Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, 'Refugee' (Live) + Audio Commentary -- Song Premiere
- Posted on Oct 19th 2009 1:00PM by Benjy Eisen
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For this live version of 'Refugee,' taken from a 1983 concert in Southern California, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers altered the standard arrangement of the song and even made some new additions. As Petty explains in the commentary, it's "a signature song for us. It's kind of our 'Satisfaction,' if you will. We almost always play 'Refugee.' I almost always enjoy it."The release of the song and commentary is part of the 'Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Superhighway Tour,' a preview of the upcoming multi-disc set 'The Live Anthology,' which collects material from three decades' worth of concert recordings. The eight-week tour leading up to the Nov. 22 release will not hit any of the usual venues -- instead, the tour will make stops exclusively along the information superhighway. So before you go filling your coolers and packing your grills, we should point out that this "tour" is really just a fancy online subscription club that offers previews of 24 of the tracks, accompanied by much bonus material, including Petty's own audio commentary.
In some ways, this premiere of 'Refugee' forms a surprise stop on Petty's experimental internet tour. Tickets for the rest of the tour, priced at $24.98, also include a download of the entire 'Live Anthology.' While the "tickets" actually went on-sale via Ticketmaster.com back in September, don't worry about a tough sell-out or a sketchy secondary market. What's more, these tickets don't have any service fees or additional charges. Even parking is free. If only all tours were this easy.
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