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Tom was heavily influenced by the Birds, as a lot of his earlier music indicates that and I think he probably respects Roger Mcguinn and Chris Hallman as much as anyone. She’s the One is a really good album as well as Highway Companion.
My wife and I were at the Hollywood Bowl last Monday night. We traveled 5 hours and stayed the weekend to see the show; something that we would have did when we were younger, but a little out of character these days. We started dating in high school and for many years we would see Tom when toured in the area. It was the one musical artist that we both were really connected to. She liked and tolerated some of my favorites: Bruce, Steve Earle, more recently Lu, and some of the more obscure song writers, and I liked some of hers: Fleetwood Mac, Carole king, etc, but if there was a Tom Petty show in the area, we were there. I remember one show we rode 2-1/2 hours with four people squeezed into a 1970’s Datsun 240z with Tom Petty tunes blasting to and from the show. So we were there Monday night and for a couple of hours, it was sort of like we reconnected with the young(er) versions of our selves. I actually thought a couple of times throughout the show that this was “just like old times”. The band was tight, the show was energetic, the Webb Sisters added a subtle new dimension to some of the songs.
I was stoked to see Lucinda for the first time and she did not disappoint! “Foolishness” was a definitely a highlight along with Joy, Drunken Angle and Sweet Old World. I would love to see her in a smaller setting with more acoustic songs that show case her brilliant lyrics
As much as I have seen and listened to Tom through the years, I never considered him one of my favorite song writers. I always associate great song writers to the lyrics they wrote. But Tom wrote some pretty damn good songs. BTW, my personal favorite writers have always included Bruce, Bob, Townes, Guy and Merle. More recently (within the last 10 years) my favorites are Lucinda (which is why I am here) and Sam Baker (amazing writer). The last two I love to put on the head phones and just listen.
Anyway, it was our first Lucinda show and ended up being our last Tom Petty show; but what a hell of show it was.
Monday Night for us !!! and the first Lu show for too. Also the first time at the Hollywood Bowl. We have seen Tom many times since early 1980’s. The last time a few years ago in Sac – Jackson Browne opened and Stevie Nicks showed up – probably the best TP show I have seen.
Saw the set list on another post in this forum and it was pretty damn good. Would love to hear Blessed and/or I lost it.
Anyway looking forward to Monday……maybe a “Changed the Locks” duet??? Or “Southern Accents”? I can hear Lucinda singing that one; I think it would be a great cover song for her.
