Tom Petty News: Tom Petty - Highway Companion (2006)
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Highway Companion is more than just Tom Petty's first solo project in years, it also marks an important reunion between him and former Electric Light Orchestra front man (and fellow Traveling Wilbury) Jeff Lynne. Lynne returns to produce the album, as he did Petty's classic Full Moon Fever, and brings to the table as much musicianship and experience as Petty himself.
The album opens with its first single 'Saving Grace,' an upbeat blues shuffle that is its runaway best track. Unfortunately, Companion fails to produce anything as fun or exciting, becoming by comparison somewhat more subdued for the rest of...
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