I have to hand it to Petty for having the balls to play five songs in a row from his new album when he's forced to play to a crowd of the biggest posers in all of time. Yeah, I'm a bit bitter, I always have been about Tom Petty appreciation levels. I guess because I'm such a huge fan of his album work, and I don't think there really are a lot of people out there who are. Especially not my age, which was why I was disappointed to find myself once again behind a group of drunken raucous frat boys. I don't get drinking at a concert, but that's just me. Anyways, the dick in front of me was just so out of touch with reality I couldn't believe it. Screamed at the top of his lungs to each and every song, which was just so very sweet to hear, and then gets up and goes to get more beer during the next three songs once Tom played "Oh Well" and missed the next four songs. And once he got back he was onto the Mojo stuff, so yet again the guy took off for more beer. Anyways, I don't mean to shit all over everything, it just pisses me off is all. I need to not be in the nosebleed sections again for a show like that if I can avoid it.
So anyways, back to what I was saying. It was bold of Petty to play five Mojo songs, but to have played them all in a row like that took a lot of umph out of the show, unfortunately, especially in the section we were sitting in. I'm pretty sure LemonMelon and I were the only ones who knew "Good Enough", "First Flash of Freedom", and "I Should've Known It" in our section. That made for fun on its own. Especially during "Honey Bee", another song not many around us knew.
Anyways, I love this guy a whole hell of a lot, and to be able to have seen him twice in my life when he said he was done touring four years ago means a lot to me. I'll keep attending if he keeps touring, and I really hope he does. I want one more chance at front row tickets so I can look at that man's beautiful beard.