another one i really like that didn't quite fit onto my ballot
― Shkreli, Martin & Wu (some dude), Sunday, 13 December 2015 02:40 (eight years ago) link
fucking love "Kings Highway." Got lots of airplay fall '91. I'm sorry ITGWO didn't make the album shortlist.
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 13 December 2015 03:36 (eight years ago) link
i don't recall ever hearing it on the radio in NYC or LA. just "learning to fly" and "into the great wide open" over and over. if they'd played "kings highway" i might have bought that one!
― Larry Elleison (rogermexico.), Sunday, 13 December 2015 03:44 (eight years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/XwuH1zw.jpg
37. A Face in the Crowd - 71 points (3 votes)http://youtu.be/z_umeMtV4QU
― Larry Elleison (rogermexico.), Sunday, 13 December 2015 03:45 (eight years ago) link
"Kings Highway" and (especially) "Out in the Cold" were in constant AOR rotation in late '91 and early '92.
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 13 December 2015 03:45 (eight years ago) link
Love that 12-string arpeggiated hook!
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 13 December 2015 03:46 (eight years ago) link
I used to think "Out In The Cold" was one of their early songs--our Classic Rock Station at the time used to add new songs by "Classic" artists to the rotation, and that one got alot of play.
― "Damn the Taquitos" (C. Grisso/McCain), Sunday, 13 December 2015 04:11 (eight years ago) link
...and Petty hates it, according to the Zollo book.
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 13 December 2015 04:23 (eight years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/1ljT7vB.jpg
36. Something Big - 79 points (3 votes)http://youtu.be/5wIOhq1J89c
― Larry Elleison (rogermexico.), Sunday, 13 December 2015 04:34 (eight years ago) link
(last one for the evening. we'll cover more ground tomorrow)
― Larry Elleison (rogermexico.), Sunday, 13 December 2015 04:35 (eight years ago) link
TOO LOW!
― "Damn the Taquitos" (C. Grisso/McCain), Sunday, 13 December 2015 04:59 (eight years ago) link
"A Face In The Crowd" way too low -- it was in my top 10!! People really don't rate this song? I think it's the best track on FMF.
― Resting Bushface (Phil D.), Sunday, 13 December 2015 12:13 (eight years ago) link
i noticed while putting my ballot together how many "A _____" song titles Petty has, funny that they make up 3 of the 6 songs unveiled so far.
"Face" is one of those songs that was a rock radio staple in the '90s that has faded away since then, i used to dig it but it never got near my ballot
― Shkreli, Martin & Wu (some dude), Sunday, 13 December 2015 12:27 (eight years ago) link
I didn't vote for any Full Moon Fever songs. It was the first cd I ever sold off (to one of my teachers who was a Jimmy Buffett fanatic).
― droit au butt (Euler), Sunday, 13 December 2015 12:39 (eight years ago) link
FMF was my #2 album (my #1 was the Through the Years anthology).
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 13 December 2015 12:47 (eight years ago) link
I was really surprised when Wildflowers came out and was excellent because I'd found the Jeff Lynne era so boring.
had two post-Lynne albums in my top five.
― droit au butt (Euler), Sunday, 13 December 2015 12:52 (eight years ago) link
Everything about Jeff Lynne production is indeed super boring, but many of the songs on FMF are among Petty's best and succeed despite being LYNNE'D!
Can't say the same for ItGWO.
― Ⓓⓡ. (Johnny Fever), Sunday, 13 December 2015 14:05 (eight years ago) link
GTFO
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 13 December 2015 14:09 (eight years ago) link
I only put one Lynne-era track on my ballot (but King's Highway would have made my top 30).
― something totally new, it’s the AOR of the twenty first century (tipsy mothra), Sunday, 13 December 2015 14:31 (eight years ago) link
Of the roll-out so far only voted for "A Thing About You," which is one of my favorite TP rave-ups. But much love "One Story Town" and "Something Big."
― something totally new, it’s the AOR of the twenty first century (tipsy mothra), Sunday, 13 December 2015 14:32 (eight years ago) link
i think the 80s Lynne production works better on some songs than others (and more often w/ Wilburys than w/ Petty solo) but there are some undeniable songs from that era (3 on my ballot). the new ELO album is really good and manages to fuse the '80s Lynne sound with the classic ELO sound and somehow not come off totally dated.
― Shkreli, Martin & Wu (some dude), Sunday, 13 December 2015 14:51 (eight years ago) link
I don't find the Lynne production obtrusive, and to my ears it wasn't like Petty traveled a great distance from 'Runaway Trains' to 'Love Is A Long Road'.
― campreverb, Sunday, 13 December 2015 14:59 (eight years ago) link
"Something Big" was one of the toughest cuts on my ballot. Great song, great phrasing on the vocal... I get why Dylan liked it so much...
― Larry Elleison (rogermexico.), Sunday, 13 December 2015 17:04 (eight years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/scf4n9E.jpg
35. Time to Move On - 84 points (3 votes)http://youtu.be/u5o582N3wOQ
in middle school, the year Wildflowers was released, i took an elective music class that was partly about movie musicals and we had a group project where we'd basically take songs we liked and 'wrote' a 'musical' picking songs that tied into the plot. i barely remember what songs i picked, but i remember one of the kids in our group, James, picked "Time To Move On" and that was part of the denouement at the end of the story.
here are the Cougartown episodes named after "Something Big" and "Time To Move On":https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zl2IrXKqfvEhttp://www.tbs.com/videos/cougar-town/season-5/episode-7/time-to-move-on.html
― Shkreli, Martin & Wu (some dude), Sunday, 13 December 2015 17:26 (eight years ago) link
lol someone was going to go there eventually
― Larry Elleison (rogermexico.), Sunday, 13 December 2015 17:28 (eight years ago) link
and "A One Story Town": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oaCccRdsKCU
― Shkreli, Martin & Wu (some dude), Sunday, 13 December 2015 17:30 (eight years ago) link
[b]Petty[/]: [i]there's a really funny line in it: "nauseous adrenaline/Like breaking up a dogfight." [Laughs] I was really pleased with that. To get those lines into a song that's pretty was really hard. [Laughs] But it worked out really nice.
― Larry Elleison (rogermexico.), Sunday, 13 December 2015 17:41 (eight years ago) link
holy hell bbcode
― Larry Elleison (rogermexico.), Sunday, 13 December 2015 17:42 (eight years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/tfqMH3d.jpg
34. The Wild One, Forever - 85 points (5 votes)http://youtu.be/UbdlHgyIZfM
the first song i voted for to make the big list!
Cougar Town!http://www.tbs.com/videos/cougar-town/season-6/episode-7/the-wild-one-forever.html
― Shkreli, Martin & Wu (some dude), Sunday, 13 December 2015 18:02 (eight years ago) link
Time To Move On was real high on my ballot. One Story Town and A Thing About You as well. One Story Town should have been the single, if not for the "shit" in the chorus.
― kornrulez6969, Sunday, 13 December 2015 18:23 (eight years ago) link
Excellent rollout
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 13 December 2015 18:30 (eight years ago) link
Will any post-Wildflowers tracks make it in?
― funk79, Sunday, 13 December 2015 19:54 (eight years ago) link
i voted for 2!
― Shkreli, Martin & Wu (some dude), Sunday, 13 December 2015 19:55 (eight years ago) link
so did I!
― droit au butt (Euler), Sunday, 13 December 2015 20:01 (eight years ago) link
Same.
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 13 December 2015 20:06 (eight years ago) link
― Shkreli, Martin & Wu (some dude), Sunday, December 13, 2015
me too. I think we said all there is to say [heh] on the nominations thread but i love "the wild one, forever" in spite of its unfinished quality (and i take tipsy mothra's point that in this case the form reflects the content, if not intentionally.)
Per Petty, he was going for "a chorus like The Rascals would have done," which I find charming.
― Larry Elleison (rogermexico.), Sunday, 13 December 2015 20:19 (eight years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/mUVcB0f.jpg
33. Nightwatchman - 88 points (4 votes)http://youtu.be/k4zL5vPs7Ho
― Larry Elleison (rogermexico.), Sunday, 13 December 2015 20:20 (eight years ago) link
We sure love Hard Promises!
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 13 December 2015 20:33 (eight years ago) link
so, anybody else like Roger McGuinn's 1991 album Back to Rio? Solid collection of songs, tom and the heartbreakers are all over it, iirc
― lute bro (brimstead), Sunday, 13 December 2015 20:34 (eight years ago) link
gah back FROM rio
― lute bro (brimstead), Sunday, 13 December 2015 20:35 (eight years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/rls8MbP.jpg
32. Love is a Long Road - 93 points (4 votes)http://youtu.be/ZfS6Nl962Qg
― Larry Elleison (rogermexico.), Sunday, 13 December 2015 21:11 (eight years ago) link
I didn't know if this was gonna make it, love this song.
― campreverb, Sunday, 13 December 2015 21:24 (eight years ago) link
I suspect the opening synth figure is what anti-Lynneists have in mind.
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 13 December 2015 21:30 (eight years ago) link
nah, I'm anti-Lynne and I dig it. the change make this one. like, when it finally gets to the G as it rounds into the chorus.
also the way he changes up the melody on "maybe one more chance"
― Larry Elleison (rogermexico.), Sunday, 13 December 2015 21:38 (eight years ago) link
That was my #11. I really rate those deeper FMF cuts a lot higher than some people, clearly.
― Resting Bushface (Phil D.), Sunday, 13 December 2015 23:27 (eight years ago) link
Driving home through rural Texas after a rainstorm, listening to Wildflowers, which is sounding soooo great in such a context.
― "Damn the Taquitos" (C. Grisso/McCain), Sunday, 13 December 2015 23:48 (eight years ago) link
it is a great-sounding record. two years of long hours in the studio for tom, rick, mike and a few others.
in the zollo book petty says "I think it's maybe my favorite LP that I've ever done... that's the one that really gets me when I hear it. I can kind of go, 'Wow, I'm really proud of that. That came out exactly like I wanted it to."
― Larry Elleison (rogermexico.), Monday, 14 December 2015 00:35 (eight years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/1CYAnHn.jpg
31. Walls - 104 points (5 votes - 1 shoutout for Circus, 1 shoutout for No. 3)http://youtu.be/ZfS6Nl962Qg
― Larry Elleison (rogermexico.), Monday, 14 December 2015 00:37 (eight years ago) link