55 Folks! w/ Sam and Brian. We’re just here to tell stories about an assortment of folks who catch our attention. But not just any number of folks. Specifically, 55 folks. (Many are saying 55 is far too many folks for us to possibly cover, but we will prove them all wrong.)
There are some albums that just drip with nostalgia and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers greatest hits was one of those for me in the early 90’s. It was the soundtrack to a family vacation where we stayed at the pisgah view ranch in North Carolina. We took several trips there when I was a kid but the one with that CD was the one I remember. Riding through the mountains with that music was heaven.
One of my first concerts was sneaking over a fence to see Tom Petty, smoked with my biology teacher. Saw Mudcrutch, got to watch them from a bridge over the Ohio river. Good times. Nice painting.
This is a cool format. I'm not even that into Tom Petty but I watched it to watch the painting and hear the casual observations of his career timeline. I had a couple of his albums in high school but never learned about him as an artist. Thanks for putting this together.
Musicians often feel compelled to keep progressing in their musical vocation/journey. Imagine having to play the same hit songs 1500 times each over the years! You can’t blame them for wanting something different and for wanting to play with different people from those band mates they’re pretty much married to for years.
Hmm.. I quite liked both Mojo and Hypnotic Eye. Tom sounded super old on Mojo, which helped make it a brilliant blues album, and he sounded 21 again on Hypnotic Eye. Try listening to them back to back, it's wild.
As a British person I feel I should have known about this truly incredible story. Yet I didn’t. Makes me feel a little embarrassed if I’m honest. I’ve heard the name Shackleton but never knew about this story. And I really enjoyed the conversation between you two guys and the painting is so so good. I’ve subscribed and look forward to checking out past and future videos.
Haha we wish we knew too. We're hoping maybe something magical will happen. But really I think the first 55 are just practice so we can get better at talking and making valuable videos, then we can take the channel anywhere we want after that. If it's going well at that point maybe we'll rename it to 555 folks
Damn The Torpedos: "...couple good songs on that album..." wow. lol uh, I'd say there's definitely a "couple of good songs" on that record lol. "Every single album has at least one or two good ones". Jeez, dude, you have some pretty high standards. Just on this record alone: "Refugee", "Don't Do Me Like That", "Even The Losers", "Century City", "Louisiana Rain"...
One of the best memories of my youth, riding shotgun with my rebel auntie on the way back from a family reunion, and she rocked Full Moon Fever in the tape deck.
Tom Petty's second album "You're Gonna Get It" was originally released on ABC Records and then MCA bought Petty's contract when ABC Records disbanded. Shelter Records was formed by Petty over the problems he was having with MCA. And his las two albums are highly underrated.
8:09 The fact that the world population has doubled since 1980 (growing from 4 to 8 billion in 2022) and that the rate at which people die has only increased by a fraction of itself should be proof enough that the world continues to become a safer place. There was also a global pandemic. Great video though guys!!!
I enjoyed the commentary. But I love the painting. That's a wonderful portrait of him. I'd love to have that in our music room....yes, instead of a family room we have a music room . There's no TV. Just concert posters, music themed art, meet & greet memorabilia, vintage speakers/stereo equipment, & hundreds upon hundreds of albums ❤.
Tom,is an amazing guy! As a singer/songwriter ...he understood the formula and he did it very well.A story teller, in a "tragic response" soapbox kinda way.Anyone can relate to this guys way of doing things.Tom,will remain an American icon through it all.may he rest easy ...til then....
This man is so interesting. This story reminds me of the Canadian golfer Moe Norman, who is considered to be one of the best ball strikers of all time. His story is equally amazing. Thank you for your channel! I just subbed 😁
I like Tom Petty a very, very much lot. He is/was a genius songwriter and musician. But ... as with lots of geniusses he was that in one field. All in all he was simply not the brightest. So I find this king of videos like that one hear more than questionable. For example laughing the Backstreet Boys away in a derogatory way is arrogant and shows a very narrow and limited mind. Not the brightest, as I said.
Sherman in 1860 wrote a prophecy to his neighbors in Louisiana about their desire for Southern Succession: Has any soothsayer ever been more accurate about foolhardy ventures? About the course of future events? Sherman nailed it. The South was destroyed. Sherman had a major hand in it.
