Tom Petty 1950-2017

Are anthems nature or nurture? Maybe that seems a question easily answered, but think again: whereas so many of today's musical tentpoles are crafted to be cranked up to Eleven at your local stadium du jour, Tom Petty's highlighted catalog seemed birthed without the grandiosity later afforded to it by its audience. Petty tracks weren't anthems because they loomed large, they became anthems as they soundtracked our daily to and fro, our impromptu sing-a-longs and rolled down windows. They were easy and omnipresent without overstaying their welcome. This week we take a look back at the legacy of an act just preposterous enough to live next door. He could have been from anywhere, as it turns out, he almost seemed from everywhere. Songs Discussed: [*You Got Lucky*][1] Breakdown Even The Losers Don't Come Around Here No More Traveling Wilburys - End of the Line It's Good To Be King Here Comes My Girl Into The Great Wide Open American Girl