Digitally remastered edition of this classic 1979 album. Damn The Torpedoes catapulted Petty and company into the first rank of American Rock acts. It's not hard to understand why. With a slate of driving songs destined to become FM staples ("Refugee," "Here Comes My Girl," "Even the Losers," "Don't Do Me Like That"), it's an album that plays much like half a greatest-hits collection. Fusing a rootsy sensibility heavy with Dylan and Byrds affectations with his own pop instincts (honed by early stints with Mudcrutch and Dwight Twilley) and coupling them with one of rock's most consistently underrated powerhouses, the Heartbreakers, Petty's throwback traditionalism oddly found him riding the crest of the new wave in the late '70s.
If you're a CD nut like me and want the best quality remasters out there but struggle to find reviews of them on here, I'll be the one to review which remastered release to get (the 2001 or the 2010 version). I, for one, think there are too many reviews of the album itself rather than how the remastering is done, and whether it's good or bad. We all know how great this album is. It's a classic, one of Tom Petty's best for sure. Now onto the remastering.The remaster..
I have purchased many SACD's over the years and none can compare to incredible soundstage of this this iconic album. I have a few of the "Pure Audio" Blu-rays and they vary in comparison depending on the title. Yes, I know that there are just some titles available on Blu-ray audio that remastering will not make them sound like they were recorded yesterday. This album is so far, and by far, the best sounding 5.1 audio recording I have ever purchased.I was ki..