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Post by yeokel on Oct 3, 2017 7:35:57 GMT
RIP Tom.
I saw you when you played the NEC with Dylan and came away thinking that you'd entertained us much more than His Royal Bobness had that evening.
And you were a Wilbury too.
Thank you for the music.
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Post by jimmygscfc on Oct 3, 2017 9:03:25 GMT
Saw him for the first and only time at Trentham Gardens in '76 (?). He was on a double headliner tour with Nils Lofgren. RIP Tom.
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Post by pretzel on Oct 3, 2017 9:04:04 GMT
First thing I remember hearing by him and still the best. His stuff stands the test of time as does the Wilburys. RIP Tom.
Love Tom Petty, love this song and am just sad I never got to see him live. RIP feller |
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Post by spiler on Oct 3, 2017 9:10:41 GMT
One of the great American songwriters. Had his fair share of demons too, battles with Heroin and depression.
"Learning to Fly" and "Wont Back Down" are both timeless and brilliant pop singles.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 3, 2017 9:54:58 GMT
Yes. R.I.P. Great singer songwriter.
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Post by cooper67 on Oct 3, 2017 11:53:31 GMT
RIP.
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Post by starkiller on Oct 3, 2017 14:57:56 GMT
First song I heard as a kid was 'i won't back down'.
What a tune. Had a sound all of his own. Road trip music...
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Post by felonious on Oct 3, 2017 17:48:19 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Oct 3, 2017 22:31:17 GMT
The last DJ very prophetic.
As we celebrate mediocrity all the boys upstairs want to see
How much you'll pay for what you used to get for free
There goes the last DJ
Who plays what he wants to play
And says what he wants to say, hey hey hey?
And there goes your freedom of choice
There goes the last human voice
And there goes the last DJ
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Post by bathstoke on Oct 4, 2017 5:55:59 GMT
On receiving his first share of royalties, "No one prepares you for that or teaches you what to spend it on. I wasn't ready!"
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Post by mtrstudent on Oct 5, 2017 5:22:40 GMT
Saw him for the first and only time at Trentham Gardens in '76 (?). He was on a double headliner tour with Nils Lofgren. RIP Tom. Incredible musician, he was still rocking it in 2017. |
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Post by crowey on Oct 5, 2017 8:30:28 GMT
.... agree with Felonius, all his best stuff in the first album (American Girl etc.) Played it to death that summer as well as The Ramones (or at least I think it was & not Marquee Moon by Television which I think was released the year before.) Senility I believe
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Post by Mendicant on Oct 8, 2017 0:12:58 GMT
Fans of Florida Gators, his local team, honoured him before their game tonight.
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Post by Okie Stokie. on Oct 8, 2017 12:11:57 GMT
R.I.P.
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Post by potterglen on Oct 9, 2017 18:57:58 GMT
Saw him for the first and only time at Trentham Gardens in '76 (?). He was on a double headliner tour with Nils Lofgren. RIP Tom. Me too Jimmy, he was supporting Lofgren and many others in the USA back then. Dont know about you but I thought he was better than Lofgren and his daft trampoline antics. Saw him in Brum a couple of years later and again at the Hammersmith Odeon - he was ACE every time. |
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Post by potterglen on Oct 9, 2017 19:01:04 GMT
First thing I remember hearing by him and still the best. His stuff stands the test of time as does the Wilburys. RIP Tom.
Love Tom Petty, love this song and am just sad I never got to see him live. RIP feller There's a brilliant live version of this on Pack up the Plantation, well worth listening too for the crowd alone. |
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Post by felonious on Oct 9, 2017 19:27:48 GMT
Love Tom Petty, love this song and am just sad I never got to see him live. RIP feller There's a brilliant live version of this on Pack up the Plantation, well worth listening too for the crowd alone. It was on the Beeb last week in his live from the Oxford Polytechnic gig. |
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Post by jimmygscfc on Oct 10, 2017 8:55:30 GMT
Saw him for the first and only time at Trentham Gardens in '76 (?). He was on a double headliner tour with Nils Lofgren. RIP Tom. Me too Jimmy, he was supporting Lofgren and many others in the USA back then. Dont know about you but I thought he was better than Lofgren and his daft trampoline antics. Saw him in Brum a couple of years later and again at the Hammersmith Odeon - he was ACE every time. I was actually a Lofgren fan mate, and had seen him the year before as well, but it was a great double header. However, given my current musical tastes and even my old ones, what the hell I was doing going to Trentham to see Yes and also Deep Purple, I really don't know! What with Walter Becker dying (I'm off to see Steely Dan and The Doobies in a few weeks), I'm dreading the day my hero, Bruce Springsteen, pops his clogs. However, I reckon he's another Willie Nelson type and will be around for another twenty years or so. |
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Post by crowey on Oct 11, 2017 9:54:33 GMT
..... jimmyg, always a pertinent question, but how many of the original Steely Dan & Doobie Brothers are still alive?
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Post by potterglen on Oct 14, 2017 20:40:27 GMT
There's a brilliant live version of this on Pack up the Plantation, well worth listening too for the crowd alone. It was on the Beeb last week in his live from the Oxford Polytechnic gig. The hell it was! Missed it, thanks for the nod I’ll find it on iPlayer. |
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Post by jimmygscfc on Oct 14, 2017 21:35:39 GMT
..... jimmyg, always a pertinent question, but how many of the original Steely Dan & Doobie Brothers are still alive? With Steely Dan mate, it's a bit misleading as they stopped being a band after the third album and just used the best session players. If Donald Fagen had died as opposed to Becker, then the band would have died with him. As for The Doobies, two of the original four (or five if you count both drummers) are still around and John Mcfee has been with them since about 1980ish (can't be bothered to find out exactly when!). Anyway, my story with both bands is that as a 16 year old I travelled to Brum in 1974 (or was I 15 in 1973!!!!) to see Steely Dan on their first UK tour only to find they had cancelled due to Fagen's sore throat!!! They didn't tour again over here until 1999 or even later!! With the Doobies, all my mates went to Knebworth in 1974 to see them and loads of other good bands and my parents wouldn't let me! Therefore, I have a bit of previous with both bands. Looking forward to it. |
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Post by felonious on Oct 15, 2017 5:52:54 GMT
..... jimmyg, always a pertinent question, but how many of the original Steely Dan & Doobie Brothers are still alive? With Steely Dan mate, it's a bit misleading as they stopped being a band after the third album and just used the best session players. If Donald Fagen had died as opposed to Becker, then the band would have died with him. As for The Doobies, two of the original four (or five if you count both drummers) are still around and John Mcfee has been with them since about 1980ish (can't be bothered to find out exactly when!). Anyway, my story with both bands is that as a 16 year old I travelled to Brum in 1974 (or was I 15 in 1973!!!!) to see Steely Dan on their first UK tour only to find they had cancelled due to Fagen's sore throat!!! They didn't tour again over here until 1999 or even later!! With the Doobies, all my mates went to Knebworth in 1974 to see them and loads of other good bands and my parents wouldn't let me! Therefore, I have a bit of previous with both bands. Looking forward to it. Two fantastic bands and a great story 
Here's a recent concert setlist.
www.setlist.fm/setlist/steely-dan/2017/dodger-stadium-los-angeles-ca-23e454c7.html
Difficult to imagine any band on the planet having four better songs to end a gig than those Doobie classics.
Long train running, China Grove, Without you, Listen to the music....just wow. www.setlist.fm/setlist/the-doobie-brothers/2017/safeco-field-seattle-wa-2be24422.html
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Post by Timmypotter on Oct 15, 2017 15:35:58 GMT
My favourite
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