In 2006, Tom Petty popped up after a four-year recording hiatus with his third solo album. Highway Companion reunited him with producer (and former Traveling Wilbury buddy) Jeff Lynne, who had helmed ...

Over the past 30 years, Tom Petty has developed a remarkably consistent songcraft and achieved massive commercial success. Still, he has never quite been allowed to join the ranks of his biggest ...

When some artists get angry they make their best work. Take Neil Young, who through the years has created some of the finest protest songs ever recorded, and recently released the scathing “Living ...

For a man who fronts one of the most enduring bands in rock 'n' roll, it's an oddity that two of Tom Petty's finest albums are solo discs — 1989's “Full Moon Fever” and this one. “Highway Companion” ...

Tom Petty is back in solo mode and showing off his songwriting skills on “Highway Companion,” another fine album from one of rock ’n’ roll’s most under-appreciated artists. Now in the 30th year of his ...