harpdude61
219 posts
Jun 17, 2010
11:43 AM
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Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers have a new CD out this week called Mojo. The bit I heard on TV sounded like it had some amplified harp in 2nd position which I very much doubt is Tom??
My guess is the CD is a mix, but hopefully he mixes in some good blues with his rock/country style. Always good to see big names doing some blues....I mean Tom Petty....not Cyndi Lauper...lol
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Tuckster
615 posts
Jun 17, 2010
11:54 AM
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I saw Petty once,and his keyboard player is also his harp player. I do not know his name. I'll google it. He played Mary Jane and all the other big hits with harp on them.
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Tuckster
616 posts
Jun 17, 2010
11:56 AM
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His name is Scott Thurston,also plays guitar.
Here's his wiki link:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Thurston
Last Edited by on Jun 17, 2010 11:59 AM
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harpdude61
220 posts
Jun 17, 2010
1:13 PM
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Thanks Tuckster. He sounds pretty darn good. I always thought Tom played the first position stuff....hmmmm
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Honkin On Bobo
310 posts
Jun 18, 2010
8:03 AM
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Ha! Tuckster beat me to it,,,and with better information. I didn't know the guys name but I've seen Petty live a couple of times and I saw ST playing. He stands off to the right as you're looking at the stage and a little behind Petty.
Love the harp on MJ's Last Dance. Very simple yet so sweet!! G harp, all on the 4-5-6. Love Petty, super cool cat. some people have alleged that the Red Hot Chili Peppers ripped off the riff from MJ'sLD for one of their songs. I forget what Petty said exactly..but it was along the lines of...."hey I don't really hear it..but if they did...well, hey everybody borrows from everybody"
Very cool cat....check out the Traveling Wilburys for some cool stuff as well (not necessarily harp).
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LIP RIPPER
238 posts
Jun 18, 2010
9:27 AM
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I saw the Damn the Torpedo's tour and the Hard Promise's tour. Great live shows back then. At Market Square Arena ironically, long before the Mary Jane tune. I've got some great slide shots of him and others from the 70's and 80's that I need to scan into the modern world. TP's music then was really, I don't have the words but he sure wasn't trying to sound like someone else.
LR
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99
6 posts
Jun 18, 2010
1:16 PM
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Just my personal opinion, but I think his music changed after he toured with Bob Dylan.
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harpdude61
225 posts
Jun 21, 2010
12:58 PM
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harmonicanick ...must have missed this discussion
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harmonicanick
796 posts
Jun 21, 2010
1:25 PM
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harmonicanick did miss this discussion..apologies
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LIP RIPPER
240 posts
Jun 22, 2010
7:21 AM
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I forgot about Dylan touring with him. I saw that tour too. Makes me wonder why I forgot about that show. I recall Dylan wearing a leather trench coat all night long, gees.
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