Same Petty, different sound.(Spotlight)

From: Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO) | Date: May 6, 2008| Author: Brown, Mark | Copyright information

Byline: Mark Brown, Rocky Mountain News

Mudcrutch

Mudcrutch

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Grade: A-Fans familiar with Tom Petty's early band Mudcrutch know two things: One, Depot Street, the lone single the original band released, isn't very good. And two, with a core of Petty, Mike Campbell and Benmont Tench, how different can it sound from Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers?

Different enough. It's not a radical departure, but the additi...

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