Reviews (page 14 of 14)
Fine. Strong first track, but sorta petered out.
Tom petty kinda BORING LOL
I like Tom Petty. He makes real music
The album was fine, but goddamn there's not a lot of Tom Petty that I vibe with.
Overall it's not one of my favorite albums, but it has some great songs. American Girl is a total classic. Petty got better as his career went on. I'm not sure this album totally belongs on this list, but it's pretty good.
Honestly, I've never gotten the hype and Tom Petty's voice annoys me. I did like this album better than I thought I would, Rockin Around With You and Breakdown particularly, but towards the end his shouty voice was grating on my nerves again.
Eh. TP, on the whole, is essential, but that does not mean I enjoy it. The guys is definitely a-rocking and a-rolling, but why is he doing that? Some solid riffs. Brought some good energy now and again, but really no continuity through the album. Just riffin'... fade out... riff it up again. Over and over. By the time the last song came on, American Girl, which is probably his biggest hit and I've even enjoyed this song in the past, i simply could not be bothered. I was ready to be done, just as I am ready to be done with TP for quite some time. 5/10. Points because it's a classic, or so I'm told. Actually, all points awarded for the riff and chorus on Breakdown, which is a great song. No points awarded for any other reason.
Fügt dem Oeuvre Pettys, den ich nur aus den 90ern kenne (Learning to Fly, Last Dance…, und die Sachen mit den Travelling Willburys) eine … Note hinzu. Erinnert hier fast ein bisschen an Springsteen, an dem ich in letzter Zeit ja auch nur noch wenig gute Haare lassen konnte. „Interessante“ habe ich mir verkniffen, denn interessant ist DAS hier in den seltensten Fällen. Wagnisloser Gitarrenrock-Pop.
Not my fave petty
I ruddy love Tom Petty, he's wonderful. This is a fantastic album with some of his best.
American Girl was great - the rest was average rock - imagine it would be good if you were doing a road trip across USA
American Girl is a great song but the rest of the album didn't knock my socks off on the first listen through.
Really enjoyed this.
I won’t back dow!
I like tom petty. Though some of his songs seem to blend together. This album was pretty good overall. o overarching theme.
Dad rock of the finest order. Pairs nicely with Grateful Dead, Bruce Springsteen.
Still not a huge fan, but “Breakdown” and “American Girl” are classic...
Kinda just what it is lol. Like, it’s just that typa rock n roll ig
One of the most unhateable figures of classic rock and I love him. The only good thing to come out of Gainesville FL
Signs of greatness to come and American Girl is awesome!
5/10
Tom Petty’s debut album! It’s a little all over the place, some songs aren’t my favorite, but some songs just hit me like a ton of bricks. I fuckin’ miss you Tom. Super short, never overstays its welcome.
Nearly perfect, and breakdown and American girl are huge. American girl is one of the best songs of all time. But the rest of the album hasn’t lasted in perpetuity in the same way.
Cool album, some nice songs to listen but not something that can be considered masterpiece
For a debut, it's not bad but there sure is a whole lot of Springsteen-esque garbage in here. Not enough to tank the album but enough to take the score down significantly. I'm really glad Petty and his boys figured out their own thing and got better from here. "Breakdown" and "American Girl" are both great tracks, though.
Two massive hits and a whole lot of what feels like incomplete demos. A pretty good debut. Best track: American Girl
RIP to legend. Songwriting doesn’t get much better than this
Mid 3
Tom Petty just looks fucking annoying on this album cover hey. Music is average 70s rock. I'm sure someone cared about it at some point (obviously the author cause it's one of the 2349023840238432094 albums on this list released in the late 70s) but tbh it's just boring. 2/5.
Got better toward the end. This is a very raw Tom petty. I liked it.