 | Life Death Love and Freedom [Read More ...]
Description: The man who has been called `the poet laureate of the interstate' has reached deep into his soul, bringing forth an album of unparalleled maturity powered by a piercing musical vision. Produced by T Bone Burnett ("O' Brother Where Art Thou," Robert Plant, Allison Krauss) Two dis... |
 | Words & Music: John Mellencamp's Greatest Hits [Read More ...]
Review: R.O.C.K IN THE U.S.A. MELLENCAMP STYLE!:There is not one rock artist over the last 30 years that can match Mellencamp pound for pound when it comes to devising short, punchy true rock and roll singles. Many casual fans will find it hard to believe that the guy who did "Jack And ... |
 | The Best That I Could Do 1978-1988 [Read More ...]
Description: The Best That I Could Do collects the singles that led John Mellencamp into the radio/jukebox pantheon he celebrated in "R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A." and "Cherry Bomb." While albums such as American Fool, Uh Huh, and Scarecrow held Top 10 spots for months, their spinoff hits made this... |
 | Freedom's Road [Read More ...]
Description: The heartland rocker's first album of all-new material in more than five years finds John Mellencamp in full anthem mode. This is his State of the Union address, with guitars that chime like the Byrds heralding sentiments that recall the socially-conscious 1960s, yet sound all th... |
 | A Very Special Christmas [Read More ...]
Description: When was the last time you heard collard greens being sung about in a Christmas song? Probably never, unless you're a Run DMC fan, or were wise enough to hop on the Very Special Christmas tip. The rappers' contribution to this benefit collection is probably the highlight, althoug... |
 | Scarecrow [Read More ...]
Review: Don't Forget A Forgotten Classic:Looking back on my high school years, Scarecrow was one of the most popular and prevalent albums to be released in the 80's, along with Springsteen's "Born In The USA" and, unfortunately, Michael Jackson's "Thriller." (not my thing)
Do you realiz... |
 | The Lonesome Jubilee [Read More ...]
Review: Another Strong Album for John..Ho Hum!:There's cerainly nothing wrong with this solid album, it just didn't take him anywhere new after his critically acclaimed "Scarecrow". The singles are all as solid as ever, and he has good moments in the supporting tracks, particularly on "... |
 | American Fool [Read More ...]
Originally released in 1982. Features newly remastered sound and upgraded packaging which includes lyrics and complete artwork. Bonus track is the previously unreleased "American Fool". |
 | Uh-Huh [Read More ...]
Originally released in 1983. Features newly remastered sound and upgraded packaging which includes lyrics and complete artwork. Bonus track is the acoustic version of "Pink Houses" (first issued as the b-side of "Authority Song". |
 | Life Death Love and Freedom [Read More ...]
Description: The man who has been called `the poet laureate of the interstate' has reached deep into his soul, bringing forth an album of unparalleled maturity powered by a piercing musical vision. Produced by T Bone Burnett ("O' Brother Where Art Thou," Robert Plant, Allison Krauss) Two dis... |
 | Words & Music: John Mellencamp's Greatest Hits [Read More ...]
Description: Compare this to John Mellencamp's previous hits set, The Best That I Could Do 1978-1988, and it quickly becomes apparent how much the artist formerly known as John Cougar has grown in the second phase of his career. Following a 1994 heart attack, the songwriter transformed from c... |
 | Trouble No More [Read More ...]
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 | Whenever We Wanted [Read More ...]
Review: One of Mellencamp's Finest:The first album to drop the moniker "Cougar," John Mellencamp's Whenever We Wanted is a finely-crafted heartland rock album. Released in 1991, Whenever We Wanted was Mellencamp's last top-10 album until Freedom Road hit the shelves in late 2006.
I can... |
 | Big Daddy [Read More ...]
Review: An Equal to the unending strength of his entire catalogue:Americana, frankly, at its best. Thats what I feel when listening to a John Mellencamp record. JM is at a minimum, truly an equal to any of the greatest writer/ singers, if not the greatest, in my opinion. Comparisons are ... |
 | Human Wheels [Read More ...]
Review: The Best Of A Great Career:Mellencamp had gone through a significant number of ups and downs in his career to this point. He had worked hard to become a big star and arrived as a pop rock star in the early 80's, and progressed to being a working man's hero by the latter part of ... |
 | 20th Century Masters: Millennium Collection [Read More ...]
cool Collection:John cougar Mellencamp was one of those acts who always kept a cut and made his thing work. He had a cool Middle of the road vibe and he had the right songs for the time. R.O.C.K in the Usa,jack and Diane, Smalltown were all the cuts as was Pink Houses. this is a cool compilation. |
 | Mr. Happy Go Lucky [Read More ...]
Review: Highly Unappreciated!:The lack of respect this amazing album has been given over the years blows me away, because I feel this is every bit as good as the better received "Human Wheels", and in many ways, better. The hit "Key West Intermezzo" is a cool single, but it's the lesser... |
 | Rough Harvest [Read More ...]
Interesting for Mellencamp Fans:This is a CD probably for Mellencamp fans only. It's a new take on some great songs. Some of the new versions are outstandings. Some are just okay. I really applaud his effort to take a chance and put out a CD like this one. |
 | Uh-Huh [Read More ...]
Description: "Pink Houses" is the state-of-our-union anthem that John Mellencamp likes to boast about, but the real class-awareness beef of 1983's Uh-Huh is in "Authority Song" ("Call up my preacher... / He said, 'You don't need no strength, you need to grow up, son'")--not to mention the kid... |
 | Dance Naked [Read More ...]
Review: Great Mellencamp album that deserves some props: Amazingly, The 1994 release of Mellencamp's "Dance Naked" was written and recorded in a mere 14 days. Mellencamp claimed at the time that the record company told him that the previous album (Human Wheels) was showing some straying... |
