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Tom Petty: Echo

 A l b u m   D e t a i l s


Label: Warner Bros. Records Inc.
Released: 1999
Time:
 61:59
Category: Pop/Rock
Producer(s): See Artists ...
Rating: ********.. (8/10)
Media type: CD
Web address: www.tompetty.com
Appears with: Traveling Wilburys, Jeff Lynne, Roy Orbison, George Harrison
Purchase date: 2001.02.03
Price in €: 7,99



 S o n g s ,   T r a c k s


[1] Room at the Top (T.Petty) - 5:01
[2] Counting on You (T.Petty) - 4:05
[3] Free Girl Now (T.Petty) - 3:30
[4] Lonesome Sundown (T.Petty) - 4:32
[5] Swingin' (T.Petty) - 5:30
[6] Accused of Love (T.Petty) - 2:45
[7] Echo (T.Petty) - 6:36
[8] Won't Last Long (T.Petty) - 4:22
[9] Billy the Kid (T.Petty) - 4:08
[10] I Don't Wanna Fight (M.Campbell) - 2:47
[11] This One's for Me (T.Petty) - 2:42
[12] No More (T.Petty) - 3:15
[13] About to Give Out (T.Petty) - 3:12
[14] Rhino Skin (T.Petty) - 3:57
[15] One More Day, One More Night (T.Petty) - 5:37

 A r t i s t s ,   P e r s o n n e l


Tom Petty - Guitar, Vocals, Harmonica, Producer
Mike Campbell - Lead Guitar, Bass, Lead Vocal on [10], Producer, Engineer
Benmont Tench - Piano, Organ, Electric Piano, Chamberlin, Clavinet
Howie Epstein - Bass Guitar, Harmony, Backing Vocals

Scott Thurston - Acoustic & Electric Guitars, Backing Vocals
Steve Ferrone - Drums
Lenny Castro - Percussions

Rick Rubin - Producer
Richard Dodd - Mixing, Additional Engineering
Stephen Marcussen - Mastering
Dave Schiffman - Additional Engineering
Ok Hee Kim - Assistant Engineering
Christine Siroris - Assistant Engineering
Rob Brill - Assistant Engineering
Aaron Lepley - Assistant Engineering
Alan "Bugs" Weidel - Studio Crew
Mark Carpenter - Studi Crew
Tony Dimitriades - Management
Mary Klauzer - Management
Martyn Atkins - Art Direction, Photography
Christine Cano - Design

 C o m m e n t s ,   N o t e s


As it turns out, She's the One was even more of a side project than it seemed at the time. Although its stripped-down, immediate production was reminiscent of Wildflowers, Tom Petty's forays into Lindsey Buckingham-inspired pop turned out to be a passing thing, since Echo, his first full-fledged record with the Heartbreakers, is an extension of Wildflowers, at least in terms of sound and feel. The weird thing is, Echo sounds like a sinewy band recording but its sentiment makes it feel like a solo record. To be blunt, much of Echo feels like a by-product of Petty's divorce from his wife of over 20 years; even the intoxicating hard-rock of "Free Girl Now" has a layer of sorrow and regret. That weary melancholy is the bond that keeps Echo together, bridging the gap between the ballads and the rockers, providing an emotional touchstone that makes the record more than just another Petty record. Then again, the music on Echo manages to sound like every other Petty album, yet it stays fresh. Petty, Mike Campbell and Rick Rubin (along with some help from George Drakoulias) keep the spirit of Wildflowers alive by keeping the production uncluttered, direct and muscular — which just reveals what a strong, versatile band the Heartbreakers are. And while there are no surprises, Petty once again delivers an album that works as a whole while having several clear highlights ("Room at the Top," "Counting on You," "Free Girl Now," "This One's for Me," "About to Give Out") — which is a pretty neat trick, actually. At times, the disc feels a little long, but all the pieces work individually and they illustrate that Petty is the rare rocker that knows how to mature gracefully. Although the album is spiked with sadness and regret, nothing on the album feels forced or self-conscious, either lyrically or musically — and he is one of the few rockers of his generation that can make such a claim.

Stephen Thomas Erlewine - All Music Guide



Acht Jahre haben die Fans darauf warten müssen. Into The Great Wide Open (1991) war Pettys letzte Zusammenarbeit mit seiner Band. Vor dieser Wiedervereinigung stand für Tom aber eine Trennung: die von seiner Frau. Kein Wunder, daß Echo zu seinen emotionalsten Alben zählt, aber keine Angst: Echo ist kein Jammer- oder Depri-Album geworden. Die 15 Songs der CD stehen in der typischen Heartbreakers-Tradition und sind trotzdem eine Weiterentwicklung. Der Beastie Boys-Entdecker Rick Rubin verpaßte der Band diesmal einen ziemlich rauhen Sound, was den Heartbreakers wesentlich besser bekommt als seinerzeit der windelweiche Pop-Sound von ELO-Mastermind Jeff Lynne. Echo verbindet genial die Qualitäten der Heartbreakers (erdiger Sound) mit Tom Pettys im Alleingang erworbenen Songschreiber-Erfahrungen. Von erdigem Rock 'n' Roll über Country-Blues bis zu hitverdächtigen Pop-Rock-Nummern ist alles vorhanden. Und das auch noch mit Qualität. Daumen hoch für Tom Petty.

Robert Morawa - Amazon.de



With his thirteenth release since debuting with the Heartbreakers in 1975, Tom Petty's Echo proves that even after 24 years of rocking he is still an outstanding vocalist, guitarist and songwriter. Petty is known for stylistic influences from the Byrds and Dylan, which is evident on tracks like "Room At The Top," but "Swingin'" and "Billy The Kid" allow Tom to unleash his Stonesy blues-rock chops. Produced by Petty, Rick Rubin and Heartbreakers guitarist Mike Campbell, Echo gives listeners the kind of hard-hitting American rock that made him so appealing from the start.

David Avery - May 17, 1999
CMJ New Music Report Issue: 618



Just a few bars into song 1, "Room at the Top," and you know you're in the capable hands of a master songwriter. A mellow chorus wafts by, whispered in Petty's patented Byrdsian drawl, and the song seems to tick-tock to a stop. But storming over the top is a riff from guitarist Mike Campbell. Another chorus and you know there's a bridge creeping up. Petty, in a gesture that's both droll and dynamic, mutters "Hit it" to announce it. The proceedings slow again, then Campbell's gears start grinding again, and there's a grand crescendo that is, if you'll pardon the pun, heartbreakingly wicked. Then Petty murmurs a deep, resonate "No-oh" in a broken, brilliantly understated way that's rock & roll perfect! If you understand the alchemist genius that transmutes such humble metal into gold, you're ready to curl up with 14 songs of near-similar standing. Petty and the Heartbreakers have succeeded in making an album that's stunning in its simplicity yet as carefully ornate and wondrous as a stained-glass window. Indeed, renaissance might be an appropriate tag for the reborn Petty, except that he's never really gone away. Like that "Room at the Top" bridge, he's always been lurking around the corner, waiting to surprise you when the time is right.

Tom Lanham - Amazon.com



Echo puts the Heartbreakers back where they belong: in the garage and in front of the amplifier stacks

Rolling Stone



For all Mr. Petty's musical debts, his songs are personalized. His voice--strangulated, unpretty and emotionally reticent--fights the music's dexterity, and his lyrics make him a perpetual outsider, a lonely underdog.

New York Times



No tape loops, drum programs or other studio gimmickry here; just Petty's trademark power chords and wry story songs.

People



Of all the old-school guitar rockers - Springsteen, Mellencamp, Seger - who rose to prominence in the '70s and continue to ply their trade, Tom Petty is the most laidback. In his songs (and videos) Petty has defined a laconic, unflappable persona. He comes across as a wry, somewhat cranky observer, a man who's seen and done it all and who is precariously riding the rapids between wisdom and cynicism while trying to maintain a semblance of dignity. That character appears again on Petty's fine new album, Echo. "You need rhino skin/If you're gonna pretend/You're not hurt by this world," he sings. "If you listen long enough/You can hear my skin grow tough." But Petty counters such sentiments with outbursts of heartfelt emotion, like "Accused of Love" and the strange ballad, "Counting on You." "Won't Last Long," "About to Give Out" and "Free Girl Now," meanwhile, purvey the ringing folk-rock that Petty has made his signature. This album breaks no new ground - the title is telling in that regard - but Petty is the last person to chase trends. "I ain't gonna do it if it ain't real," he sings in "No More," and Echo delivers on that promise.

Anthony DeCurtis - April 16, 1999
Copyright © 1994-1999 CDNow, Inc. All rights reserved.



At what is hopefully only the mid-point of a twenty-three-years-and-counting career, Tom Petty has not - like Neil Young - had a Pearl Jam to help ensure his continuing relevance, nor does he seem - like an increasingly fuzzy Springsteen - utterly baffled by anyone under 35. Except for a few solo albums, some minor stylistic tweaking, and some deathly boring Wilburys work, Petty has changed little in his defiant march to VH1 Legend-dom.

His continuing status as Gen X totem (if never an icon) is a testament to his dogged persistence as much as anything else, although his grimly savvy videos haven't hurt, nor has his resistance (unlike many of his peers) to heart attacks, overdoses, electronica, and Mellencamp-like grouchiness. While his latest, Echo (his first non-soundtrack work with the Heartbreakers since 1991's Into the Great Wide Open), doesn't rank with past masterpieces like 1979's Damn the Torpedoes, it's easily as good as anything he's done lately. Petty's 1990s work has, however unhappily, de-emphasized Mike Campbell's legendary mewling guitar noir in favor of a more loping, almost acoustic sound, a trend that continues here.

Like almost every Petty record in history, Echo is both predictable and fine, no less artistically valid for its comforting consistency. As always, most of the record can be divided into two categories: "Mary Jane's Last Dance"-style songs about wayward women (Petty, who will hopefully meet a nice girl someday, has historically been ill-acquainted with any other kind), book-ended by bouncy, "I Won't Back Down"-type tracks assuring the listener of Petty's continuing willingness to rock (these tracks seem to increase exponentially as he gets older, but never mind). One oddity: A rare solo turn from Campbell, always the band's backbone, if not its heart. Though it's a nice, perfectly adequate track, after 23 years, it may be a little late.

Allison Stewart
Copyright © 1994-1999 CDNow, Inc. All rights reserved.



Echo is a marvelous return to Petty's original form after the maudlin Wildflowers. And this may be because Petty sounds angry -- about something. The first single "Free Girl Now" slaps both Mick Jagger and Iggy Pop for their misogyny. "Swingin'" is a great story-song that inevitably finds him cruising the blacktop and picking up a mouthy hitch-hiker filled with the sort of wisdom which only makes sense when it has a great riff attached. "Room at the Top", with its portrait of a millionaire cut off from the world, is the sorriest and most convincing Petty has been about himself. It makes for great music. Produced by Petty, hip-hop metalhead Rick Rubin, and main Heartbreaker Mike Campbell, Echo crunches harder than the band ever has. The stand-out track is "No More" a twelve-string bon-bon wrapped up in sighing strings. Petty can't have got this far without pondering what exactly he's doing in a young man's game. His bitterness comes from not finding any answers. On the evidence of Echo, then, he'll just keep rocking and robbing until the last bell.

© 1999 Viacom International Inc. All Rights Reserved.
 

 L y r i c s


Room At The Top

I got a room at the top of the world tonight
I can see everything tonight
I got a room where everyone
Can have a drink and forget those things
That went wrong in their life

I got a room at the top of the world tonight
I got a room at the top of the world tonight
I got a room at the top of the world tonight
And I ain't comin' down, I ain't comin' down

I got someone who loves me tonight
I got over a thousand dollars in the bank
And I'm all right
Look deep in the eyes of love
Look deep in the eyes of love
And find out what you were looking for

I got a room at the top of the world tonight
I got a room at the top of the world tonight
I got a room at the top of the world tonight
And I ain't comin' down, no I ain't comin' down

I wish I could feel you tonight, little one
You're so far away
I wanna reach out and touch your heart
Yeah like they do in those things on TV, I love you
Please love me, I'm not so bad
And I love you so

I got a room at the top of the world tonight
I got a room at the top of the world tonight
I got a room at the top of the world tonight
And I ain't comin' down, no I ain't comin' down
I ain't comin' down


Counting On You

I want you to be my little lover
I want you to be my power glide
Oh, oh, oh, little girl, don't misunderstand me
Cuz there's a rumor going 'round
Somebody's gonna let me down
And I don't know what it's all about
Or if it's true
I'm counting on you

I want you to drive my El Dorado
I want you to fly my aeroplane
Oh, oh, oh, little girl, don't misunderstand me
Cuz there's a rumor going 'round
Somebody's gonna let me down
And I don't know what it's all about
Or if it's true
I'm counting on you
Counting on you

Well I saw your reflection in the river
And I swear I heard you in the wind
Oh, oh, oh, little girl, don't misunderstand me
Cuz there's a rumor going 'round
Somebody's gonna let me down
And I don't know what it's all about
Or if it's true
I'm counting on you


Free Girl Now

I remember when you were his dog
I remember you under his thumb
Yeah baby, when he would call
Every time, you had to come

Hey, baby, you're a free girl now
Hey, baby, you're a free girl now

I remember when he was your boss
I remember him touching your butt
I remember you counting your blessings
Yeah honey, you had to keep your mouth shut

Hey baby, you're a free girl now
Yeah baby, you're a free girl now

Yeah, well all right
Honey, put your sugar down
Dazzle, dazzle the moon above
Lay your victim down

No longer will you be a slave
No longer will you have to crawl
No longer will you suffer
No longer will you stall
One day you'll live for a reason
One day you'll be gone, no more
When you walk from the table
No longer, will you bow down

Hey baby, you're a free girl now
Hey baby, you're a free girl now


Lonesome Sundown

She's a lonely girl
Lost in the world
Got love in her eyes for me
She's a sweet young thing
Brings me dreams
In a box she made for me

Lonesome sundown, this is gonna be hard
It's a lonesome sundown, this is gonna be hard
I know so don't let go, this is gonna be hard

I'll never let you down
This love I've found
It means too much to me
And I stand accused
Outside the law
But you are all I need

Lonesome sundown, this is gonna be hard
Yeah a lonesome sundown, this is gonna be hard
I know
So don't let go this is gonna be hard

Redemption comes
To those who wait
Forgiveness is the key
And I wish you love
And I wish you hope
Please believe in me

And it's a lonesome sundown, this is gonna be hard
Yeah a lonesome sundown, this is gonna be hard
I know
So don't let go this is gonna be hard


Swingin'

Well, she was standing by the highway
In her boots and silver spurs
Gonna hitchhike to the yellow moon
When a Cadillac stopped for her
And she said, "Hey, nice to meet you, are you goin' my way?"
Yeah, that's when it happened
The world caught fire that day

And she went down swingin'
Yeah, she went down swingin'

Well, she was over twenty-one
In trouble with the law
And it didn't faze her none
She called her mother-in-law
And said I need a little money
I knew I could count on you
After that night in Vegas
And the hell that we went through

We went down swingin'
Like Benny Goodman
Yeah, we went down swingin'

Moonlight on the interstate
She was 'cross the Georgia line
Looked out the window feeling great
Yeah, it had to come in time
And she said I'm never goin' back
She said at last I'm free
I wish ma could see me now, she'd be so proud of me

She went down swingin'
Like Glenn Miller
Yeah, she went down swingin'
Like Tommy Dorsey
Yeah, she went down swingin'
Like Sammy Davis
She went down swingin'
Like Sonny Liston


Accused Of Love

You speak to me in natural harmony
Like we both grew up with nothin'
And I can't believe my own memory
But it one day could be coming

And I don't even know the wrong I've done
And I don't even care anymore
All I know is I believe that you and me
Forever will stand accused of love

Watched the sun go down behind London Town
I was burnt, stood up in Mayfair
I caught a train, black car through the rain
From the trust that hung betrayed there

And I don't even know the wrong I've done
And I don't even care anymore
All I know is I believe that you and me
Forever will stand accused of love

Well, the attorney grins, the witness is drug in
With his face half hid in shadow
Sworn to God and State the truth arrives too late
And defense goes out the window

And we don't even know the wrong we've done
And we don't even care anymore
All I know is I believe that you and me
Forever will stand accused of love
Will stand accused of love
Will stand accused of love


Echo

Put down your things and rest awhile
You know we've both nowhere to go
Yeah, daddy had to crash
He was always halfway there you know
And no, I don't pretend there's any more of that
They say one day, you'll look up and laugh and hear

The same sad echo when you walk
Yeah, the same sad echo when you talk loud and clear
It's the same as the same sad echo around here

I promise you this winter
I will worship you like gold
And ride your train forever
Electric fortunes to be told
And I don't want to question or even celebrate
All the joy you took and then gave back too late

It's the same sad echo when you lie
It's the same sad echo when you try to be clear
It's the same as the same sad echo around here

Well, I woke up right here
In a pool of sweat
With a box of pills and you
Yeah, and I'm gonna keep my head
I'm gonna keep my cool
Oh, I'm so in love with you
Yes and in another world nothing was like this
There may have been a girl
There never was a kiss

The poison came in liquid
She was naked all the time
And no one could explain it
It was all between the lines
And I don't seem to trust anyone no more
It could be faith I'm just not sure

It's the same sad echo every day
Yeah the same sad echo another way
When you call
It's the same as the same sad echo most of all

Well you just got tired
You just gave in
You took it hard
Then you just quit
You let me down
You dropped the ball
You fell on your face most of all
And I don't want to mean anything to you
I don't want to tempt you to be true

It's the same sad echo comin' down
It's the same sad echo all around in my ears
It's the same as the same sad echo around here


Won't Last Long

You and me been over this ground
Over this ground before
I can't explain
I can't explain
I can't explain anymore
Oh it's hard to watch you go

I'm down but it won't last long
I'm down but it won't last long

Don't let me down
Don't let me down
Don't let me down like this

It's not the same
Over and over
Over and over again
Yeah, this is not my day

I'm down but it won't last long
I'm down but it won't last long

Half my brain has gone away
Half my brain has gone
So far away

Don't let me down
Don't let me down
Don't let me down again

Don't shake me up
Don't burn me out
I'm hurt and you won't let me in
Yeah, this is not my day

I'm down but it won't last long
I'm down but it won't last long


Billy The Kid

Well I heard you in the back room
Your friends had a laugh on me
Passed my name through the cantina
Yeah your face was hard to read
Something in your demeanor
Should of given you away
But I was desperate for a friend
I was getting used to making mistakes

Well I went down hard
Like Billy the Kid
Yeah, I went down hard
Yeah, but I got up again

I remember you my baby
I remember you so well
And your house out in the suburbs
You had your wishing well
They say be careful who you believe
Be careful who you trust
Did you smile when you pulled the trigger
That dropped me in the dust

Well, I went down hard
Like Billy the Kid
Yeah, I went down hard
Yeah, but I got up again

Well, you caught me in the bedroom
Cotton fever in a sweat
I was fighting for recovery
But I wasn't giving up yet
You offered no assistance
Yeah, you looked at me and you lied
Oh it really stunned me
When you went to the other side

I went down hard
Like Billy the Kid
Yeah, I went down hard
Oh, but I got up again


I Don't Wanna Fight

I got a hole in my head
I got a hole in my head
I'd be better off dead
I got a hole in my head

I don't wanna fight
I don't wanna fight
I don't wanna fight
I'm a lover, lover, lover

You're always laughing at me
You're always laughing at me
Yeah, when nothing's really funny
You're always laughing at me

I don't wanna fight
I don't wanna fight
I don't wanna fight
I'm a lover, lover, lover
I'm a lover, lover, lover

You got a pretty face
You got a pretty face
But it's such a waste
You got a pretty face

I don't wanna fight
I don't wanna fight
I don't wanna fight
I'm a lover, lover, lover
I'm a lover, lover, lover


This One's For Me

This one's for me, this one's for me
Not for anyone else, I need it you see
I threw all I had into the sea
Now I want a little back, this one's for me

Lover I found the mistakes I've made
Will follow me down into my grave
So much has gone by, so many to please
Well this one I'll keep, this one's for me

And you don't even know what you got
'Til it's walking away
Yeah, you don't even know what you had
'Til it laughs in your face

Some other time, some other day
We'll sing this again some other way
So much has gone by, don't know where to start
Well this one I'll keep here in my heart

And you don't even know what you want
'Til it's walking away
Yeah, you don't even know what you had
'Til it laughs in your face

This one's for me, this one's for me
Not for anyone else, I need it you see
I threw all I had into the sea
Now I want a little back, this one's for me

And you don't even know what you've got
'Til it's walking away
Yeah, you don't even know what you had
'Til it laughs in your face


No More

No more
No more
I ain't gonna do it no more
It used to be a big deal
But, I ain't gonna do it
If it ain't real

Big money
Big plans
You stand with a ticket in your hand
You don't play you can't win
But, I ain't gonna do it
'Til I feel it again

When I see that sun go down
My mind begins to clear
Sure was a hard time
It sure was a hard time my dear

No more
No more
I ain't gonna do it no more
It used to be a big deal
But, I ain't gonna do it
If it ain't real
No, I ain't gonna do it
If it ain't real


About To Give Out

Rickey and Dickey
Standing in the sun
Out there on that highway and the dog wouldn't run
Rickey rolled a number
Dickey raised the hood
Time we hit Daytona I was feeling pretty good

Oh, mama I'm about to give out
Oh, mama I'm about to give out
I'm Davey Crockett in a coonskin town
Oh, mama I'm about to give out

Karaoke Katie drove the crowd wild
Every time she'd sing they'd come in for miles
Curtain came up
Katie came on
Drinking like a lumberjack
And singing Delta Dawn

Oh, mama I'm about to give out
Oh, mama I'm about to give out
I'm Davey Crockett in a coonskin town
Oh, mama I'm about to give out

Yeah, I hit town hard last night
Abraham and Moses
Some other friends of mine
Moses started drinkin' he got a little rude
We woke up in the bushes
Beat to Hell and nude

Oh, mama I'm about to give out
Oh, mama I'm about to give out
I'm Davey Crockett in a coonskin town
Oh, mama, I'm about to give out
I'm Roy Rogers in a one horse town
Oh, mama I'm about to give out
I'm about to give out
I'm about to give out


Rhino Skin

You need rhino skin
If you're gonna begin
To walk
Through this world
You need elephant balls
If you don't want to crawl
On your hands
Through this world

Oh my love if I reveal
Every secret I've concealed
How many thoughts would you steal
How much of my pain would you feel

You need eagles wings
To get over things
That make no sense
In this world

You need rhino skin
If you're gonna pretend
You're not hurt by this world

If you listen long enough
You can hear my skin grow tough
Love is painful to the touch
Must be made of stronger stuff

You need rhino skin
To get to the end
Of the maze through this world

You need rhino skin
Or you're gonna give in
To the needles and pins
The arrows of sin
The evils of men
You need rhino skin


One More Day, One More Night

One more night, God I've had to fight
To keep my line of sight on what's real
One more day I fear I've lost my way
I don't know how to say what I feel
Someone better hurry I'm all alone
And I keep breaking down
Breaking down, you know?
No one ever taught me to be on my own
And I keep breaking down
Breaking down, you know?

One more night my eyes reflect the light
In the distance something bright appears
One more day it's too hard to explain
What goes on in my brain is not clear

Someone better hurry I'm all alone
And I keep breaking down
Breaking down, you know?
No one ever taught me to be on my own
Yeah and I keep breaking down
Breaking down, you know?

So hold on one more night
Hold out one more day
Hold on one more night
Hold out one more day

There'll be one more night and things will be made right
Again I'll hold you tight my dear
One more day and I'll collect my pay
And soon be far away from here

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