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Tom Petty - Some Recommendations Please....

3manstack3manstack Posts: 205
edited June 2012 in Other Music
Can anyone recommend a few Tom Petty albums to properly "start me off". I own the greatest hits and mojo and after watching the Runnin Down A Dream Doc on TV the other night I'm ridiculously curious and eager to dip my toe a little further into his music

I'm positive I'm going to buy Full Moon Fever coz that seems to have a few I already love but any other suggestions are very welcome, Looking to get about 3 or 4 to begin with

Thanks in advance of any replies.
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  • MysteryTrainMysteryTrain Posts: 1,189
    Definitely get Full Moon Fever. Also Damn The Torpedoes (1979) and Wildflowers (1994) are essential. And then Into The Great Wide Open (1991) which is just as good as Full Moon Fever. Some of the their more underrated but very good albums are Hard Promises, Long After Dark and Southern Accents.
  • mfc2006mfc2006 Posts: 37,446
    Wildflowers.
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  • ShawshankShawshank Posts: 1,018
    Full Moon Fever, Wildflowers and Echo are my favorites.
  • Bronx BombersBronx Bombers Posts: 2,208
    The Live Anthology
  • CobCob Posts: 857
    I've been listening to the first album A LOT lately and man that one is good, I like Hard Promises and Damn the Torpedoes a lot also, I REALLY like Louisiana Rain and Shadow of a Doubt (Complex Kid) from Damn the Torpedoes. And as Bronx Bombers mentioned, the Live Anthology is GREAT!
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  • thefixer9thefixer9 Posts: 9,376
    First get Full Moon Fever

    Then Wildflowers

    Hard Promises

    Damn the Torpedoes

    and then really anything after that! :mrgreen:
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  • JOEJOEJOEJOEJOEJOE Posts: 10,513
    Damn theTorpedos
  • marcosmarcos Posts: 2,112
    JOEJOEJOE wrote:
    Damn theTorpedos

    This one is must, wish I had this on vinyl. As a few other of Tom's but very unaffordable for some reason at this time. Full Moon Fever brings back so many memories for me from that time period. I use to listen to this one over and over with a first love that eventually went on to break my heart.
  • PNuttyJamPNuttyJam Posts: 837
    Echo
    She's The One

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  • Better DanBetter Dan Posts: 5,684
    Wildflowers is a great start.
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  • jjflashjjflash Posts: 4,957
    Better Dan wrote:
    Wildflowers is a great start.

    Also, check out She's the One soundtrack. Those are my two favorite studio efforts. Greatest Hits compilation is a good place to get your toes wet. And the semi-recently released Live Anthology is a good career-spanner too.
  • mfc2006mfc2006 Posts: 37,446
    jjflash wrote:
    Better Dan wrote:
    Wildflowers is a great start.

    Also, check out She's the One soundtrack. Those are my two favorite studio efforts. Greatest Hits compilation is a good place to get your toes wet. And the semi-recently released Live Anthology is a good career-spanner too.

    yup. the She's The One soundtrack is flat-out awesome.
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  • pjfan021pjfan021 Posts: 684
    Wildflowers, last Dj, live anthology, full moon fever, damn the torpedoes
  • perfectlefts14perfectlefts14 Posts: 2,037
    Check out the B-Side: Girl On LSD. It was originally suppose to be on Wildflowers, but Warner Bros said no, it's a great song.
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  • patrickredeyespatrickredeyes Posts: 8,834
    mfc2006 wrote:
    Wildflowers.


    One of the best albums ever. :mrgreen:
  • mfc2006mfc2006 Posts: 37,446
    patrickredeyes wrote:
    mfc2006 wrote:
    Wildflowers.


    One of the best albums ever. :mrgreen:

    Patrick speaks the truth. :)
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  • chorduroychorduroy Posts: 72
    Definitely get Damn the Torpedoes....as someone mentioned earlier, Louisiana Rain and Shadow of a Doubt are phenomenal songs
  • ilockyerilockyer Posts: 2,271
    My recommendation is that anyone in Europe who can, goes to see him on this tour. The band are on fire at the moment. Just travelling home after Cork and Dublin shows.
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  • MysteryTrainMysteryTrain Posts: 1,189
    ilockyer wrote:
    My recommendation is that anyone in Europe who can, goes to see him on this tour. The band are on fire at the moment. Just travelling home after Cork and Dublin shows.

    How was the crowd reception? I'll be seeing them at their first London show. It's amazing they haven't toured Europe in two decades.
  • ilockyerilockyer Posts: 2,271
    MysteryTrain wrote:
    ilockyer wrote:
    My recommendation is that anyone in Europe who can, goes to see him on this tour. The band are on fire at the moment. Just travelling home after Cork and Dublin shows.

    How was the crowd reception? I'll be seeing them at their first London show. It's amazing they haven't toured Europe in two decades.

    Dublin and Cork crowds were both very loud. Good mix of people, uni students right through to people in their 60s. The support, Jonathan Wilson, was quite good too.
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  • Sweet OblivionSweet Oblivion Posts: 456
    Here's a link to a playlist of videos from the Dublin show - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrerLYjW ... p_play_all

    Really great show.
  • JOEJOEJOEJOEJOEJOE Posts: 10,513
    TP is playing in Amsterdam on 24 June
  • CTD10CTD10 Posts: 351
    I seen Tom for the first time last weekend. Amazing concert. Well worth the wait.
    ctd
  • IgotshitIDIgotshitID Posts: 895
    Saw him twice in St.John's, the shows were amazing!!! The best non pearl jam shows i have seen
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    St.John's 9/25/2005
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  • MissPennyLaneMissPennyLane Posts: 687
    mfc2006 wrote:
    patrickredeyes wrote:
    mfc2006 wrote:
    Wildflowers.


    One of the best albums ever. :mrgreen:

    Patrick speaks the truth. :)

    Yup. In my top 5 favie albums ever, I just love the album cover too :)
  • BrainofBGABrainofBGA Posts: 4,319
    Just ordered Wildflowers and All the Rest on vinyl. Looking forward to receiving that! Been in a real Tom
    Petty mood this past week. Mainly listening to Best of Everything 1976-2016. Such a diverse range of songs. 
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  • 2-feign-reluctance2-feign-reluctance Posts: 23,306
    Bronx Bombers said:
    The Live Anthology
    This 10000000000000x 
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  • mickeyratmickeyrat Posts: 38,585
    ok, heres what to get ,The Complete Studio Albums Vols 1 and 2. Wildflowers and everything else. Live Anthology, American Treasure.


    START there.....
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  • BrainofBGABrainofBGA Posts: 4,319
    2-feign-reluctance said:
    Bronx Bombers said:
    The Live Anthology
    This 10000000000000x 
    Is this available via streaming services or was it just a physical release ie on vinyl? 
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    Melbourne #2 '03
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  • mickeyratmickeyrat Posts: 38,585
    BrainofBGA said:
    2-feign-reluctance said:
    Bronx Bombers said:
    The Live Anthology
    This 10000000000000x 
    Is this available via streaming services or was it just a physical release ie on vinyl? 

    streaming on apple music..... assume elsewhere
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    Not today Sir, Probably not tomorrow.............................................. bayfront arena st. pete '94
    you're finally here and I'm a mess................................................... nationwide arena columbus '10
    memories like fingerprints are slowly raising.................................... first niagara center buffalo '13
    another man ..... moved by sleight of hand...................................... joe louis arena detroit '14
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