As requested. here we have another great TOM PETTY & The Heartbreakers album, 1991’s “Into the Great Wide Open” in its Japanese reissue on mini-LP replica SHM-CD, remastered.
Arguably one of the best things which happened to Tom Petty was that he met ELO’s Jeff Lynne. Petty purists and lovers of his early music may disagree, but during the mid ’80s, Petty was enduring a rather cold winter of music which many music veterans suffer throughout their career.
Jeff Lynne helped put Petty back on track with both Full Moon Fever and this great album, probably one of the best of his career. It also proved that the Lynne/Petty partnership brought about magically extraordinary results.
“Into The Great Wide Open” is a wonderful full sounding rocking album with addictive, professional tunes which entice the listener in. It’s got all the great hooks you expect from Lynne, along with the good natured cynicism you get from Petty when he’s in form.
Mixed with superb Lynne production and fabulous guitar work from the amazing Mike Campbell you’ve got a winning and unbeatable team.
Of course, “Learning To Fly” and the title track are bonafide classics that still can be heard on the radio, but there are some real hidden gems here that I am still wondering why they didn’t become hit singles. These include the inspiring “We Will Meet Again”, the powerful “Two Gunslingers” and also the upbeat rocker “King’s Highway”.
In fact, there is not a bad song on the whole album. This is one of those discs that after one or two listens, you’ll have most of the songs in your head forever.
Highly Recommended
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01 – Learning To Fly
02 – Kings Highway
03 – Into The Great Wide Open
04 – Two Gunslingers
05 – The Dark Of The Sun
06 – All Or Nothin’
07 – All The Wrong Reasons
08 – Too Good To Be True
09 – Out In The Cold
10 – You And I Will Meet Again
11 – Makin’ Some Noise
12 – Built To Last
Tom Petty – vocals, guitars, keyboards, percussion, bass
Mike Campbell – lead guitar, 12-string guitar, bass, keyboards
Howie Epstein – bass, backing vocals
Benmont Tench – keyboards
Stan Lynch – drums, percussion
Roger McGuinn – backing vocal on “All The Wrong Reasons”
Richard Tandy – synthesizer on “Two Gunslingers”
Jeff Lynne – guitars, bass, vocals, piano, synths, sound effects