Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
Echo
1999
Warner Brothers
Produced by Tom Petty and Mike Campbell with Rick Rubin
*** noteworthy
Tommy and the Heartbreakers tenth set, last album of the 20th century and last one produced with Rick Rubin.
With the aging process settling in on Petty, his state of mind at this time his life, and/or with the push of Rubin, whatever the reason(s), the influences surface and show quite clearly on this set, the Everly Brothers and the Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen and Bob Dylan, Neil Young and Ray Davies.
Unlike those artists, nobody is likely to look back at Petty decades from now and revisit some of his works to realize just how valuable they were, but like so many of Petty’s albums, this is certainly worth a spin. Fans should find plenty to enjoy.
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