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Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, The Last DJ.(Sound Recording Review)

Sensible Sound

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Tom Petty has always been the cranky sort, who's seldom been shy to lob the occasional grenade into the laps of the suits who underwrite his recordings, broadcast his hits, and promote his tours, the bloody ingrate. Cool. The Last DJ is the latest in Petty's cleansing outbursts against the perceived dumbing down of culture in general rock'n'roll in particular. The title tune rails against formula radio, the Westwood Ones and Infinity Broadcastings of the planet. "Money Becomes King" traces the career of an earnest young rocker to his--in the gospel according to Petty--lip-synching, ...

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