Highway Companion

[Miss Vicky]

Is anybody else loving it as much as I am????

Lord oh lord let me win those tickets... I need me some live Petty this fall.

Here's the vid for the first single "Saving Grace":

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[DrummerDeanna]

I have yet to get this album- but it's on my list - especially after hearing Petty on Fresh Air last night :blob1:

[MacMan]

Not a bad album...

go to http://www.rehearsals.com/index.jsp where you can watch them perform "Saving Grace" in rehearsals for this tour. Sounds and looks great.

Click on Tom Petty then watch a brief version - then it will ask if you want to watch the full version.

There's actually a performance clip by the Mick Fleetwood Band under exclusive performances with Billy Burnette and Rick Vito. I haven't seen this before!!
http://www.rehearsals.com/exclusive/

[carrie721]

I really, really like the album. I'm v. glad I bought it. I can't get over the similarities between "Down South" and the song "I Had a Love" by Blue Angel (Cyndi Lauper's band before she went solo).

Here's the track for anyone interested in the comparison:

http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=download&ufid=11B7CA90315B70F0

[DestinyRules]

I've had "Saving Grace" playing in my head the last few days. It's my current MySpace profile song (if MySpace will ever get over their ****ing connection problems!).

[Miss Vicky]

I've had "Saving Grace" playing in my head the last few days. It's my current MySpace profile song (if MySpace will ever get over their ****ing connection problems!).

I was just trying to edit my profile to put it as my song, too, or at least put the video in my profile, but I can't seem to log in. It was working fine just a couple of minutes ago.

[foxyluva]

Im really looking forward to this album - its not out in NZ until late August :( How is it Victoria?

[Miss Vicky]

Im really looking forward to this album - its not out in NZ until late August :(

Well that's just crap.

how is it Victoria?

Pure brilliance. I'm loving every second of it. Add this to my list of albums that I can listen to all the way through and not have the urge to skip anything...

Oh wait. I guess it was already on there since the first item on my list was "ANY Tom Petty album." :D

[foxyluva]

Well that's just crap.

Your tellin' me! Try living here :laugh:


Pure brilliance. I'm loving every second of it. Add this to my list of albums that I can listen to all the way through and not have the urge to skip anything...


So its better than "Last DJ" then? I have yet to even hear the single off the album - is it similar to any of Petty/Heartbreakers previous albums?

[Miss Vicky]

So its better than "Last DJ" then? I have yet to even hear the single off the album - is it similar to any of Petty/Heartbreakers previous albums?

I don't know that it's "better." Songs like The Last DJ's "Joe" are pretty damn hard to beat. It's definitely got a harder sound to it than the last Petty solo effort (1994's Wildflowers) but not as hard as DJ. I dunno... all Petty albums sound pretty similar in many ways to all other Petty albums. He doesn't really change his sound - with the exception of 1987's "Let Me Up (I've Had Enough)." He kind of adheres to the "If it ain't broke, don't fix it" frame of mind.

Did you play the video I posted? So far "Saving Grace" is my favorite track.

[foxyluva]

I don't know that it's "better." Songs like The Last DJ's "Joe" are pretty damn hard to beat. It's definitely got a harder sound to it than the last Petty solo effort (1994's Wildflowers) but not as hard as DJ. I dunno... all Petty albums sound pretty similar in many ways to all other Petty albums. He doesn't really change his sound - with the exception of 1987's "Let Me Up (I've Had Enough)." He kind of adheres to the "If it ain't broke, don't fix it" frame of mind.

Did you play the video I posted? So far "Saving Grace" is my favorite track.

Im at work at the moment, and there are no speakers - so no point in playing the video :(

What about "Southern Accents" - that album was very un-petty :shrug: My favourite album though is "Full Moon Fever" - a classic :D

[Miss Vicky]

Im at work at the moment, and there are no speakers - so no point in playing the video :(

Well that's just crap.

What about "Southern Accents" - that album was very un-petty :shrug: My favourite album though is "Full Moon Fever" - a classic :D

The only songs that are, IMO, un-Petty on Southern Accents are "Make It Better (Forget About Me)" and "It Ain't Nothin' to Me," with their disco-esque sound. Other than that, it seems pretty typical to me. :shrug:

Indeed, Full Moon Fever will always rank high on my list, since it's the first album I ever owned by any artist.

[xxxmx]

Saving Grace is one of my current favorite songs - been listening on repeat as i am apt to do. i am waiting for the first paycheck of the year (school teacher) to buy the album. it will no doubt be great. thanks for posting the vid, vicky!

[Miss Vicky]

Saving Grace is one of my current favorite songs - been listening on repeat as i am apt to do.

I have it on repeat at the moment as well. :thumbsup:

I think this disc is going to be my new "rut" - since I tend to listen to the same cd over and over again for weeks at a time.

I also picked up the new Live (as in the band Live) album Songs from Black Mountain, but I'm not crazy about it. As much as I want to love it, I'm coming to accept the fact that they've basically become a Christian Rock band and that's just not my thing. :distress:

[foxyluva]

Well that's just crap.

:laugh: Yes - you are in the mood to say 'crap' aren't you :lol:


Indeed, Full Moon Fever will always rank high on my list, since it's the first album I ever owned by any artist.

Really? I owned many albums on tape - I can't remember what the first was though, but the first album I ever got on CD was Republica's self titled - 'Ready to Go' was such a cool song :thumbsup:

[Miss Vicky]

Really? I owned many albums on tape - I can't remember what the first was though, but the first album I ever got on CD was Republica's self titled - 'Ready to Go' was such a cool song :thumbsup:


The first albums I ever owned on CD were Nirvana: Nevermind and The Beavis and Butthead Experience. :o

I was in junior high and boy did I have crappy (there's that word again) taste in music!

Full Moon Fever was bought for me by my mother as a bribe to behave while we were shopping in the mall. I was eight years old at the time.

[foxyluva]

The first albums I ever owned on CD were Nirvana: Nevermind and The Beavis and Butthead Experience. :o

I was in junior high and boy did I have crappy (there's that word again) taste in music!

Please - your taste in music was incredible compared to mine - I was more inclined to buy a Sisqo album :lol:


Full Moon Fever was bought for me by my mother as a bribe to behave while we were shopping in the mall. I was eight years old at the time.

Ah yes, the bribe - I got many a CD because of that :laugh:

[Miss Vicky]

Please - your taste in music was incredible compared to mine - I was more inclined to buy a Sisqo album :lol:

From Sisqo to Stevie...

I'm not sure which one is worse.

Edit: Wait, Sisqo's the one who did 'The Thong Song,' right?

Um... yeah. Still not sure.

[foxyluva]

From Sisqo to Stevie...

I'm not sure which one is worse.

Edit: Wait, Sisqo's the one who did 'The Thong Song,' right?

Um... yeah. Still not sure.

:lol: Your evil...........

[Miss Vicky]

:lol: Your evil...........

I try.

:angel:

[estranged4life]

over the PA in a music store today as I purchased yet more metal discs for my collection, Sounded alright to me...May have to purchase it, But I wasnt going to pay $14.99 for it when I know I can find it much cheaper elsewhere.

[foxyluva]

over the PA in a music store today as I purchased yet more metal discs for my collection, Sounded alright to me...May have to purchase it, But I wasnt going to pay $14.99 for it when I know I can find it much cheaper elsewhere.

They have it at amazon.com for $9.99

[estranged4life]

They have it at amazon.com for $9.99

$9.99 is a nice price but I'm not in much of a Amazon mood since I am still awaiting a 2 disc set I ordered June 19 through Amazon.com

[foxyluva]

$9.99 is a nice price but I'm not in much of a Amazon mood since I am still awaiting a 2 disc set I ordered June 19 through Amazon.com

Try living in New Zealand - standard delivery time from amazon for a CD is 4 weeks :distress:

[carrie721]

$9.99 is a nice price but I'm not in much of a Amazon mood since I am still awaiting a 2 disc set I ordered June 19 through Amazon.com

I ordered a CD from amazon on April 12th and finally canceled the order about a week and a half ago. :rolleyes: They can be very frustrating.

[Miss Vicky]

I ordered a CD from amazon on April 12th and finally canceled the order about a week and a half ago. :rolleyes: They can be very frustrating.

Really? I've never had any problems with them. I always get my orders when I expect to, and the few times I've received damaged items, they've been very good about replacing them promptly.

The one time that I didn't receive an order, I notified them and they sent a new one right away. :shrug:

[carrie721]

Really? I've never had any problems with them. I always get my orders when I expect to, and the few times I've received damaged items, they've been very good about replacing them promptly.

The one time that I didn't receive an order, I notified them and they sent a new one right away. :shrug:

Yeah. It's the only bad experience I've ever had with amazon, though, in 8 years. It's a really hard album to get ahold of, apparently. :shrug: I finally found it in Barnes & Noble last night.

[foxyluva]

Yeah. It's the only bad experience I've ever had with amazon, though, in 8 years. It's a really hard album to get ahold of, apparently. :shrug: I finally found it in Barnes & Noble last night.

Which album?

[carrie721]

Which album?

Hat Full of Stars by Cyndi Lauper. great stuff :)

[foxyluva]

Hat Full of Stars by Cyndi Lauper. great stuff :)

Ha! I have that. I got it for $5NZD! which works out to be around $3USD!!! I found it out the back of the store I work at :thumbsup:

[carrie721]

Ha! I have that. I got it for $5NZD! which works out to be around $3USD!!! I found it out the back of the store I work at :thumbsup:

:laugh: well screw you!! i've been searching for it for MONTHS! what do you think of it?

[foxyluva]

:laugh: well screw you!! i've been searching for it for MONTHS! what do you think of it?

Dude, you are gonna kill me, but I have yet to listen to it :eek: I bought her album "True Colours" on vinyl and only recently listened to it, and couldn't believe how crap it was, so Im scared to listen to that album in case I start to hate Cyndi :(

[carrie721]

Dude, you are gonna kill me, but I have yet to listen to it :eek: I bought her album "True Colours" on vinyl and only recently listened to it, and couldn't believe how crap it was, so Im scared to listen to that album in case I start to hate Cyndi :(

gasp! do you have body acoustic? if not, you should get that right. now. it'll heal any cyndi-related ailments you may have (and any other ailments, actually).

[foxyluva]

gasp! do you have body acoustic? if not, you should get that right. now. it'll heal any cyndi-related ailments you may have (and any other ailments, actually).

Its actually not released in New Zealand :eek: I have seen it in import stores for like $40NZD, but I am not going to pay that unless I really want it

[carrie721]

Its actually not released in New Zealand :eek: I have seen it in import stores for like $40NZD, but I am not going to pay that unless I really want it

wow, holy crap! that's a lot.

[goldustsongbird]

Dude, you are gonna kill me, but I have yet to listen to it :eek: I bought her album "True Colours" on vinyl and only recently listened to it, and couldn't believe how crap it was, so Im scared to listen to that album in case I start to hate Cyndi :(

Dude, don't judge her by True Colours! That's really not her best album... It's pretty mediocre. Even I can admit that. lol. Listening to HFOS won't make you hate her, trust me, if anything it'll make you love her. ;)

[carrie721]

Dude, don't judge her by True Colours! That's really not her best album... It's pretty mediocre. Even I can admit that. lol. Listening to HFOS won't make you hate her, trust me, if anything it'll make you love her. ;)

and if you can admit it ... :p

[goldustsongbird]

and if you can admit it ... :p

iknorite. I can't stand What's Goin' On. The video is... okay. I mean, it's pure 1987, and she looks great in it, but the song is something I can only listen to once every few years. And One Track Mind is shiz.

[foxyluva]

Dude, don't judge her by True Colours! That's really not her best album... It's pretty mediocre. Even I can admit that. lol. Listening to HFOS won't make you hate her, trust me, if anything it'll make you love her. ;)

Well, it looks like my date has stood me up, so I will listen to it tonight....

[carrie721]

iknorite. I can't stand What's Goin' On. The video is... okay. I mean, it's pure 1987, and she looks great in it, but the song is something I can only listen to once every few years. And One Track Mind is shiz.

mmmmmmmmmmm, she DOES look totaly delicious in the video. I'm glad I'm not alone in my lack of What's Goin' On love. but yeah, she looks amazing in the video ...

[carrie721]

Well, it looks like my date has stood me up, so I will listen to it tonight....

What a bastard!!!!!!! Can I beat him up?

[foxyluva]

What a bastard!!!!!!! Can I beat him up?

Well, its his loss aint it. I was gonna consider giving him my flower, but I guess he wont be gettin' that now :lol:

[goldustsongbird]

mmmmmmmmmmm, she DOES look totaly delicious in the video. I'm glad I'm not alone in my lack of What's Goin' On love. but yeah, she looks amazing in the video ...

http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/1166/994tdccyndilauper063zz5.jpg
:]

[carrie721]

Well, its his loss aint it. I was gonna consider giving him my flower, but I guess he wont be gettin' that now :lol:

awwwww, you're so cute! of course it's his loss! and now he's lost you to two how bitches on the other side of the globe! :xoxo:

[goldustsongbird]

Well, it looks like my date has stood me up, so I will listen to it tonight....

Blech, what an ass. His loss!

[carrie721]

http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/1166/994tdccyndilauper063zz5.jpg
:]

oooooooooooh girrrrrrrrl, you don't know what you do to me!

[foxyluva]

awwwww, you're so cute! of course it's his loss! and now he's lost you to two how bitches on the other side of the globe! :xoxo:

:lol:

Your so sweet. I don't know where he is - he said he would meet me here, but alas, no show, and he isn't replying to my text messages...

So Im sitting here at work eating a subway all on my lonesome :( :laugh:

Anyway - Stevie is all I need to get through times like this :D

[carrie721]

:lol:

Your so sweet. I don't know where he is - he said he would meet me here, but alas, no show, and he isn't replying to my text messages...

So Im sitting here at work eating a subway all on my lonesome :( :laugh:

Anyway - Stevie is all I need to get through times like this :D

well, at least you're eating subway and not some a-hole's shorts :D what kind of sub?

[foxyluva]

well, at least you're eating subway and not some a-hole's shorts :D what kind of sub?

Mmm, Im a Subway whore :lol:

I've got me a foot-long roast chicken on garlic, non tosted with heaps of lettuce, heaps of onion, heaps of gherkin (pickle) and capsicum, all with a large amount of sweet onion sauce

*drool*

And you know what makes this worse - it was supposed to be our first date, after him pining over me for months now, and I finally say yes, and he don't turn up - typical male :rolleyes:

[goldustsongbird]

oooooooooooh girrrrrrrrl, you don't know what you do to me!

Oh but I do. That's why I do it!

[carrie721]

Mmm, Im a Subway whore :lol:

I've got me a foot-long roast chicken on garlic, non tosted with heaps of lettuce, heaps of onion, heaps of gherkin (pickle) and capsicum, all with a large amount of sweet onion sauce

*drool*

And you know what makes this worse - it was supposed to be our first date, after him pining over me for months now, and I finally say yes, and he don't turn up - typical male :rolleyes:

Yummmm. I am a sub whore, too, because I work at a deli. Yummmm. You had me up until the gherkin (which i don't like) and capsicum (because i have no idea what the hell kind of new zealand **** that is :lol: )

yep, typical. eff that shiz.

[carrie721]

Oh but I do. That's why I do it!

:lol: that's probably true ...

ugh, i should go to bed. ugh ugh ugh.

[foxyluva]

Yummmm. I am a sub whore, too, because I work at a deli. Yummmm. You had me up until the gherkin (which i don't like) and capsicum (because i have no idea what the hell kind of new zealand **** that is :lol: )

yep, typical. eff that shiz.

Capsicum, I don't know what you would call it in the US, possibly pepper - its the stuff that is crispy and crunchy - I call it the apple of the vegetable world :lol:

All I can say is he better have a good excuse :nod:

[carrie721]

Capsicum, I don't know what you would call it in the US, possibly pepper - its the stuff that is crispy and crunchy - I call it the apple of the vegetable world :lol:

All I can say is he better have a good excuse :nod:

oh, is it like a chili pepper? is it red or green?

[foxyluva]

oh, is it like a chili pepper? is it red or green?

Green, but they can come in red or yellow. Its not spicy, so I don't think its a chilli pepper :shrug:

here is a pic anyway...

http://www.dpiwe.tas.gov.au/inter.nsf/Images/LBUN-58BV7A/$File/faf_capsicums.jpg

[carrie721]

Green, but they can come in red or yellow. Its not spicy, so I don't think its a chilli pepper :shrug:

here is a pic anyway...

http://www.dpiwe.tas.gov.au/inter.nsf/Images/LBUN-58BV7A/$File/faf_capsicums.jpg

Oh. We call those bell peppers or sweet peppers. Tasty.

[foxyluva]

Oh. We call those bell peppers or sweet peppers. Tasty.

How odd :laugh: I think capsicum is much more appropriate :laugh:

OMG - I just got a text from him, he said he has been super busy and needs to rain check - rain check me??!!!

[carrie721]

How odd :laugh: I think capsicum is much more appropriate :laugh:

OMG - I just got a text from him, he said he has been super busy and needs to rain check - rain check me??!!!

wtf, that is beyond rude! tell him to shove his raincheck where the sun don't shine. :laugh:

[foxyluva]

wtf, that is beyond rude! tell him to shove his raincheck where the sun don't shine. :laugh:

:lol:

My motto is three strikes you are out - I think this one is qualifies him for only one more strike, because I hung around work waiting for him when I didn't need too :mad:

[carrie721]

:lol:

My motto is three strikes you are out - I think this one is qualifies him for only one more strike, because I hung around work waiting for him when I didn't need too :mad:

Fair enough, but he totally should have called you when he realized he was "too busy"! *bitch slaps him*

[foxyluva]

Fair enough, but he totally should have called you when he realized he was "too busy"! *bitch slaps him*

He should have, but Im a soft touch - and he knew I would forgive him anyway.

Me and my damn sensitivity :lol:

[carrie721]

He should have, but Im a soft touch - and he knew I would forgive him anyway.

Me and my damn sensitivity :lol:

You need to be more of a bitch, like me. :laugh:

[foxyluva]

You need to be more of a bitch, like me. :laugh:

:lol:

I try, and believe me, I can be as bitchy as the next gay - but Im very forgiving by nature....

[goldustsongbird]

:lol: that's probably true ...

ugh, i should go to bed. ugh ugh ugh.

YOU LEFT MEEEEE! Well, okay, I left you, but not by choice.