John Mellencamp (1 Viewer)

[zamboni]

Do you remember This Time from 1980?  It reminds me of that mid to late 70s sound.

I don’t recall this one for some reason. Good tune though.

 

[Dez89]

Do you remember This Time from 1980?  It reminds me of that mid to late 70s sound.

I don’t recall this one for some reason. Good tune though.

Yeah, I didn't know that one but I like it.  Cool everyone chipping in with some songs I didn't know.  I pretty much just knew the hits back in those days.

 

[Eephus]

I really liked No Better Than This, the album Mellencamp made with T-Bone Burnett in 2010.  It was recorded live to tape on vintage equipment and a single microphone.  The lack of studio gimmickry is kind of a gimmick in itself but it didn't matter because everything worked.

The title track was the first single. It's a cool little Rockabilly stomper without a chorus. Some of the songs were recorded at Sun Studios including the Dylanesque (or Prinesque) Easter Eve.

I need to go back and re-listen to his latest record that came out a few months ago. It didn't make much of an impression on first spin but that's mostly on me.

 

[Wingnut]

Not long before Covid he came to Clearwater for 2 shows I think..I wanted to get tickets and the GF wasn't a fan so I passed.

I won't pass if he comes back, I've always wanted to see him live and there's probably not gonna be many chances left.

 

[Andy Dufresne]

Pink Houses 
Hurts So Good 
Authority Song 
Small Town 
Cherry Bomb 
Ain't Even Done With The Night 
Jack and Diane 
Crumblin' Down 
R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A. 
Lonely Ol' Night 
I Need a Lover 

Edited 32 minutes 

There's a lot wrong with you and this is just more of it.

I always liked the mysterious sound of Jerry. I think it would have worked as the soundtrack to a Criminal Minds type show or movie.

I also dig Human Wheels and What If I Came Knocking.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

All I can think of when I hear his name is him smoking 4 packs of cigs a day

If you have heard his newest album it's easy to believe.

 

[Cowboysfan8]

Ain’t Even Done with the Night is another good one

 

[zamboni]

What I like about John Mellencamp is that he dances like me.

Totally - egos come crumblin' down

 

[bryhamm]

My personal favorite is

Rain on the Scarecrow

Ditto, followed closely by Play Guitar

 

[MAC_32]

My personal favorite is

Rain on the Scarecrow

Don't remember hearing this before --> heart

 

[simsarge]

All I can think of when I hear his name is him smoking 4 packs of cigs a day

Figure 6 hours of sleep min.

That leaves 18 hours left in a day

That's 4+ cigs per hour for every waking hour.  

Goodness

It shows here

 https://youtu.be/hHLGZxlBpLA

 

[Dez89]

Pink Houses
Hurts So Good
Authority Song
Small Town
Cherry Bomb
Ain't Even Done With The Night
Jack and Diane
Crumblin' Down
R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A.
Lonely Ol' Night
I Need a Lover

Listening to all these tonight and thought this thread was worth a bump.

 

[MAC_32]

Pink Houses
Hurts So Good
Authority Song
Small Town
Cherry Bomb
Ain't Even Done With The Night
Jack and Diane
Crumblin' Down
R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A.
Lonely Ol' Night
I Need a Lover

Listening to all these tonight and thought this thread was worth a bump.

Hot summer nights i the midwest - hadn't queued him up in a while, but did earlier this week. The sweet sounds of summer ringing in my head...

 

[ChiefD]

I remember working his show years ago when I worked for a backstage catering company here in KC.

He and his crew would travel with a portable basketball hoop so they could shoot hoops backstage. He was from Indiana so he was a big hoops nut.

 

[brun]

My personal favorite is

Rain on the Scarecrow

Mine too. 1st song I think of. One of the 1st CDs I ever bought.