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Greatest Hits
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Price: $8.37
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0602517522961
Format: Extra tracks
Label: Geffen Records
Manufacturer: Geffen Records
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Geffen Records
Release Date: 2008-05-20
Studio: Geffen Records
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Customer Rating: 
Summary: MUST HAVE CD
Comment: This CD is excellent! It certainly brings back fond memories. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers are a true Rock and Roll band that you do not find in this day and age.
Customer Rating: 
Summary: Well
Comment: Over the past 32 years, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers have given us nothing but great music. These guys have lasted 30+ years and proved that they can still rock and roll just as good as they could when they first started. So, in 1993, MCA (now Geffen) released the classic hits collection 'Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Greatest Hits.' The record has now been considered a classic compilation.
Earlier this year, Geffen remastered the album and added a bonus track. So, how does this album measure up?
Well, when I saw this in the stores, my feelings were mixed.
I'm glad to see this album remastered. If you own the 1993 version and you decide to buy this because you had heard that the sound was going to be great, right you are! There is a huge difference in terms of sound here.
And, of course, this collection has all the Tom Petty songs the casual fan will probably ever need. 1970s hits like 'Refugee,' 'American Girl,' 'Breakdown,' 'I Need To Know' and 'Don't Do Me Like That' are here, as are his '80s hits like 'Free Fallin,' 'Don't Come Around Here No More' and 'Runnin' Down A Dream.'
Still, the three stars are here because of the track listing. Why did they substitute one of my personal favorite Petty songs, 'Something In The Air,' for the 1982 Heartbreakers collaboration with Fleetwood Mac singer Stevie Nicks in 'Stop Draggin' My Heart Around'? I'll confess, I never was crazy about this song, and I definitely think it's out-of-place here.
Also, why did they completely remove 'Something In The Air'? That track was new in 1993, meaning it was only offered on the original 'Greatest Hits' album, which is now out of print, and in several years it's going to be a hard-to-find track? They had plenty of room to keep that song and add 'Stop Draggin' My Heart Around' to the track listing. Why Geffen was stupid enough to make that decision is beyond me.
Overall, if you can, buy the original 1993 compilation, because the sound quality on that is pretty great too. But, if you are a Petty collector or a fan who is particularly picky about sound quality, buy the 2008 version. Don't get me wrong, besides 'Stop Draggin' My Heart Around,' every song here is five stars. But I question Geffen's decision to remove 'Something In The Air.'
Recommended for the collectors and the sound quality-picky Petty fans. Otherwise, hunt down the original 1993 version or just buy his studio albums.
Customer Rating:
Summary: CLASSIC PETTY
Comment: THIS IS A CLASSIC AND CONTAINS A FAVORITE SELDOM HEARD SONG "MARY JANES LAST DANCE" WHICH HAS A DISTINCT RYTHM THAT STANDS ALONE FROM A LOT OF HIS SONGS. I LOVE IT!
Customer Rating:
Summary: Same old greatest hits
Comment: this is worth it if you don't have the 93 version, if you do don't spend $8 on the one exchanged song. go for anthology as its a much more comprehensive TP album. i'll be at the show in selma, tx in aug.
later
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Summary: How about a "CLASSIC HIT'S BEST OF" ?
Comment: I think tom petty's catalog of songs would be better on a 2 disc ( not together ) hits albums. One of these called " CLASSIC HITS " the other, called " HITS AGAIN -the late years ". Songs like " women in love, deliver me, change of heart " and other great songs played alot on the radio, would then have room to be on a collection. Of course, this would be "THE CLASSICS ", version. Song's like " runnin down a dream, free fallen etc.", just don't mix well with the classics. SO JUST DIVIDE THEM UP, on 2 different cd's. Besides it makes more room on individual cd's for other great songs form those 2 era's, to be on a 20 song set list cd. Think about it, RECORD COMPANY's. It makes the fans happy, you make lots of money, and history wise ( a better long term money selling hit's collection ).
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Editorial Reviews:
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Hailing from the state of Florida, singer-songwriter Tom Petty has come to epitomize a new rootsy style of California rock'n'roll. Rhythmically, the music harkens back to the basic crunch of the Rolling Stones and the dancing pop of the Beatles, while Petty's gravelly vocals and sing-song narrative style suggest roots in the folk-blues Americana of Bob Dylan. This new Greatest Hits collection replaces the classic hit of "Something in the Air" with "Stop Dragging My Heart Around" featuring Stevie Nicks.
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