Classic Albums: Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Damn the Torpedoes (2010)

August. 03,2010

7.4

| Documentary Music

The latest addition to Eagle's critically acclaimed and highly successful Classic Albums series is Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers 1979 breakthrough album Damn The Torpedoes . The band s third album defined their musical style and took them into the mainstream hitting No.2 on the US charts and spawning the top 10 single Don t Do Me Like That . The DVD features newly filmed contributions from the band members Tom Petty, Mike Campbell, Benmont Tench, Ron Blair and Stan Lynch along with co-producer Jimmy Iovine and engineer Shelly Yakus as they analyse the tracks from the original multi-track tapes and through new and archive performances. Damn The Torpedoes has stood the test of time as one of the great American rock albums of its era and is a worthy addition to the Classic Albums series.

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Tom Petty as Self

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Jimmy Iovine as Self

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Reviews

Spoonatects

2010/08/03

Am i the only one who thinks........Average?

Senteur

2010/08/04

As somebody who had not heard any of this before, it became a curious phenomenon to sit and watch a film and slowly have the realities begin to click into place.

KnotStronger

2010/08/05

This is a must-see and one of the best documentaries - and films - of this year.

Lachlan Coulson

2010/08/06

This is a gorgeous movie made by a gorgeous spirit.