Tom Petty: Wildflowers (Warner)
Andy Gill, Q, November 1994
THE SURPRISING choice of Rick Rubin as producer after a highly successful liaison with Jeff Lynne over his last couple of albums might suggest a desire on Tom Petty's part for something a little tougher and rawer.
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