New Tom Petty

PS
If anybody else has issue with my opinion on this album (sonics not content), please private email me or call.

There's no sense in mucking up this thread any further.

Thanks
Bill

inspired in part by this thread, i've devoted more time listening to mojo and my initial enthusiasm has somewhat temepered. there's a distinct, 70s fleetwood mac vibe to these proceedings, which is not necessarily a bad thing. however, the record is, in the end, decidedly schizophrenic--really cool, hard edged rockers are offset by the underdriven, mostly forgettable ballady stuff. plus "pirates cove" should never have entered the canon of such a fine band. nonetheless, i reiterate that mike campbell is a god. and i vote with those opining that the recording quality is superb--if nothing else, the record sounds damn good.

Ok, I'll take one more bite of the apple probably to the consternation of most readers but this is it.

To my ears this is simply a good but nothing out of the ordinary recording. As a frame of reference let me use another over-hyped (IMO) album recognized for its' "superior" sonics.

I now have 23 copies (18 vinyl, 5 digital) of Dark Side Of The Moon. In almost every "best recordings" thread, this album inevitably receives accolades one after the other.

To my ears, the album is very similiar to Mojo i.e. a very good recording but nothing spectacular. Yes, the special effects are cool and much of the synthesizer (VCS 3) work is groundbreaking. But sonically the album pales in comparison to Wish You Were Here, The Wall, and even Meddle for that matter.

I'm done now as I've undoubtedly PO'd many Pink Floyd groupies in addition to Tom Petty's.

Oh yeah
IMO
YMMV
Yadda yadda.....

Audiofeil,I have to agree with you on one point,"Wish You Were Here" is a much better recording than "Dark Side Of The Moon".