Podcast Episodes

Between Two Worlds

Season 5 Episode 11

"I’ve made no bones about the fact that I think Long After Dark is a better album than it often gets credit for and I think this is a deep cut that c…

4 years ago

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The Same Old You

Season 5 Episode 10

"The song opens with Mike’s crunchy blues riff and some percussion in the background, most likely a woodblock. One thing that’s slightly surprising i…

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Straight Into Darkness

Season 5 Episode 9

"Tom tells Paul Zollo that “Sometimes it takes a lot of work. Sometimes the songs won’t reveal themselves to you until you find the right sound and t…

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We Stand a Chance

Season 5 Episode 8

"We Stand a Chance is a fantastic way to open the second side of an album. Tom and the boys had a knack for starting side two strong. I Need to Know,…

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Dan Spiess

Season 5 Episode 7

This week's episode is my wonderful conversation with Dan Spiess. Dan is the Producer the Tom Petty Weekend, which has run in 2018, 2019, and again t…

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Finding Out

Season 5 Episode 6

There’s also another one of Tom’s clever lyrical twists in this one, in that first verse, when he sings “I must be looking over something” rather tha…

4 years, 1 month ago

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Change Of Heart

Season 5 Episode 5

Tom tells Paul Zollo that it’s “Not one of my great songs. But it’s a good rock song.” I think that simple doesn’t necessarily mean "not great". The …

4 years, 1 month ago

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Deliver me

Season 5 Episode 4

"It’s one of those sneaky Tom Petty tracks that really burrows its way into your brain and sits there playing itself in the back of your mind. It def…

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Megan Volpert

Season 5 Episode 3

Hello you lot! I mentioned on social media that this episode would be slightly delayed and that turns out to be correct, but thankfully I’m still get…

4 years, 1 month ago

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You Got Lucky

Season 5 Episode 2

When I think about the arrangement of this song, with the synths leading, Mike filling in those gaps with artfully placed licks, and Tom soulfully ri…

4 years, 2 months ago

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