Tom Petty
Full Moon Fever (MCA) (STAR)(STAR)(STAR) 1/2
Though most of this album was recorded before his work with the Traveling Wilburys and Roy Orbison, ”Full Moon Fever” is the last of Petty`s recent projects to hit the streets. It could be called Petty and the Wilburys, as Jeff Lynne (coproducer), George Harrison and Orbison appear, but there`s no mistaking Petty`s rock edge. Even without the Heartbreakers, it`s a wonderful mix of depth and free-wheeling fun: the piercing simplicity of ”Alright For Now,” the exuberant ”Free Falling” and the LP`s first single, ”I Won`t Back Down.” All were made to be played on a warm summer`s eve, cruising in a convertible with the top down.
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