Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers - Greatest Hits (Flac)

Year: 1993
Genre: Pop
Codec: Flac level 8 (Lossless)
Covers: Front, Back, CD

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Tracklist:

01 - American Girl
02 - Breakdown
03 - Anything That's Rock & Roll
04 - Listen To Her Heart
05- I Need To Know
06 - Refugee
07 - Don't Do Me Like That
08 - Even The Losers
09 - Here Comes My Girl
10 - The Waiting
11 - You Got Lucky
12 - Don't Come Around Here No More
13 - I Won't Back Down
14 - Runnin' Down A Dream
15 - Free Fallin'
16 - Learning To Fly
17 - Into The Great Wide Open
18 - Mary Jane's Last Dance
19 - Something In The Air


Product review:
He's sold millions of albums, filled arenas, and hobnobbed with George Harrison, Bob Dylan and Roy Orbison, but Tom Petty's driving heartland rock has often been taken for granted by the same critics who hail John Mellencamp as a genius. Greatest Hits is an airtight argument for Petty's own greatness. Starting with "American Girl," the rollicking, Byrds-inspired single from Petty's first album in 1976, this compilation presents a chronological overview of the guitarist-vocalist's career with and without the Heartbreakers, also chronically underrated as one of today's best bands. Every one of the 16 older tracks is a well-crafted gem, full of solid guitar hooks ("Here Comes My Girl"), arresting images ("Don't Come Around Here No More") and simple but poetic lyrics ("The Waiting").

Petty isn't an innovator; he's a talented craftsman with impeccable taste and a strong sense of rock history, internalizing influences ranging from the Beatles' psychedelic masterpiece, Revolver, to the best of '70s punk. (It's interesting to remember that early efforts such as "Refugee" and "Don't Do Me Like That" first won Petty attention as a New Wave artist). With his Dylanesque vocals and chiming 12-string guitars, Petty is more often linked these days with the sounds of the '60s. But recent tunes such as "Learning to Fly" and "Into the Great Wide Open" are as smart, relevant and (dare I say) alternative as anything in MTV's Buzz Bin.