Tom Petty 12首歌

聽熟這12首就很夠了,這都是很成熟, 很成功的作品,

簡單,訊息清楚. 創作可以簡化到這樣

如果這樣的編曲結構, 組團都搞不定, 想不清, 那就還不到創作的程度

1. American Girl 

他最偉大的開場歌

American Girl packed all the band’s essential elements – Byrds-like chiming guitars, hard-nosed yet wistful lyrics, widescreen hooks and Petty’s personable southern drawl – into one tight, irresistible package.

2. I Need To Know // https://youtu.be/S8huQdtsWcw

punk with their fiercest rocker yet. 

But while the band sped out of the gate, Petty’s airy vocals floated over the top like a dreamy counterpoint. 

He and Mike Campbell jabbed their guitars like they were chopping ice, but the musical ace here was Benmont Tench, who provided elegant, Gershwinesque piano flourishes. From You’re Gonna Get It! (1978)

3. Shadow Of A Doubt (A Complex Kid) // https://youtu.be/Oekf-RdUS2E

4. A Woman In Love (It’s Not Me) // https://youtu.be/fKDYErlu5Kc

the Heartbreakers, 失戀團

Petty’s soul bled with longing and regret as he uttered, 

‘She’s a woman in love… but it’s not me,’ his cracked voice disappearing behind Tench’s searing keyboard swirl. From Hard Promises (1981)

5. Don’t Come Around Here No More // https://youtu.be/GNvS0UAt58s

 Southern Accents, an album steeped in rousing rebel pride. 

Interestingly, the record’s standout track, Don’t Come Around Here No More, Petty’s collaboration with Dave Stewart, is more Sgt. Pepper than Deep South. It’s a trance-like, sitar-laced piece of pop art that makes time and place stand still as it casts its cosmic spell. 

From Southern Accents (1985)

XXX 6   Jammin’ Me // https://youtu.be/TCFAzPl1QmE

Eddie Murphy wasn’t too pleased about being namechecked in Petty’s laundry list of overexposed 80s celebrities – though there’s no word what Vanessa Redgrave or Joe Piscopo thought. After the meticulously crafted Southern Accents, Petty and his band got back to stripped-down, ramshackle rocking, and this Stonesy effort (co-written by Bob Dylan) packed grit and good humour alongside biting social commentary. 

From Let Me Up (I’ve Had Enough) (1987)

7 Last Night // https://youtu.be/NsDNEFaO1Ek

8 A Face In The Crowd // https://youtu.be/z_umeMtV4QU

 A Face In The Crowd, a plaintive and altogether chilling ballad in which Petty – dispensing with any of his characteristic vocal stylizations – recalls the beauty of falling in love from out of nowhere. 

From Full Moon Fever (1989)

9 You Don’t Know How It Feels  // https://youtu.be/9TlBTPITo1I

Tom Petty Petty entered his mid-40s with nothing left to prove. For his second solo disc (which, of course, featured some of the Heartbreakers), he turned to maverick producer Rick Rubin, whose minimalist approach provided for a grittier and more intimate vibe. 

Overall, Petty sounded relaxed and jovial, especially on the gently rocking You Don’t Know How It Feels, on which he gave radio censors this beaut: ‘Let me get to the point/Let’s roll another joint.’ 

From Wildflowers (1994)

10 alls (Circus) // https://youtu.be/ZfS6Nl962Qg

The record was loose and engaging and featured a number of stellar cuts, such as Walls (Circus). 

Petty sounded right at home amid the ringing 12-string guitars, and guest vocalist Lindsey Buckingham lifted each chorus high into the California sun. 

From Songs And Music From She’s The One (1996)

11 Good Enough // https://youtu.be/UE9mM_ut62Y

Blues

The combination of Mike Campbell’s tortured guitar soloing and Petty’s heartsick vocals was emotional dynamite. 

From Mojo(2010)

12    Burnt Out Town // https://youtu.be/aMC6N7m2Is8

rock, blues, a litle Jazz

On Burnt Out Town, Petty is in storyteller mode, spinning a gin-soaked yarn about failed America as he yowls and howls like Jagger – though there’s clearly a little John Lee Hooker and George Thorogood in there too. 

One could sense Petty’s pride in being an elder statesman of rock, leading the band he loved, and he carried that with him until his tragically premature end. From Hypnotic Eye (2014)