New Tom Petty

Agreed. I would not classify it as a "demo" type recording that one might reach for to try and impress someone - it lacks the articulate detail one has come to expect from a carefully crafted and engineered album where separate recordings of individual instruments are mixed together (with plenty of reverb and studio effects to boot).

However, as a recording of a band playing together live (apparently with little or no overdubs on most tracks) it clearly stands out.

It's an average recording.

Nothing more.

Far above "average" in my book, especially for rock n roll. As Shodome notes, it was recorded live in the studio - so it's no surprise that it's not flashy. But, this sounds much more convincing to me than the "average" r'n'r recording. OTOH, I'd have to admit that this is setting the bar pretty low - at least as far as I'm concerned. Not demo SQ for sure, but very nice of its type, nonetheless.

Marty

Rock is by nature unrefined as it should be. But I wonder since we are listening to different versions of the recording which is the best sounding? I have yet to receive the Bluray version so am unable to comment on it's quality.

track 1: could have come off of Blonde on Blonde
track 2: owes royalties to the Allman Bros Band
track 7: Led Zeppelin rip off or tribute?
A lackluster album that has little originality.
Save your money.