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Couldn't disagree more with the previous poster. I see Petty every time he tours, and have never been disappointed.
On the other hand, Black Crows opened for Petty a year ago, and I concur that they are way past their prime, if indeed they ever had one. Bad songs, muddy sound, and unintelligible caterwauling.
Other sure things: Leo Kottke, Loudon Wainwright III, Elvis Costello, Nick Lowe and Ray Davies. Kottke and Wainwright could succeed in entertaining a crowd with their between-song stories and wry observations alone.
And finally, at the risk of a royal flaming, I saw Rod Stewart for the first time this year and was totally blown away.
