Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers’ gritty Mojo was more than just the blues
Released on June 15, 2010, Tom Petty’s ‘Mojo’ built off a rootsy foundation, extending their reign as the most sophisticated garage band in America.
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For Tom Petty, Jeff Lynne wasn’t just an ace producer: ‘We go bowling, me and Jeff’
A late-1980s introduction to Jeff Lynne forged some of the best-selling music of Tom Petty’s career. They also became life-long friends.
Tom Petty remembers the mystery, joy of the Traveling Wilburys: ‘We made that record for us’
Tom Petty enthuses about the Traveling Wilburys off-handed creative spark, saying they’d record a track, then write the lyrics over dinner.
‘He liked the Beatles, too’: Tom Petty opens up about his relationship with George Harrison
They memorably recorded two albums together with the Traveling Wilburys.
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers – Hypnotic Eye (2014)
This is the best collection of songs they have put together in years.
Into the Great Wide Open: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, “You’re Gonna Get It” (1978)
Petty began to take control of his vocal gifts on the second Heartbreakers album.
One Track Mind: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, “U Get Me High” (2014)
The Heartbreakers offer plenty of edge, but what stands out is what’s not there this time.
Tom Petty, “American Dream Plan B” from Hypnotic Eye (2014): One Track Mind
Tom Petty said his new album was going to rock. And, it’s clear now, he meant it.
Into the Great Wide Open: Tom Petty , “When The Time Comes” from You’re Gonna Get It! (1978)
Did Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers fall into “the second-album dilemma”?
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, “American Girl” (1976): Into the Great Wide Open
Decades later, this is still one of the absolute best songs Tom Petty ever wrote, and one of the best tracks that the Heartbreakers ever recorded.
