I went to a Tom Petty concert a while ago. It was my fourth concert, and he never disappoints.
Solid musicianship, terrific songs, cool light show, and just the right balance between humility and attitude.
Mike Campbell was on, putting on a clinic of masterful guitar work. This was an improvement over previous shows, because - although he is a tasteful genius in the studio - his attempts to wow in live performances can sometimes be uneven.
Another improvement: Petty's noodling guitar solos also seem to get better with age.
As always, the coolest part of the experience was the crowd, who stand up and sing along with every song. Not some parts of some songs, not when asked to join in, but every line of every song. Rather like being in church.
I suppose it is, for some people. Anyway, the fanaticism is contagious and joyful.
Only one complaint, especially coming on the heels of McCartney's nearly 3 hour show: not enough. Petty's show was just under 2 hours, which was downright annoying given we were subjected to over 90 minutes of a CSN "performance" that was a long time gone before it even started.
A good kind of complaint, I guess, but the final result was that the lows outnumbered the highs. I went from "when will this end?" to "hell ya!" to "what, it's over?" and ended up feeling like, for $180, Tom was jammin' me.
Were you, Tom? I need to know.
Solid musicianship, terrific songs, cool light show, and just the right balance between humility and attitude.
Mike Campbell was on, putting on a clinic of masterful guitar work. This was an improvement over previous shows, because - although he is a tasteful genius in the studio - his attempts to wow in live performances can sometimes be uneven.
Another improvement: Petty's noodling guitar solos also seem to get better with age.
As always, the coolest part of the experience was the crowd, who stand up and sing along with every song. Not some parts of some songs, not when asked to join in, but every line of every song. Rather like being in church.
I suppose it is, for some people. Anyway, the fanaticism is contagious and joyful.
Only one complaint, especially coming on the heels of McCartney's nearly 3 hour show: not enough. Petty's show was just under 2 hours, which was downright annoying given we were subjected to over 90 minutes of a CSN "performance" that was a long time gone before it even started.
A good kind of complaint, I guess, but the final result was that the lows outnumbered the highs. I went from "when will this end?" to "hell ya!" to "what, it's over?" and ended up feeling like, for $180, Tom was jammin' me.
Were you, Tom? I need to know.
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