[Djl3668]

Any memories? Funny I was watching “Silence of the Lambs” tonight and of course American Girl kicked in. Yeah... Amen.

[wyowolf]

Not as much of a rock person. But grew up in 80...I didn’t care much when others passed...Prince etc...but this was different. It did hurt...

[Enchante]

Didn’t follow his music too closely but always enjoyed it a lot. My best memory was when he and the Heartbreakers toured with Dylan in 1986. I caught them in Madison Square Garden and it was a great concert!! Thanks for the music and memories, Tom!!!

Bob Dylan & Tom Petty at Madison Square Garden, New York, NY, USA JULY 15, 1986

(they were joined on stage by Ron Wood of the Rolling Stones for “Like a Rolling Stone”!!)

Setlist:

Shake a Hand

Positively 4th Street

Clean Cut Kid

I’ll Remember You

Shot of Love

We Had It All

Masters of War

The Times They Are A-Changin’

One Too Many Mornings

It Ain’t Me, Babe

I Forgot More Than You’ll Ever Know

Band of the Hand

When the Night Comes Falling From the Sky

Lonesome Town

Ballad of a Thin Man

Rainy Day Women #12 & 35

Seeing the Real You at Last

Across the Borderline

I and I

Like a Rolling Stone

In the Garden

Blowin’ in the Wind

Unchain My Heart

Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door

[zipper]

I can’t forgive you for “The Postman”

What do you mean by that? I never saw it, but looked it up on IMDB.com. I don't get what you mean.

[dfwgator]

I watched the Petty documentary on Netflix last night, it’s long (about 4 hours), but worth every minute.

[dfwgator]

WATCH: Florida Fans Honor Gainesville Native Tom Petty By Singing ‘I Won’t Back Down’

https://www.si.com/college-football/2017/10/07/florida-gators-football-tom-petty-wont-back-down

(Unfortunately, the Gators did back down today against LSU)

[Drew68]

I can’t forgive you for “The Postman”, however, I will always treasure every moment that my friends and family shared with you while your Hearbreakers were playing in the background.

I think I was the only person in America who actually enjoyed that movie.

Been listening to a lot of Petty lately. Also jonesing for a Rickenbacker guitar. I've got nine guitars, no Rics.

First time I saw Petty was on SNL in '79. I was almost 11 and I thought he looked like my older cool cousin. I've been a fan ever since.

I took my mom to see him live at Red Rocks with the Heartbreakers. Must've been 2002. Last concert I ever saw with my mom. She wanted to go because her idol, Jackson Browne was opening. As a guitar nut, I was in heaven. Petty and his band played for about two hours, nothing but hits. You forget how many hit songs that guy wrote! Between him and Mike Campbell, they must've toured with at least 60-70 mostly vintage guitars. They didn't play the same guitar two songs in a row. At the end of each song, they'd take off the guitar they had been playing and strap on something different. What a show!

[pigsmith]

Bfl

[The SISU kid]

Amen....& bookmark

[Califreak]

I feel like Tom Petty was the last great one before rock went down the tubes.

[moehoward]

Loved the first and second records. Saw him in a small 1000 capacity place somewhere around damn the torpedoes. Then he did back to back shows at Red Rocks Amph. In Colorado, can’t remember which record he was supporting. The Two Tom Tour with Tommy Toutone. Got to see both up close. Amazing.

[Major Matt Mason]

I remember reading an article in the very early 90's (Musician Magazine, maybe) with the writer starting with the question of which era was the best for music. He proceeded to make a loonnnggg list of songwriters/musicians from several eras and genres that were still alive at the time and creating good music (I'm sure Petty was on that list). His point was to stop playing the "who was best" game and just enjoy the fact that we had so many talented performers that were alive and kicking and still making great music.

Roughly 25 years later, that list has gotten much shorter, and the holes are not being filled (sadly).

[Enlightened1]

I was listening to Tom Petty’s songs and forgot how many I knew and use to listen to throughout the 1980s and 1990s. A

Think he had around 20 famous songs?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFnOfpIJL0M&list=PLL0i6iA30NJRFHzBp4Mn4Ru1c2kazFImS

[Waverunner]

It was great that UF sang "I won't back down yesterday " during the game.. ( sorry they lost by 1 point ). Tom Petty was also a member of this little group of minor musicians...
The Travelling Wilburys..
.

[Hugin]

“I watched and listened to the video of Refugee again and I will say that the Hammond Organ makes this song when it kicks in.”

That would be Benmont Tench, IMHO the best all around rock keyboard player ever. Most keyboard players are better at either piano or organ, Benmont is a master of both. Check out his grand piano solo on “Melinda below. He also has his own band, and does a lot of studio work as well.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVc0kp3dWV8