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Rest in Peace, Tom Petty
When I was a tiny human, my parents played music constantly. It was only natural for my first favorite band to be a band they introduced me to — Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers. I can remember, before I could use the turntable, asking my dad to put on Full Moon Fever for me. (I loved solo Petty as well as his work with the Heartbreakers). I would listen to that album from start to finish, on repeat.
My first favorite band…and later, my first rock star crush. Before the boy groups and all that, it was Tom Petty. To this day, I can’t explain it. I just had a thing for him. And while I was still in love with the man and his band, my parents took me to see them. Twice. I was the happiest and luckiest kid in the world. I had been to several concerts, but Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers was the first one I was old enough to really remember.
And now, Tom Petty is gone. He passed away at 8:40 p.m. (PST) on Monday, October 2, 2017.
I’m at a loss. I know there are people here who can understand; after all, the music community has been grieving far too often lately. This, though, is different, for me. This was the artist who set me on my journey, the first to make me really feel so deeply about music.
Thank you, Tom Petty, and may you rest in peace.
Weekly Focus: Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, Day Seven
Technically, this is a solo Petty song, but…I think it still counts. I absolutely adore this track. It’s been one of my favorites for years.
Tom Petty — “Zombie Zoo,” from the album Full Moon Fever (1989).
Album of the Week: Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers’ Into the Great Wide Open
I’ve been in love with Tom Petty since I can remember, and for this reason, my parents bought me Into the Great Wide Open for Christmas when I was five. It was the first CD I owned (besides the Backstreet Boys’ self-titled… Shut up…). 🙂
Album of the Day: Tom Petty’s Full Moon Fever
My second favorite Tom Petty album. I used to listen to it obsessively as a kid. We only had it on vinyl, so I always had to ask one of my parents to put it on.
Stranded on an Island (Music Edition)
So we’ve all seen the hypothetical “if you were on an island and could only bring five things, what would they be?” Well, this is the music version. What ten albums would you have to have with you? Obviously, this is my list and it is in no particular order.
Pink Floyd: The Wall
Almost everyone’s essential Pink Floyd, and why wouldn’t it be? I also love the movie.
Tom Petty: Wildflowers
I was such a Tom Petty fangirl when I was little. This is my favorite, closely followed by Full Moon Fever.
Marilyn Manson: Mechanical Animals
Love this album from start to finish.
Avenged Sevenfold: Nightmare
It used to be City of Evil, but I like the diversity from track to track on Nightmare.
Tremonti: All I Was
Another one I can play without skipping a single song ❤
Collective Soul’s self-titled album
My other original band crush ❤
Disturbed: Down With the Sickness
Though I’d hate not having their version of “Sound of Silence.”
The Beatles: Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
Gotta have something by the Fan Four and my mom used to sing me “Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds.”
Alter Bridge: Blackbird
Um, duh!
Lynam: Slave to the Machine
Still my favorite by them and always will be.
Feel free to make your own list! 🙂
Throwback Thursday: “Don’t Come Around Here No More”
Tom Petty was my first rock star crush. My parents took me to see him twice when I was eight-years-old. This is not my favorite song by him, though it is one of them. However, I really adore this video. 🙂
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