Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers - Long After Dark album mp3

Long After Dark is the fifth studio album by American rock band Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, released November 2, 1982 on Backstreet Records. Notable for the MTV hit "You Got Lucky", the album was also the band's first to feature Howie Epstein on bass and harmony vocals. Epstein's vocals are prevalent throughout the album and from that point on, became an integral part of the Heartbreakers' sound.

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.

Long After Dark is one of Tom Petty’s underrated classics. Coming after the mega-successes Damn the Torpedoes and Hard Promises, Long After Dark likely suffered for being more of a very good thing. The single You Got Lucky added an ‘80s synth common to all of the era's mainstream rock bands, while songs such as Deliver Me, Change of Heart, and Finding Out relied on the usual snarling guitars, howling organs, and locked-in-tight bass and drums. Per usual, Petty’s singing adds tremendous nuance and power to everything he touches. The album is best known for introducing the late Howie Epstein on bass and harmony vocals. Epstein’s harmonies would give The Heartbreakers a stronger vocal presence in concert. In retrospect, Long After Dark ranks among the best albums by Petty and The Heartbreakers. Long After Dark Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers.

BPM Profile Long After Dark. Album starts at 145BPM, ends at 99BPM (-46), with tempos within the -BPM range. Try refreshing the page if dots are missing). Recent albums by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.

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By the time of this 1982 album, Tom Petty was a bona fide American rock star, if not exactly a pop icon. Perhaps bowing to that status, Petty essentially commercialized a sound that had heretofore worn its Dylan/Byrds influences proudly on its sleeve. Perhaps he and the Heartbreakers had become status conscious-or mistakenly took their oft-misapplied new wave label too close to heart. Or, more likely, Petty's muse was simply strained to the limit after four exceptionally strong albums in a row and the interminable touring that went with them.

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers (album). Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers is the debut album by the band of the same name, released on November 9, 1976 by Shelter Records. The album was recorded and mixed at the Shelter Studio in Hollywood, California. Initially following its release, the album received little attention in the United States