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| | village voice > music > Tom Petty, Mike Ness: old new Dylans by Matt Ashare |
 | | Not that it's the end of the line— Petty's faithful will eventually push his new Echo platinum and fill the seats for his summer shed tour, and Ness's Social Distortion pedigree has earned his solo debut, Cheating at Solitaire, a slot on alternative playlists. |
 | | Ever the first-person literalist, Ness croons the chorus of a two-steppin' cover of Dylan's "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right" like he means it, when it's really meant to be mean. |
 | | Petty's not as burly or literal as Ness, and Echo's a gentler album (more Byrdsy jangle and Beatlesque melodies) than Solitaire, which is solid Social D rock dressed up in Bakersfield beats, pedal steel, acoustic guitars, and, on one tune, a mandolin. |
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