Born and raised in Gainesville, Florida, Tom Petty first caught the rock’n’roll bug when he met Elvis on the tender age of 10. His eureka second, nevertheless, got here three years later when he noticed The Beatles on The Ed Sullivan Present and realized his true vocation had simply hit him proper between the eyes. This epiphany would set him on the trail in direction of an unparallelled profession – each along with his celebrated band, The Heartbreakers, and as a solo artist – and the discharge of traditional albums, amongst them Rattling The Torpedoes, You’re Gonna Get It! and Full Moon Fever.
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The Fab 4’s legendary first Sullivan slot, on February 9, 1964, launched one million short-lived US storage bands, however for Tom Petty, rock’n’roll was constructed to final. Although barely into his teenagers, he had the smarts and the dedication to comply with his dream no matter how lengthy it took. But, as Petty quickly found, constructing a stalwart following additionally required endurance; whereas he fashioned Mudcrutch with future Heartbreakers Benmont Tench and Mike Campbell within the late 60s, the group spent years paying their dues within the Southern states earlier than lastly relocating to LA in 1974.
Mudcrutch recorded one single for the Shelter imprint earlier than Petty, Tench, and Campbell fashioned a brand new outfit with two freshly recruited Florida exports, drummer Stan Lynch and bassist Ron Blair. Initially sticking with Shelter, the band’s eponymous 1976 debut made waves within the UK and Australasia, nevertheless it was their sophomore launch, the aptly titled You’re Gonna Get It!, which brokered their business breakthrough of their US heartland.
Launched on Might 2, 1978, and basically a refinement of The Heartbreakers’ critically acclaimed debut, You’re Gonna Get It! was a decent, accessible rock document, stuffed with radio-friendly tunes and infectious choruses. Certainly, each of its spin-off singles – the chiming, Byrds-y “Listen To Her Heart” and the gritty, shape-throwing “I Need To Know” – scored vital airplay for the band, with the latter additionally stalling simply exterior the High 40 of the Billboard Sizzling 100.
In fact, although, Tom Petty was blossoming as a songsmith, and his knack for penning killer hooks ensured that You’re Gonna Get It! brimmed over with potential hits. The Heartbreakers, too, displayed a powerful versatility: whether or not they had been laying into steely anthems (“When The Time Comes”; the vengeance-fuelled titular music), communing with their Southern roots on Americana-tinged rockers (“Too Much Ain’t Enough”) or working up evocative, Springsteen-esque love songs (“Magnolia”), Petty’s gifted staff had been clearly on the right track to faucet into the broader public consciousness.
Unusually, although Rolling Stone famous its “impressive stylistic cohesiveness,” the album slightly divided the critics on launch. The band’s ever-burgeoning fanbase, nevertheless, had been united, and You’re Gonna Get It! ultimately peaked at a powerful No.23 on the US Billboard 200, going Gold within the course of. Culminating in an acclaimed (and sometimes bootlegged) present at Santa Monica’s Civic Auditorium on New Yr’s Eve, the band’s subsequent tour promoted The Heartbreakers onto the North American area circuit for the primary time and laid the groundwork for 1979’s mainstream smash, Rattling The Torpedoes.
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