1. Room at the Top - lyrically and musically, an incredible song. Not much else to say.
2. Counting on You - a weaker track, but still a really good song.
3. Free Girl Now - An inspirational rocker that made me think of women in a different way (i'm not joking)
4. Lonesome Sundown - A nice tune.
5. Swingin' - Epic song that inspires
6. Accused of Love - An infectious melody with a great chorus
7. Echo - One of Tom's best ballads
8. Won't Last Long - pretty standard good melody
9. Billy the Kid - Great song.
10. I Don't Wanna Fight - worst song on the CD. Why? probably because it was written by mike campbell. just really bad lyrics, although it gets easier to listen to over time
11. This One's for Me - another catchy song with a good chorus
12. No More - this one is really good and the title explains the feel of it
13. About to Give Out - one of the most country songs he has ever written. The verse is a little cheesy but the strings that are added onto the chorus make up for all of it.
14. Rhino Skin - I have seen a lot of people complain about this song. Well I didn't like it at first, but now it is one of my favorites. I has a very epic feel, especially when the voice harmonizing comes in.
15. One More Day, One More Night - a pretty good song, although the album probably could have ended better with a different one.

This album proves that Tom Petty can still write great material and the Last DJ was just a fluke of crap.


"Echo" is a pretty good choice   May 17, 2001
Brian D. Rubendall (Oakton, VA)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers album "Echo" is about what you'd come to expect from this band. Workmanlike and with a few standout songs, there is not a single moment that is either truly great or truly awful. "Free Girl Now" is a single the band might have recorded in 1981 or so, while the opening cut "Room at the Top" is the kind of slow song Tom perfected on his solo album "Full Moon Fever." By this point in his career, Petty has worn a groove for himself that he rarely strays from. He may get a little adventurous sonically with songs like the title track or "Billy the Kid," but he'll never stray far from home. If you're a fan of the Heartbreakers, this album will not disappoint you.


How could it be better...it can't!!!   April 20, 1999
5 out of 5 found this review helpful

As a long time (20 years) Petty fan who owns every album including his box set, I can't understand how Echo can be considered inferior to any of his other works. Yes, the sound is still the same - you've heard these tunes before - but isn't that what we love about Tom and the Heartbreakers in the first place. Echo is long overdue with a few classics that are among his best. The album flow follows the same patterns of the past, but once you play it through, you'll repeat the disc over and over until sooner or later you won't be able to get the damn songs out of your head. Not being able to put another disc in the player sums it up best. If that's not a sign of a 5-Star disc, I don't know what is. Lastly, just caught Tom and the Heartbreakers in NYC at Irving Plaza. Best show I've ever seen and they still forgot to play almost everyone of their greatest tunes including some from Echo!!! Bottom line: It's as good as it gets.


-   November 24, 2005
J. Merritt (Washington-Baltimore Corridor)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful

You know how you put a variety of stuff on your iPOD, or you make a mix CD or tape (yes, some of us still make tapes) so that you can pop it in while you're driving and have the perfect radio station? The "starter" is the big thing; you have to start the mix with just the right song. All the songs are important, obviously, but "starters" set the mood. Whether it's a jam-out mix or a chill-out, 'mood' mix, it has to be just the right song by just the right artist.

Some of my favorite artists don't have any "starters." They have a lot of songs I like, but none I'd kick off a driving mix with. Tom Petty has whole albums of "starters." When his new stuff comes out I don't think, I just buy. And then I know it's time to make a new driving mix, cuz I've got a whole bunch of new "starters." Whatever your mood is, if rock `n' roll can set that mood, then this guy's got the perfect song. Apply this review to any one of his albums; I attach it to "Echo" just because I think it's underrated, but it really doesn't matter. If you like any one of `em, just buy `em all. Then fire up the mix machine and get behind the wheel.


Underrated and overlooked   October 15, 2005
Laker Fan 67 (CA)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful

I've recently come back to this cd after not listening to it for awhile...my loss because this is one of the most consistent and mature rock albums Tom Petty ever made. There are 3 gems on this that pu this over the top for me : Room At The Top, Swinging and Ome More Day, One More Night. A great effort by the most consistent, tightest rock band around.