Genres: Rock & Roll, Hard Rock, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Album Rock, Heartland Rock, Bar Band Active: 70's, 80's, 90's, 2000's Born: October 20, 1950 in Gainesville, FL
The Kinks, Bob Dylan, The Rolling Stones, The Byrds, Chuck Berry, The Beatles, The Yardbirds, The Hollies, Del Shannon, The Searchers, Roy Orbison, The Lovin' Spoonful, The Animals, Buddy Holly, Creedence Clearwater Revival, The Buckinghams, Bo Diddley Rockpile, Bob Seger, John Mellencamp, Roger McGuinn, Rod Stewart, Bruce Springsteen, Bruce Hornsby, The Textones, J. Geils Band, Melissa Etheridge, Southside Johnny, Huey Lewis, Marshall Crenshaw, Dwight Twilley, The Smithereens, The Searchers, Joe Henry, T Bone Burnett, Nick Lowe Bryan Adams, Pete Droge, Tommy Conwell, The Rainmakers, Chuck Prophet, Soul Asylum, Ingram Hill, Power13, Lone Justice, House of Fools, Steven Alvarado, The Wallflowers, Twenty Seven Various, Waxing Poetics, The Daffodils, The Windbreakers, Material Issue, Nadine, Roddy Hart |  |
Upon the release of their first album in the late '70s, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers were shoehorned into the punk/new wave movement by some observers who picked up on the tough, vibrant energy of the group's blend of Byrds riffs and Stonesy swagger. In a way, the categorization made sense. Compared to the heavy metal and art rock that dominated mid-'70s guitar rock, the Heartbreakers' bracing return to roots was nearly as unexpected as the crashing chords of the Clash. As time progressed, it became clear that the band didn't break from tradition like their punk contemporaries. Instead, they celebrated it, culling the best parts of the British Invasion, American garage rock, and Dylanesque singer/songwriters to create a distinctively American hybrid that recalled the past without being indebted to it.
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Release: November 23, 2009
Label: Warner Bros.
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Release: November 11, 2008
Label: Koch Vision
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