TOM PETTY "WILDFLOWERS" LP
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TOM PETTY "WILDFLOWERS" LP
Catalogue: 9362 457591
Released: 1994
On: Warner Bros Records
Rare original European double LP. Wide spine single sleeve.
It is hard to believe that Tom Petty first stepped onto the rock & roll carousel eighteen years ago. Hard to believe because the best moments of his sizable catalogue--the perfect guitar pop of "American Girl", the faux-psychedelia of "Don't Come Around Here No More", the sharp-tongued putdowns like "Century City" and "Zombie Zoo"--have all developed a rare timeless quality. A quality that few, if any, of his contemporaries (Eddie Money, the Cars, etc.) were able to achieve. Harder, still, because in the course of his long career we've never noticed Petty gettin' on in years or becoming an anachronism. So it is somehow appropriate that on WILDFLOWERS, his second "solo" ride without the full complement of the Heartbreakers, Petty's musings fall predominantly toward his current role in the world. Throughout these reflections Tom Petty plays the kid's game he's been good at for years ("but let me get to the point, let's roll another joint" he sneers knowingly in "You Don't Know How It Feels"). More often than not, the future the songwriter envisions for himself is full of doubts ("Time To Move On") and soon-to-be-dull memories ("Don't Fade On Me"). This makes WILDFLOWERS speak in a far more subdued and wistful tone than most Petty records, creating a darker self-conscious persona. Tom Petty understands that he's far too established to keep playing a rebellious, one-dimensional rock & roll singer. On WILDFLOWERS he attempts to ground this understanding in a purposeful existence.
This copy graded as NM/NM - The vinyl shows no signs of having ever been played, the cover has also been kept pristine with a resealable polythene sleeve.
Tracks:
1. You Don't Know How It Feels
2. Wildflowers
3. You Wreck Me
4. Only A Broken Heart
5. Don't Fade On Me
6. Cabin Down Below
7. Hard On Me
8. Wake Up Time
9. Crawling Back To You
10. Higher Place
11. To Find A Friend
12. Honey Bee
13. It's Good To Be King
14. Time To Move On
15. House In The Woods
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