With so many outstanding songs to choose from, whittling them down a list of five essentials is no easy task. Petty’s biggest hit, Free Fallin', is full of gorgeous suspended chords and layered-up ...

Sonically, “Wildflowers” came from a different world than much of Petty’s work from the '80s. There are no drums on the track at all, and the song features little more than a jangly acoustic ...

Petty and the Heartbreakers – that also featured fellow guitarist Mike Campbell – preferred to keep things a little simpler and let the song do the talking, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t cool ...

'Wildflowers and the All the Rest': expanded edition makes compelling case for Tom Petty's 1994 LP as his definitive artistic statement.

In an era of heavier guitar-centric songs, “House in the Woods” stands out as almost his attempt at crunchy guitar rock 'n' roll with open chords. “Crawling Back to You” ...