I was never much of a Tom Petty fan. Not sure what it was about him or his music but it just didn’t do it for me. The loss of Gregg Allman, to me, was a greater loss for the music world. His last album, Southern Blood, is one of the most beautiful things I’ve ever listened to.
That being said, I do acknowledge Petty’s talent and appeal. He was the real deal and we are running out of honest, true talent. A sad day for music.
That something that didn’t do it for me was the voice. He just sounded whiny to me most of the time.