E' il Tom Petty diventato alla fine un nuovo classico, quello di "Into the great wide open", un musicista che, passato dall'esperienza con i Traveling Wilburys e dal successo di "Full moon fever", incomincia a raccogliere più che continuare a seminare.

A companion album to, Full moon fever, and up there with that record in terms of overall quality. Learning to fly and the title track are standouts but there is plenty of good stuff here. It is a bit samey and predictable but the quality is never in doubt. Good album.

to me this is an improvement over the also excellent full moon fever. in a very good catalog i feel this is the best album. A great collection of well crafted songs. The, title track and learning to fly are the best along with kings highway.

Very good album. Best 10 songs average is 89,7/100 and the album can get very good 90/100. Best song is title track "Into the great wide open" - maximum rating. Followed by "Learning to fly" 95/100 and next "Kings highway" 90/100. All other songs good 80-85/100. Favourite!
Genre: Pop Rock, Heartland Rock

I see the FMF2 descriptions... they're pretty apt. It is a slower vibe, and the songcraft is still there, but it's not as memorable... just decent.

It's pretty much like Full Moon Fever...which is a good thing since FMF is a fantastic album. More of the same isn't a bad thing at all in this case. Doesn't reach FMF quality, but it's still a great album with solid tracks overall

Best tracks: Learning to Fly, Into the Great Wide Open, Two Gunslingers

Super duper album

What do you do after Full Moon Fever? I know this album gets knocks because it seems like Full Moon Fever 2; but, it is slower in pace, creates its own sound, is consistent from start to finish and is entirely enjoyable. One of my favorite albums.