Reviews (page 5 of 14)
nada demais, basicamente um cara tentando fazer um album de sucesso, mas com faixas que nao tem nada de especial. 3/10
I liked this album, but didn’t love it. I preferred Damn the Torpedoes.
Look at the album cover. Does Tom Petty have natural charisma required to wear a leather jacket? Absolutely not. 100% the kinda guy that you’d call Tim just to piss Jim off because you know he won’t actually fight you about it. He wants to be a bad boy, but I bet he met a lot of girls’ parents. Looking at the album cover tells you exactly the kind of edgy-if-you’re-boring rock & roll you’ll get inside. I don’t buy enough light beer to entertain anyone who thinks this album is more than just fine, so they’re not invited to my birthday party this year. However, I’ll give this an extra 1/2 star because I can’t separate “American Girl” from its scene in Silence Of The Lambs. That connection might be the coolest thing about Tom Petty. 3.5 (rounded back down)
A bit average
Great album! Of course I knew the hits, but the rest of the tracks are very strong too. Tom Petty could play the guitar, there's no denying that. "American Girl" should get you grooving - it's infectious and fun.
Cool album, I dont think I'll come back to it often
5/10 - typical early 80s rock
I'm was surprised. Genuinely, because I used to not like Tom Petty or at least what I had heard, but this album is rock solid. I don't think I like every single song but I think this might be a Wings situation, who I have a 3 but later thought I should have given it a 4, bought the vinyl because it's just a very good album. This was not one of my favorite of all time but I can see myself getting the album and listening to the entire thing without too many complaints. I like how brief this is, 30 minutes, but it's tight and unpretentious rock with fun lyrics, crips instrumentation, and a clear vision. Tom Petty can't sing all too well, but when he tries it sounds good enough and above all else, at least he doesn't sound like Bob Dylan because that would be a real tragedy.
Good vibes
I've listened to this album so many times over the years.
Tom Petty was one of those singers who wasn’t a great technical singer, but his voice was distinct, it had personality and 60% of the time, that beats great every time. This album didn’t really take off in the U.S. when it came out. As usual, the United Kingdom was way ahead of us when it came to musical taste, and disco was still crushing in America. However, America caught up and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers later became a more accessible punk rock for mainstream America. You can tell this is Petty’s first album because a lot of the songs are simple and about rocking. The songs are short and sweet, just get in, rock their faces off, and get out. The opening song, Rockin’ Around (With You) gives me a Beatles vibe, like early Beatles. It seems like a throwaway song, but it gives you a perfect example of what to expect, a solid rock record with good harmonies and great choruses. Then, when Breakdown comes on, you think, this isn’t the Beatles. Breakdown is more Tom Petty’s version of the Eagles. The chorus with the backing vocals gives you chills. It was the first single off this album. Hometown Blues isn’t exactly a memorable track, but it does have Donald “Duck” Dunn playing the bass on it. Duck was the bass player for the famous Stax Records in-house band, Booker T & the MG’s. I can imagine the Heartbreakers thought they were playing with royalty that day. The Wild One, Forever sounds like Petty’s first shot at trying to right a Bruce Springsteen or a Jim Steinman song. Follow me as I digress. Have you noticed that a lot of early Springsteen songs are similar to Jim Steinman songs? Steinman wrote the music for most, if not all, the Meatloaf albums. Listen to Bat Out of Hell and then Born To Run and tell me it doesn’t have a similar vibe? a By the time we get to track 6, Strangered in the Night (great title), we get to our first and, probably, only song that featured a murderer on the track, as Jim Gordon is playing the drums. Gordon was great drummer who did a lot of session work. He also happened to play drums in a little band called Derek & the Dominoes. Perhaps he’s more famous for murdering his mother by stabbing her to death with a butcher knife. Apparently, the voices in his head told him to do it. He was diagnosed as schizophrenic, but California sentenced him to life in prison anyway. Just a sad situation all the way around. Back to the rocking, as Track 7, Fooled Again (I Don’t Like It) gives me an AC/DC vibe, at least the riffs do. It sounds mean and evil. Ooooh, I really like this song. It’s an album cut that I think could have been a classic rock hit. It’s just different from most of the songs on here. It’s less, let’s rock, and more, I’m going to kill you. Mystery Man, track 8, kind of sounds like a nice 80s country song. Which is odd because this album came out in 1976. Makes me think of the Bellamy Brothers mixed with Van Morrison. It’s a cool little song. Luna, track 9, has a Fleetwood Mac feel. It’s funny, a lot of these songs sound like they could have been done by other bands, but they are truly Tom Petty songs. This is a slinky song, until we get to the jingle bells, which seem… odd. Whoa, this song really took off in a weird direction for a second. The album finishes with one of my all-time favorite Petty songs, American Girl. This song was a homerun and the highest charting song for Petty in America off the album, hitting number 9 on the Hot 100 chart. It was a big hit, probably because as Americans, we love us some us. This song is so fun to sing along to and is so peppy, while the lyrics are more melancholy. That guitar solo at the end has to be one of the most memorable in rock. As I move through the album, I can see why it wasn’t a juggernaut, the singles, Breakdown and American Girl, are undeniable, but most of the songs, while not filler, just aren’t up to the kind of songwriter Petty would become in later albums. Petty was one of those songwriters who never ran out of hits. Even at his death, he was still putting out great music. I think, while he’s plenty rated, 100 years from now, we'll look upon him as one of our great songwriters with the likes of Dylan, Lennon and McCartney and Jon Bon Jovi. If you’ve never heard this album, it is for sure a must list
Grows on me with every listen
This is a good album. It plays it straight down the middle and delivers a solid, consistently listenable experience. Petty has a distinctive voice and wrote some good songs, and while I don't think this is his best album, it has a couple classic tracks tucked away amongst the more standard album cuts. There's nothing groundbreaking here for the mid 1970's, but it's something you can safely put on for almost anyone without fear of offense, and get a taste of wholesome Americana rock. Probably best listened to while driving, smoking a Marlboro or two, and having a Bud. 3-3.5 for me.
very cool, loved the rock parts, so fun to listen to
classic
You know… Tom Petty kinda sounds like Bob Dylan. Extra star for American Girl.
luv tom petty
I am a big Tom Petty fan, and own five of his albums, all of which are vastly superior to this one. Reading other reviews, it seems that this is the only Petty album on the list, which is puzzling, given all of the crap that I have been subjected to this far. Anyway, as much as I like Tom Petty, I thought this was a very average effort. And his voice sounds as if he is trying too hard to sound like a rock singer, slurring his words on most of the tracks. The best I can give this album is three stars.
Going into this, I only knew the hits, Breakdown and American Girl. Both songs I like a lot. After 2 listens, "Fooled Again (I Don't Like It)" and "The Wild One, Forever" stick out to me as songs I'll revisit. The rest of the album is so forgettable and the songs are so short. This sits right in the middle for me. American Girl really stands above the rest of the album by a lot, it almost sounds like a different band in the context of the rest of the album.
Decent album!! Sorry and sweet, has my 2 favorite hits on it, American Girl, and Breakdown. Solid 3 ⭐ for me. Not gonna rush out and buy it but decent record.
Classic Tom Petty. This is way before Dave Stewart and Jeff Lynne ruined his music. Straight up rock and roll. This is a great record.
Was never a big fan of Tom Petty's music. This signature album is not that long, clocking at under 31 minutes. It has two big hit songs that make this one up. While it sounds fine, I don't see how its that great or special.
pretty solid
For a relatively short album this really drags. All the tracks kind of blur into one and just bored me. American Girl is alright but wasted burying it at the end of the album when any interest i may of had is long gone.
I seem to be on a run of artists where I have previously said I like them, only to learn that it’s the singles (ie: the songs they, and their record labels, know are good) I like. Things I liked generally about this album just extend to the length of songs: Tom Petty got the memo and applied it consistently. Bravo. I liked the blues feel of “Breakdown”, and the balls to close your (I think?) debut album with the classic “American Girl”, making that the last thing you hear on this record, is quite the choice. Unfortunately, knowing it was there, I just kept waiting for it and being less than enthused by anything else I heard (“Breakdown” excluded) until I got to it. Again, if I could give it 2.5* I would but, for me, it’s not a 3* album.
I wasn't sure what to expect listening to this album, as basically my entire Tom Petty knowledge centres around Into The Great Wide Open, but I wasn't expecting this. It sounds like an amalgam of a ton of bands around in the same era, all smushed together. There were Beatlesesque parts and bits that sounded like The Stones and bits that sounded like generic 70s blues rock. I enjoyed American Girl, but mostly because I have a soft spot for the Everclear cover version. It's not that I didn't like it per sae, its that I didn't understand why it would be considered such a big deal? I think this is a prime example of a 2.5 star album for me because it was perfectly fine but nothing particularly stood out or endeared me to it. I am going to be a bit harsh and round down, because I just didn't see the attraction: 2/5
booooring
Has way better records across his discography than this one. "Breakdown" is so smooth, and "American Girl" is an iconic 70s track (makes me think of Silence of the Lambs every time I hear it) but the rest of the record is pretty generic and even somewhat bad- "Strangered in the Night" for instance is a sloppy Eagles castoff. And why did "Luna" sound like Bob Dylan singing a Christmas song?
There is absolutely nothing wrong with this album. That being said, it’s another one that I’m struggling to understand what it makes it special enough to be on this list. Of course the singles are great, and I really liked “Luna” as well. But the rest of the tracks are just kind of lacking in my opinion. There’s one where he does his best Springsteen impression, and some where it’s very basic sounding old school 1-4-5 blues rock… which is fine. It just didn’t blow me away. Still good though. Like I said, absolutely nothing wrong with this… but he has better stuff.
On a forced 5 scale, it's 3.5 making it a 4. Good stuff
it was good, some songs not my style but majority of it was good!
Never heard anything about this artist or album. Seems to be a classical rock album as it was known in the 70s. I enjoy listening to it but not in a cheering way like I would listen to other songs I like. This older type of albums are better when listened from start to end. To me personally no song really sticks out to be special or unique. Its more the ambient that this music offers. And that would be enough for me to buy it in physical form. I also like the fact that its only 30 Minutes, I see that length in other 70s works too. Why not listen to it again? If I don't forget to and the time is right im in! I'll give this a 7/10!
good old-fashioned rock n roll. tom petty has always written pretty straight forward songs, but i’ll be damned if i don’t get them stuck in my head once i hear them. the album sags a bit in the middle, but each song is pretty solid, albeit a little generic, save for breakdown and american girl. a solid first record from petty and co., but it doesn’t quite capture the brilliance of their later records.
Absolutely class 30 minutes. There's no reason to make an album any longer than 40 unless every song belongs there. Some songs don't live up to the best on here, but to be fair American Girl is probably one of the best songs ever. This album has made me spin off and listen to other Petty albums moreso than any other one so far.
Great album from a great artist!
Decent rock. 3 stars
Soooooooo tom petty… not my fav
Best song: American Girl Surprise nice song: N/A Worst song: Strangered in the Night, Luna
I really didn't pick up on this band until "Damn the Torpedos". This was of course their introductory album, and has one great cut. I'd never listened to this album, but it's Tom Petty so you know it wasn't going to be a "bad" listen.
It’s really solid dad rock, I just have my limits. This is the shortest project I’ve listened to so far and somehow kept my attention the least.
Nice rock & roll
This album had some hits, but then some songs that didn't add much to the experience. Iconic voice.
Meh. I mean I’ve heard of the name but couldn’t hum a single song of his. I was sure he was English judging by looks and accent, but apparently he’s from Florida. The music is generic American rock, like an off brand Springsteen. The last song, American Girl, is pretty good but the rest is boring. Two stars.
I’m a big Tom Petty fan.
Tom Pettyn tuotannosta on tutumpia 80-luvun lopun/90-luvun alun hittilevyt ”Full Moon Fever” ja ”Into The Great Wide Open”, mutta tämä oli aivan hyvää kuunneltavaa...
That was ok.
I only recognise the name Tom Petty but have absolutely no idea of his music. It's pretty good. Sure, it's just pretty straightforward rock and roll but it's pretty good at that. I'd give it a 3.5/5 but I'm feeling generous after a run of really kinda crap stuff, so it gets rounded up.
Loved that it ended with American Girl like the live shows always did. Great debut.
I liked the music. Hate the album cover though. Stop staring at me like that. Put that smirk away.
Something different but seemed similar to something I’ve heard before
wasn't bad. wouldn't listen again.
Listened to it a ton and there’s no skips but also no songs I would listen to if I had the option to put on whatever. Gives dad rock. Not my fav.
The Heartbreakers are one of those great American backing bands - the tcbs, the e street band, the funk brothers. Tom was lucky to find them. Benmont, Mike, Stan. Just perfect. They don’t reach their stride here. So why are we listening to this when full moon fever is probably the one? 3 minus one for inappropriate placement.
I listened to this recently while reading Mike Campbell's book, which deadbeats you should read as it is close to the best rock and roll bio I've ever read. The record truly reflects the limitations of a a band that has not found their feet. And "I'm Tom Petty" (in joke for those who have read the Mike Campbell book) has not yet figured our the talents within that band. I'm a Damn the Torpedoes guy, this is not worthy of any serious consideration.
Tom Petty is lauded and beloved in America, but really I don't understand the fuss, especially based on this record. It is just incredibly pedestrian. Really, it sounds like Huey Lewis and the News; a tight and competent bar band making an decent album of mostly unremarkable songs. Petty has had a lot of radio play in the States over the years and he's toured a lot, which makes him part of the cultural wallpaper. The Australian equivalent would be someone like Jimmy Barnes or John Farnham; beloved local legends in their own territory but the rest of the world can't see what all the fuss is about. I know 'American Girl' is highly regarded as a supposedly perfectly written song (and it is the standout track on an album of otherwise mediocre midtempo tracks with little to excite), but I don't really rate it. It doesn't surprise me that this album initially did better in the UK than the US, because it really sounds kind of like a Nick Lowe record. I don't rate him either.
Really good all ready knew some songs but enjoyed learning more I do think I like his independent music though
Didn't like but talented musician
Honestly, Tom Petty has kinda wained on me over the years. American Girl and Breakdown are the only songs I care for here.
Enjoyed this a lot more than I expected, having had a resistance to "dad-rock" my whole life. I think because it holds it's influences on it's sleeve? "This one sounds like the Beatles, this one sounds like the Stones, this is definitely Who-inspired". Either way, not a bad listen, would probably listen again.
Oh man, thay was generic. Didnt listen all of it.
Rätt trevligt!
Inte riktigt min grej. Känns välgjort o så och ett par intressanta grejer som fastnar men annars är detta för nån annan.
Stabilt+.
Strong debut
Bangers
I LOVE YOU TOM PETTY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Did I like this? I asked myself as I listened to it a third time.
Glonky
I don't listen to much Tom Petty. But when I do...
Rockin Around- eh nothing impressive or bad Breakdown - Elements of blues which make me enjoy this but still gives the sense of rock Anything That's Rock 'N' Roll - Sounds quite generic Luna - what is this Favorite Track: Breakdown | Overall: 3.2
Pleasant but pedestrian - decent tunes, good vibes, things would get better before too long!
very cliché american
great fun
A solid record! Its only 30 minutes long and tbh I really liked that. Good stuff!
Pretty good, lots of good stuff on here.
It was good. Can see why they were so popular back in the 80s and 90s.
I would be among the first to say that Tom Petty's brand of rock has never particularly resonated with me . He always seemed to rely on bravado and 'rock 'n roll' attitude which has not translated well into 2026 musically wise. However, there's enough energy and excitement in most of the tracks to forgive its flaws, in particular American Girl, which is probably his best song period, gving him a genuine sense of longing and wistfullness, coupled with his best melody, that I'm not sure we see in much of his other work.
Pretty solid American Rock album. RIP Tom Petty. 6/10
Not too bad. Breakdown is...almost good, but it never quite gets there. American Girl is pretty good. 👍American Girl
Very boring
This album has been described as rock 'n roll, but more than that I feel it's a combination of americana folk (which I very much dislike) and pop music with some rock sensibilities. In another words, to me this plays like tailor-made Billboard top list music and it was an utterly meaningless album, not an unpleasant one but vanilla to the point of flavourless. There were few songs I recognised, but had not previously realised they were old Tom Petty tracks.
average, sorry
Only knew Tom Petty from his 80s hits and the Travelling Wilbury’s, so this was great. Really catchy, well written songs. Particularly liked Anything that’s Rock N Roll and American Girl.
Quite fond of some of Tom Petty's hits, first time listening to this album, it was good.
A yawnfest.
The first album by Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers sounds like a lot of things. Some of it just fits nicely in the 'new wave' sound that was emerging. A lot of it derives from the Stones, but there are flashes of the Byrds, even Status Quo, and openly imitates Van Morrison in 'Mystery Man'. 'Luna' is more interesting, slow and brooding and harder to pin down. But there's no flashy excess, it's all kept quiet tight and brief. And of course the closing 'American Girl' is the live favourite that anybody with even a passing acquaintance with TP should know. Great song. This band hits their stride 2-3 albums in, not to mention the multi-plarinum 1989 solo comeback but there's enough to recommend in this solid debut.
7 - GOOD
It is a crime that this is the only TP album on this list! Not his strongest, but an amazing debut.
My entry point into Tom Petty’s work was his late-career masterpiece Wildflowers, ironically the most heartbreak-infused album he made under his own name, without officially billing the Heartbreakers. And honestly, I more or less stopped there (of course I know the hits). To this day, Wildflowers is the only album of his that I regularly spin. Tom Petty came a long way from his early output. On Wildflowers, you can clearly hear how much his songwriting had refined itself and how confidently his own creative voice had settled in - less indebted to his early influences and more comfortable with restraint, space, and emotional ambiguity. The debut, at least to my ignorant ears, sounds like just another Americana- and country-tinged rock’n’roll record, heavily informed by the Byrds, Dylan and the Stones - which is perfectly fine, but ultimately makes it little more than a solid debut. As far as I can tell, there is even a broad consensus that this self-titled album with the Heartbreakers is far from his best, despite containing staples like “American Girl” (I mean come on, the man made Damn the Torpedoes, Full Moon Fever, and Into the Great Wide Open afterwards…). So why include this one here?
1e nummer vind k eig wel heel nice! Had niet verwacht dat ik dit zo leuk zou vinden
I've never been a fan of Tom Petty. I know I'm likely in the minority here. I play guitar with a group at my partner's family reunion every October, and I remember the look of absolute shock and horror on her cousin's face, when I dropped the bombshell that I didn't know how to play any Tom Petty because I wasn't a fan. He couldn't compute it - "But you play guitar, how do you not like Tom Petty?" To be clear, it's not that I don't like his music, although I'm definitely not a fan of Free Fallin' or Learning to Fly (don't @ me!), but to me, his music is just very middle of the road. And that goes for everything I heard on this album too. "Rockin' Around (With You)" is the song that I liked the most, and the rest of the album was enjoyable too. But, to answer my partner's cousin, it's not that I don't like Tom Petty, it's all fine - it's just nothing particularly special to me.
Solid, competently done rock and roll. Nothing that stands out as amazing, but not really any low points either. I assume this is here because of being at the front of the creation of Southern rock
Not my case it felt like I was rushing through the album and not really getting there.
This is a very good album, but it's mostly showing Petty's potential and what was to come. It has "American Girl," but, otherwise, it's just solid rock music. However, it was a sound that he would refine and would make him one of the biggest rock stars of all time. And you can hear that on this album if you listen.
Slightly tedious!
A little rock, pop, blues and country but nothing amazing. The last song American Girl is the best on the album by a wide margin.
This is good old fashioned meat and potatoes rock and roll. Petty has never been terribly complex, but he doesn't have to be with songs this good. It rides on the strength of the singles, but I wouldn't call the other songs fillers either. This is as solid of a debut as anyone could ask for. And American Girl is one of the all time great rock songs.
Album Review: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers (Self-Titled) Rating: 83.1/100 Overview A dive into the debut album that started it all. The record balances rockabilly roots with a gritty, almost punk edge, showcasing a band playing with "iconic hunger." Track-by-Track Notes 1. Rockin' Around (With You): This track has a very fun, up-tempo rockabilly feel. It definitely clarifies why the band was originally plagued by the "punk rock" label—there is a raw energy here. 2. Breakdown: A certified classic. Knowing the backstory regarding the gritty rise to fame (the "Gibbon woman" and the allegedly haunted, dingy recording studio) makes this sound even grittier than before. 3. Hometown Blues: Heavily influenced by Elvis; a strong rockabilly vibe. 4. The Wild One, Forever: Loved the opening here. It is very soft, and the drums serve a purely melodic purpose rather than just keeping time. 5. Anything That's Rock 'n' Roll: Features a fun Rolling Stones/Elvis Costello beat. It makes perfect sense why this track found such success in the UK. 6. Strangered in the Night: The riff sounds a bit like "Day Tripper," but paired with surprisingly dark lyrics. 7. Fooled Again (I Don't Like It): feels like a staple rock song of the era, featuring that classic background organ but driven by stronger rock vocals. 8. Mystery Man: This one felt a bit out of place. It is very twangy and disrupts the pacing of the more upbeat sections. It feels like it is "just kind of there." 9. Luna: A very haunting track. The tone shift here works really well, specifically as a setup for the high energy of the finale. 10. American Girl: The iconic song and a generational hit. It always brings to mind Elliot dancing in Scrubs. The upbeat tempo masks a deep, generational yearning—Tom Petty wanting more, backed by a band playing with hunger.
I gotta give it a 4 bc I can't give this a 3 it's too good. Still need to listen again, I'm impressed
65/100
5:5 Bill loved tom petty
You can never go wrong with some Tom Petty and the heartbreakers. Favourite is obviously not what you’re thinking, it’s ‘breakdown’ off this album. The whole album is good, first song to the last song.
Classic Tom.
Interesting blend of genres. Rockabilly sometimes, country other times. Tom Petty had a unique way of singing, that I think is kind of dialed back for his hits. Only a couple standouts, american girl being the obvious one, but I also really enjoyed the wild one forever. American girl has to be one of the most interesting pop songs from this era. Not often do you get something this catchy, with such and interesting vocal style.
“American Girl,” type shit.
It’s Tom petty
pretty generic sounding rock. obviously american girl stands out but the whole album wasn't impressive.
I think that we can all agree that Tom Petty is if not the greatest one of the greatest guitar players of this generation. This album has my favorite Tom Petty song "Breakdown". Also who can hate on "American Girl", no one that's who. I've said this multiple times before on here but one of the best things about this era is that vinyl was the primary means of getting music out so you better have 40ish minutes of bangers to get on here to make it worth the money. This album clocks in at a bit over 30 minutes and while not every song on here is Breakdown or American Girl you know that it made the cut because it was better than some other garbo they had.
Álbum com energia e canções muito agradáveis. Celest Pandamon.
Rock, 1976 -> 4
Can’t go wrong with Tom Petty - album has classic songs like Breakdown & American Girl. Fav *new* song - Mystery Man I own the greatest hits vinyls
It was fun.
My two favorite TP songs are on this album: Breakdown and American Girl.
Super catchy as to be expected from Tom Petty. Weird to listen to it around Christmas time because I kept thinking they were holiday jingles for some reason. A lot of bells and like rock a billy stuff
his voice was mid
Chill rock, un po' generico Canzone prefe dell' album breakdown
Tom Petty has always been one of those guys I've thought are excellent at writing singles. Just based on singles, he's among the rock greats. But he's not so competent at stringing a great album together. I'm sure there are some exceptions to this, but I feel like this album isn't it. Basically you've got the excellent Breakdown, and the pretty good American Girl, and then maybe Fooled Again, which is a pretty good track I'd not heard before. Other than that, a lot of filler here--I wouldn't listen to the album again. Maybe just throw Fooled Again onto a play list. If the singles weren't so go, this would probably be a 2/5 honestly. But I'll settle for 3. It's a pitty, as I really do like Tom Petty.
Not amazing, not terrible. I had listened to this on my own a few months ago and had thr dame opinion.
4.7 pretty good
This feels like an album comprised entirely of b-sides. Tom Petty fans, I'm sure you have something to grab onto here but so much of this just sounds the same, and unfortunately makes for a bit of a boring listen.
Surely Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers have better albums than this? Or are they in the same category as Aerosmith and Snoop Dogg… a fantastic Greatest Hits album but that’s it.
Amazing debut
Short and sweet pop rock album that is generally fine and inoffensive. Didn't Love everything but nothing was unlistenable and there are a few fun tracks worth listening to. The definition of decent. Top tracks: Breakdown, Fooled Again (I Don't Like It), American Girl
Straight ahead rock n roll from the early 70's
Fine. Not for me. Some fun tracks. But it’s whatever. 6.5
quisiera darle cinco estrellas solo por american girl, pero
de esos discos que funcionaría mejor como disco doble, y no es como que les faltara material: el primer disco así como está y el segundo american girl diez veces seguidas, qué más quieres
Ok this was better than I expected
Kinda mid for me, but I like Tom Petty and quite enjoyed this
Tom is good we lile Tom
If someone's dad threw this on I'd be like "yeah I'm okay with this" 2.5/5
not bad
A pretty inoffensive listen, a couple recognizable hits, nothing groundbreaking. A lil' heartland rock to start the day.
For some reason I always thought Tom Petty was a country singer and never listened before. That said... it was ok.
There's not a great deal wrong with this - it's a reasonable listen, and comes in it a decent half hour in length, but equally there's little that has me hankering for a return. It's perhaps a bit too rudimentary in its rock and roll stylings to leave me with much to chew onto, and doesn't give off the feel of an essential listen.
Like this one more than I thought. Pretty solid. 3 stars.
I wanted to give this a higher rating because American Girl is awesome, but I didn't like the rest of the album much.
It was a nice album. I would say Tom Petty is the stereotypical 80s rock group(?) in a good way. I will give it a listen here and then there in the future. 3.3./5
Tom petty bb
I expected to like this one more than I did. American Girl stands as one of the best songs I've ever seen live. The rest of the album has a nice variety of songs, but nothing that really stood out to me as something I'd been missing out on.
Carino ma nulla di più
I'm honestly confused as to why I liked this... But I did? 4/5
I was looking forward to this as I own a Tom Petty Greatest Hits that I enjoyed but had not ever delved deeper into an album. Was unfortunately a little disappointed. "American Girl" is a classic and stands head& shoulders above the rest of the album - which is a little bit vanilla by comparison with no real stand out tracks after 4 listens. A solid 3.5.
A couple of belters and some filler. Another candidate for a best of album to be included?
Liked breakdown and American Girl, some of it a bit average
A classic rock station plays quietly in the background at work. You're not paying much attention, you have things to do. After your second cup of coffee you realize...are you listening to another Tom Petty song? You can't clearly remember. There's no way you could have been listening to the same artist--maybe even the same songs--for the last four hours, right? Then again, you can't distinctly remember any of what you've heard. You try to pay attention to the current track but lose focus within the minute. You put the question aside, irritated at the distraction, and get back to work. Hours pass. The coffee wears off. You're sure the songs are repeating but still can't pin them down exactly. The music has gone on so long you can't grasp it anymore. The parts that make it have melded into the fabric of your existence at your desk, impossible to pick out. The sounds are nameless, formless, shapeless. Or perhaps you are becoming so. Maybe you are now one with the classic rock. Maybe, you are becoming Tom Petty? Maybe, his voice is the only thing standing between you and the ceaseless ringing of tinnitus. Every now and then American Girl plays, shaking you out of your classic rock fugue state just long enough to remind you that you are in fact alive, and aren't Tom Petty, and you will maybe hear something new someday.
An OK album at times enjoyable but as a debut in, say, 1968 it would have been acceptable but in 1976 it was just lame... Come on, punk was behind the corner, Velvet Underground and Stooges were history, Patti Smith, Ramones, Talking Heads, Television were regularly playing at CBGB (and some had already debuted)
Bright, cheerful, very tight instrumentation that brings out a different more pop friendly and early side of southern rock. Short and cute with little licks spicing it up. Sometimes annoying
Surprisingly liked it!
Wish I would have taken the opportunity to see him before he passed. RIP Tom This album isn't his best, but it's still pretty dang good. I'm a sucker for that late 70's era of rock. I'm adding breakdown to the "best of" playlist.
Tom Petty is always good. This isn't his best work, but it was a great start.
Really enjoyable record, classic rock with a hint of soul that I really liked. Breakdown, what a great track! Not a 4, though
ugyan olyan mint a tobbi random rock album shit type szar. semmi átütő, random énekel a csávó
Classic
American Girl is a classic. Breakdown/Mystery Man pretty his discoveries
Pretty incredibly generic. I've got nothing bad to say about Mr. Petty and his band of lusty gentlemen. I've also got nothing particularly great to say either. This album came and went like a sneeze. Kinda fun while it's happening. Immediately disappears from memory. Fave tracks: - Rockin' Around (With You) - Breakdown - Strangered In The Night - Fooled Again (I Don't Like It) - Luna - American Girl
Standouts Breakdown Fooled Again Luna American Girl
A great first album for a band that went on to change music.
I love Tom Petty. I never got to see him live but would have greatly enjoyed his show.
More a proof of concept for future Petty than something essential.
nice album I've heard most of the songs before Tom Petty is a legend.
better than expected :)
This is OK, but we ONCE AGAIN have a questionable selection from an artist with a ridiculously large library of better options. There are a number of must hear albums by Tom Petty, this just isn't one of them.
American Girl always reminds me of the scene from Scrubs where Sarah Chalke’s character destroys her bedroom and tears the kitten poster off the wall in a fit of rage, only to hang the kitten poster back up when her better senses come back to her. The rest of this album is only ok compared to what Tom Petty releases later. Giving it a bonus point for the nostalgia, and Sarah Chalke.
Yeah this was alright. Some good tracks. Respect the 30 minute run time Songs added to playlist: - Breakdown - American Girl
Not my style at all
This was good - super enjoyable, very solid songs. American Girl absolutely slaps. A really solid 3.5 stars for me.
Never heard of this artist or album before, and I'm not entirely sure what to expect from the cover. It's either pop rock or hard rock - I'm edging towards pop rock. The more artsy rock albums don't tend to have band members on the cover. Rock-and-roll. I'll count this as a win - it's very poppy. This is pretty good. While I was busy bitching and moaning about the sheer number of 60s pop rock albums on this list, 70s pop rock was where it was at the whole time. There isn't anything mindblowing or groundbreaking about this music, but what it really succeeds at is being pleasing. There aren't any bad songs on here, and the vocals/instrumentals succeed at being engaging throughout. Not a bad record overall. "Rockin' Around" is a pretty good opener. I like the jittery guitar and the vocal performance is pretty good. "Hometown Blues" is another good cut. Quite a nice melody on the vocals, and it's carried very well by the punchy instrumental. "American Girl" is vaguely familiar. It's pretty good. I like the guitars and the vocals are, again, pretty effective. Book time. Initially found success outside of their home country. That's about it. Wikipedia says that this album has a respectable critical reception, though that's also just about it. I can stick my neck out for this one - it was pretty alright. I cosign this inclusion.
Otro clásico. Una influencia básica para cualquier fan de pop- punk
It's good as far as softish American rock goes
(3.5) idk what this reminds me of but it’s kind of like a david bowie more than a feeling bruce springsteen something else mash up
It was pretty good
Not my favorite and not the worst? A few recognizable hits sprinkled between some surprisingly country-laced jams cementing this as The Example of southern rock in my opinion.
Breakdown and American girl weigh heavily on my rating enough to shift it a full star up. This album is like a sandwich when the best parts are the bread.
Did not disappoint. Great album. This one definitely put Tom on the map.
'American Girl' feels like the blueprint for everything Kings of Leon would go on to write
Didn't know what to expect with this, as I'm really not familiar with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. I was pleasantly surprised with this album. It's definitely a classic rock and roll album, I mean, American Girl?! But there's hints of prog rock, blues and more.
I could hear you he's of Television, a few duff tracks, but overall pretty good. Unexpectedly!
pedestrian (mostly)
Pas mauvais du tout. Du rock ’n roll classique de la fin des années 70 (loin, donc, du style sixties, du psychédélique, du prog, du glam, etc.). Très entraînant, dynamique, bien ficelé. Juste, pas pour moi.
Good record, but nothing that drew me in too much. Breakdown is great.
I only knew the songs “Free Fallin” which is my all time favorite Tom Petty song. I also knew “I Won’t Back Down”. That was my intro to Tom Petty. To be quite honest, I don’t care for this album, but those songs were great.
its fine, 3
I was looking forward to it but it fell flat
Includes Breakdown and American Girl. Good album, sounds like a guy trying lots of different styles to find his own sound. The Wild One to me has a Bruce Springsteen influence.
Nice classic rock vibes; some songs I had heard before, some new, and while some were very basic, I liked quite a few of them.
Passable,amb alguna cançó d'aquelles que havies escoltat molt i no sabies de qui era.Un 5'5.
Solid rock album.
It feels appropriate that this closes with "American Girl," the best song, as an indication of where Tom Petty was headed. The rest of this album is fine, but it's not particularly surprising that "Breakdown" is the only other song that broke through. While I'd argue "The Wild One, Forever," deserves more attention, most of this album sets up what was to come from Tom Petty. Noteworthy in its own right, but a preview of better things to come.
Never listened to this whole album before despite being a big Petty fan - as debuts go, it's not exactly Appetite for Destruction or Ramones, but it's pretty damn good. We all need more Tom Petty in our lives.
Tompa gör ju absolut inget nytt, det är lantisrock a'la Creedence i grunden med ett par nypor The Byrds som garnering. Men han kommer in med en tajt skinnjacka, ett replokalssound och en ny respektlös energi. Lite som The Strokes gjorde när dom dök upp vid millenieskiftet fast med andra referenser. Det är lite ojämnt, men också väldans bra när det väl är bra. Mittenpartitrippeln *Anything that's Rock 'N' Roll", "Strangered in the night" och "Fooled again" får mig att jubla. Ibland drar han ner intesiteten till någon närmast jazzrockig blues. "Mystery man" hade vi kunnat vara utan, det blir väl mycket standardformat. Men "Breakdown" är å andra sidan fullständigt brilljant och "Luna" funkar också på nåt märkligt sätt, i det segmentet. Stabila tre till Tom
Svag inledning. De tre första spåren, framförallt nr 1 och 3, låter som något 60-talet glömt kvar. Sedan ändrar skivan lite karaktär till det bättre. The wild one forever med Springsteen-vibb och boggierocken i Anything that’s rock’n’roll och Stangered in the night med lite mer identitet. Det blir en okej stunds lyssning. Men nog inget som jag kommer komma håg i morgon. Konstigt att inte Damn the torpedoes är med istället. Den brukar alltid lyftas fram som Pettys klassiker.
Det går helt klart att höra likheter mellan Petty och Springsteen. Framförallt jämfört med Bossens tidiga album. En signifikant skillnad dock. Pettys låtmaterial är betydligt svagare. Det inte tråkigt men griper aldrig tag g ordentligt i en. En lite tuffare variant av soft-rock. Har inget emot att lyssna på det men blir inte heller ledsen om jag blir utan.
Låter ibland som Elvis Costello (Breakdown) ibland som Springsteen (Hometown blues). Slyngelcharmigt, som det sneda leendet på omslaget
the last quarter has some good stuff, but the album as a whole is kinda whacky
I didn't realize the songs I knew were by Tom Petty
Mostly dull standard 70s rock. American Girl is a great track though. At least the tracks are short! 2.5 rounded up Heard before? A couple Owned: No: 29/109 (26%) Will I get? No
Solid debut album. I like Tom Petty in general. Pretty standard rock. Favorite Songs: Breakdown and American Girl
4.2/5 debut tom petty short and sweet great songs just can’t go higher bc it’s not his best
really enjoyed this one. was surprised by not knowing any of the songs as I have long considered myself a fan.
goated
Rockin' Around (With You) - 3/5 Breakdown - 4/5 Hometown Blues - 3/5 The Wild One, Forever - 4/5 Anything That's Rock 'n' Roll - 4/5 Strangered in the Night - 3/5 Fooled Again (I Don't Like It) - 3/5 Mystery Man - 3/5 Luna - 3/5 American Girl - 5/5 Average score: 3.5/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️ eh, this was so-so. Petty's a pretty obnoxiously bad vocalist at some points. i didn't come away from this album hating it tho
This album ages like fine wine. Breakdown and American Girl are absolute classics but frankly there aren't many sour notes on this album. Tom was just getting started so I would say his influences are clearly showing on some of the songs here but that doesn't make it bad just makes it not as fresh as what would come. Dude is an all time rock n roll legend.
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Inget minnesvärt album. Inte dåligt heller men gjore absolut inget intryck på mig.
It's fun, it's got some bangers (Breakdown lives in my head) and it's 30 minutes long and not punk. Thanks Tom.
with the first song i thought i wasn’t going to like this but then it kept alternating between. nice. nah. nice. nah. american girl obviously a classic and smart to end on it, leaves the nicest possible taste in your mouth for this.
I feel like expected more from this. As a rock and roll album it felt a bit tame. Like it was ok, but it wasn't exciting. American girl stepped it up a bit, you could hear some of the swagger of Bowie in there a bit, but it felt a bit too little too late. It was fine.
I'm adding a star because mad respect but this album is annoying as hell
Forgettable
not bad solid 3.5/5 like american girl duh
Boring, and I don’t like that stupid smirk on the cover
Short and sweet. A very American-rock sound, if that makes sense (fitting for the final song).
Mystery Man was the highlight, I get sick of his voice. My dad loved Rom Petty:( 3/5
Didn’t quite do it for me. Felt similar to lots of stuff from the same era that I like but not as good. Did like American Girl
Sweet!
Formidable start for Perry’s career, already cranking out some great tracks. Other tracks are less impressive, so I’m going to keep this to a four but the highlights are excellent
Feels like a debut. Lots of energy, songs are decent, production could be better. Breakdown and American Girl. Pretty good!
Overall: 7/10 I love Tom Petty's voice so much, I find it really unique in a way that I can't really pinpoint. Some of the songs on here feel fresh, despite the fact that Petty and the gang were obviously heavily influenced by groups and artists that came before them. The big problem with this album for me is that (apparently) a bunch of the songs were written and recorded in a single afternoon, and that's unfortunately pretty obvious once you know that factoid. There's quite a bit of filler for a 30 minute album. Regardless, Tom's energy saves this from being a dud, and I think it's still a solid debut. The band and Mr. Petty himself would go on to do better things. Fav Song: American Girl
Anything thats rock and roll and american girl are good. The other songs sort of blend together. Its an okay album.
Not the Tom Petty album I would have picked for this list, and definitely unremarkable compared to his later work. I toyed with four stars, but a relisten led me to believe that this is only worthy of three stars, partly because it's just so short; there's no meat to get stuck into, as it ends just as it starts to get going.
I knew I'd like a few tunes already from my mother/sister/younger brother being big fans of TP (different people, I am not a hillbilly). But, what really made me keen on this was the energy. Yep, Petty's voice isn't always the best. But you can tell how rock and roll this album meant to be. Mike Campbell is awesome too. 5 stars.
This album gives the vibe of your older sisters new boyfriend coming round on a Saturday night cos your parents are out for the evening. Your sister has asked a few friends over for drinks. It’s not a party as such, just a group of about 6-8 people having some casual yarns over a white wine or beer. You’re inside playing PlayStation cos you didn’t plan ahead and ask a friend to come over. Oh well, Final Fantasy IX is a one player game anyway. This new boyfriend walks past you on his way back from going to the bathroom and grabbing a fresh beer. He looks at the tv screen and says ‘bro this looks cool, but you should come outside and have a beer with us’. Sheepishly you grab a beer and walk outside as your sister looks angrily in your direction. All her friends have known you for a while though, and they are pretty chill about you joining in. Eventually your sister calms down about you being there, and you end up having a couple of beers and joining in on the yarns. You’re pretty naive and a lot of the conversation flies over your head, but you are treated like an equal. This guy is the fucking man.
This album takes you back to better times. Great from start to finish.
Nothing revolutionary, but a solid collection of decent rock songs.
The sound of great band finding their way early on in their career. As a historical document it's really cool. Favorite track: American Girl
Solid enough rock with some good riffing grooves but just a bit MOR for me
Loved it from the first listen. Pure joy of Rockin' Around (With You), vulnerable Wild One, Forever, southern rock accents of Strangered In The Night. One who love pure rock without pretension and any kind of self indulgence cannot simply dislike this one
Fine pop-rock songs, didn't grasp my attention tho.
Solid rock album with some songs that I hadn't heard before. Overall, I enjoyed it.
Fine, I guess? The voice starts to grate after a while, nothing I'll play again.
Good album that should be on the list, but not the greatest thing Petty would ever touch. Breakdown and American Girl are clear standouts
No. 322/1001 Rockin' Around 3/5 Breakdown 4/5 Hometown Blues 3/5 The Wild One, Forever 3/5 Anything That's Rock 'N' Roll 3/5 Strengeres in the Night 3/5 Fooled Again 3/5 Mystery Man 3/5 Luna 3/5 American Girl 4/5 Average: 3,2 This was alright, nothing special though.
This debut album is the unpolished blueprint for all great American rock. It skips the excess of the '70s for pure, Byrds-inspired jangle and grit. With "American Girl," they dropped an immediate, perfect modern rock classic. Petty's voice is the authentic sound of the heartland—no filler, all killer.
Alright
Good album. I like Tom Petty's voice on stripped-down stuff. Mystery Man and Luna are highlights. Again, mostly, the good songs on this album are the popular ones.
Album has some fun parts, but overall it's quite mediocre
Ok album
Forgettable except for “American Girl.”
Overall I'm a fan. Some classics like American Girl and Break Down, and the rest was solid.
Oof I love Tom Petty so much and also am pretty biased to Gainesville (go gators) but I think I normally stick to listening to greatest hits playlists. The non hits on this album didn't do much for me. All that being said, it gets a 4 because I wouldn't be mad if his albums were all I had to get to the hits.
Fine. I might not skip it if I were in the right mood, but it's not getting a passive play every time.
I ... I ... I am not sure what to do with this. It's fine. Nothing bad. I'm struggling to work out why it's included in a list 1001 of albums you have to listen to. I guess it sounds like AI amalgamation of 1001 generic 70s rock albums to create the supreme generic 70s rock album?
Tom Petty is one of my top 10 all time artists but other than the two hits on this freshman album the rest was just Meh. I’m giving it 4 stars because those two hits would buy him the runway to make killer albums like Full Moon Fever, Wildflowers & Into the Great Wide Open.
american girl!!! what a great way to end an album.
Meget godt rock’n’roll
This early Petty shows shades of what would come but is a mixed bag overall. Breakdown (especially) and American Girl show flashes of higher level songwriting but the rest of the album is more middle of the road "Rock and Roll" without as much to say or deviation from the formula. The performances are consistently great as they would be for many years after.
I've not been getting on terribly well with mid-70s US rock albums on this list but this is an exception. It's an interesting debut.
Forgettable other than ‘American Girl’ which is itself only memorable because it was in ‘The Silence Of The Lambs’
Come on now.
Hurrying up to show Rachel how this works, but wow American girl is a great song
Nothing special
Meh
This is probably most Tom Petty I've listened to in a span of one day, don't actively dislike what he and The Heartbreakers have been doing, but it just has never been my taste. However I had never registers that Breakdown is one of their songs. Non-offensive and not very memorable album for me.
Very enjoyable
Just an all time classic
Ikke noget specielt. Han har i det mindste formået at holde det kort. Og American Girl er ok.
Like the aimless middle 8 in a mid -80s Springsteen arena gig where the boss has gone backstage for a shit and a new pair of boxers. Minus the redeeming sax solo. The third guitarist has been allowed out front to do some of his Jeff Beck tributes...
Meh...
Not the most original out there, but endlessly listenable classic rock.
American girl is a decent song, but the rest was a little beige rock
This is a debut album, and it sounds like a debut. It’s decent, and there are some flashes of really good. It’s jingly jangly, The Byrds in leather jackets and motorcycle boots, and nicely paced. Tom Petty can do much better, though. It’s a shame because I do think Tom Petty deserves to be in the book, I just don’t think this effort is essential listening.
Another "stick to the greatest hits" artist.
A solid listen but mostly forgettable. To be fair it was in in the background while I worked and not much pulled me I except American Girl.
A couple good songs but I expected more from Tom.
1/2
The pinnacle of 'alright, I suppose'.
Comprised mostly of thin sounding filler. The guitar does not have enough presence to fill the space. The songs with organ backup are better. It shows that this was made in a day, a lit of this could have used some time in the oven to get some layering or finer melodies and rythms.
This album kicks so much ass.
There was not much special here and it wasn’t too exiting, but it was pretty fun to listen to. It’s between 3 and 3,5 stars for me. Might return to it again sometime.
Last song was pretty good Will I listen to again: 18%
Fine not awful. Probably wouldn't skip if it came on but wouldn't listen to again
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I enjoyed it, nothing too memorable though? 3.3
Could listen to this on a roadtrip through Route 66, it has that kind of vibe. Neutral.
A very unsurprising album – it sounds exactly like its (terrible) cover art : a bit kitschy, a bit dated, and quite tame despite its attempts at projecting a bad boy image. It was probably ahead of its time, already feeling like proto-MTV music in 1976. It clearly shares common DNA with mainstream rockers like Bruce Springsteen or Bon Jovi, who even has a similar heart logo (one that seems specifically designed to boost the income of second-rate tattoo parlors). It’s clearly built around a few hits and tailored for mainstream radio stations, and there is little innovation or risk-taking – it’s purely feel-good, unpretentious music. It hasn’t aged very well, but I kind of enjoyed it on a nostalgic level. Maybe I was in the right mood, but it was not an unpleasant experience. It’s easy-listening enough, and it’s a short and straightforward album that does exactly what you’d expect from it, without overstaying its welcome. 5/10
It's not horrible, I let it turn twice in a loop. Yet I don't get how it can be included in this list. It's post T-Rex/Bowie glam, it tends toward Fm rock... As big his CV seems to be, I had never heard of Tom Petty before. Forgettable.
I was not « heartbreaked » by them but it’s quite ok
The album sounds a bit thin and stiff. The guitars and drums lack energy and Petty’s voice is sometimes harsh and flat, without much feeling. It has a couple of good songs, but most of it feels flat and dated, totally unoriginal. Decent debut, forgettable album.
all this for american girl
Solid classic rock. Some familiar, a lot new to me.
Tom Petty is one of the true greats. I can’t say this record is the best front-to-back example of his genius, but “Breakdown” and “American Girl” sure are. Best Track: American Girl
I won’t listen to this again.
Takie sobie / 5. Nie przeszkadzało mi, ale w żaden sposób nie zapadło w pamięć, a słuchałem tego kilka razy w różnych dniach. Plus ta okładka to jest największy cringe w historii okładek.
Dobry zwiastun lepszych rzeczy, które wyda Tom Petty & Łamacze Serc. 3
Fairly ass
Very good
Not bad. Tom Petty was always one of those artists I didn't mind having on in the background, and his music reminds me of my time in northern Florida. Probably won't go out of my way to listen to this again, though.
Listens: 3 Standout Tracks: Breakdown, Luna, American Girl I've heard of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers before, though I've never gone out of my way to listen to them. So, with the exception of Breakdown and American Girl, which have thoroughly permeated American classic rock radio stations since their release, I had not heard any of the other songs on this album. What I heard was not bad, but its just not for me. At this point, there is just so much other stuff in the 1970s that I much prefer, like Neil Young, Yes, Black Sabbath, (to name a few). Compared to those mentioned bands, this just feels quite... bland? boring Americana? Heart: Not broken.
Some good songs on this but the others are too bland but not difficult to listen to
Great
Un disco che andrebbe molto bene per le pulizie di casa urlando i testi
Very good but not great.
Again with the debut albums. Tom Petty (and the Heartbreakers) have a gift for making catchy, short, smilingly simple but well crafted songs. I wouldn't have chosen this album though to represent America's favorite Floridian though.
Tom Petty's overall output would be higher, but there were a few misses on this debut album. Still very good though.
Strong debut album.
Simple soft rock with well structured bass lines. I did find myself bobbing my head to some songs like I do when listening to those I've know for a long time. Maybe it just gives off that familiar vibe.
It this Tom Petty's best work? No. Is it his best work with the Heartbreakers? No. But its still a solid debut from one of the all time great American bands.