{"product_id":"tom-pettys-southern-accents-9781501333446","title":"Tom Pettys Southern Accents","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBy 1985 Tom Petty had already obtained legendary status. He had fame. He had money. But he was restless, hoping to stretch his artistry beyond the confining format of songs like The Waiting and Refugee. Petty's response to his restlessness was \u003ci\u003eSouthern Accents\u003c\/i\u003e. Initially conceived as a concept album about the American South, \u003ci\u003eSouthern Accents\u003c\/i\u003e's marathon recording sessions were marred by aesthetic and narcotic excess. The result is a hodgepodge of classic rock songs mixed with nearly unlistenable 80s music. Then, while touring for the album, Petty made extensive use of the iconography of the American Confederacy, something he soon came to regret. Despite its artistic failure and public controversy, \u003ci\u003eSouthern Accents\u003c\/i\u003e was a pivot point for Petty. Reeling from the defeat, Petty reimagined himself as deeply, almost mythically, Californian, obtaining his biggest success with \u003ci\u003eFull Moon Fever.\u003c\/i\u003e  Michael Washburn explores the history of \u003ci\u003eSouthern Accents\u003c\/i\u003e and how i\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMichael Washburn, in his first book, [\u003ci\u003eTom Petty’s Southern Accents\u003c\/i\u003e] argues that we can glean significant cultural understanding from [Tom] Petty’s failure. * LA Review of Books *\u003cbr\u003eThis is a great read that digs hard into the background of the making of the album … This is a book that every Tom Petty fan should read – but you don’t have to be a fan to appreciate it. Washburn has written an assessment of the creative process that anyone could appreciate. Creativity is not just about the great artistic successes; it’s often just as well served by the flawed visions as the realised masterpieces, something that Michael Washburn clearly understands and conveys through this book. * Americana UK *\u003cbr\u003eIn Michael Washburn’s new book for the 33 1\/3 project — a series of insightful, deep dives into albums — he confronts the conundrum that swirls around [Tom Petty’s] \u003ci\u003eSouthern Accents\u003c\/i\u003e. * Leo Weekly *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTrack Listing Introduction Down South Who Did You Expect to Meet? Southern Accents Rebels Born in the CSA Free Fallin' The Best of Everything Acknowledgements  Endnotes","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing Plc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48867342451031,"sku":"9781501333446","price":9.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781501333446.jpg?v=1722282882","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/tom-pettys-southern-accents-9781501333446","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}