked. The basic music with Tom Petty whining in his weird voice over it sounds more like parody than earnest music. I feel like Tom Petty & Co are at their best when they aren't trying so hard. In the end, I believe this was before they really found their sound, which makes sense: it was their first album. It sounds like an amalgamation of all of the popular rock released at the time, which doesn't make it particularly memorable. Also, there's a song that's pretty racist. It's 1976, Tom Petty. Do better. Scoring out of 20, the album got two points: I added Breakdown and Luna to my Liked Songs. I wanted to give them an extra point for reminding me that their best song, Mary Jane's Dance, existed. Unfortunately, that song was not on this album, so it doesn't count. 1/5

A bore and a half

American Girl is not enough to rescue the blandness of the remaining songs. Breakdown could have been more enjoyable if Tom wasn’t putting on some kind of try hard suave accent.

Did not finish, just not for me and just pretty generic I think- don't think rock and roll will really be for me

Petty's voice is an acquired taste and on some later albums it does become palatable. Not on this snorefest. A difficult listen.

this is a joke right? there is no reason for him to be singing like that? why is he doing that???? I didn’t hate “Breakdown” I think.. or one of the songs. Otherwise this album was trash.

Meh. Not really a fan of this band.

I don’t like Tom petty

Had no hits, this album was too early their career

Nope, nah, average as

noise

Da ist ja nicht mal Learning to fly drauf

Nasally and terrible. So so songwriting for supposedly one of the greats. Sorry not sorry, 0 stars.

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Before listening to this, I was indifferent to Tom Petty. I didn't really have any opinions on him or his band. This debut actually makes me hate the band. Every song outside of American Girl is absurdly boring. Best Songs: American Girl Worst Songs: Strangered In The Night, Mystery Man

Front cover is what I imagine you get if you ask AI to generate an image of a classic cunt. Album lived up to expectations.

Meh

Muy monótono, plano y no entiendo por qué está en la lista. Definitivamente podía morir sin haberlo escuchado.

The instrumentals are unremarkable, but I really cannot stand the vocalists voice. Terribly grating. Best: Rockin' Around (With You) Worst: Hometown Blues

Garbage. No song ever takes off. As much flavor as flat sparkling water. Only one song is mediocre on the album.

Tom Petty is not a good singer. I'm not sure if it's the tone of his voice or the type of music he produces but his voice just isn't good to my ears.

Not for me

I don't get Tom Petty. He may have had some good songs, even though I don't like those either, but this record sucks.

some kind of an counterfeit Iggy Pop, but we already have one, and he is the best

the only rock and roll i like is the roller coaster

Already 1 star from the album cover alone. 🤮🤮🤮🤮

Bored Tom petty and the excitement breakers

Sigh. Roll over and go back to sleep. Not worth waking up for.

The blueprint for making a risk-avoidant and derivative album with minimum artistic effort. 1.0/5.0: Embarrassing

Rock in seinen Anfängen ... und heute wirkt das halt verstaubt.

1. rocking around - 0 2. breakdouun - 1.5 3. bluez - 0 4. uuild one - 0 5. rock n roll - 1.5 6. night - 0 7. fooled again - 0 8. myztery man - 1 9. luna - 1 10. american girl - 1.5

Highlight: American Girl, Breakdown. In a nutshell: clumsy country rock There are some good elements on this album. Odd choice for the opener. Great closer. In my opinion, Damn The Torpedoes should be on the list instead. Overall: 2/10

Can't listen to classic rock'n role

Eigentlich ok, aber nicht dieses Album

So average, I zoned out both times I tried to listen to the album. Not awful, but Pettys little smirk on the album cover pisses me off. Significant 34/102 Liked 16/102 Added 4/102 NNN

Elvis Castillo-like. 2/10

I've already listened to this. Nothing against Tom Petty but I think I may have been over exposed growing up.

Tom Petty was the most hugely disappointing live show I have ever seen. This guy was full of himself. Listening to this record, it's clear that there is a reason anyone ever only hears the hits. At least it was short.

Second album I had to skip a song and actively disliked almost every minute.

Just bad

Geriatrically inspired…

I do not like Tom petty

A little underwhelming. Quite bluesy and dated. But American Girl is worth waiting for!

Ain’t no way I’m listening to Tom Petty

Okay, let me preface this with the fact that I will always rock out to 'American Girl'. It's a certified banger. But, unfortunately, Tom Petty is one of those vocalists that I can't enjoy. His style has never really jived with me. I'm saying that subjectively because I understand the importance of this album, but I really don't have fun with him as a frontman. He lacks energy and prescence.

There wasn't a single good song. Now don't get me wrong, they weren't atrocious, but goddamn not a single song here was worth remembering. As I finished the album I realized none had left just the slightest impression on me. Couldn't hum a single one. Couldn't remember a single lyrics. Nothing.

Didn't like any of it.

meh

This album was fun to jam to. Lots of upbeat songs with quality drums. I'm not sure, but one of the songs seemed to have racist lyrics. For that reason a low rating.

I want to give Tom Petty a swirly

Didn't listen to it

Bof... Bof... Voilà un album qui sortit en une periode troublée... 1976, les grands groupes étaient poussés dehors, le punk arrivait avec toute sa fougue mais s'il contestait et detruisait, il n'offrait pas grand chose au delà de l'energie brute... Alors certes Tom et ses Heartbreakers amenaient autre chose, de l'énergie MAIS policée à l'américaine... D'ailleurs c'est en Angleterre qu'il attira vraiment l'attention sur lui, avant de devenir important aux USA ... Aujourd'hui, cet album a bcp bcp vieilli et Tom avec ou sans ses Heartbreakers a commis d'autres albums bien plus puissants et novateurs... Sa façon de mêler l'éternelle Amérique et l'énergie rock deviendra définitivement sa marque de fabrique... Brillant backing band de Dylan, hélas pas dans sa meilleure période, il cherchera ensuite avec le super groupe constitué de lui, Bob Dylan, Roy Orbison, George Harrison et Jeff Lynne un véritable renouveau qui rafraichira toute sa production ultérieure... Il s'adjoindra aussi les meilleurs producteurs ou les plus en vue ! Merci Tom... RIP...

I don't like this album much. Boring classic pop rock without any edges.

I found this boring.

How to sound exactly like ANY OTHER hard rock band: A handbook

Didn't really feel it.

Some decent songs, but Tom Petty’s voice is super annoying

Fun intro! Good harmonies. The first track proper feels a bit bland and pub rock. As does Hometown Blues. This is very boring so far. The Wild One, Forever is an improvement. Bruce Springsteen without the charisma. Or Meatloaf without the humour. But at least it's the first track that aims high, even if it misses. Anything That's Rock and Roll brings back the boredom. The next album in the book is the Modern Lovers. They do the same rock n roll schtick, except Jonathan Richman has a wit and joy to his songs and delivery, rather than regurgitating the same clichés over and over again. Nothing especially different until American Girl, which is a marked improvement. The lyrics are the blandest trash, but musically it is actually listenable, which is a marked improvement. Still. I like lyrics that do more than "Oh yeah. Alright. Hey baby." Possibly because I can tie my own shoelaces. A big fat 1 here. Boring music for boring people.

Czy okladka moze uprzedzic o tym co znajdzie sie na plycie, bo mam wrazenie ze w tym wypadku wlasnie tak bylo, pan Tom Petty, jak przypadkowo dobrane nazwisko, oraz ekipa lamaczy serc splodzila album ktory brzmi jak wzorzec popowego rockowania, chociaz jak na lata 76 to troche pozno na takie odkrycia, bo popowa muzyke zaczynaja przejmowac synthowe brzmienia, ktorych tutaj nie jest jeszcze az tyle, bardziej klasyczny rok vibe, ale jednak wystarczajaco popowy bez zadnych ekstrawaganckich solowek czy liryki mogacej zawierac w sobie cos wiecej niz pierdolenie o szopenie, od poczatku do konca sluchajacy jest prowadzony po komulaly kultury rokowej, wiec songowanie o kobietach dla kobiet od poteznej persony pana Pettiego, ktorego mozna podziwiac na okladce i na pierwszy rzut oka widac, ze to prawdziwy zlodupiec, ktory nie jedno niewiescie serce polamal takim materialem, ktory jest jego debiutanckim albumem, wiec nazwa odwazna, za ktora nie kryje sie nic ciekawego, sposrod czterech heartbreakerow wyrozniaja sie Mike Campbell gitarka ktora mozna uslyszec u pana dylana na kilku albumach i Stan Lynch drumujacy bedacy studyjnym grajkiem z dosc pokazna dyskografia, ale na tym albumie dopiero zaczyna przygode z drumami co takze slychac, wiec zarowno muzycznie jak i lirycznie niczego nadzwyczajnego nie da sie doszukac na krazku, na plejke dodam kawalek bedacy najwiekszym hitem bandy, ktory zamyka caly album, to jest american girl, ktorego mozna kojarzyc z milczenia owiec

The worst of Tom Petty

Half a star for American Girl, half a star for the hot woman on the cover

Not my stuff baby.

Don't like the rock-country style

No