I didn’t want to start the new season in earnest while I was away as I knew I wouldn’t have as much time to prep and barely any to record and edit, so I wanted to get a special episode and was trying to think of what to do to ease into the season.

These two dates in 2002 completely destroy the conventional wisdom that you don’t go to see a "legacy act" to hear music from their new record. Hearing this album played live in this way almost makes it the only way to think about this tour. Imagine if the Heartbreakers had put on similar performances for albums like Long After Dark, Wildflowers, and Hypnotic Eye. Even if you performed them as part of a mini-residency, hearing albums in their entirety in this way gives them a much more cohesive resonance that is lost if you cherry pick two or three singles.

You can check out the entire performance here : https://youtu.be/yLl2_JIlKps

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The theme song is provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com

The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.

A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".

Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

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Today’s episode is a fantastic chat I had with my friend Eric Senich, who has been on the show previously, back in October of last year. As well as being an outstanding podcaster and rock historian, Eric also spent a large part of his early career as a DJ, so I thought it would be interesting to talk to him about the nature of the industry and how and why freeform DJ’s like Jim Ladd were such an important part of the culture and development of rock n roll music. We wander off into some really interesting areas in this chat and I’m really looking forward to sharing this one with you so sit back, relax, and enjoy my conversation with Eric Senich!

Check out Eric's website here, where you can find links to all the episodes of his brilliant podcast, Booked on Rock : https://www.bookedonrock.com

NOTE: There is some profanity during my conversation with Eric.

The song and video at the end of this episode are used by very kind permission by former guest Tommy Edwin. Please visit his website here: https://www.tommyedwinmusic.com and check out his excellent song, Radio On here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pq4tqYi_rpg

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The theme song is provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com

The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.

A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".

Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

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Rich is back to share his answers to my 10 questions? He's in cover bands that deal with Tom, Jeff Lynne, and George Harrison's musical output, so that question is a slam dunk, right? Which gig will he want to travel back in time to see? And which song is he going to duet on? It isn't one that's been picked thus far!

You can find Rich's music and bands here!

Rich Gibson: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1i6cM8YWiIOAyQwp2NXxjp?si=51P4g81qR-GCAb1OhiiIbQ

Indigo Slink: https://open.spotify.com/artist/55Q3RVKUA0K1v3ImGWeUcN?si=E1QOGadjQ2KGwVPa3qW2cQ

Spring: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2Tzhg0fexPFmVjdM0U79sv?si=PiDi3CdSTx-xMUp4Ahkrnw

The Petty Heartbreakers: https://thepettyheartbreakers.co.uk/

Ultimate ELO: https://ultimateelo.co.uk/

The Pretend Beatles: https://thepretendbeatles.co.uk/

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All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com

The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.

A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".

Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

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Today’s episode is a fan chat with a musician who’s be following along with the podcast for a while now and is a fellow Northern Englishman. Rich Gibson is a singer, songwriter, and musician as a solo artist and with the bands Spring and Indigo Slink, as well as being part of three different Wilbury’s-related tribute acts, The Petty Heartbreakers, Ultimate ELO and The Pretend Beatles! We had a fantastic chat about Rich’s background and how he ended up discovering and eventually covering Tom’s music as well as his answers to my ten questions, which will be online for you to listen to next week! Sit back, relax, and enjoy my conversation with Rich Gibson!

You can find Rich's music and bands here!

Rich Gibson: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1i6cM8YWiIOAyQwp2NXxjp?si=51P4g81qR-GCAb1OhiiIbQ

Indigo Slink: https://open.spotify.com/artist/55Q3RVKUA0K1v3ImGWeUcN?si=E1QOGadjQ2KGwVPa3qW2cQ

Spring: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2Tzhg0fexPFmVjdM0U79sv?si=PiDi3CdSTx-xMUp4Ahkrnw

The Petty Heartbreakers: https://thepettyheartbreakers.co.uk/

Ultimate ELO: https://ultimateelo.co.uk/

The Pretend Beatles: https://thepretendbeatles.co.uk/

Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.

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All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com

The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.

A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".

Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

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Well, we've covered all the songs on Echo now, so that can only mean one thing! That's right. It's time for John Paulsen to join me again to wrap up the twelfth album and dig into the vinyl age, whether fifteen songs is too many, and of course, a whole lot of back and forth about the album! As always, it was great to hang with John for an hour and dive into the darkest work in Tom's catalogue.

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To check out John's lean 44 minute vinyl edition of Echo, you can find that here:

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2Ny2VrYlnVikUAVDeuZkHX?si=b37ee5801f8a4703

Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/ca/playlist/echo-44-minute-vinyl-cut/pl.u-0qxaCW9eVyo

Youtube: https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9JRklgBG7NyQvUkiOlzdor_m7wl1PULD

If you want to find John, you can catch him over on Bluesky at: https://bsky.app/profile/4for4-john.bsky.social

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All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com

The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.

A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".

Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

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“One more night, God I've had to fight. To keep my line of sight on what's real”. That opening line really acts as a double underline on the pain and weariness that Tom has explored lyrically throughout much of his twelfth album. When author Paul Zollo mentions this in Conversations with Tom Petty, asking “Can you keep some perspective, being within the music industry, on the meaning and impact an album can have to some guy who is far outside of the system?”, Tom answers “I hope it’s still like that. I hope people still get albums and get inspired by them."

NOTE: The audio quality isn't as good as it usually is as I am recording on my laptop due to my main computer, that I usually record and has my good mic etc. died last week and is away in the shop in the queue to be examined.

Song : https://youtu.be/riZf4aH0iTo

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All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com

The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.

A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".

Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

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Wolfie is back to answer my ten "quick fire" questions, which seem to be taking longer and longer! His pick for favourite Heartbreaker came as a surprise but his three words to describe Tom Petty are pretty fantastic! Don't forget to go check out Greg's music on Soundcloud (links below) and if you're in the Connecticut area, make sure you check out when his band Accidental Breakdown is playing!

You can find Wolfie on Soundcloud here: https://soundcloud.com/greg-wolfe-927450616

And you can tune in to the Regarding Series here: https://go.goodpods.com/KrTXAN

Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.

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All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com

The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.

A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".

Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

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Today’s episode is a fan chat with a musician and podcaster who I’ve gotten to know a little over the last 12 months or so and wanted to learn more about. Greg Wolfe, or Wolfie as he’s more commonly known in the podcast universe, is a bass player and band leader for the Connecticut-based band Accidental Breakdown. He’s also one of the co-hosts of the Regarding Series of podcasts which breaks down a much-maligned album each season to see if it has any redeeming qualities. It’s a show I’ve been lucky to guest on a couple of times and I’ve always enjoyed Wolfie’s insights when we’ve chatted.

We talk Lou Reed, Bob Marley, starting a lifetime of music on bass guitar, the value of playing with people who are better than you, and of course, Tom Petty!

We talk about Tom being the quintessential American rocker and how Petty resonates with you at different stages in your life.

You can find Wolfie on Soundcloud here: https://soundcloud.com/greg-wolfe-927450616

And you can tune in to the Regarding Series here: https://go.goodpods.com/KrTXAN

Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.

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Threads: https://www.threads.net/@thetompettyproject

All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com

The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.

A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".

Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.