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http://somethingelsereviews.com/2015/07/10/tom-petty-bob-dylan-mike-campbell-interview/

I didn't read this but it looked potentially interesting for fans of Southern Accents: http://blurtonline.com/2015/07/fred-mills-tom-petty-and-our-southern-accents/

I read some of Conversations with Petty and he discusses the creation of Swingin'; how the band were all just jamming a bunch of noise when Tom began playing chords he liked, and one by one the band fell in and he improved the lyrics. That would be a great digital bonus for the hardcore fans, putting up the actual version with the jamming at the beginning; getting to hear how Tom led the band into the song. cheers

Aside from the lyrics and the bridge I thought it was derivative the first time I heard it as well. That's a good bridge! But...I think the extended version from 08 definitely elevated the song, I don't know why they stopped playing it that way when they performed it later on. cheers

I was listening to a show from 99 and realized the live version of Free Girl Now sounds like it could've fit on Damn the Torpedoes, it has more of that 'old school' Heartbreakers feel to it.

Just listened to It's Good To Be King from the Echo tour, from Mansfield, MA and it's a really good one. That whole show has great sound quality. A nice long, guitar shredding meets spacey jam. Sure, it would be good if they changed up how they segue out of the jam but it's still a fun song. cheers

If they're really recording new Mudcrutch I could see a tour similar to he one they did before at one point in the year, and something to celebrate the 40th. Perhaps another residency. It's possible, with 40 years being commemorated Tom may dig deep and pull out You Wreck Me.

It connects to Penny Lane.

I think it works perfectly as a lead in to a more serious somber song or a fast rocker. They should pull it out at shows where it is raining; a few minutes of this and then into You Wreck Me! cheers

That's good, nurktwin, it's a nice feeling when you have new equipment (whatever it is) up and running. cheers

I actually think it could work on the Last Dj as well.

Bicycle lane.

Oh, good point. Mudcrutch started a shift, the idea of them all playing and recording together, that carried over to Mojo, leading to Hypnotic Eye. cheers

I like It's Rainin' Again, though I think it would've fit on Southern Accents, Long After Dark or Let Me Up. It's a simple song done well. I like these types of songs, unusual pieces of music that can add a certain flavor to most albums. And it's so short, even if you don't like it...it's over before you know it. The repetition of the song captures the feel of a rainy day. cheers

I actually don't know any Traffic songs.

Got to beat the crowds when All The Rest is released.

Thank you. I got it in 9min 18 secs Thank God! My goal is a 7 minute mile. Enjoy the vinyl. How cool you not only saw them in concert but had Stevie Nicks give you a beer. cheers

https://joepangaro.wordpress.com/featured-contributors/long-after-dark/the-best-bootleg-ever-tom-petty-and-the-heartbreakers-dazzle-the-fillmore-in-97/

I didn't know Traffic jams.

I think so, too. I would say Mojo was the beginning of the breaking of that template and Hypnotic Eye what emerged. If they return to the style they've mainly existed in since Wildflowers, If Hypnotic Eye is the lone exception or not is something we'll know in time. cheers

Thus far it seems like there isn't a consensus on this. Plenty of worthy shows but not one towering above them. Unless that last night at the Fillmore does. One show where the best of their live elements come together. I should eliminate the Live Anthology as an option since it's not a complete show. I'm also fond of the very widely dispersed South Carolina bootleg from 89; performance wise they even stretch the bridge of Free Fallin' just a bit, and you've got a great intro to DCAHNM and a frenetic Runnin' Down A Dream. Some nice acoustic versions as well, particularly Even the Losers. The Fillmore has something for everyone, even special guests...

If you enjoy the covers then it's fine. For myself, I'd prefer to hear them play their own songs in concert, some of which have been played a few times, and some never. Really good songs that for one reason or another were never performed. A cover here and there is fine, it's a little spice in the dish, TPATH upend the entire container over the meal. cheers

Those are good ones too. I'm wondering if there's a show that's considered the one to share if you could only share the one. Fillmore is really good, great sound quality, good performances, the really long version of Mary Jane and a really fun attitude. There's too many covers for my taste but someone else could enjoy them and the whole show just has a very fun, celebratory feel. They even play On The Street! That's a good song. You mentioned the Echo tour. There's one 99 show, I think from...well...either New York or Minneapolis maybe where Mike leads the band through a super long surf instrumental. It's good sound quality, that's a good one too though I think the Fillmore just has more variety. Maybe more people will chime in with their thoughts? cheers

Nice answer. I think that was in 03, maybe? I don't know. But I own the Soundstage dvd, pretty good. I figured the Vic shows may show up as an answer. cheers

Listening to YouTell Me, right now and it feels like the first two albums were them figuring things out, how they work as a band and so forth, while coming together to form their signature sound on DTT. The mix of guitars, vocals, behind the beat drumming, interesting bridges, little unexpected touches and more complicated things going on within the music (like the salt shaker on Refugee or how Ben's playing compliments and contrasts with Mike's on Here Comes My Girl) yet somewhat hidden by each song's deceptive simplicity. The following albums worked with this sound, style whatever you'd like to call it, Tom most likely pushing to take this style into different places. Southern Accents and Let Me Up seem like the furthest they go with this, Full Moon Fever is a fresh chapter, Into the Great Wide Open looking both backward and forward and Wildlfowers a new way going forward. From that point on, the instruments still intertwine, they all still play at a superb level but something like You Tell Me, is gone, that certain feel, with a bit of an instrumental beginning, the overt attitude, the sound, Ben's organ etc. Room at the Top and You Tell Me are both good songs but quite different, they really do sound, to a degree, like different bands. cheers