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Neemo

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Re: Tom Petty

Neemo wrote:

to celebrate his Superbowl half time performance i'm starting this thread, i've always been a fan but i prefer his mid-late 80's material the most

anybody else like him? runnin down a dream and into the great wide open kick major ass learning to fly as well

jorge76

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Re: Tom Petty

jorge76 wrote:

You can't go wrong with petty. 

I actually read his autobiography earlier this year, and I didn't realize how much I didn't know about him.

For instance I didn't know that for something like 2 years in the 80's they toured as Bob Dylan's backup band.  They'd play their own set, then back up Dylan.

Then he ends the book with thoughts on a TON of his songs one at a time.  Which is awesome if you're a music geek like I am.

One of the few people who have consistently put out great music (albeit, not a ton of variety to it) for around 30 years.

Neemo

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Re: Tom Petty

Neemo wrote:

i didnt realize he had a book....now i wanna check it out

he said that he wasnt gonna play any songs with drug refernces during halftime so i was trying to determine what he may play....alot of his songs have drug references

James

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Re: Tom Petty

James wrote:

I'm gonna predict a medley of Refugee, Free Falling, and either American Girl or Running Down a Dream.

Gunslinger

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Re: Tom Petty

Gunslinger wrote:

I'm gonna predict a medley of Refugee, Free Falling, and either American Girl or Running Down a Dream.

This is a pretty good guess in my opinion.  I'd go with the list you have (with Running Down a Dream over American Girl) and add I Won't Back Down for its obvious tie-in attitude to the game.

RussTCB

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Re: Tom Petty

RussTCB wrote:

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faldor

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Re: Tom Petty

faldor wrote:

Watch: Eddie Vedder And Tom Petty Onstage Together

by Andrew Tijs on June 26, 2012

Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder hopped up on stage with Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers in Amsterdam.

Pearl Jam happen to be in Amsterdam on their European tour at the moment, playing the Ziggo Dome on Tuesday 26 and Wednesday 27 of June.

And Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers also happen to be charging through Europe right now, playing Amsterdam’s Heineken Music Hall following their appearance at the Isle Of Wight festival.

Pearl Jam must’ve got in early, because Eddie Vedder hopped on stage for ‘The Waiting’ and then joined the band again for their set-closer ‘American Girl’.