Tom Petty and Mudcrutch
The Observatory
Santa Ana, California
June 28, 2016


The story of Mudcrutch might have been but a footnote in the legend of Tom Petty: His original group, Mudcrutch got Petty and his band mates off the Florida bar circuit in the early �70s and into a Los Angeles recording studio where their record deal died a little-noticed death before band ever finished its debut album.

Lead singer and chief songwriter Petty, guitarist Mike Campbell and keyboard player Benmont Tench went on to form the Heartbreakers and years later claim a well-deserved spot in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. And Mudcrutch � which also included guitarist Tom Leadon and drummer Randall Marsh � faded from memory until 2008 when Petty got the band back together to finally finish what they�d started, a self-titled album followed by a handful of gigs.

A second album, �Mudcrutch 2,� landed in May, and this time the band�s first national tour followed with a sold-out show at the Observatory in Santa Ana on Tuesday that provided a rare opportunity to see Petty in a club that holds maybe 1,000 instead of the arenas and amphitheaters he typically plays.

But fans also got a fascinating glimpse at what might have been � the Alternate History of Tom Petty, if you will � thanks to a set that included 19 songs over two hours, all of them Mudcrutch originals but for a handful of covers, and all of them fine examples of Petty & Co.�s effortless skill at blending their rock, folk and country influences into music that can stand proudly on its own.

The night opened with the band�s take on �Shady Grove,� an Appalachian folk standard, with Petty, Leadon and touring musician Herb Pedersen trading off on the verses. It�s odd to see Petty on bass, but that�s how it was 45 years ago and so it is today.

�We started out as an old roadhouse bar band back in 1970,� Petty offered a song or so later by way of introducing �Six Days on the Road,� a hit for country singer Dave Dudley that certainly came to the attention of Mudcrutch through the Flying Burrito Brothers� rendition.

And the spirit of the Burritos, Gram Parsons, and the Byrds � a cover of the latter band�s �Lover of the Bayou� was one standout � was easy to spot throughout the set. Add the Eagles � Tom Leadon�s brother Bernie was a founding member � and it�s easy to see how Mudcrutch might have fit into the early �70s rise of rock with country and roots influences proudly worn on the sleeves of its denim shirts and Nudie suits.

Highlights early in the set included �Trailer,� an outtake from Petty and the Heartbreaker�s 1985 album �Southern Accents,� and the first single from the new Mudcrutch album, �This Is A Good Street,� a rollicking piano-fueled number sung by Tench, and the Byrds cover, which featured Leadon and Campbell trading off guitar licks.

While Petty wrote most of the songs on the two albums, each member of the band has at least one or two of his own, and each sings, too. Drummer Marsh�s �Beautiful World� felt like it might have been a �70s AM radio hit. Campbell�s �Victim of Circumstance� offered the rare chance to see the guitarist sing lead vocals.

The sense that Mudcrutch is a band felt genuine, as did Petty�s clear joy at playing with Marsh and Leadon again. �It�s a real treat to play with (Leadon) again,� he said at one point. �He was 14, I was 16, that was 1966. We had a lot of big life experiences on the road. It�s not that we had never seen marijuana before, we�d never seen that much.�

�Dreams of Flying� might have been my favorite song of the night � it�s the one that was stuck on repeat in my head the next morning � though the swampy rock of �The Wrong Thing To Do� and the hard-edged �Bootleg Flyer,� the pair that wrapped up the set, were equally riveting.

For the encore, Mudcrutch really earned its �70s-born stripes, with �Crystal River� stretched out into a swirling, atmospheric jam that at 15 minutes closed the night on a psychedelic high. Sometimes it takes time to find your place in the world. Mudcrutch owns its spot now.

Opening the night was the Los Angeles-based band the Shelters, whose blend of fuzzed-out guitars and dual lead vocals legitimately won over a crowd that didn�t know them when the set started. Highlights included �Rebel Heart,� the title track from their Petty-produced debut album, �Fortune Teller,� and �The Ghost is Gone.� Keep an eye out for these guys, they�re worth the price of a ticket on their own.




disc 1

01. pre-show
02. Shady Grove
03. Orphan of the Storm
04. Six Days on the Road
05. Scare Easy
06. Trailer
07. Benmont's introduction
08. This Is A Good Street
09. Lover of the Bayou
10. Band introductions
11. Beautiful World
12. Dreams of Flying
13. Save Your Water
14. Hungry No More
15. I Forgive It All
16. Knockin' On Heaven's Door
17. Hope
18. Welcome to Hell
19. Victim of Circumstance
20. The Wrong Thing to Do
21. Bootleg Flyer
(encore call)
22. Crystal River
[117:01]


Mudcrutch is:
Tom Petty bass and vocals
Mike Campbell guitar and vocals
Benmont Tench keyboards and vocals
Tom Leadon guitar and vocals
Herb Pederson banjo and guitar
Randall Marsh drums and vocals


source:
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about 25 feet from stage standing slightly off to the right

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Song information embedded with Stamp ID3 tag editor

[Above article courtesy of Peter Larson Staff Writer for the OC Register]
[Photos used for jewel box covers courtesy of Bill Alkofer staff photographer for the OC Register]


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