If it had not been for Tom Petty being around in the 1980s and putting out great new rock music at that time, that decade would have been a total waste - music wise anyway, for many classic rock fans, including myself. His music made you feel like you were going back in time - to the '60s and early '70s, the sound that so many of us wanted to hear, and when you listen to this album, you will get that late '60s feel from his music, for sure.

Oh yes, this LP is a true greatest hits album, just loaded with fantastic songs! Sure a few of Tom Petty's best didn't make it on to here, but other than the album's last song, the cover of Thunderclap Newman's "Something In The Air", which should not have been placed on here, all the other tunes are great picks.

Petty's best song ever, "Refugee", from the LP Damn the Torpedoes, is of course found inside this package, along with my second favorite Petty number, that being "I Won't Back Down", with "Don't Come Around Here No More" - a mid '80s psychedelic song, almost as good in its own rite. But there are a few others on here that really are top numbers, too. Since this is a greatest hits album, I'll just let my ratings do the talking for me, but as I like to point out to non fans of any artist who might want to get a feel for a artist they don't really know, then greatest hits LPs are the way to go - and this one is no different, you will know Petty after you hear this LP and chances are you will be a true fan once your first spin is through.

- Keno 2006