Full Moon Fever Series #1 'Zombie Zoo' Print

Full Moon Fever is the debut solo studio album by Tom Petty, released on April 24, 1989, by MCA Records. It features contributions from members of his band the Heartbreakers, notably Mike Campbell, as well as Jeff Lynne, Roy Orbison (who died prior to its release), and George Harrison, Petty's bandmates in the Traveling Wilburys. The record shows Petty exploring his musical roots with nods to his influences. The songwriting is mainly collaborations between Petty and Lynne, who was also a producer on the album. Full Moon Feverbecame a commercial and critical success, peaking at No. 3 on the U.S. Billboard 200 and being certified 5× platinum in the United States and 6× platinum in Canada. In 2019, the album was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. Having earlier in 1987 finished a Heartbreakers tour behind the album Let Me Up (I've Had Enough), Petty decided to record a solo album without the Heartbreakers (similar to the arrangement between Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band at the time). This stirred some controversy among members of the Heartbreakers, although all but drummer Stan Lynch contributed to the album. Benmont Tench and Howie Epstein initially were not happy about playing the Full Moon Fever songs live during Heartbreakers concerts. Lynch hated playing them right up until his departure from the band, saying it made him feel like he was in a cover band. The recording process in 1988 was a low-key affair, with many of Petty's friends contributing, including the members of the Traveling Wilburys, minus Bob Dylan. Recorded mainly in the relaxed atmosphere of Mike Campbell's garage studio, Petty would later say it was the most enjoyable record of his career. Recording of Full Moon Fever was actually interrupted to allow time for recording of the first Wilburys' album. Two songs recorded during the sessions did not make the Full Moon Fever album. "Down the Line" and "Don't Treat Me Like a Stranger" were released as B-sides. During the sessions, Petty wrote "Indiana Girl", an early draft of what would eventually become "Mary Jane's Last Dance”. The album is noted for being heavily influenced by Jeff Lynne, resulting in a cleaner and glossier version of the Heartbreakers' roots rock from previous albums. Lynne incorporated layers of keyboards and backing vocals, giving it a Beatlesque feel. The songs show Petty paying dues to his influences with a Byrds cover ("I'll Feel a Whole Lot Better") and a nod to Del Shannon in "Runnin' Down a Dream". Other songs, such as "Free Fallin'", show Petty addressing nostalgia on his rise to fame. "A Mind With a Heart of Its Own" uses a Bo Diddley-style rhythm, while "The Apartment Song" features an instrumental break with paradiddle drumming reminiscent of Buddy Holly's "Peggy Sue". All down the street they're standin' in line With white lipstick and one thing on their minds Hey little freak with the lunch pail purse Underneath the paint you're just a little girl Dancin' at the Zombie Zoo, Dancin' at the Zombie Zoo Painted in a corner and all you wanna do Is dance down at the Zombie Zoo Cute little dropout, how come you pack a rod Is your mother in a clinic? Has your father got no job? Sometimes you're so impulsive, you shaved off all your hair You look like Boris Karloff and you don't even care You're dancin' at the Zombie Zoo, Dancin' at the Zombie Zoo Painted in a corner and all you wanna do Is dance down at the Zombie Zoo She disappears at sunrise, I wonder where she goes until the night Comes fallin' down again You show up with your friends, half-alive Dancin' at the Zombie Zoo, Dancin' at the Zombie Zoo Well, you can make a big impression or go through life unseen You might wind up restricted and over seventeen It's so hard to be careful, so easy to be led Somewhere beyond the pavement You'll find the living dead. Dancin' at the Zombie Zoo, Dancin' at the Zombie Zoo Painted in a corner and all she wants to do Is dance down at the Zombie Zoo She disappears at sunrise, I don't know where she goes until the night Comes fallin' down again She shows up with her friends, half-alive Dancin' at the Zombie Zoo, Dancin' at the Zombie Zoo Painted in a corner and all you wanna do Is dance down at the Zombie Zoo Yeah dance down at the Zombie Zoo Yeah get down at the Zombie Zoo ‘Zombie Zoo’ by Tom Petty Songwriters: Thomas Earl Petty & Jeff Lynne Thomas Earl Petty (October 20, 1950 – October 2, 2017) was an American singer, songwriter, musician, record producer, and actor. He was the lead vocalist and guitarist of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, formed in 1976. He previously led the band Mudcrutch, and was also a member of the late 1980s supergroup the Traveling Wilburys. Petty recorded a number of hit singles with the Heartbreakers and as a solo artist. His hit singles with the Heartbreakers include "Don't Do Me Like That" (1979), "Refugee" (1980), "The Waiting" (1981), "Don't Come Around Here No More" (1985) and "Learning to Fly" (1991). Petty's hit singles as a solo act include "I Won't Back Down" (1989), "Free Fallin'" (1989), and "You Don't Know How It Feels" (1994). In his career, he sold more than 80 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling music artists of all time. Petty and the Heartbreakers were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2002. He died of an accidental drug overdose on October 2, 2017, one week after the end of the Heartbreakers' 40th Anniversary Tour. Source: Wikipedia