Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers @ Halftime

[skcin]

Originally Posted by Miss Vicky

Hey! Don't disrespect "I Won't Back Down," that "weak, idiotic" song hooked me on Petty back when I was only 8 years old.

I do agree, though, that I would have liked to have seen a more varied setlist. But we have to keep in mind that he was playing for a group of football fans, not Petty-heads, so he needed to pick songs that the average person is going to know.

Exactly. I would have loved something from Highway Companion (Saving Grace rocks) but realistically, it wasn't gonna fly. Good choices for a generic footbal crowd, most of whom were probably only vaguely familiar with Petty's work.

[AliceLover]

Originally Posted by skcin

Exactly. I would have loved something from Highway Companion (Saving Grace rocks) but realistically, it wasn't gonna fly. Good choices for a generic footbal crowd, most of whom were probably only vaguely familiar with Petty's work.

Yeah, my friends were making fun of me big time before he came on and then they were all like "Oh I love this song" (Free Fallin - which actually now makes me want to projectile vomit). It was funny. It looked to me like he gained a little weight and looked a lot older. Still, a great performance.