Reviews (page 6 of 13)
Really enjoyable album
Great runtime, easy listening, just good basic rock and
Classic. American Girl.
I miss Tom Petty !
I liked this album . I already have four or five Tom Petty albums but never heard his first until today. 4 🌟
Pretty enjoyable album, fun tunes even though it probably won't change my life
Good pop rock.
The songs that are quicker in beat are killer. Some of the slower songs just sound like a whiny skinny white guy.
This is a pretty great listen with a lot of variety for the genre. There’s some great songs on here and while I don’t love all of them this is still a great album!
Had only casually listened to Petty before...whatever was top 40 playlist stuff. Really liked the Wildflowers album that came up... Will listen again
A great collection of tight pop rock.
Buen disco, muy agradable musical y melódicamente. Lo dos primeros temas, sobre todo breakdown, molan mucho
8 out of 10 very chill would listen again minus 2 points cuz hes white
Guitar.
Great Album....brings back memories of high school days
Leuk rock 'n roll-album, af en toe wat te traag naar mijn smaak
I'm too used to American Girl being the start of an album that it feels really weird to have it be the end of the this album.
i mean its TP, what's not to like. some filler in an already short album though
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solid record
I’m out of town and didn’t have a chance to listen to this, but am just going to assume it’s at least 4 stars because of the Silence of the Lambs connection.
Fun stuff
Great album
Really enjoyed this.
I won’t back dow!
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.
RIP to legend. Songwriting doesn’t get much better than this
Got better toward the end. This is a very raw Tom petty. I liked it.
The hits are incredible and the sound itself sounds about five years early - sort of like how Toys in the Attic felt super super fresh when it dropped before becoming one of *the* sounds of rock radio for the next century. There are ten songs on this and while everyone knows American Girl or Breakdown, there are a couple that sag. Not that they're bad, just forgettable.
I've never really gotten on with Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers. I always felt that they were just a bit overrated. That said, I do have to admit that this album was an enjoyable listen. Breakdown and American Girl are some excellent songs and the whole album is finely crafted with solid songwriting. Maybe overrated is the wrong choice of words. I just don't really connect with heartland or roots rock unless it comes a little closer to home. Give me some Joel Plaskett Emergency, Blue Rodeo, Matt Mays, Wintersleep, or Tragically Hip instead.
It was ok.
Just a rock album. I feel this had elements of trying to be the Stones. It was OK but it didn’t feel like a classic. Is it me?
Standard enough rock, easy to listen to, toe tapping enough but nothing jumping out as particularly outstanding or special. The exception to that is American Girl which is a rock classic. 5/10
Decent album, easy listening. Kind of boring and unexciting until American Girl which rocks
A remarkably short debut. He's got a little Iggy in his inflection. MOstly softt rock Americana, sometimes tinged with country. Interesting that American Girl is the last track in the running order - he obviously didn't see it as the best track on the album.
I'm not too familiar with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers I know a few hits but never gave one of their albums a focused listen. I also know Tom Petty from his work with the Travelling Wilburys though so I know hes a beast and I like his relaxed voice. The album is pretty much straight folk rock n roll and doesnt try to be anything else which I like. I have to say though it hasn't been the most memorable experience the few times I went through it now it doesnt really have that peak where I was like yep that song is really going to have big playtime in the next weeks. On the other hand though there also wasn't a moment when I thought it's annoying or boring or anything it was just good classic folk rock n roll. Will give this a relisten when I feel like it and maybe it will click more next time. 3,3/5
Not bad.
Kind of had a Bowie edge, but more hair metally
This is solid rock, however I feel it as a little too much in the middle of the road compared to the other works of mr Petty.
Pues me ha aburrido bastante, me guardo "American girl" y le doy 3 estrellas para no ser el Grinch de os 1001 discos. Un cantante icónico con más aura que éxito comercial real.
Tom Petty has the most punchable face in rock.
Much better than anticipated.
Breakdown sounds like a guitar guy video. you're all trying to look up what the Cataract Collective Emulsifier actually does and somebody plays that blues riff in the intro. Fooled Again (I Don't Like It) is a very funny song title. American Girl is very good, what a great guitar thing to do.
It is a good album, but it suffers from paling in comparison to the ones that he as a soloist or with his band would later release. Still a fine record and nice to listen to.
I knew of Tom Petty but never listened to a whole album. I found this odd to listen to - guitars plucked lightly, low in the mix - drums and vocals prominent - lead vocal voice not attractive. I was interested by Breakdown - my listening companion commented that she knew the song but couldn't tell if Petty was doing a cover or had been covered - I had to do a search to recall Grace Jones' version, which I still really like - is Petty a gifted songwriter but I just couldn't grasp the brilliance of the songs through the disappointment of the vocals and the strangely-empty mixes? Whatever the reason, this album was low impact for me. I give it some credit for simplicity of the songs, and for including Breakdown - I didn't hear anything bad, and at least some of it is good, so I'll say it's Okay, 6/10.
There's some fun stuff on this one and it's cool to hear where they started, but their are much better Tom Petty albums that deserve inclusion on the list more. Damn the Torpedos, Full Moon Fever, and Wildflowers are all "better and more interesting" albums and I think the list could spare one more spot for Tom Petty.
Not bad.
På det jevne, det her.
For ujevn. Litt gubbete. Stemmen er ukledelig sutrete til tider. Men det er jo låter her.
War schon gut. Vielleicht ein Fahr-Album.
Luna, Breakdown, and American Girl are standouts -overall a pretty standard album outside of those.
Listening to Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers for my 1,000 albums project was an interesting experience. I loved the high energy early on, with "Rockin' Around (With You)" bringing a really cheerful mood, "Anything That's Rock 'n' Roll" turning out to be a major highlight, and "The Wild One, Forever" delivering that big, emotional, sad-guy ballad style. Unfortunately, the middle stretch dropped off for me—"Breakdown" felt full of passion but didn't resonate, while tracks like "Strangered in the Night," "Fooled Again," and "Luna" got kind of dull and samey. Even the famous closer, "American Girl," was just decent to my ears, making this a record with a few fun tracks that ultimately failed to hold my attention.
It isn't the beast album of Tom petty
This album was a sweet one. I believe this does well as an example of the rock and roll lifestyle. You know, the imagery of the relentless touring, album every year, the pain of banging your head trying to put words onto a page, and expressions of heartbreak and love. For some reason I feel this album has a kinship of sorts with Boston's self-titled album, I suppose because it's very anthemic and released same year. I enjoyed this a lot more than I realised I was going to. Definitely not 4 star territory, but it's a strong, solid, firm 3. Highlight Song/s: "Hometown Blues" and "Anything That's Rock 'n' Roll"
Straightforward 70s rock. It wasn't particularly good or bad but I did enjoy it. It's impressive how little of Tom's vocals I could understand given how high they are in the mix. I didn't recognize any of the songs on the album but American Girl was the highlight.
I kept thinking about how I’m reminded of Carrie Brownstein’s vocal performances in Sleater Kinney as I listened to Tom Petty’s singing.
Fun rock and roll album with some catchy songs. Favourite track: American Girl
Adding a whole extra star because 'American Girl' really is one of the Great Songs. Otherwise this is a mostly fine and forgettable set of tracks. But good god, what a closer! To me this song almost reaches the clear and direct simplicity of something like "Johnny B. Goode" in its anthemic qualities. It gets my hearg racing every time.
⭐️Breakdown
This was a Tom Petty album..yup. 35 mins of non offensive rock.
It's pretty absurd that there is only one Tom Petty album on this list. Even more absurd that this one is not even in his top 3. Regardless, there's plenty to like here. "Breakdown" and "American Girl" are the best-known songs for a reason the latter being one of the best in the classic rock pantheon. "Hometown Blues" has the Johnny Rivers-esque swing reminiscent of "Mountain of Love" and "Mystery Man" with its Southern rock groove is one of Petty's most underappreciated songs. The remaining tracks are all...fine. "Strangered in the Night" is one of Tom Petty's most questionable songs lyrically - not really sure what is supposed to be going on there. A better than decent album and should have stepped aside for so much else in his catalogue but there seems to be an affinity for debut albums on this list.
Pretty forgettable but there's some good stuff here and there. Far from bad.
+songs are at worst whatever and at best pretty decent +nice and brief songs and album as a whole -doesn’t really ignite anything in my soul -don’t like his stupid expression on the cover 3/5
This was fine - short album of quite enjoyable 70s rock songs. But nothing in particular stood out as either amazing or terrible. 3 stars.
American Girl's hard-carrying the rest of this album
Pretty good, but sort of basic rock/americana and I'm not a huge fan of Tom Petty's voice colour delivery. He has like a weird twang on his vocals.
I’m bored. Wild one forever was better than the others
I found out I like tom petty but only specific songs. And I can’t rate an album by how much nostalgia I have for american girl :(
guys i'm so back I lowkey thought a lot of the songs sounded very similar nothing really stood out to me. Not my style of music.
Yay hi Tom Petty you're pretty good. Modern easy listening for me
Nothing original here carried by one song
Muy fino el amigo. Rocksito poperoso muy agradable.
To a contemporary listener, this album may seem unoriginal, but I can see why it was perceived as fresh in the mid-70s, and how this sound has influenced US rock music since then. Too gringo for my taste tho so that's a 3/5
It's def classic rock Tom Petty type shit. Almost weird this was "new" at some point in history. Most of it's pretty boring TO ME but I understand how others like it. The Wild One, Forever and Fooled Again are pretty good. American Girl is a Strokes song.
Inoffensive. Fine. OK. Not boring. Not exciting.
whatever
It was fine, Petty never really did it for me
Tom Pettys debut. It sounds like he is still looking for his sound that made him hugely successful later on. There are hints of the soft folk Americana rock that is to come. It was not an unpleasant album to listen to, but ir’s not particularly memorable.
Another timeless artist that deserves to be represented on this project. A couple of rock & roll classics in Breakdown and American Girl and the rest of the tunes are Tom Petty through and through. A very good listen.
The hits are hits and the rest is good enough to let him record a second album. He obviously gets better over time and the music gets much better. This is fine if fairly common in feel overall.
American girl is nuts, everything else is ok
Would give it 4 stars but his whiny voice kinda pissed me off
A bit uneven.
Razen v okviru Traveling Wilburys, Pettyja dejansko še nism poslušala. In I guess bo to kinda to za moj exploration Pettyja. Zj sm na sredini albuma nekje ("Strangered in the Night") in loh bi poslušala sam en komad in dobila iz tega esenco albuma. Ok, dejansko zj druga polovica albuma je mal bolj varied. "Fooled Again (I Don't Like It)" in "Mystery Man" sta mi bolj zanimiva. Ugh, mal mi ma tud nadležen vokal. Nasal.
I liked it… it just felt very repetitive like none of the tracks particuarly stood out to me, its definitely a feel good album and you can definitely hear that its approaching 80s as there are some very subtle hints of 80s pop.
A promising, if thin, debut for Tom Petty. Breakdown and American Girl are obvious standouts among what isn't really enough material for a truly good album.
Listened before? No Familiar with the artist? Yes, only what I've heard on the radio, but I like everything I've heard. Thoughts: Don't have a lot to say honestly; this is the definition of a "solid" album to me, but not really that exciting. Knowing some of his hits, I think I'd enjoy some later Tom Petty albums more. Favorite track(s): American Girl
Удивительно контрастирует на фоне предыдущего альбома - в этот раз все довольно мелодично и приятно слуху, но довольно скучно. Топ-1 - Anything that's rock-'n'-roll Топ-2 - Mystery Man
Genuinely disappointed
There's some hits here but besides maybe three songs this thing is a bore, still thought shoe songs are quite good
Standard fare rock. Totally serviceable but nothing that made me sit up and take notice.
3.5 only for American Girl. I vastly prefer Wildflowers.
The hits were good the rest was meh. I really like Tom Petty but I guess more of a compilation album fan.
I know Breakdown and American Girl, but have never heard the other songs on this album. They are good in a generic 1976 kind of way. But are shockingly short. I barely have time to register that a new song has started and it is over. Looking at the times, they aren't all that much shorter than any other pop song, but they seem to be over more quickly than I expect. Maybe that's a good thing?
Yea good fine
I thought Breakdown and American Girl were pretty great and the rest of the album was not a bad time! maybe interested in hearing more from him
немного скучновато, но неплохо, можно послушать если сильно захочется. вайб не подобрала
Álbum curto e agradável. Implacável, com ritmos joviais e contagiantes. Tudo aqui é bem descolado e estiloso, cheio de carisma e frivolidades legais. Mas removido de seu contexto ideal, a superficialidade musical e temática não impressiona. Ainda assim, um disco divertido e uma escuta boa. Gostei. 3.5/5
This one gets a 5/10, but unusually I'm rounding it up to three stars because I liked a few of the songs.
For a "rock-n-roll" album this wasn't horrible. Some interesting songs and some that were meh. 3/5
Fairly middle of the road rock as far as I’m concerned. Good and enjoyable but no real stand outs to me.
I appreciate the spirit here. Rock n roll, teenagers and all that. But the music is slightly tame and too sentimental for my taste.
Better than Coldplay
Loved the vibe of this album, so cool songs. Didnt really jump at me but fun anyways. 7/10 3 stars.
It was actually a fun listen ,it’s like the party you don’t want to go to but starts vibing and liking it
Patchy, but with great moments.
3+
Rockin around - 2/5 Breakdown - 3/5 Hometown blues - 2/5 The wild one, forever - 4/5 Anything thats rock'n roll - 3/5 Strangered in the night - 4/5 Fooled again - 3/5 Mystery man - 3/5 Luna - 2/5 American girl - 3/5
Not a big fan of rock & roll but it's petty decent (sorry not sorry)
It’s not bad
I think I'd prefer a Greatest Hits album, but I really like how light, open and sparkly the songs sound, especially for a guitar rock band.
Decent album. Can’t go wrong with good ol Tom. Highlight was American Girl. 6/10.
Favourite song: Anything That’s Rock ‘n Roll
Good timey rock and roll with nods to the fifties and sixties during the seventies. Some of it is bleh but not without Tom’s imprimatur. American girl is a deserved classic. Straight up clsssic of American rnr.
meh
Not bad but also basic 70s rock music. There’s other 70s rock music I’d rather listen to.
honestly disappointed by this? tom petty has some of my favorite albums ever, but hadn't listened to this one before
Definitely has some pretty good songs on it, but overall it was just fine.
Vintage sounding tones. Somewhat simple drums. Decent songwriting. Tom’s voice is great. I’m just noticing all the country influence on some of the guitar parts. The hits on this thing are timeless, but the other tracks kind of limits the magic overall. 3.4/5.0
Day 11: ok
전체적으로 평범한 노래로 구성된 앨범이었다. Overall, the album consisted of ordinary songs.
A couple good songs. Strong finish with American Girl, but not enough to get a 4
Pretty generic.
3.5, Not my favorite.
3.5 rock solid
good! feels kind of repetitive, couldn't always fully differentiate between different songs always. standouts: mystery man (lowkey sounds like van morrison) luna.. probably more but i forgot
A tremendously okay album with a somewhat creepy cover. 5/10
This will be interesting. Really only know Tom Petty from his hits. Never listened to this full album. Early on, and it’s just a good rock sound. Breakdown is one of those timeless 70s classic rock songs. It almost feels too generic at times but it’s a fun listen. It’s all just fine. I do enjoy it. Don’t think it excels much beyond just good rock and roll. But that could be fine. The stand out is surely American Girl. It’s crazy that’s it’s a closer, this is a perfect album opener. But guess it’s the idea you leave them wanting more. It didn’t pique my interest much in the middle. But it’s all a fun listen. Classic 3/4. Deciding if I’ll go up or down.
*53 Det skiftede for mig lidt mellem at være totalt fedt og virkelig kikset.
Det var ret fedt, men heller ikke den største oplevelse. stor 3'er for god lyd
Tom Petty ... er det ikke ham fra den nyeste GTA-trailer? 2.8
svært at sige noget negativt om, men heller ikke noget som rigtig skiller sig ud for mig. 3,5
Very classic sound. I like the variety that it has with the types of songs but doesn’t stray from that 70s feel. Overall pretty good, nothing too fancy.
Some duds in the middle but overall a very enjoyable and creative album!
nice!!
Me gustó el disco de Tom Petty. Lo conocía de nombre pero nunca había escuchado nada.
American girl is such a treat of a song.
A surprisingly uneventful collection of 70s jams. American Girl slaps though, and kinda stands the album up on its own.
Rating: 6/10 It's 70's American pop rock to a tee. Certainly not bad, also not nearly my choice of thing to listen to. Doesn't overstay its welcome and there's not really any songs I dislike, just a bunch of average ones I'm mostly indifferent about. American Girl really is a classic though
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Somewhat boring - Break Down and American Girl are both good songs, but I feel like most of the rest of the album is unremarkable. Didn't dislike it but don't think there's a lot to recommend it beyond two tracks that are going to be on every Tom Petty greatest hits compilation.
A couple of classics on here and a fair amount of non-essential filler tracks. I’ve never been a huge Tom Petty fan but I’m looking forward to checking out some stuff from later in his discography.
The face he's making on the album cover makes me want to beat him up. He looks like he has a secret and he's telling me to guess. I don't think I get Tom Petty's deal half the time he sounds like Elvis half the time he sounds like George Harrison and half the time he sounds like he just doesn't know how to enunciate so he's singing the whole song with his mouth open. Most of the songs are just some rockabilly bullshit while they tune their guitars and then suddenly American Girl the perfect song comes on and you're like OOOOOH SHIIITTTTT. Had no idea it was this early I thought it was from his comeback - just every note is perfect.
It's Tom Petty, and there are some great tunes on in here. There are also some that never made the radio for good reason. Cheers.
This is the most album-like album so far on this list, it has songs, they play, and then it's over
So I’m listening to this album and I know the big hits and the rest of the album seems adequate. It’s a debut. It’s seems a bit of a mess because the singer is trying to find a consistent voice. Several songs the voice seems so random as if another person is singing and maybe they are. I’m not going to research because I don’t care that much. People complain that this is the only album by him on the list. Sure but at least it’s being heard. The others are probably more popular and have been heard. But who cares. It’s not my list and I’m just doing this for fun to listen to music I might not know.
Very high 3. Head bopping songs
hope theres more tom petty cause this is a fairly solid debut. not the most consistent track record and a bit too “white guy blues” at times but its got stand-outs for sure.
Good stuff
Decent music. Tom petty's song love is a long road was used in gta 6 trailer.
This was actually a very enjoyable album! Was surprised when I found out it was a debut. Was also surprised that I knew more than one song. Highlights: Fooled Again, American Girl
Technically this album is not bad, but it doesn't feel original to me Listening to this feels like walking into a bar and saying "One alcohol, please!" I wouldn't listen to it by choice, but if it randomly played somewhere in a restaurant I wouldn't be mad
6,50/10 Me gusto, divertido, no se hace largo. Esta bueno
Pretty good average album.....some song felt like they were similar in terms of percussions.......but listenable for sure..... won't say greatest album of all time.....maybe it was bangee when released......I love the length of this album tho....
Good but I wouldn’t say it’s memorable
I was prepared to hate this, as yet more Country/Blues/Rock Made By Hairy White Men In The Seventies. But it had a bit more to it. A wistfulness, nice Beatlesy harmonies, themes of working class life rather than just being about sleeping with underage girls. I can see the similarities with Bruce Springsteen, and I enjoyed learning the term 'heartland rock'.
Now, you see, this is the kind of music I believe would have been appropriate for the 4th of July. However, I got it on the 6th of July instead... That's life, I guess. This album is a good first effort, but lacks most of the songwriting that Petty's best work has. Most of the songs are pretty mediocre, with mediocre lyrics and mediocre hooks. Petty's vocals are surprisingly Elvis Costello-esque in nature on this record, considering how they sound on his later and better work. I am slightly baffled by this album's inclusion, especially with Full Moon Fever and Damn the Torpedoes being altogether more acclaimed and popular yet absent from this list. But this list has many baffling inclusions, and this album is only the latest one of my project so far. This album is ranked #7 of 18 albums for 1976. Other 1976 albums rated by me: Ramones(5/18)-4 Africa Brasil(8/18)-5 Joan Armatrading(10/18)-4
It's aight. I liked the bluesy parts, but the rest was forgetable.
A pretty fun album, didn't expect much with that album cover bu was pleasantly surprised. Was it the best album on this list? No. But it was also far from the worst. The Singer's voice does get a little grating after a few songs, but because the album is that short it didn't really bother me.
I have started to come round on Tom Petty. Some of his early records are just great classic rock. And while each has high high and low lows, this one came in just above mid-level. American Girl + Breakdown are awesome.
Petty and his band are endearing on this debut, even if they’re still coming into their own. “Breakdown” is probably my favorite here, but of course “American Girl” is undeniable too.
This album is pretty average, especially for Tom Petty
fun and short rock and roll album with a well defined identity and without the sometimes unnecessary ambitions of many of its contemporaries three or four minutes song, clean guitars, good hooks, and no interest in proving they were the most virtuosic musicians on the planet it doesnt try to reinvent a language; it seeks to create a timeless sound that gives the feeling of having always existed
Kind of a blah debut. Echoes of Beatles, Springsteen and Van Morrison. American Girl is good, Breakdown is good and sleazy. I wish I could rate it higher.
There are signs of the songwriter Tom Petty would become on this album, but the majority of it is a pretty typical 70s rock album. The title track is of course incredible, not just the best on the album but one of the best of his career. Petty's vocals fit the longing of the song perfectly, and the almost jangly guitar is a real treat. "Breakdown" is also excellent, and "The Wild One, Forever" stands out as a track that has the easy hooks of his career highlights. Elsewhere though, the opener and "Anything That's Rock n Roll" are generic songs about rocking, Petty's best songs were more nuanced despite having the same sentiments. "Luna" is too slow, and several other songs just don't sound like Petty songs. At only half an hour this is a pleasant listen, but his best came later in his career.
I’ve loved Tom Petty’s music for decades, and you can hear the early blueprint of what he’d become on the Heartbreakers’ debut. Hearing it for the first time, I found myself both enjoying it and feeling strangely detached from it. The radio staples still shine, but the work that resonates most with me comes later, once Petty and the band settle into their 1980s stride.
I've never actually listened to a Tom Petty album all the way through until now. This is a decent debut. The well known radio hits shine here, but the rest is just average and doesn't pop for me.
American Girl carries the album pretty hard. The rest of it is fine 70s rock, though it is a little boring. That last song is damn good though. Boring for the most part, but it’s pretty short, so that’s not a huge deal. Definitely wouldn’t put this in a list of 1089 albums you need to hear before you die if it were me making the list.
Fucking awesome
7/10
Obviously American Girl is fantastic and there are some other good songs but there is also a lot of generic rock and roll songs that seem like filler. 3.5/5
Short and sweet.
5/10 - Middle of the road. Not bad, not very good either.
Some stone cold classics, nice sounding instruments. Definitely some skippable generic blues “album tracks”.
i like tom petty. this has two hits, or at least songs that people would know - "breakdown" and "american girl". but it definitely feels like a debut otherwise. glimmers of what would come, but otherwise not fully formed. looking ahead it's very surprising that this is on the list and not "wildflowers". that album is better across the board. i don’t know anyone that would say this is tom’s best.
lil cool
There were moments here that were ok, but the majority of it was fairly trite. I’d forgotten how much the start of ‘American Girl’ sounds like the strokes before it descended into stock MOR rock fare. Nothing much here to pique the interest.
Tom Petty is a musician whose music I have never sought out because I didn’t have to. He was already an institution of US radio by the time I was a teenager, and now it’s practically the law that classic rock stations have to play him at least twice a day. He’s good. I like his music. But because it’s so oversaturated I can only be indifferent.
'Breakdown' is great, 'American Girl' is all-time-great single, but as an album (especially in comparison to Full Moon Fever or even Wildflowers) it's not consistently that great. I've forgotten most of the songs, and mostly remember the album as a solid debut for a band that was just finding its sound. 3/5
I of course know the hits but had never listened to this album in full before. I was surprised to see it came out in 1976. I bought a Petty biography on sale a couple of years ago and I guess I need to finally get around to reading it. This sounds about how I would have expected it to sound, which is to say I like it but can understand why I had never heard the "non-hit" songs before.
American Girl is an absolute classic, and Breakdown is great, but there’s a lot of this album that just sounds whiney. Definitely worthy of a spot on this list and a quick listen, just not higher than a three star rating.
Tom Petty is an American treasure. This album is.....ok. Breakdown is so good.
Ihan mukavaa rokkenrollia. Musiikillisesti mielenkiintosempaa kuin laulullisesti. Laulussa oli jotain joka ei niin innostanut.
Menevää roskia oli, ei oikein jääny mikään päähän kertakuuntelulla, mut ei jääny päähän et pitäs lisääkin kuunnella.
ok
3.6/5
Welcome to yet another addition of right band, wrong album. Sure, we have some hits here, and we definitely hear what the band was capable of and likely going to become. But at the end of the day, we have their first hits and a bunch of filler. I've been Fooled Again by this list. I wish it wouldn't Do Me Like That. I also understand that this is the only Heatbreakers album on the list, so it's All or Nothin' with this rating.
Pretty great- nice hits but overall nothing revolutionary. High 3
american girl <33 the rest of it is pretty good too i guess 3.5
Fun
Despite having one of the most amazing songs of all time, American Girl, and also breakdown is great but beyond that this album didn’t really impress me
His voice grated on me. Generic, average rock and roll. Wasn't too fussed. 3/5
2 great songs surrounded by mediocrity.
Pas insupportable mais très oubliable. On dirait qu'il vient de drop un taz et qu'il veut une clope sur la couverture de l'album
The highs of this album are incredible but the rest are forgettable. Rockin Around (with you) and Breakdown were strong openers & American Girl being the climax of the album is the perfect ending.
American girl is so damn catchy! The question is: is it worth the 9 other songs
I’m aware of Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers and that’s about it, I wasn’t quite sure what to expect when I hit play on this, although this somehow sounded about how it ought to, and I’ve enjoyed listening. My first listen was broken up a bit but finished strong so I put it on again, after all it was only 31 minutes. Reminded me of the Rolling Stones in places and also one of the tracks sounded very close to Stuck in the Middle With You, vocally. It’s pretty straight up in many ways which makes this easy to listen to and familiar sounding, I feel this is one that is close to 4 stars but might need more convincing before I upgrade.
3.5
If not for my knowledge of what would come later I think I would have liked it less. American girl is worth at least two stars.
Fine. Not offensive. No fires lit. 3
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It totally fit the vibe of a american teen series of a story between a bad boy and famous girl of the high school. This album did make me groove with its groovy rock beats and driving on the highway vibe. I especially loved the lyrics of THE WILD ONE FOREVER. it was like like watching this high school serie through an album.
Kinda nice, few songs could grow
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Number: 152 Date: 06/04/2026 Artist: Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers Album: Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers Year: 1976 Style: Blues Rock Familiarity: Well-versed (4) Rating: 3 Before: ======= Yay, Tom Petty! They have a few songs that I really like a lot. I think I even had this album back in the day. I know for sure that I had Damn The Torpedoes. My recollection is that I liked Damn The Torpedoes a lot more than this one but it's not on this list. During: ======= 3 Rockin' Around (With You) 4 Breakdown 3 Hometown Blues 3 The Wild One, Forever 3 Anything That's Rock 'N' Roll 3 Strangered In The Night 3 Fooled Again (I Don't Like It) 3 Mystery Man 4 Luna 4 American Girl ----------------------------------------------------- 3.33 WEIGHTED AVERAGE (accounts for song lengths) After : ======= This album is OK but really only has 2 stand out tracks and the rest are all 3's, imo. I guess I'm gonna have to listen to Damn The Torpedo's next to see how that stacks up against this one. As far as rating goes, I have to give this on a 3. And after listening to Damn The Torpedoes, I gave that one a 4. 3 my personal rating 3 suitability for this list 4 impact ----------------------------------------------- 3.3 composite rating
Album 84 Top 3 favorites off the album: Breakdown, Luna, Rockin' Around (With You) I was mostly familiar with Petty by way of Free Fallin' and American Girl, but I hear a lot more of the former than the latter. I'm happy to report that I enjoyed this album a lot more than expected! He covers a lot of ground in sound; the variety across tracks is really excellent. Rockin' Around (With You) was a strong start with a good drive and groove. Delicious bass playing. I liked the sparer instrumentation on Breakdown. Delicious guitar. In the interest of saving space, the guitar and bass were excellent across the whole album. This is a good summer album.
Favorite songs: Breakdown, Fooled Again (I Don’t Like It), American Girl
And here I thought all I needed was the greatest hits.
A good debut from a dude who's got his formula already realized, but he just needs to fine-tune it a little bit to get the stone cold classic albums that come later.
Really odd that this is the only Tom Petty record on the list. Maybe one of the biggest misses of the whole list. There are at least 5 Tom Petty records that are higher on my list than this one. It was very apparent the hits off this record were given a lot more time and care than the rest of the songs. All time classic rock songs mixed in with very average rock songs. Unfortunately I have to be fair and only give this a very high 3/5. Damn the torpedoes, wildflowers and full moon fever are all significantly stronger.
I mean there are a couple of songs I like, but I feel like this is too, I don't know how to put it, hipster for me. It's probably not for me, I'm too young, but it is listenable at least
I'm wondering whether to bump this from 3->4 just because of American Girl, but that song only really holds a place in my heart because of tv shows it's been used in. This album was fine, but nothing exciting. The expression on his face from the cover can be the tiebreaker and keep it at a 3.
And who are the Heartbreakers? I get it's Tom Petty but are these studio musicians, a group? Oh! I should Google it? Album is ok. Not a huge fan of Tom Petty's voice and this recording is ok. Later stuff of his/them is more enjoyable to me.
Good album, but Tom's done better work.
no me fascina
5: I will happily play this album anytime 4: I may occasionally play this album of my own free will 3: I will happily listen to this if someone plays it in the background 2: I will tolerate this if it is playing in the background 1: I will leave the room if someone plays this in the background Singles are strong. The deeper cuts are quite a bit weaker.
The big songs are obviously amazing, but the rest is a lil boring.
Day absolutely ruined when I realized it was this Tom Petty album and not the other one. Not a bad album, but was really looking forward to some all time classics. This one feels much more average rock and pretty unextraordinary
Not for me
10 songs-30 minutes. This record certainly doesn't outstay its welcome. It's a decent rock and roll record that both sounds of its time and embraces the nostalgia that you see in rock at this time. "The Wild One Forever" wasn't great and felt a bit derivative of Springsteen, while "American Girl" really soared.
It was listenable.
Had to actually go and relisten to Damn the Torpedoes to be able to accurately rate this album. And yeah, it basically confirmed what I was going to say. S/T is a pretty decent album, but aside from Breakdown and American Girl, this album struggles due to Tom Petty still trying to find his sound. Tom and the Heartbreakers would eventually hone in on the sound he used for the two big singles from this album, especially once he got to albums like Damn the Torpedoes and Full Moon Fever, but unfortunately this album mostly doesn't hit on that sound. Good album, but another case of right band/artist, wrong album. Damn the Torpedoes, Full Moon Fever, or Wildflowers would have been the right pick.
This and Steely Dan are really taking the wind out of my sails. I appreciate the music but it’s just not my bag.
My rating 3.3.
If it weren't for American girl it'd be a 2
Like a lot of reviews said, the know songs are iconic, but a lot left to be desired with the rest.
Cool, but still a bit meandering
Tom Petty is great easy listening but all you need is a greatest hits.
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3.5. American Girls is amazing
Never really got into Tom Petty and this album hasn’t changed that unfortunately although American Girl is a very good track.
Got white people music fatigue again. i'd love to see a similar list curated across many cultures instead of so much 70's and 80's crusty white people music (some of which I love btw). American Girl is a bop.
To quote the best song on the album, "It's alright."
i really liked this! saved most of them, all except brighton rock, tenement funster, dear friends, and bring back that leroy brown. the transitions were AWESOME, especially from tenement funster through now i’m here. my top 3: 3- lily of the valley 2- flock of the wrist 1- in the lap of the gods. AWESOME. jammed the fuck out, sounds great in airpods
I'm a quite a fan of Petty with or without the Heartbreakers, but this one is far from his best.
Great nostalgia
Ok album.
So many better Petty albums.... 3.0
Solid rock and roll. Good, but not great. Petty does get to great on other records, but this one still feels like he’s trying to find his voice.
The backing is fairly generic dad rock, but it's enjoyable, never found it boring. Tom's vocals however... not a fan at all. Also didn't particularly like some of the lyrics. It wasn't bad, but I wouldn't go out of my way to listen to more. Would have been better with a different vocalist.
can be fun
My husband will fight me over this, as he thinks Tom Petty is great, but it’s a solid three for me. Pretty standard rock. Nothing particularly stands out to me.
Good debut by future superstar. American radio staple diet then and still, as proved by some early fade-outs. It follows the 'rock'n'roll radio' formula very well. I don't know any tracks on here but some do sound vaguely familiar. Perfectly listenable. Particularly on a car radio I guess.
Some really interesting harmonies and largely just okay songs on this one. Also, surprisingly short. Breakdown and American Girl are classics, but the rest were just fine. Pretty standard rock and roll fare. I like Tom Petty, but this album just needed a bit more something.
Pretty good. I like the smirk in the album. The music itself sounds alright.
**Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers** (1976) — In-Depth Review --- ### Overview Released on November 9, 1976, the self-titled debut from Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers arrived at a curious cultural moment. Disco and progressive rock dominated the airwaves, yet here was a Florida-born band cutting a lean, guitar-driven record in just two weeks, determined to revive "the kind of rock that used to come blasting out of the AM radio." The album didn't make an immediate splash in the U.S.—Petty blamed both poor promotion and an album cover that mistakenly aligned them with the punk explosion—but it laid the foundation for one of the most enduring catalogs in American rock. --- ### Lyrics Petty's lyricism on this debut is direct, conversational, and rooted in the everyday struggles of young adulthood. The words rarely reach for poetic abstraction; instead, they operate in the tradition of Chuck Berry and early Dylan—storytelling with a sneer and a shrug. - **"Breakdown"** is a masterclass in minimalist tension. The narrator refuses to be manipulated ("It's okay if you gotta go backwards"), delivered with a cool detachment that makes the emotional stakes feel higher, not lower. The silence between phrases is as important as the words themselves. - **"American Girl"**—now one of rock's most iconic songs—was inspired by the sound of California freeway traffic outside Petty's Encino apartment, which he likened to ocean waves crashing. The lyrics capture a specific sense of post-adolescent restlessness: a small-town girl "raised on promises" staring out at a world that seems to offer everything and nothing simultaneously. - **"The Wild One, Forever"** and **"Luna"** show Petty's early ballad instincts—romantic but never saccharine, with a slightly detached, cinematic quality. - **"Anything That's Rock 'n' Roll"** is juvenile by design, a Chuck Berry-style rave-up about skipping work and telling off the boss. Petty later admitted its silliness but noted it became their first U.K. hit, launching their international career. The writing is occasionally uneven. Tracks like **"Hometown Blues"** and **"Rockin' Around (With You)"** don't transcend their genre exercises, and some lyrics feel more like placeholders than fully realized ideas. But even the lesser cuts carry an authenticity that elevates them above mere filler. --- ### Music Musically, the album is a synthesis of mid-60s British Invasion, Southern rock, and proto-power-pop. The Heartbreakers arrived nearly fully formed as a unit, despite having played together for the first time only shortly before recording. - **Mike Campbell's guitar** is the secret weapon. His tone on **"Breakdown"** is economical and razor-sharp, while **"American Girl"** features the jangly, Byrds-inspired Rickenbacker chime that would become a band trademark. On **"Strangered in the Night,"** however, his tone feels slightly unfocused, as if he's still searching for his signature sound. - **Benmont Tench's keyboards** add crucial color, particularly on the ballads. His Hammond B3 and ARP String Ensemble on **"Luna"** (recorded during the Tulsa Church Studio sessions before the full album was cut in L.A.) create an eerie, atmospheric backdrop. - **Stan Lynch's drumming** is propulsive without being busy, and **Ron Blair's bass** locks in tightly with Campbell's rhythm guitar. The band's chemistry is most evident on **"Fooled Again (I Don't Like It),"** where the groove is taut and threatening, and on **"Mystery Man,"** which rides a steady, locomotive rhythm. The debut captures them at their most raw and hungry. --- ### Production Denny Cordell—co-founder of Shelter Records and veteran of Joe Cocker and Procol Harum—produced the album, with engineering assistance from Noah Shark and Max Reese. The production is deliberately unpolished. Cordell opted for a live, immediate sound that lets the band's energy breathe. There are no excessive overdubs, no studio trickery—just five musicians playing in a room. This approach serves the material well on the rockers but occasionally leaves the ballads sounding slightly thin. The album was recorded quickly, and it shows in both the best and worst ways. The urgency is palpable, but some tracks feel underdeveloped. The move of Church Studio equipment from Tulsa to Los Angeles for the sessions gave the record a slightly displaced sonic identity—part Southern garage, part L.A. studio craft. --- ### Themes Several thematic threads run through the debut: 1. **Restlessness and Escape** — "American Girl," "The Wild One, Forever," and "Breakdown" all deal with characters trapped by circumstance, looking for an exit that may not exist. 2. **Romantic Warfare** — Relationships on this album are battlegrounds. "Breakdown" is a standoff; "Fooled Again" is bitter disillusionment; "Luna" is melancholy longing. 3. **Rock & Roll as Salvation** — "Anything That's Rock 'n' Roll" positions music as the only escape from dead-end jobs and dead-end lives. It's a mission statement. 4. **Alienation** — Even in the party songs, there's an undercurrent of isolation. Petty's nasal, slightly strained vocals convey a sense of someone watching from the margins, never quite comfortable in the spotlight. --- ### Influence and Legacy The album's influence grew retroactively. While it only reached No. 24 in the U.K. and barely registered in the U.S. initially, it established the template for Heartbreakers rock: concise songs, ringing guitars, and Petty's everyman vocals. - **"American Girl"** became a staple of FM radio and a touchstone for countless heartland rock and alternative bands. Its Bo Diddley-meets-Byrds architecture can be heard in everything from R.E.M. to The Replacements. - The band's fusion of British Invasion melodicism with Southern rock grit helped bridge the gap between 1960s classicism and 1970s punk energy, even if Petty himself was skeptical of the punk label. - The debut set the stage for the commercial breakthrough of *You're Gonna Get It!* (1978) and the masterpiece *Damn the Torpedoes* (1979). Without this first album's raw blueprint, those later refinements wouldn't have been possible. --- ### Pros | Strength | Details | |----------|---------| | **Timeless Singles** | "Breakdown" and "American Girl" are stone-cold classics that still sound fresh. | | **Band Chemistry** | The Heartbreakers gel immediately; Campbell and Tench are already indispensable. | | **Raw Energy** | The two-week recording schedule captures a hungry, live feel missing from later, more polished albums. | | **Genre Synthesis** | Successfully merges Chuck Berry rock, Byrds jangle, and Southern bar-band toughness into something distinctive. | | **Vocal Persona** | Petty's nasal, conversational delivery is already fully formed—unique and instantly recognizable. | | **Efficiency** | At around 30 minutes, the album wastes no time. Every track serves a purpose. | --- ### Cons | Weakness | Details | |----------|---------| | **Inconsistent Deep Cuts** | Songs like "Hometown Blues" and "Rockin' Around (With You)" are competent but unmemorable genre exercises. | | **Production Limitations** | Cordell's bare-bones approach serves the rockers well but leaves some ballads sounding undercooked. | | **U.S. Commercial Failure** | The album initially flopped in America, though this says more about marketing than quality. | | **Slight Sonic Inconsistency** | Campbell's guitar tone wanders occasionally, suggesting the band was still defining its sound. | | **Limited Thematic Range** | The lyrics rarely stray from young love and rock & roll rebellion; the emotional palette would broaden significantly on subsequent albums. | --- ### Final Assessment *Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers* is not a perfect album, but it is a perfect debut in the sense that it introduces a fully realized band with a clear identity and two immortal songs. It functions as a time capsule of mid-70s rock idealism—made by kids who believed that three chords, a sneer, and a great melody could still matter in an era of disco and prog. They were right, even if the world took a couple of years to catch up. The album's true value lies in its potential energy. Every strength that would define Petty's career—the melodic hooks, the guitar interplay, the blue-collar poetry, the refusal to overcomplicate—is present here in embryonic form. It is the sound of a band that knows exactly what it wants to be, even if it hasn't quite figured out how to be it consistently yet. **Verdict:** A strong, lean debut that captures the Heartbreakers at their most hungry and unvarnished. Essential for understanding where one of America's greatest rock bands began, even if subsequent albums would refine and ultimately surpass it.
Where I come from, everyone has a right to free and equal access to classic rock. It’s like a utility. Turn on the radio and it’s there. For free. We don’t even pay taxes like you do in Europe. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers are like tap water. Not very exciting, but not offensive. I actually like a lot of his songs. Like CCR, Petty and his band play songs that just exist.
rock and roll babbeeee
couple of classics here and some new stuff i had not heard
Not bad
This was entertaining but not my style.
Great length. I was listening to American Girl a good amount after watching One Battle After Another. Apart from that, nothing really stood out to me.
Fine and unremarkable. Not bad but not good. At least it was short. 3/5
Not the first artist I would put on, but can certainly appreciate why he is as famous as he is.
Okay album. Nothing that special on it IMO
A nostalgic walk down a road I never took before.
Solid.
If it were an album of American Girls I'd be into it.
I do love me some Tom Petty. But sometimes sticking with the greatest hits is the way to go. Some of the lesser known tracks on here don't do much for me. The hits are solid. I don't mind this, but I probably won't come back to it.
it was okay, nothing groundbreaking
Tom Petty made great bar music and had some timeless hits over the years but this album doesn't really represent them other than American Girl or Breakdown. Much like Daft Punk, Foo Fighters, or Supertramp, the list only having one Tom Petty album doesn't truly reflect his whole career which is a shame.
Tom ❤️. Tom Petty may be one of my favorite musicians of all time. The inclusion of him at all on this list is good enough, but man is it pretty upsetting that with all his hits, only the debut album makes the cut. Tom Petty may very well be a “hit or bust” kind of artist, as a grand majority of this album is honestly just filler, but it’s still enjoyable enough all the way through to warrant a high 3. I’ll give it a 3.8 because I love Tom Petty, but in this instance it’s more of as a person than an artist. Besides the hits, this album just doesn’t hit very hard. At the bare minimum, his voice is on point for every song. No one could sing quite like Tom, his voice was simply iconic. While I’m happy to hear this album, it breaks my heart that the only Tom Petty album on here is this underwhelming. Anyone who hasn’t heard “Mary Jane's Last Dance”, as well as the accompanying music video, you should do so. They’re both phenomenal, bummed I don’t get to check out that album. I know everyone loves “American Girl”, and believe me, I’m one of them, but my overwhelming pick for favorite song here is “Breakdown”. Newly added to my playlist though, is “Fooled Again (I Don't Like It)”. Chalk that one as yet another reason I’m happy to be using this site. Also, can we talk about the length of this album?? It’s literally only 30 minutes long. While a lot of that admittedly is filler, that’s still a LOT to pack into 10 great songs. Very, VERY much like Bowie, Tom Petty might have spread his bangers over the course of several albums, but I still wish he’d have been included in the book more than just once, as again, it breaks my heart (You see what I did there??) that I have to give this one a 3. Was hoping to include him in my “Favorite Artists” section for the profile, where he rightfully deserves to be. Anyway, this one is a 3. Later Tom, and thanks for the fun jams here!!
Es un buen álbum, no me voló la cabeza 6/10
Love American Girl. Luna and Fooled Again were pleasant surprises. And I like a lot of Tom Petty's work but as a whole I thought the album was pretty weak. Like if you had to make music for a fake band from a movie.
Okayish, would not actively hear again
nada de mais, só ok (as três últimas músicas são as melhores) +american girl -anything thats rock n roll
My 300 milestone record. Somewhat disappointing. Generic 70s American rock, offering nothing memorable to my ear. It's OK, but that all I have. Heard before ❌️ Listened this time ✅️ Revisit ❌️ ★★★☆☆ (5/10) Total reviewed : 300 Already owned : 68 Purchased : 15 To buy : 3 Nope : 214
Very solid rock album that is super listenable on a summer or fall drive. A couple of classics and some hidden gems!
Ok
Nice and easy rock album.
I like the music itself quite a bit, but I just cannot vibe with Tom's vocals, somehow never liked it.
Yeah, Tom Petty was always highly regarded. I didn't like Refugee, didn't look any further, listening to a whole album now I'm kinda glad I didn't dip in.
Hmmm, generic compared to most of the last 200 some odd-ish albums. 6.5/10
Blues et rock sympathiques
Not top tier Tom Petty, but I love Tom Petty, so this is still so good. American Girl hints at what's to come. CRAZY for 1976.
Surprisingly mediocre outside of the singles
I've never listened to a Tom Petty album before, or really listened to Tom Petty on purpose before at all. This was exactly what I expected.
Couple of classic Petty songs on this one. Nice album
3.5
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Songs are decent but I just can't get on with his voice
Bon franchement, album plutôt sympa. C'est à mon sens pas le meilleur album de tous les temps, mais pour un premier projet, c'est plutôt efficace avec des sons qui restent bien en tête, façonnés par une énergie Rock N' Roll qui reste tout l'album, se mélangeant parfois à d'autres mouvances comme des influences blues ou Rockabilly comme sur "Mystery Man". En résumé l'album est donc efficace, facile à l'écoute et plutôt sympa, j'ai pas grand chose d'autre à dire.
I've never actually heard this debut before but it is basically what I would have expected from them in 1976. My opinion is pretty much the same for it as my opinion of the band in general. I like it, I think it's good, but I don't get particularly excited by it and I come away wanting. I like that they are done in just over 30 mins, not that I couldn't have tolerated more, just that efficiency of songwriting appeals to me. Why say something for 4 mins when you've made your point in 2? American Girl stands out and there are 2 or 3 that I found a little cloying but all told it's a mark in the sand without being particularly remarkable.
Never listened to Tom Petty before. This debut is short and sweet rock n' roll. The songs seem like they were made to be singles on the radio. It was a nice listen, but the execution is just not my style. (3-3.5)
Felt very disconnected from each other which I wasn’t a huge fan of
Some classics like American Girl and Breakdown. Otherwise just ok though.
Solid intro effort. Not as strong as some of his later works, but a good template for what will make him one of the greatest rock stars.
It was fine. Bit sparse.
Nice to see Cameron Diaz in the album list. Nice easy listening with the best song saved til the end. Not too long. Can't see myself listening again.
Classic rock. Although there are some good songs here, Tom Petty never sits right with me. Maybe it’s the nasally voice.
I love Tom Petty, but this isn't the best. Few all timers and then mostly just meh.
First couple tracks started out strong, completely lost me track 3-9 before American Girl with the solid finish.
Tom Petty absolutely deserves to be on the 1001 list. But this album? And ONLY this album? Come on guys, no love for Damn the Torpedoes, Highway Companion, Last DJ, Wildflowers, Southern Accents, Full Moon Fever, or any of his other MANY platinum albums loaded with amazing music? REM gets 4 albums, ABBA gets two, but Tom Petty only gets one and it's this one. Sometimes I seriously doubt the creds of the curators of this list. Still, good album. But not even in the top 5 for this artist, honestly.
This was a decent listen. I really enjoyed the guitar throughout, and Petty's vocals aren't too bad. Sometimes they seem a little overly put on, which I'm sure is a stylistic choice, but just not one I particularly care for. I thought most of the songs were good. Just not anything to write home about. Overall, a decent album.
Joskus hyvin nuorena jolppina kattelin ylen perjantain myöhäisillassa kun petin tomi kerto jotain biiseistään ja sitten esitti niitä. Jäi mieleen tarina you don't know how it feelsistä. No sitä ei tältä levyltä löydy, mutta parit kovat hitit kuitenkin. Ihan kivaa rokettirollia, mutta joutavuus vaivaa levyn täyteraitoja. Äkkiseltään vois väittää, että tää vois olla kova "best of" -artisti. Saa nähä joutuuko joskus syömään sanansa ja juomaan kusensa.
Tom Petty on ehdottomasti yksi omia suosikkejani, mutta tämä ei kyllä ole lähellekään omia suosikkilevyjäni vanhalta olkitukalta. Plussaa lyhyestä kestosta, ja parista ihan ok-rallista.
My favorite column, "Good Albums with Weird Covers." What is this? Who approved this photo? Why does the artist look like he's stoned? Okay, let's move on to the album's sound. It sounds like... the Rolling Stones, Sticky Fingers era. Seriously, half the songs are "Brown Sugar," the other half are "Can't You Hear Me Knocking." The playing and singing are all good, but there's a persistent feeling of something derivative. That's probably why the album was such a hit in England, while in Tom's native USA, it remained largely unheard for another year. But then again, no prophet is accepted in his own country. I really like Tom Petty. He's a great musician, and this is just the beginning of a long journey, during which he would go on to write his greatest hits with The Heartbreakers, solo, and as part of the supergroup The Traveling Wilburys. It's all the more surprising that this is his only album on this list.
Admission: I have never been a true Tom Petty fan. There it is. It’s not to say that I don’t have an appreciation, it’s more that his music never really resonated with me on a personal level. I have heard many songs off this album for my entire life, such as American Girl, and Breakdown. I did appreciate hearing some of the lesser-played tracks like Luna, my new album favorite song, and Hometown Blues, and the guitar-driven Fooled Again. This album is definitely listenable as a collective. Of If I had heard this album as a kid, I would have been curious of the follow up and may have even been a fair weather fan after all. Ya’ never know….