American Songwriter

Petty’s Pride: What Is Tom Petty’s Greatest Album?

Both Damn The Torpedoes and Full Moon Fever feature peaks galore. But Damn The Torpedoes just wins out as Tom Petty’s finest album. Not only are all the songs amazing, but it also features the ...
Yahoo

The Tom Petty classic that took 100 takes to nail – and ended up being “an albatross” around their necks

Sandwiched between punk, the first moans of goth and the flagging first wave of New Wave, Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers’ track Refugee took a defiant step in reasserting the dominance of guitar rock ...
American Songwriter

Tom Petty Won His 1995 Grammy While in a Chicken Shack: “I Was Not in a Good Headspace”

Tom Petty was reaching new professional heights in 1995, the same year he moved into a rural L.A. hideaway overrun with ...
Forbes

One Of Tom Petty’s Most Famous Songs Debuts In America

Tom Petty’s “American Girl” debuts at No. 22 on Billboard’s Rock Streaming Songs chart, marking his first new hit on the tally since his 2017 passing. NEWPORT, UNITED KINGDOM - JUNE 22: Tom Petty of ...
Ultimate Classic Rock

How a Bottle of Vitamins Helped Save a Tom Petty Hit

Tom Petty wrote most of the Heartbreakers' songs, but guitarist Mike Campbell's role in the band over the years should not be overlooked. Where, for example, would the song "Breakdown" be without that ...