Damn the Torpedoes

| Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

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Damn the Torpedoes

Damn the Torpedoes is the third album by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, released on October 20, 1979. This was the first of three Petty albums originally released by the Backstreet Records label, distributed by MCA Records. It built on the commercial success and critical acclaim of his two previous albums and reached #2 on the Billboard album chart.[The album went on to become certified Triple Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). In 2003, the album was ranked number 313 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. - WIKIPEDIA

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  • Pitchfork

    Slick, big, and immutably classic, the album is a front-to-back feat of production and songwriting.  

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  • Rollingstone

    Damn the Torpedoes glides like a supertanker. 

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  • Medium

    The breakthrough album. 

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  • Mark Prindle

    This is probably the best loved Heartbreakers album.  

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  • Classic Rock Review

    Damn the Torpedoes, scored both commercial success and critical acclaim. 

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  • ALL MUSIC

    an invigorating listen.  

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  • BBC(Deluxe version)

    As a deluxe package, this release is solid, if hardly exhaustive. 

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  • CoS (Deluxe Version)

    Unless you’re a die-hard fanatic, you probably don’t know too many Petty albums outside of …Torpedoes – nor should you.  

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  • sputnik music

    Damn The Torpedoes could be the least pretentious album in rock history. There is no ridiculous excess; there is no artsy minimalism. Its only purpose is to be a solid, fun rock n’ roll album, and in that, it succeeds marvellously.  

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  • American Songwriter (Deluxe Version)

    solid songwriting, heart-on-the-sleeve performances.  

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  • UNCUT

    Their breakthrough: platinum-coated rock’n’roll. 

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  • exclaim

    This is a gem for even the most casual Petty fans. 

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  • musicko

    breakthrough album.  

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  • Premier Guitar

    Damn the Torpedoes flows smoothly like the Mississippi carving through the Midwest.  

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  • GOLD MINE MAG (Deluxe Version)

    musical kinship with the bright power pop.  

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  • Phoenix News Times (Deluxe Version)

    there's not a dud in the nine tracks and 37 minutes and the remastering sounds terrific. 

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  • Vintagerock.com

    breakthrough album. 

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