New Tom Petty

I finally listened to the Bluray version of Mojo. I think the music is great especially First Flash of and Pirate's Cove but the sound quality is very good but not great. Gaucho on SACD, which I acquired at the same time, is much more impressive.

I'm real impressed that T.P. can put out his own blues without covering all the past stuff.It may not be perfect but he sure ain't scared to give it a try and that's what I like about it. It's refreshing and new. I've always been a Tom Petty fan so maybe I'm a little biased.

Just picked it up and have listened to it twice, and I like it. After the latest from Clapton and Santana I was afraid to start this album for fear of hearing lame covers, but I was brave and was rewarded nicely, Good job Mr. Petty!!

I never got around to posting on Petty/ZZ Top at the Hollywood Bowl. A great show and the Mojo material benefits greatly from the "live" treatment. The set list was greatest hits + Mojo. IME, this type of show tends to favor the hits and that's what happened here, as the (typically older H-Bowl) crowd starts to energize with the more familiar tunes. Not everyone seemed familiar with Mojo. Personally, I preferred the new stuff.

Marty

PS ZZ Top was astonishing. The radio hits degrade into monster riffs that barely hang together as songs. As you can imagine, this didn't necessarily go over so well with the crowd described above. Without diminishing Petty's show in any way, I thought ZZ Top was better than the headliner. I believe that I may have been the only person in attendance who held that opinion.

Mojo is nominated for a Grammy for Best Rock Album