Mojo

Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
Label: Reprise / Wea
Number of Discs: 1
Format: Audio CD
Release date:15th June 2010

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Track Listing

1. Jefferson Jericho Blues
2. First Flash Of Freedom
3. Running Man's Bible
4. The Trip To Pirate's Cove
5. Candy
6. No Reason To Cry
7. I Should Have Known It
8. U.S. 41
9. Takin' My Time
10. Let Yourself Go
11. Don't Pull Me Over
12. Lover's Touch
13. High In The Morning
14. Something Good Coming
15. Good Enough

Product Description

Some time in the last few years Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers took a left turn. Maybe it was when Petty woke up in the night with the idea of reuniting his first band, Mudcrutch, to cut the album they never got a chance to make back in the early 70's. Maybe it was when the Heartbreakers assembled the mammoth multi-disc 'The Live Anthology,' which detailed thirty years of concerts. Maybe it was when they gave all their home movies, outtakes and live footage to director Peter Bogdanovich to create the Grammy-winning four-hour career documentary 'Runnin Down A Dream.' There have been side projects and experiments since the band last went into the studio to cut a new Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers album.
With 'MOJO,' they have taken their recent freedom and experimentation to heart. They have gone off the reservation and all signs indicate they aren't coming back.

The first thing that hits you about 'MOJO' is that the spirit of the Mudcrutch sessions has carried on with the Heartbreakers. This is the sound of a band playing together in a room not a studio - facing each other, all singing and playing at the same time. The music is alive, with no overdubs or studio trickery. What you hear is what they created on the spot at that time.

Tom Petty says, 'With this album, I want to show other people what I hear with the band. 'MOJO' is where the band lives when it's playing for itself.'

As for the songs, 'MOJO' showcases a wide variety of American music from rock 'n' roll to country and both electric and acoustic blues. And then there are the images in Petty's lyrics which slip in on the melodies and set up a home in your head: The barefoot girl in the high grass chewing on a stick of sugar cane, the run-in with the law that begins when a carload of buddies decide to party with the motel maids, and the hilariously audacious idea of opening an album with an electric blues rocker about Thomas Jefferson's love affair with Sally Hemings. Petty would probably chuck a rock at anyone who called him a poet, but he sure is a southern writer of humor and sensitivity.

'MOJO' has juice and guts but it also has some sweet balladry for the slow dancers and even a wacked-out reggae number that is unlike anything that the Heartbreakers have done before. It's the kind of album nobody's supposed to be able to make anymore. It got here just in time.

Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
Label: Reprise / Wea
Format: MP3 Download
Release date:15th June 2010

Studio ^{MP3 Download}	$6.75

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Other Formats Available:

Studio ^{Audio CD}	$4.98

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$4.98

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Album Reviews

Between this and Ozzy's new album I'm not sure which is more disappointing. I was really hoping they would return to their former glory but it seems some bands just don't know when to quit! 1156

Tom Petty has been in the business for years and he and his band continue to impress the youth of today. I'm deeply impressed by this musical change, and feel like we're treated to another side of this wonderful band.

1131

I am not normally a fan of their music but these guys do it so well you can't help liking it.Running man's Bible and No reason to cry is absolutely superb songs. The lyrics and music makes you cry.

Another great album by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. They've always been a favorite of mine for a while, and I'm not disappointed by this one. This first song "Jefferson Jericho Blues" definitely starts out the album on a good note.

I like Mojo new album, favortive track go to be candy. That,s a raw track to listen to.

even though i havent heard them before, I must say that i was pleasantly surprised with this compilation. Even though the music might get a little tedious at times, most of the time it is pretty good.

I have been a fan of Tom Petty for some time, since my older brother got me hooked. In that time I have heard what I believe to be the best and worse of his catalog. Unfornately I think his newest album, MOJO, is more towards the lower of the spectrum. It just wasn't what I was expecting from him due to his album before this one.

Tom Petty has released so many albums that sometimes it become tedious listening to them over and over. I was not too taken with this release, although it does have its moments throughout the track. If you're a Tom Petty fan, enjoy, otherwise, perhaps consider a Neil Young bit instead.

I must say, the album is quite good. I haven't heard them before but I really like them after the first few songs. I will try to get some of their other albums. :)

Tom Petty just won't quit. His music is my life!!! This is another GREAT album! The best songs are No Reason to Cry and US 41. I can't wait for another album!!!