Tom Petty - Mojo (ft. The Heartbreakers) reviews
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| Billboard |
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers have always been a rock'n'roll band. But "Mojo," a mostly blues-rock opus clocking in at nearly 65 minutes, is for those who've been waiting for the long-lived group to let the throttle out all the way. Petty and lead guitarist Mike Campbell don't restrain themselves with these arrangements, ranging from the tasteful licks of "Jefferson Jericho Blues" (about founding father Thomas Jefferson's plantation proclivities) to screaming solos on "I Should Have Known It" and the album-closing "Good Enough." Benmont Tench gets his own piano and organ spotlights on such tracks as "Running Man's Bible" and the swirling "Something Good Coming," while Petty and company cut a wide swath through Delta blues ("Takin' My Time"), reggae (the pro-pot "Don't Pull Me Over"), garage rock ("Candy") and nods to soul ("No Reason to Cry") and folk ("Something Good Coming"). It's not news that these guys rock, but on their first new album in eight years the Heartbreakers have their "Mojo" working like they never have before-which is a fine thing indeed....full text |
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| Boston |
| The word “blues’’ has been bandied about in advance of the release of “Mojo,’’ Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers’ 12th album; but anyone expecting Howlin’ Wolf covers or knockoffs has arrived at the wrong crossroads. While 12-bar twang, mean girls, and swampy harmonicas do populate the track list, “Mojo’’ is a rock record — and a good one at that. The blooze-rock of Petty’s English heroes (the stomp of “I Should Have Known It’’) comes through as clearly as the stately strut of folks like John Lee Hooker (“Takin’ My Time’’); but his roots-rock default is the source of many of the album’s sturdiest tracks — including the bittersweet “No Reason to Cry’’ and the hot flash of “Running Man’s Bible,’’ a succinct summation of life’s trials, oddities, and joys. The band also stretches out with a couple of psychedelic sidetrips including the shambolic, nearly seven-minute jam “First Flash of Freedom’’ and even works its way through the reggae romp “Don’t Pull Me Over.’’ On the cusp of 60, Petty wears his elder statesman mantle well, and the Heartbreakers continue to pull off the feat of sounding simultaneously loose and tight. (Out tomorrow) -- SARAH RODMAN...full text |
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| Ew |
| Tuneful and gently flowing, Mojo is endowed with the qualities diehards expect from Tom ''Watch Me Rock Out Without Breaking a Sweat'' Petty. What it lacks is instant classics (didn't he used to be good for a few per album?). Even so, a handful of these new songs come within spitting distance of past glories. As Petty sings on the last track, ''That's good enough for me.'' B...full text |
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