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Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers Long After Dark (1982)
Long After Dark (Japanese Mastering)\n\nOriginally Released November 1982\nCD Edition Released 1985\nRemastered Edition Released March 20, 2001\n\nAMG EXPERT REVIEW: Riding high on the the back-to-back Top Five, platinum hits Damn the Torpedoes and Hard Promises, Tom Petty quickly returned to the studio to record the Heartbreakers' fifth album, Long After Dark. Truth be told, there was about as long a gap between Dark and Promises as there was between Promises and Torpedoes, but there was a difference this time around -- Petty and the Heartbreakers sounded tired. Even if there are a few new wave flourishes here and there, the band haven't really changed their style at all -- it's still Stonesy, Byrdsian heartland rock. As their first four albums illustrated, that isn't a problem in itself, since they have found numerous variations within their signature sound...providing they have the right songs. Unfortunately, Petty had a dry spell on Long After Dark. With its swirling, minor-key guitars, "You Got Lucky" is a classic, and "Change of Heart" comes close to matching those peaks, but the remaining songs rarely rise above agreeable filler. Since the Heartbreakers are a very good band, it means the record sounds pretty good as it's playing, but apart from those few highlights, nothing much is memorable once the album has finished. And coming on the heels of two excellent records, that's quite a disappointment. -- Stephen Thomas Erlewine\n\nQ Magazine (8/01, p.154) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...The sound of water being expertly trodden...housing the exquisite 'You Got Lucky' and 'Finding Out'..." \n\nCD Connection.com Review\nTom Petty & The Heartbreakers: Tom Petty (vocals, guitar); Benmont Tench (vocals, keyboards); Howe Epstein (vocals, bass); Stan Lynch (vocals, drums); Mike Campbell (guitar, organ). \n\nAdditional personnel: Ron Blair (bass); Phil Jones (percussion). \n\nRecorded at Record Plant, Wally Heider's, and CA Crystal, Hollywood, California; Rumbo Studios, Canoga Park, California. \n\nAll tracks have been digitally remastered. \n\nOn his first four albums, Petty pulled off the impressive feat of starting out great and improving with each record. LONG AFTER DARK may not have extended that streak to five, but it came pretty damn close, and it's a solid, above-average offering that has more in common with the hard-rocking DAMN THE TORPEDOS than the more introspective, folk-tinged HARD PROMISES. Sonically, LONG AFTER DARK is flawless, it's the hardest Petty and company have ever rocked; Petty and Campbell's guitars would never sound this raw again (Petty had been listening to some AC/DC at the time, which obviously helped). Lyrically, the album is almost unrelentingly bleak, as Petty weaves tale after tale of hard luck and working men doomed to lives of tribulation. He's popmeister enough to keep it catchy, so you don't get bogged down by the weighty topics, and wise enough to disavow any Beautiful Loser claims ("I don't think pain is so romantic").
This rock cd contains 10 tracks and runs 37min 30sec.
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