Release Date: May 20, 2016
Personnel: Tom Petty (vocals, bass); Mike Campbell (guitars); Benmont Tench (piano, organ); Tom Leadon (guitar, vocals); Randall Marsh (drums)
Produced by Tom Petty; Mike Campbell; Ryan Ulyate
List of Tracks: Trailer; Dreams of Flying; Beautiful Blue; I Forgive It All; The Other Side of the Mountain; Hope; Welcome to Hell; Save Your Water; Victim of Circumstance; Hungry No More
List of Tracks: Trailer; Dreams of Flying; Beautiful Blue; I Forgive It All; The Other Side of the Mountain; Hope; Welcome to Hell; Save Your Water; Victim of Circumstance; Hungry No More
2 would be the final album Tom Petty recorded before he passed away in 2017. After an eight-year hiatus, Mudcrutch returned with another well-made record.
'Trailer" features Petty's signature Americana sound, pleasant and evocative of summertime. "Dreams of Flying" might be a distant cousin of "Freefallin." At six minutes "Beautiful Blue" is sprawling and easy going. Mudcrutch's drummer Randall Marsh contributed "Beautiful World", a power pop track evoking the mid-70s. "I Forgive it All" is gentle acoustic by Petty. Tom Leadon wrote a country rock track, "The Other Side of the Mountain."
"Hope" offers more retro sounds highlighted by Benmont Tench's keyboard and Mike Campbell's heavy riffs. Tench wrote and performed the vocal on "Welcome to Hell" in a pleasing rocker landing somewhere between Jerry Lee Lewis and early Rolling Stones. Petty returns to one of his main influences, The Byrds on "Save Your Water." Mike Campbell took over lead vocals on his contribution "Victim of Circumstance", another foray into roots rock. The album ends with the elegiac 'Hungry No More."
The second Mudcrutch record is like a visit from an old friend, a good record to throw on anytime of the year. Petty's seasoned vocals and the no frills approach of the band all come together nicely.
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