Behind the Vinyl: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers’ Damn the Torpedoes (with Brad Johs)

Podcast: Hangin' Out with Bob · Bob Edholm

Opublikowano: 2026-11-02

“Everybody’s had to fight to be free” — but you don't have to fight to find the ultimate breakdown of a rock and roll masterpiece. In this episode of Hangin’ Out with Bob, host Bob Edholm and his guest Brad Johs kick open the vault to examine Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers’ breakthrough 1979 album, Damn the Torpedoes. Just like the driving, defiant spirit of its iconic opening track “Refugee,” this record was born out of a fierce legal battle for artistic survival—and it resulted in pure rock perfection. Damn the Torpedoes became a commercial and critical break...