Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - The Live Anthology (2009) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

"The Live Anthology" is a multiple-disc set of recordings drawn from thirty years of live performances. The collection brings together material from 1978-2007 culled from hundreds of hours of live concert recordings covering every era of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers' tours and represents the best tracks as chosen by producers Tom Petty, Mike Campbell and Ryan Ulyate.

The producers made no fixes or overdubs, letting the newly mixed original recordings showcase the invention, spontaneity, craft, and the musicianship that has made Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers among the most celebrated live performers of their time. Along with powerful interpretations of their own classic hits and originals, The Live Anthology features the band tackling some of their best-loved cover material, from classics to obscure beauties to unexpected adaptations. The theme from Goldfinger, the Zombies' 'I Want You Back Again,' the Grateful Dead's 'Friend of the Devil,' early Fleetwood Mac's 'Oh Well,' Booker T. and the MGs' 'Green Onions,' James Brown's 'Good, Good Lovin' and many more. Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers travel wide, paying their musical debts through song and showing just how confidently the band moves across genres and over time.

It's a commonly held opinion among fans and band alike that Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers' lone live album, 1986's Pack Up the Plantation, didn't quite capture the group at its peak, so there has been a long-standing need for another live set, which 2009's Live Anthology finally provides. Like its closest cousin, Bruce Springsteen's Live 1975-1985, Live Anthology almost overcompensates for the long wait by offering almost too much music, cherrypicking highlights from 1978 to 2007. In its simplest incarnation, Live Anthology is a super-affordable, four-disc box set running 48 tracks, which is eight cuts longer than Springsteen's box, plenty long enough for most fans, but in its deluxe version, available only through Best Buy, there's an additional CD, plus two previously unreleased DVDs – a 1978 New Years Eve concert from Santa Monica, a documentary called 400 Days shot during the Wildflowers tour – a Blu-Ray edition of all 62 tracks on the five-CD version, a vinyl copy of the 1976 Official Live 'Leg LP, plus a book and lithograph, along with other assorted bonuses. Certainly, the deluxe edition lives up to its billing, offering enough extras to justify its price tag, but the standard edition is plenty generous as it is, serving up enough consistently strong music from throughout the decades, ranging from expert covers of Willie Dixon and the Grateful Dead to deep treasures from the Heartbreakers catalog. Apart from the tendency to favor performances that stretch on a little too long with jamming – something that is a matter of taste, as some prefer energy to improvisations – if there's any flaw to the set, it's how it goes out of its way to prove the band's consistency by skipping through the decades, letting a version of "Louisiana Rain" from 1972 sit next to a 1997 cover of "Green Onions" and "Melinda" from 2003. This certainly goes a long way to illustrating that Petty & the Heartbreakers always delivered the goods, but it's somewhat at the expense of forward momentum; it's hard not to wish that it was arranged chronologically, to be able to hear the raw energy give way to easy skill, but that's just nitpicking – any way you look at it, this Live Anthology offers an overdose of prime rock & roll.

Tracklist -

Disc 1:
01. Ladies and Gentlemen… (June 30, 1981) Jim Lenahan The Forum, Los Angeles, California - 01:16
02. Nightwatchman (June 28, 1981) Tom Petty, Mike Campbell The Forum, Los Angeles, California - 04:33
03. Even the Losers (March 6, 1980) Tom Petty Hammersmith Odeon, London, England - 03:40
04. Here Comes My Girl (March 6, 1980) Tom Petty, Mike Campbell Hammersmith Odeon, London, England - 04:52
05. A Thing About You (June 28, 1981) Tom Petty The Forum, Los Angeles, California - 05:05
06. I'm in Love (December 7, 1982) Bobby Womack Wembley Arena, London, England - 03:55
07. I'm a Man (September 21, 2006) Ellas McDaniel Stephen C. O’Connell Center, Gainesville, Florida - 02:46
08. Straight into Darkness (December 7, 1982) Tom Petty Wembley Arena, London, England - 04:35
09. Breakdown (June 30, 1981) Tom Petty The Forum, Los Angeles, California - 07:55
10. Something in the Air (November 4, 1993) John Keen Stephen C. O’Connell Center, Gainesville, Florida - 03:50
11. I Just Want to Make Love to You (March 17, 1995) Willie Dixon Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario - 03:55
12. Drivin' Down to Georgia (November 4, 1993) Tom Petty Stephen C. O’Connell Center, Gainesville, Florida - 06:25
13. Lost Without You (November 4, 1993) Tom Petty Stephen C. O’Connell Center, Gainesville, Florida - 06:55
14. Refugee (June 11, 1983) Tom Petty, Mike Campbell Irvine Meadows, Irvine, California - 06:05

Disc 2:
01. Diddy Wah Diddy (February 1, 1997) McDaniel, Dixon The Fillmore, San Francisco, California - 02:55
02. I Want You Back Again (February 7, 1997) Rod Argent The Fillmore, San Francisco, California - 02:54
03. Wildflowers (March 17, 1995) Tom Petty Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario - 03:12
04. Friend of the Devil (February 3, 1997) John Dawson, Jerome Garcia, Robert Hunter The Fillmore, San Francisco, California - 05:41
05. A Woman in Love (It's Not Me) (June 29, 1981) Tom Petty, Mike Campbell The Forum, Los Angeles, California - 05:42
06. It's Good to Be King (September 21, 2006) Tom Petty Stephen C. O’Connell Center, Gainesville, Florida - 12:14
07. Angel Dream (No. 2) (April 19, 2003) Tom Petty The Vic Theatre, Chicago, Illinois - 02:56
08. Learning to Fly (June 16, 2006) Tom Petty, Jeff Lynne Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival, Manchester, Tennessee - 04:44
09. Mary Jane's Last Dance (September 21, 2006) Tom Petty Stephen C. O’Connell Center, Gainesville, Florida - 05:54
10. Mystic Eyes (October 27, 2006) Van Morrison The Greek Theatre, Berkeley, California - 08:59

Disc 3:
01. Jammin' Me (February 7, 1997) Tom Petty, Mike Campbell, Bob Dylan The Fillmore, San Francisco, California - 04:32
02. The Wild One, Forever (March 6, 1980) Tom Petty Hammersmith Odeon, London, England - 03:35
03. Green Onions (February 6, 1997) Steve Cropper, Al Jackson, Jr., Booker T. Jones, Lewie Steinberg The Fillmore, San Francisco, California - 04:19
04. Louisiana Rain (December 7, 1982) Tom Petty Wembley Arena, London, England - 05:10
05. Melinda (August 26, 2003) Tom Petty, Benmont Tench UNO Lakefront Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana - 08:15
06. Goldfinger (January 31, 1997) John Barry, Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley The Fillmore, San Francisco, California - 04:02
07. Surrender (June 11, 1983) Tom Petty Irvine Meadows, Irvine, California - 03:11
08. Dreamville (October 16, 2002) Tom Petty Grand Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California - 02:54
09. Spike (July 29, 1986) Tom Petty Portland Civic Stadium, Portland, Oregon - 07:40
10. Any Way You Want It (June 11, 1983) Dave Clark, Lenny Davidson Irvine Meadows, Irvine, California - 02:59
11. American Girl (April 13, 1983) Tom Petty The Cow Palace, San Francisco, California - 05:19

Disc 4:
01. Runnin' Down a Dream (September 21, 2006) Tom Petty, Mike Campbell, Jeff Lynne Stephen C. O’Connell Center, Gainesville, Florida - 05:11
02. Oh Well (June 16, 2006) Peter Green Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival, Manchester, Tennessee - 03:35
03. Southern Accents (September 21, 2006) Tom Petty Stephen C. O’Connell Center, Gainesville, Florida - 05:00
04. Crawling Back to You (August 26, 2005) Tom Petty The Greek Theatre, Berkeley, California - 04:38
05. My Life / Your World (June 23, 1987) Tom Petty, Mike Campbell Blossom Music Center, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio - 04:55
06. I Won't Back Down (November 15, 2007) Tom Petty, Jeff Lynne American Museum of Natural History, New York, New York - 03:26
07. Square One (June 17, 2006) Tom Petty UMB Bank Pavilion, Maryland Heights, Missouri - 03:44
08. Have Love Will Travel (July 5, 2002) Tom Petty Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs, New York - 03:57
09. Free Fallin' (August 14, 2005) Tom Petty, Jeff Lynne Irvine Meadows, Irvine, California - 04:46
10. The Waiting (June 28, 1981) Tom Petty The Forum, Los Angeles, California - 04:14
11. Good, Good Lovin' (June 30, 1981) James Brown, Albert Shubert The Forum, Los Angeles, California - 02:50
12. Century City (July 8, 1980) Tom Petty The Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - 04:22
13. Alright for Now (March 17, 1995) Tom Petty Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario - 02:49


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