Marty Stuart on Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers:

@marantz33;

"Love and respect to nearly every band mentioned here but just one listen to waiting for Columbus should put this issue to bed"

Just curious: did you ever hear Los Lobos in their prime, live ? ? ? 
I'm a fan of WFC but Los Lobos were every bit as great when I saw them... 

what a lovely thread this turned into….

one thing about Tom is he had a way with what I call the relationship hook…

Don't Do Me like that…

Lots of great bands, Feat a fave of mine….

EJ, speaking of top ten, what are they ? Bring them when you visit. “ I know a little place outside of town, they just might have some wine”..

also, TP hosted a radio show called Buried Treasure on XM that i thought well expressed his love for other artists, rare vinyl, etc… 

I am a big Petty fan. I wasn’t an early fan due to my age, but I jumped on when I was in high school - around the Full Moon Fever time. That said, I think what makes him and the Heartbreakers special is that they are simply a pure rock and roll band and most importantly they didn’t try to do too much - just well executed rock and roll. Someone above said they are simple songs and I would agree and view that as a compliment.

Also I think the Heartbreakers are underrated.

We talk about synergy when we talk about our audio systems. I think that also applies to TPHB.

Greatest rock and roll band every produced by the U.S. - I don’t know. Maybe, maybe not. Who cares he left his mark.

This is a great video of him with Garry Shandling. The only bad thing about this video is watching him chain smoke and knowing that it likely contributed to his passing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIvNe569Q9g

Petty is for sure in my top 5.

@zerofox: Petty was great on that Shandling episode! (I miss Gary a lot) Tom's a not bad actor. I loved when he referred to fellow-guest Clint Black as Roy Rogers. ;-)