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500 Greatest Albums

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Damn the Torpedoes - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers


Damn the Torpedoes - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
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With hair like Jagger, and a voice like Dylan in tune, Petty de-frilled classic rock and cranked up his bar band. In 1979, he filed for bankruptcy; then Torpedoes took off, mostly because "Here Comes My Girl" seemed to keep the promises those rock gods forgot they'd made.

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