Into the POLL Wide Open: The Tom Petty "Into the Great Wide Open" Poll

Also love the way Petty deflates his own rock and roll myth-mongering with the last line of the chorus, with true believer/Petty surrogate Eddie revealed as "A rebel without a clue."

ha those are the two sorest thumbs to my ear

This is such a wonderfully jangly album. I remember 'Learning to Fly' and the title track being on top 40 radio all the time when I was a kid, but the whole album is really quality. In my musical experiences, I think I've taken Tom Petty for granted because he has so many huge hits. He was just everywhere when I was coming of age in my musical interests, but going back to the full albums now, I can clearly see he was a very prolific and consistent writer. Good stuff.

"Kings Highway" better than "Learning To Fly" and robbed in this poll

also one of the top ten most ubiquitous cds found in used cd bins across america

"Kings Highway" better than "Learning To Fly" and robbed in this poll