Best Artists/Tracks at Chord Changing


Sometimes I find myself listening to Tom Petty and wondering why I like him so much. Then I realized that I love his rhythmic chord changes. A couple of tracks come to mind: Rebels and I'll Feel a Whole Lot Better. Then, of course, there is American Girl (even the Taylor Swift cover is good). Others?
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Showing 2 responses by raytheprinter

I was an early fan of The Heartbreakers,the hit ,Breakdown was big with us kids
in Ocala ,which is right down the road from Gainsville,Fl. where Tom was
raised,and where Elvis filmed a movie that Toms uncle worked on the set,Tom
got to watch, and or meet Elvis .But I had not heard of Mudcrutch at the time.We
used to go to G,ville a lot to party and shop at Thouroghbreds,which later
became Sam Ash,a big music store chain.One of the only stores around back
then where you could plug into a Marshall stack with a Strat or Paul.One of his
first guitar teachers was Don Felder. I think they are very good .
I dont think its about how simple the changes are, or how complicated the progression is or how often it is used.Good music could mean someone using one chord or throwing everything but the kitchen sink in a tune.But I seem to be attracted to good songwriting and well performed pieces ,rather than songs that are more or less a platform for a musician to show everyone how fast he can play,or how many tricks he can do.I would rather listen to Hubert S. with Howling Wolf do Smoke Stack Lightning than,,,,,,,,,well,any number of the so called super players. Some folks can make 3 chords sound so good.Having said this,I also Love Steely Dan,Early Yes,Frank Zappa,Jaco,many busy players.