Disco de Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers: “Let Me Up (I've Had Enough)”

Each time a new Tom Petty compilation comes out, it baffles me as to why this album seems to get the short end. The first greatest hits disc has NOTHING from this album. Just about every Petty album opens with a few gems, and this one does as well. Most people know "Jammin' Me" and maybe "It'll all Work Out". You will be rewarded for buying this disc. "Runaway Trains" is one of the all-time best Petty songs. It did get some airplay in '87, and so did "The Damage You've Done". All of Side One is great, and Side Two isn't bad either. Hey, let's face it, every Petty album has a few so-so tunes, but this one less so than most. A very consistent album with some pleasant surprises. It's similar structurally to Full Moon Fever, but doesn't have any of that Jeff Lynne/ELO sound. If you like Full Moon Fever, you'll definitely like this.

This is a great album/cd. Every song is solid and well produced. The thing that I love about this album is that it is not over produced like some of Pettys and the HB's later works. The songs blend well with each other and there are some rockers and some wonderful ballads also.

This band really misses the drumming of Stan Lynch. Lynch's all over the kit style really added alot to this album and the other Heartbreaker's albums he played on.

For me the best album of all time is "Exile on Main Street" by the Rolling Stones, because of the loose feel of the album and the raw sound that emits from your speakers. "Let Me Up.." reminds me a lot of Exile in that there is a raw feel to songs such as "Jammin Me" (co-written with Bob Dylan) and "Think About Me". Ballads such as "Runaway Trains" and "The Damage You've Done" are slick and well produced. I also enjoy the banter of the musicians prior to several songs on the album, such as "All Mixed Up." Another similarity with Exile is the variety of music styles on "Let Me Up...". "Jammin Me" is a straight up rocker along with the title track, but this album also has a r&b feel on some songs such as "All Mixed Up."

This one of those albums I love to play when I am in a bad or confused mood. Although this album was released in the late eighties, I can still relate to "Jammin Me" and sometimes I insert names that are prevelent in the news currently. For expample "Take Back J-lo". This is a great album, I noticed that very few songs from this release made the anthology release.

After watching CNN and seeing all the problems in our world today, sometimes I want to scream "Let Me Up, I've Had Enough"

The difference so often spoken about in this album is the "live" feel that is easily noticed in each of the songs. Petty and the Heartbreakers use this album as a chance to screw the production-is-god attitude of the rock world by simpy laying down great tracks. The album is brilliant, featuring songs such as "Jammin' Me" and my personal favorite "My Life/Your World." Indeed, Tom Petty is what is good about rock and roll today. As I write this review, I eagerly await the upcoming 1999 album. You see, the great thing about Tom Petty is that all of his albums have distinct differences. And different is good.

One cannot play "Jammin' Me" loud enough !

Howie Epstein, Benmont Tench, Mike Campbell,

Stan Lynch, oh, and yes, the guy named

Tom Petty.

"Take away that country club Trump is

building outside MY DOOR"!

The song "all mixed up" should be on a hits collections. It's a fan favorite ( NOT MUCH AIR-PLAY ). Man, what a treat it is, on this very fun album. This album is alot like the rolling stones album " It's only rock an roll "........BOTH never get the credit they deserve , WHICH IS 5 STARS in this case. The only song I dislike is the song "JAMMIN ME", which was a single release. STRANGE !!!