Ummm, look it has validity and don’t get me wrong, I was a massive early days supporter of Tom and the band, so early that I saw them play to 200 people audiences and personally met the band a few times along the way. Ironically, they were probably even better early days than they were 10 years later. Don’t get me wrong they were never positioned as some super group, but thankfully they did ultimately receive the audience they always deserved. Tom was as prolific as anyone on the songwriting side. The band is clearly missing their fearless leader. Best ever? Certainly near the top, but I think as a contemporary of the era, Springsteen and E Street probably cross the line before Tom. That does not diminish my love for Petty & Co.
Marty Stuart on Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers:
"I’ve never made any bones about it. I think Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers were the greatest Rock & Roll Band the United States Of America has ever produced."
Wow. Better than The Hawks/The Band (though composed of only one American and four Canadians, I consider the U.S.A. responsible for their formation)? Better than NRBQ, and The Byrds? And Los Lobos? As I consider Marty and his band The Fabulous Superlatives the current best band in the world, his opinions carry a lot of weight with me.
Okay, maybe I’ve been wrong about TP & TH. ;-)
Wow. Better than The Hawks/The Band (though composed of only one American and four Canadians, I consider the U.S.A. responsible for their formation)? Better than NRBQ, and The Byrds? And Los Lobos? As I consider Marty and his band The Fabulous Superlatives the current best band in the world, his opinions carry a lot of weight with me.
Okay, maybe I’ve been wrong about TP & TH. ;-)