The Live Anthology

The performances on this career-spanning four-disc compilation define the term ”ageless”: Listening to these concert recordings, which date from four decades, you may have trouble figuring out which are old and which are new without consulting the liner notes. That’s how tight Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers’ onstage rapport has remained over the years (despite several lineup shuffles). With all the hits plus an enjoyable assortment of rarities and covers, The Live Anthology is a comprehensive portrait of a perpetually professional live act. A-

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