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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. ;-)
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Regarding TP & THB being lightweights, I’m not about to go down this rabbit hole. I love them, I love ABB, I love SStills. You can’t argue with success.

Some people point out the simplicity of Tom’s songs as a negative. I feel that he was a master at this and that in of itself is a great tribute

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Eric, Aren't you glad you started this thread?
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Someone posted above about the simplicity of Tom's songs. Yep, there is a lot of magic going on there. It takes just as much natural musical genius to pull off.
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