Somewhere You Feel Free, Christopher McKittrick
Somewhere You Feel Free, Christopher McKittrick
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Somewhere You Feel Free
Tom Petty and Los Angeles

Author: Christopher McKittrick

Narrator: Gary Bennett

Unabridged: 8 hr 45 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 11/17/2020

Synopsis

From the earliest Heartbreakers concerts in Los Angeles at the legendary Whisky a Go Go and the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, to the band’s final concerts at the iconic Hollywood Bowl, Petty aimed to continue the tradition of the Southern California rock and roll of his musical heroes like the Byrds and Buffalo Springfield in his own fashion. At the same time, Petty's career often coincided with seismic shifts in the music business, indicated by Petty's famous refusal to back down in the face of label management, industry conventions, and the changing courses of platforms that helped make him a superstar, like rock radio and MTV.

Somewhere You Feel Free: Tom Petty and Los Angeles explores the artistic life of Tom Petty through his career-long relationship with Los Angeles and the many colorful characters and venues that inspired him and his music—including his work with George Harrison, Bob Dylan, Stevie Nicks, Johnny Cash, Roger McGuinn, Leon Russell, Rick Rubin, and Del Shannon.

About Christopher McKittrick

Christopher McKittrick's publications include five entries in 100 Entertainers Who Changed America and "The Secret History of New York Blues" in Artefact magazine. Christopher and his work have been quoted in the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, Newsday, and CNBC.com.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Richard on July 08, 2024

Nearer Grotty than Gear As the Beatles, might say. Petty's LA journey replete with lists for everything, bad reviews and good, concert attendances - somebody should have edited this account. The author relies on you loving Petty but even if do, this is hard work. Free on Audible, thank God. Terrible......more

Goodreads review by Craig on April 24, 2023

If any musicians/singers/songwriters from the rock era produced hits that mirror their own life experience, Tom Petty would have to be near the top of the list. His struggle to make it to stardom is about as classic as it gets in America. You may not like Petty's songs, his voice, his looks, or anyt......more

Goodreads review by John on October 19, 2023

As an enormous Tom Petty fan, I was pretty let down by this one. The book's central thesis seems to be "Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers are an L.A. band"... which, yes? There's not really a ton of debate on this one, even though they are occasionally lumped into the Southern Rock subgenre by the ill......more

Goodreads review by Allan on April 26, 2022

An enjoyable enough look at the life and career of Tom Petty. However, the focus on Los Angeles tends to be a limitation. Knowing the arc of the Petty story I would have hoped this book would provide a level of specific detail and insight that highlighted the influence of Petty on LA/Southern Califor......more

Goodreads review by David on March 02, 2021

Meh. Not much new here. Limiting the story to LA might have been interesting if all this had not been covered better elsewhere. Again, it’s frustrating that 80% of the book covers the first 20 years.......more

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