1980s
The Petty Archives

Top selections of 1985 emphasis musical trends
By Allen Hogg
The Daily Iowan - Wednesday, January 22, 1986

5. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers -- Southern Accents. Florida's native son sings for all the white drunks south of the Mason-Dixon line, while his band techno-fies its sound with the help of Eurythmic David A. Stewart. The two impulses don't always mix, but every song scores on its own.