Where To Stream Classic Albums Season 9 Episode 4
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Damn the Torpedoes
- Aired January 7, 2011
- 60 Min
- Rated 9.0
- Number 3 Of 12 Rated Episodes
The third album by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, released in 1979, has long been regarded as a classic and demonstrates the musical and songwriting virtuosity of a great frontman and his amazing backing band. A mix of rootsy American rock 'n' roll and the best of the British invasion, of jangling Byrds guitars and Stones-like rhythms, Damn the Torpedoes was the album that took Petty into the major league and redefined American rock. This programme tells the story behind the conception and...