It was yet another three years before Tom Petty’s next release, 2002’s The Last DJ. This is another Petty album I don’t own, though I can’t recall if I bought it and sold it back or just didn’t give it a chance based on the so-so reviews.
The record is partially a concept album about the music industry, inspired by Los Angeles DJ Jim Ladd, who is notable for being one of the few remaining DJs (and the most prominent) to personally select every song he plays on his station. Radio programming has been completely taken over by computers and research and a guy like this is a charming anachronism.
Meet Me In Montauk 