10 Albums That Defined The 80s
1. Full Moon Fever - Tom Petty (1989)
Tom Petty had proven himself time and time again as being the king of heartland rock. With albums like Damn the Torpedoes, Tom Petty knew that he had nothing to prove when he had songs that were as great as his.
After a tumultuous few years, he decided to make a solo record without his backing back the Heartbreakers and enlisted ELO frontman Jeff Lynne as producer. What Petty walked out with were some of the most iconic songs of his career. With smash hits like "I Won't Back Down" and the monumental "Free Fallin'," Petty revitalized himself at a time when rock music was starting to become a bit stale.
With many bands at the time making records around one or two good singles, Petty made a record that could be enjoyed from back to front without any track feeling like filler. This helped Petty stay current in the industry and marked the beginning Petty's stellar run as he moved gracefully into the '90s.