Always liked that Tom Petty video. Remember a Herb Caenism from the 80s about a kid hearing Bob Dylan and saying "Hey, there's an old guy that sounds like Tom Petty"
>I am trying to go back to sleep and surfing all the wrong sites. A Tom Petty riff came into my head and I landed eventually on his classic music video of "Don't Come Around Here No More." (
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0JvF9vpqx8) Alice in Wonderland with a rock and roll spin. Fun.
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>TP is sort of the opposite profile of my usual rock favorites. Usually I find them early and stick with them, even into decline. I was slow on the uptake with him and gain more respect over time. He is still making great music. (A fairly recent example --
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Zork5Z63jk). And he has one of the legendary sidekicks, guitarist Mike Campbell. The jangly guitar sound associated with Petty is actually Campbell.
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>They found a larger audience at the Super Bowl a couple of years ago. That was as good as it gets.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8Sy2RAvQTU&feature=PlayList&p=51325637B9904C5A&playnext_from=PL&playnext=1&index=5
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