#howie epstein

[run-down-that-dream]

Straight into Darkness [x] from the Record Plant (1982)

[musicrunsthroughmysoul]

"And when you raise the roof with your rock'n'roll You'll get a lot more kicks with a little bit o' soul"

[thegroovyarchives]

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, 1991. Photographer: Mark Seliger From Runnin’ Down a Dream: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Chronicle Books, 2007.

[your-cryin-fool]

Howie Epstein joining Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, 1982

[rolloroberson]

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - Mary Jane’s Last Dance

[spilladabalia]

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Listen To Her Heart

[verdant-planet-child]

I spent almost the entire day on Facebook.

Finally,some good pics.

[hewasanamericangirl]

[mychameleondays]

Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers: Greatest Hits

Geffen/Universal 00602547714268, 2016

Originally released: November 9, 1993

[myvinylplaylist]

Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers: Greatest Hits (1993)

2016 Vinyl Reissue

First time on vinyl since 1993. This version omits the track "Anything That's Rock 'n' Roll" included in the European version Greatest Hits and earlier releases.

The release contains no songs from 1987's Let Me Up (I've Had Enough). However, three songs from Petty's 1989 solo album Full Moon Fever were included.

Geffen Records

[drummersheartbeat]

Idk about the rest of y'all but I prefer TPATH over TP&HB any day.

[run-down-that-dream]

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers | SNL (1983)

[longliverockback]

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Long after Dark [Deluxe Edition] 2024 UMe ————————————————— Tracks LP One: 01. A One Story Town 02. You Got Lucky 03. Deliver Me 04. Change of Heart 05. Finding Out 06. We Stand a Chance 07. Straight into Darkness 08. The Same Old You 09. Between Two Worlds 10. A Wasted Life

Tracks LP Two: 01. Stories We Could Tell [French TV] 02. Never Be You 03. Turning Point [original drums version] 04. Don’t Make Me Walk the Line 05. I’m Finding Out [French TV] 06. Heartbreakers Beach Party [extended version] 07. Keeping Me Alive [French TV] 08. Straight into Darkness [French TV] 09. To Be Wicked [Denver sessions] 10. Between Two Worlds Worlds [French TV] 11. One On One 12. Wild Thing —————————————————

Mike Campbell

Howie Epstein

Stan Lynch

Tom Petty

Benmont Tench

* Long Live Rock Archive

[greensparty]

Album Reviews: MC5 / Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers

What a week for album reviews. I got to review a long-awaited studio album and a re-release of an album 42 years old:

MC5 Heavy Lifting

Detroit's MC5 (Motor City 5) were among the architects of punk rock. I don't say that lightly. In the history of punk music, people point to NYC or the London scene as the birthplace of punk, but Detroit in the late 60s is where both MC5 and The Stooges were laying the building blocks of what became punk rock in the years that followed. MC5’s song “Kick out the Jams” was a burst of rebellious energy in 1969. I listened to the cover version by Bad Brains and Henry Rollins on the Pump Up the Volume soundtrack many a time growing up. I have their 1969 live album Kick Out the Jams on vinyl in my collection and its rebellious burst of garage punk is a political statement that's stood the test of time. As much as they amassed a cult following, they only released two studio albums (loads of live and compilations though), 1970's Back in the USA and 1971's High Time. Since their initial break-up in 1972, they have reunited multiple times over the years. Around 2018 they actually did a big tour as the MC50 featuring some guests like Soundgarden's Kim Thayil and Matt Cameron, Don Was and more. This year is a bittersweet year for the MC5 because in February we lost founding guitarist Wayne Kramer and founding drummer Dennis Thompson in May, but just in time for the MC5's long overdue induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame this week they are releasing their new studio album Heavy Lifting, their first in 53 years, on Earmusic this week. Kramer recorded this prior to his death along with new band members bassist Vicki Randle, singer Brad Brooks, guitarist Stevie Salas (a legend, google his discography if you don't believe me), and drummer Winston Watson. They even worked with producer Bob Ezrin and special guest stars like Slash, Living Colour's Vernon Reid, Rage Against the Machine's Tom Morello, and more. Dennis Thompson did play on some songs as well.

album cover

It does need to be celebrated that Wayne Kramer left us one last MC5 album before he passed away and that the very week they are getting into the Rock Hall, they are reminding everyone that they the group is a powerful force. But the thing with this album is something I talk about quite often, which is when a band takes such a long time to release a follow up that expectations are sky high. I certainly didn't even think there would ever be another MC5 album after waiting 53 years since the last studio album. One would hope it would be among the ranks of Back in the USA. On its own, there some decent rockers here but you need to ignore the fact that it's been this long since the last album. The other thing about this album is that what made the MC5's previous albums legendary was their raw garage rock sound. They were a group with big ideas and minimal resources to express them, which made it interesting (similar to The Raincoats), but this album is more like arena rock or alt-rock, which is not bad, I mean all musicians can evolve I suppose, but you just wanted that raw garage proto-punk sound. Having said this, there are some gems in here, most notably the ones with guests like "Can't Be Found" featuring Vernon Reid and Dennis Thompson and also their cover of "Twenty-Five Miles". But let's give credit to Kramer and Thompson for giving this band one last victory lap!

For info on Heavy Lifting

3 out of 5 stars

Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers Long After Dark Deluxe Edition

This week I got to review Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers twice! The two-night only documentary Heartbreakers Beach Party is screening Oct. 17 and 20 and I got to review this long-lost 1983 special filmed during the 1982-83 era of the Long After Dark album, originally released in November 1982. That was the band's fifth album and followed the one-two punch of Damn the Torpedoes and Hard Promises. Celebrating the, well 42nd anniversary of the Long After Dark album, UMe is releasing a special Deluxe Edition this week that I got to review! I first discovered The Heartbreakers around 1985 when their album Southern Accents, which was actually the band’s 6th album (the follow up to Long After Dark). I was a kid just discovering music and one of the music videos that blew me away at that time was “Don’t Come Around Here No More”, a psychedelic rock homage to Alice In Wonderland with Petty as the Mad Hatter. I liked their tunes and picked up the album on cassette tape. Throughout the 90s (my high school and college years), Petty was always on in the background. Whatever I was into at the time (alternative, punk, metal, etc) Petty was always an old standby. After singer / leader Tom Petty died in 2017, there's been some releases including the 2022 album Live at the Fillmore, 1997. I was psyched that the Tom Petty website actually quoted my review on their website for that album!

album cover

I had heard the Long After Dark album a few times over the years, but my initial impression of it was that it was a somewhat lesser album for The Heartbreakers. Damn the Torpedoes is often considered to be their best and it was years before Petty's terrific solo albums like Full Moon Fever and Wild Flowers. So my initial thinking going into this review was, why this album and not others? It was a transitional time for the band in that it was the debut of bassist Howie Epstein (1955-2003) who replaced Ron Blair (who does appear on "Between Two Worlds"). Looking back it feels like a crossroads album between the 70s classic rock sound they had perfected and the early 80s start of 80s synth pop and MTV, which you can hear on "You Got Lucky" the big hit off the album.

the 2-CD / 1-blu-ray edition

Disc 1 is the original album remastered and I have to say it is way better than I remember it being. Disc 2 is outtakes, alt versions and live versions. Some buried treasures in here include "Never Be You" (later a hit for Roseanne Cash), "Ways to be Wicked" (later covered by Lone Justice), and their cover of The Troggs' "Wild Thing". Disc 3 (in the version I got to review) is the blu-ray audio, which is impressive. There are also liner notes from Rolling Stone veteran David Fricke (also a host on Tom Petty Radio). This package truly elevated the album as a whole. It's always cool to re-discover an album and like it better upon the reissue and that's the case here!

For info on Long After Dark

Original Album: 3 out of 5 stars

Deluxe Edition: 4 out of 5 stars

[your-cryin-fool]

I think mine would be Insider or American Girl

But now I'm interested, reblog or reply which tpath song you'd pick!

[rolloroberson]

Johnny Cash - Rusty Cage