Hello my fine friends! I hope you're ready for Something Big. I love this song and it's one I've really been looking forward to digging into. I wanted again to wish a very happy birthday to the founder and guiding hand of the Tom Petty Nation, which basically replaced the Tom Petty fanclub. Keith does a superb job steering the group and sharing his love of Tom and Tom's music.

If you want to listen to the track before we dig in, check out the official video: https://youtu.be/iUZDwWOExcs

I was talking about the run of dates in 2012 in which Something Big was an ever-present. You can check out the band's bluesy performance of the song at the New Orleans Jazz and Herritage Festival here: https://youtu.be/2k7v80QaGMU?t=499

I referenced an interview with Melody Maker in the episode and thought I'd drop a link to that piece if you'd like to read it. https://www.thepettyarchives.com/archives/magazines/1980s/1981-06-13-melodymaker

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Hey folks, thanks for downloading this podcast. It means the world to me that people actually sit and listen to me ramble on about my favourite artist. Actually, it's a bit weird now that I come to think about it! What are you doing with your lives!!! Go outside! Smell a flower! High Five an Anglican minister (they could use cheering up)!!! But once you've done those things, come back and listen to me talk about Nightwatchman, which is one of my very favourite Tom Petty songs.

If you want to listen to the track before we dig in, check out the official video: https://youtu.be/AIp74acO1lM

Check out this fantastic live version that was included on The Live Anthology too: https://youtu.be/PhtHLXrtW7w

I dedicated this episide to the wonderful Marv Quibell, host of PodsLikeUs, which I appeared on last month. You can check that episode, and Marv's podcast generally, right here: https://marvsmooth.podbean.com/e/pods-like-us-meets-the-tom-petty-project/

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Welcome back to Season Four of The Tom Petty Project podcast. Thanks so much for staying with my on this journey, or, if you're just finding this ridiculous vanity project, I welcome you with open arms! Today's episode covers the second track from Hard Promises; A Woman In Love (It's Not Me).

If you want to listen to the track before we dig in, check out the official video: https://youtu.be/fKDYErlu5Kc

If you want to watch Stan break the fourth wall, as I talked about in the episode, check it out from this point! https://youtu.be/fKDYErlu5Kc?t=167

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Welcome back to Season Four of The Tom Petty Project podcast. Thanks so much for staying with my on this journey, or, if you're just finding this ridiculous vanity project, I welcome you with open arms! Today's episode covers the sensational lead track from Hard Promises; The Waiting.

If you want to listen to the track before we dig in, check out the official video: https://youtu.be/uMyCa35_mOg

I talked about Linda Ronstadt's version in the episode and you can check that out here (it's pretty damned good!): https://youtu.be/GI6mCtHcIvw

And if you're feeling particularly frisky, check out the Live Aid version (in front of 100,000 people!) here: https://youtu.be/Txnv9muzZgk

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In this special episode, Kevin chats to Tom Petty superfan, John Paulsen. The plan is to do a similar album wrap episode with John as often as his schedule allows and I hope you enjoy the chat as much as we did. There was lots of general Petty chat too as Kevin dug into John's background with Tom's music and there's a great story about the time John touched Tom Petty's actual cowboy boot.

In the episode, the guys both picked their top three songs from the album and without knowing it ahead of time, picked the exactly the same tracks. You can find "The EP" on Spotify here. Both Kevin and John also picked one change they would potentially make to the track listing and in this case, their omissions were different but the inclusion was the same. You can find John's new playlist here and Kevin's here.

You can also check out the exceptional "Wildflowers II" playlist that John put together, featuring 15 superbly sequenced songs from the Wildflowers sessions not on the final album. Listen to it here.

Don't forget to check out 4for4.com if you're into fantasy football and follow John on Twitter at @4for4_John

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Today’s episode is another interview slash conversation episode and I’m joined today by a rhythm guitarist, songwriter, a clinical psychologist, and a huge Tom Petty fan, Nic Apostoleris. I didn’t edit this one down too much as I think you’ll enjoy our rambling extended discussion.

You can check out Nic's music here and I'd recommend picking up the coloured vinyl, if you're into actual records as it's a nicely packaged disc packed with energy and some good old fashioned rock n roll! https://nicapostoleris.bandcamp.com/

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Hey folks! Today's episode covers the gloriously mellow and slick Louisiana Rain.

If you want to listen to the song before you crack open the episode, you can do that here: https://youtu.be/F6y4-Rtf0W0

If you want to check out the alternate version from the An American Treasure compilation, you can find that one here: https://youtu.be/irElozIQEQ0

And if you wanna listen to the live version from the Live Anthology box set, which was recorded on December 7th, 1982 at Wembley Arena in London, England, you'll find that one here: https://youtu.be/KzSrnQpDxcY

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Hey folks! Today's episode covers the searingly upbeat What Are You Doin' In My Life.

You can check out the song here before we get started: https://youtu.be/M24Lfii8O6k

In the episode I talk about an alternate version, from 2018's An American Treasure, which has a slightly different ending and mix. If you want to listen to that, you can find it here: https://youtu.be/gnPH766ZP00

I also mentioned a couple of times similarities that I hear between Mike's guitar tone and playing and that of Ronnie Wood, the guitarist from the legendary Small Faces and the even more legendary Rolling Stones. You can listen to the track that really brought this to mind here. It's called "Stay With Me" and you may know it! https://youtu.be/JtqF0qBqzZo

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Hey folks! Today's episode covers the the super bluesy/funky YouTell Me, which is the second track from side two of the immensely third Heartbreakers album, Damn The Torpedoes.

You can check out the song here before we get started: https://youtu.be/lQ9n1NU_fwY

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Hey folks! Today's episode covers the superb, Don't Do Me Like That, which is the first track from side two of Damn the Torpedoes. If you want to check out the song before we dig into it, you can find it here: https://youtu.be/EFkJ_BOz88E

I start the episode by paying tribute to Taylor hawkins, one of the most brilliant and charismatic rock drummers of the past two decades, who we sadly lost this past week. Check out this fantastic video of him talking drums and music here: https://youtu.be/PwjEc8S0PRo

You can find the 1974 Mudcrutch version of the song here: https://youtu.be/vuEdZVX4B-8

If you want to hear what a leslie sounds like and see how it works, check out this really short video here: https://youtu.be/F4XSZ1haPk4

And if you want to go deep on the recording process, including what types of mics were used for different instruments etc. check out the superb "Produce Like a Pro" episode featuring Damn the Torpedoes engineer Shelley Yakus here: https://youtu.be/5zoCsq-oBjA

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