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Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers: Tom Petty (vocals, guitar, harmonica); Mike Campbell (vocals, guitar, bass); Benmont Tench (piano, electric pianos, organ, Chamberlin, Clavinet); Howie Epstein (bass, background vocals).
ECHO was nominated for the 2000 Grammy Award for Best Rock Album. "Room At The Top" was nominated for the 2000 Grammy Award for Best Rock Song.
In his 24th year of recording, Tom Petty shows you can age gracefully in a medium known for its rampant ageism. ECHO finds Petty putting together a veiled confessional that refers indirectly to a recent separation from his wife. As always, Heartbreakers Mike Campbell (who helped out with production), Howie Epstein, and Ben Tench provide a solid musical bed for songs largely populated by female protagonists. "Free Girl Now" sounds an insistent message of liberation, "Lonesome" finds Petty using a forlorn twang to bid a heartfelt farewell to a lover who then goes on the road in search of adventure in "Swingin'" as harmonica and guitar steadily wail away.
In dealing with his interpersonal roadblocks, Petty remains a sturdy optimist. He picks himself up off the floor amidst a flurry of Campbell's sitar-flavored leads during "Won't Last Long," and bounces back from taking it on the chin on "Billy The Kid," which Tench peppers with swirling Clavinet and organ. Elsewhere, the native Floridian and his Heartbreakers go from impersonating the Byrds on "This One's For Me" to conjuring up pure rock & roll alchemy on the rollicking "About To Give Out" before wrapping things up with the bittersweet "One More Day, One More Night."
1999 album, certified gold, featuring 15 tracks including the hit 'Room At The Top'. Warner Bros.
Producers: Tom Petty, Mike Campbell, Rick Rubin.
Engineers: Mike Campbell, Richard Dodd, Dave Schiffman.
Personnel: Tom Petty (vocals, guitar).
Additional personnel: Scott Thurston (acoustic & electric guitars); Steve Ferrone (drums); Lenny Castro (percussion).Rolling Stone (4/29/99, pp.65-66) - 1/2 Stars (out of 5) - "...ECHO puts the Heartbreakers back where they belong; in the garage and in front of the amplifier stacks....It's Petty and the Heartbreakers standing their ground with wise-ass grins and loud guitars..." Entertainment Weekly (4/16/99, p.58) - "...Petty's patented formula reverberates on every solidly crafted tune with the comforting predictability we've come to expect....the predominant roots-pop aesthetic heer is of a piece with Petty and the Heartbreakers' best work..." - Rating: A- New Music Monthly (7/99, p.54) - "...File ECHO somewhere between GREAT WIDE OPEN and 1985's SOUTHERN ACCENTS - a fine addition to the catalog....Petty's lyrics, wry as ever, celebrate the losers with empathy..." Mojo (Publisher) (5/99, p.96) - "...Petty's music is its lurching adolescent cockiness, its continued thing for strange girls who just blew in from the valley, the seamlessness of its mating Old South and Plantation with sports utility vehicle and cell-phone..."
As a whole the best Petty album There are many great Petty songs and you will not find the hits on this album. However, each song is solid. There is no filler. The album progresses in mood from track to track.
If you are expecting radio hits with filler you will not find it. If you like complete albums that tell a story and where each song is solid this is the best Petty can offer you. Submitted by meek (Wichita, KS) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo 1 of 1 found this helpful.
A little honesty never hurt anyone.... and that's what Tom & crew deliver on this excellent CD. Whether rockin' about it on "About to Give Out" or mellowing out on "Lonesome Sundown", Tom tells the truth about the good, the bad, & the ugly in life. Somewhat self-indulgent at times, there's something everyone can relate to on this CD. The instrumentation & tone allow this CD to work great as background music. The CD as whole makes for an excellent hour of time to dedicate to yourself. Submitted by a reviewer (Bristol, VA) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo 1 of 1 found this helpful.
Great connection album I call this a connection album because it connects all that Tom and the boys have done with the late 90s magic. "Room at the top" is a marvellous tune with good arrangements and the other songs really show that Tom has lots to give yet!!
A must-have!! Submitted by dragster (Sydney, NSW, Australia) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo
Deeply Personal and Emotional This is a truly deep and personal album which seems inspired by a breakup or lost love. This is one of Petty's best albums lyrically and musically. Although there were no big hits from this album I believe history will look back kindly on this very under-rated record. Submitted by Steve (Seal Beach, CA) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo
Great Under-rated album Not a standard Petty album, but there are some great tracks here. " room at the top" is worth the cost of the CD alone! Needs to be listened too a few times, and the more you hear it the more you will like. Submitted by a reviewer (Christchurch, NZ) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo
As a whole the best Petty album
A little honesty never hurt anyone....
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