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Album Description Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers Greatest Hits, originally released in 1993, has gone on to be the best selling collection in the band's four decades and counting career. Over seven times platinum, this collection now has been remastered.
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If someone wanted a primer on what a great American rock band is all about, Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers would be THE band to listen to. The songwriting is taut, soaring and shows how a real band crafts their tunes once the writer has penned the initial song. The musicianship is at a high level. Benmont Tench has learned well from "The Booker T. School of Hammond B3 and Mike Campbell is without a doubt the most talented American guitarist around if not the most underated, his playing is simply drenched in total economy, color and taste. Tom Petty is what a rhythm player should be (a somewhat under appreciated role in many bands) and the rhythm section of Ron Blair and Stan Lynch are rock solid. This is a superb collection of this band's hits and your musical world will only be enhanced by listening to Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers - Greatest Hits.
2008-12-17 Honestly the Best of Tom Petty
I have been a fan of TP for years, and have bought a few of his Cd's, but if you like his earlier material you'll love this, even if you like some of his stuff, this is a must have CD.
2008-12-02 Overlooked...
OK....Tom Petty fans, easy now. I have never been a Bob Dylan fan and personally Tom Petty sounds similar, at least vocally. Not a good selling point for me. But Tom Petty has been around a long time and has continually produced hit after hit over the years. Really good songs! I know these songs, I've heard them hundreds of times. For me he's just one of those artists who's music I never really collected. Well after I got my iPod I started collecting music from my life. I came across this album on Amazon and checked out the titles and I was pleasantly surprised at how many songs were on there that I really did like (which is most of them). The bottom line is Tom Petty is quite a good songwriter and I've overlooked him for much too long. This is a great album!!!
2008-11-08 Petty it ain't not!
This is a fine collection of rootsy rock n roll music - right up there with Springsteen/E-Street band.
The Dylan/Byrds influences are obvious but this collection also rocks out with its own unique Petty stamp. Check out Damn the Torpedoes (1979), to get a sense of his/their early output (couple of tracks featured here - Don't lose my girl, Refugee).
This is pure americana. And a great backing band to boot.
2008-10-28 You Rock Everywhere
Man, this is one of my all-time favorite albums. The first thing that got me hooked on you was seeing/hearing you in Black and White Night with Roy Orbison. Great stuff! So in turn, I bought this album of yours first, with many more to follow.
You rock in every group you play with!!!