John Cougar Mellencamp - Scarecrow 1985
Uh-Huh found John Mellencamp coming into his own, but he perfected his heartland rock withScarecrow. A loose concept album about lost innocence and the crumbling of small-town America,Scarecrow says as much with its tough rock and gentle folk-rock as it does with its lyrics, which remain a weak point for Mellencamp. Nevertheless, his writing has never been more powerful: "Rain on the Scarecrow" and "Small Town" capture the hopes and fears of Middle America, while "Lonely Ol' Night" and "Rumbleseat" effortlessly convey the desperate loneliness of being stuck in a dead-end life. Those four songs form the core of the album, and while the rest of the album isn't quite as strong, that's only a relative term, since it's filled with lean hooks and powerful, economical playing that make Scarecrow one of the definitive blue-collar rock albums of the mid-'80s. AMG.listen hereBuy @ Amazon:
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I never paid attention to John 'Cougar', but when this album was released, I took notice. This took him out of what I like to call the anus of rock into the annals of rock. Rain on the Scarecrow and Rumbleseat really struck a chord for me!
ResponderEliminarActually the only vinyl I own of his!
thanx Carlos!