Tom Petty And The HeartbreakersMojo
Reprise Records [2010]
Fire Note Says: The jammier side of Petty.
Album Review:
When you get to a point in your career like Tom Petty, you can pretty much do what you damn well please. When you have the Heartbreakers as your band, you can definitely do what you want with no questions asked. Those statements basically describe Mojo, as it was designed so that the listener gets to hear what Petty hears when he is in the studio with The Heartbreakers. Mojo fills that order, as it sonically sounds stupendous and is absolutely musically tight around every grinding chord, skin beat, pumping bass and Petty's smooth bluesy delivery. Mojo is an album to let just roll, as it has some of the most lengthy tracks we have seen from Petty in awhile and offers a whopping total of 15 tracks. It is an album that simply put: lets The Heartbreakers shine. This is the first record since 2002 for the guys and Mojo sounds like they never took a break as their chemistry is unbreakable. There will be many fans that complain about all the blues on Mojo because it is not the classic rock they are used to. I also could imagine some of the execs sitting at Reprise discussing the same thing as Mojo really doesn't have much in the singles category. I can't say that I will argue that position because I too like to hear Petty and boys crank out a memorable tune but it is also nice to hear him try something else and guess what? It is solid. Sure it may not be your go to Petty record, as Mojo is an undertaking and works better in smaller doses. It is another solid album in a storied career that Petty can be proud of still should work in nicely with all of those classic recordings!
Key Tracks: "First Flash Of Freedom", "I Should Have Known It", "Don't Pull Me Over"
Bands With Similar Fire:
Bob Dylan
Dire Straits
Bruce Springsteen
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Reprise Records
-Reviewed by Christopher Anthony
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