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Xstar
(Ya'll, Kentucky)
Posted: Apr 26, 2013 - 16:25
 
 On_The_Beach wrote:

Damn you, Al Gore!

 
{#Roflol}

On_The_Beach
(The Blue Planet)
Posted: May 15, 2012 - 17:54
 
 badgerv wrote:
John COUGAR Mellencamp:
"I think the internet is the most dangerous thing invented since the atomic bomb. It's destroyed the music business..."
 
Damn you, Al Gore!

fredriley
(Nottingham, UK)
Posted: Mar 13, 2012 - 04:07
 
 paulmack wrote:
Seems to me that you could tolerate the occasional song on RP that might overlap with what you'd hear elsewhere. I avoid local radio altogether - pickings are pretty slim in my neck of the woods - so I don't experience what you do, but still. Anyway, I personally really like this song and haven't heard it in awhile even though I own it. It's an '8' for me.
 
Pickings are non-existent in the UK, where there's no such thing as music FM (other than execrable 'genre' channels such as Smooth which are more full of sh1t than a septic tank), so I'd never get to hear numbers like this without being exposed to them by RP. IMO this is classic rock 'n roll, vaguely reminds me of Bad Company, and the Nottingham jury concurs with your 8.

h8rhater
Posted: Feb 10, 2012 - 10:06
 
 Shesdifferent wrote:

I agree, I'm not a Mellencamp fan....but I liked this, and I don't mind an occasional off track from a commercial artist thrown into RP.

 
Mellencamp hasn't been "commercial" since the 1980's.  Check out what he has done since.  It's great stuff.


bev
(Reno, NV)
Posted: Feb 10, 2012 - 09:55
 
So I'm thinking to myself, can that be Mellencamp on guitar on this track? Really? I look it up and I see "David Grissom" and I think, ah ha! That explains it.

I do like this song, but especially enjoy the guitar work.

Mellencamp has a few true gems tucked into his kit bag. This may be one of them. I rate it an easy "8". Thanks RP, once again, for expanding my musical horizons!  {#Cool}

calypsus_1
Posted: Oct 14, 2011 - 17:24
 

John Mellencamp playlist: Protest Songs

"Political songs are songs by the people," says Mellencamp. "I think it was Jefferson who said that if the people do not seriously question the government every 20 years, then democracy is no longer working. That's why protest songs exist."

1. "Vigilante Man" | Woody Guthrie, 1940
He was writing about the corruptness of people who were supposed to be peacekeepers, dominating the migrant workers and beating them into submission. The strong preying on the weak. Sound familiar?
2. "Strange Fruit" | Billie Holiday, 1939
The label wouldn't even put it out - they felt a song about lynching was so inflammatory. She may have expressed it poetically, but the message was loud and clear.
3. "The Times They Are A-Changin'" | Bob Dylan, 1964
Bob always said he wasn't a protest singer, but of course he was. This is the obvious one, but he's got hundreds: "Hattie Carroll" and "Masters of War," on and on. He took what Woody Guthrie did and brought it to another level.
4. "Give Peace a Chance" | John Lennon, 1969
With Lennon, the message was always so direct. It takes a lot of talent and a lot of courage to do that.
5. "Front Line" | Stevie Wonder, 1982
This is an amazing song about the Vietnam War, and it was played to death.
6. "What's Going On" | Marvin Gaye, 1971
Another Vietnam song. It's astonishing, almost unbelievable, that white America actually heard these two.
7. "Compared To What" | Les McCann and Eddie Harris, 1969
That's a motherfucker. The first time I heard it, 100 years ago, I thought, "How great, being able to speak to a culture about race and equality."
8. "Ohio" | Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, 1970
Neil wrote this right after the Kent State shootings, and in weeks he had it on the radio. Sometimes you just need to report the news, and that's protest enough.
9. "Folsom Prison Blues" | Johnny Cash, 1955
A protest song of incarceration and lack of rehabilitation in the prison system at the time - which is even worse today.
10. "Get Up, Stand Up" | The Wailers, 1973
With Bob Marley, it wasn't only protest songs, but pop records that spoke to millions.

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Shesdifferent
(Just visiting this planet CAN I GO HOME NOW?)
Posted: Aug 04, 2011 - 18:13
 
 tphord wrote:
Don't usually take Mellencamp very seriously, never heard this one before... not bad.
 
I agree, I'm not a Mellencamp fan....but I liked this, and I don't mind an occasional off track from a commercial artist thrown into RP.


tphord
(Up 'ere)
Posted: Mar 31, 2011 - 13:05
 
Don't usually take Mellencamp very seriously, never heard this one before... not bad.

paulmack
(the hissing swamps)
Posted: Sep 23, 2010 - 10:27
 
 Droidac wrote:
Not a bad song, but I come here to get away from singers/bands like JM. I get plenty of that on my local radio stations when I can't get RP.
 

Seems to me that you could tolerate the occasional song on RP that might overlap with what you'd hear elsewhere. I avoid local radio altogether - pickings are pretty slim in my neck of the woods - so I don't experience what you do, but still. Anyway, I personally really like this song and haven't heard it in awhile even though I own it. It's an '8' for me.

vandal
(arriving somewhere, but not here. . .)
Posted: Sep 23, 2010 - 10:27
 
lame

badgerv
Posted: Sep 23, 2010 - 10:20
 
John COUGAR Mellencamp:

"I think the internet is the most dangerous thing invented since the atomic bomb. It's destroyed the music business..."

 

Droidac
(Blacklight District)
Posted: Sep 23, 2010 - 10:19
 
Not a bad song, but I come here to get away from singers/bands like JM. I get plenty of that on my local radio stations when I can't get RP.

sirdroseph
(Yes)
Posted: Sep 23, 2010 - 10:19
 

I forgot all about this one, they didn't run this one into the ground. Always like it, pretty good song.



jomercer
(Maryland)
Posted: Sep 23, 2010 - 10:17
 
 drews wrote:
He used to be called john "cougar" mellancamp, so what happened?
 
Before that, he was Johnny (Johnnie?) Cougar.

I guess he grew up and wanted to be taken more seriously.


drews
(London, Blighty)
Posted: Aug 22, 2010 - 10:01
 
He used to be called john "cougar" mellancamp, so what happened?



thelester
Posted: Aug 22, 2010 - 10:00
 
Wow, Bill's on a real Mellencamp kick of late. I like it.

LastChance
(Sometimes Fort Worth, sometimes Dallas)
Posted: Jul 21, 2010 - 11:24
 
I think I like this.

h8rhater
Posted: Mar 16, 2010 - 11:35
 
 ckcotton wrote:

The album came out almost 19yrs ago {#Angel}
 
That being said, Mellencamp has released many great CDs since Whenever We Wanted and has another one coming out this year.


ckcotton
Posted: Mar 16, 2010 - 10:49
 
 starfishNcoffee wrote:
Damn, this is John Mellencamp? This sounds good! What happened to him? Cool. I really like the guy. Glad to see that he's still doing good stuff.
 
The album came out almost 19yrs ago {#Angel}

ckcotton
Posted: Mar 16, 2010 - 10:47
 
 somli wrote:
This is a very good and underrated Mellencamp album.
 
Couldn't agree more {#Clap}

Sean-E-Sean
(Hawthorne)
Posted: Mar 16, 2010 - 10:44
 
Like.

mrdak
(Middle GA)
Posted: Mar 16, 2010 - 10:43
 
a sold 9 fer'sure!

h8rhater
Posted: Jan 12, 2010 - 09:59
 
 NeuroJoe wrote:

This was pre "sell out to GM and the World Series" Mellencamp

 
whatever


h8rhater
Posted: Jan 12, 2010 - 09:58
 
 bindi wrote:
Wow, He sure has come a long, long way from Jack & Diane!  Great multi-layered guitars.
 
Yeah... and he had managed that by 1991.  He's come even further since.


somli
(Orlando)
Posted: Sep 08, 2009 - 14:50
 
This is a very good and underrated Mellencamp album.

tanyhon
(Home)
Posted: Sep 08, 2009 - 14:43
 
I like

spaceman
(Vienna, Austria)
Posted: Jun 05, 2009 - 15:11
 
Damn, I keep hearing "Last chance to get a Van Gogh"...
As if I could afford one.

fredriley
(Nottingham, UK)
Posted: Apr 03, 2009 - 09:08
 
 keller1 wrote:

Like Oasis, Mellencamp is getting clobbered for who he is, not for the quality of his music.


Luckily the Nottingham jury doesn't know who Mellencamp is, so we can safely rate a 7 on the music alone.


keller1
(In A Gadda Da Vida, Baby)
Posted: Dec 29, 2008 - 15:42
 

Like Oasis, Mellencamp is getting clobbered for who he is, not for the quality of his music.

A great tune, far better than 6.2.



bindi
(North Carolina)
Posted: Dec 29, 2008 - 15:40
 
Wow, He sure has come a long, long way from Jack & Diane!  Great multi-layered guitars.

copymonkey
(in the northeast, but not near anywhere cool)
Posted: Oct 27, 2008 - 11:15
 
 Krow_Pie wrote:


They're his paintings aren't they?
 
..and his unbelievably hot wife.


SchoepTone
(Duke City)
Posted: Oct 27, 2008 - 11:15
 
The latest Mellencamp CD is phenomenal. I'd like to hear it played on RP.


NeuroJoe
(North Tijuana, USA)
Posted: Oct 27, 2008 - 11:11
 
 starfishNcoffee wrote:
Damn, this is John Mellencamp? This sounds good! What happened to him? Cool. I really like the guy. Glad to see that he's still doing good stuff.
 
This was pre "sell out to GM and the World Series" Mellencamp


starfishNcoffee
(Brooklyn, NY)
Posted: May 22, 2008 - 15:25
 
Damn, this is John Mellencamp? This sounds good! What happened to him? Cool. I really like the guy. Glad to see that he's still doing good stuff.
rtb
(NE corner of Work and Boredom)
Posted: Jan 17, 2008 - 16:28
 
With an interstate runnin' though his front yard, getting up and going should be pretty easy, no?
Krow_Pie
(Venice, California)
Posted: Jan 17, 2008 - 16:25
 
E_A_D_G wrote:
Nice work John; made me sit up and take notice. No overproduced shuck and jive – just fundamentally good stuff.

Album cover has a Dylan "Bringing It All Back Home" vibe.


They're his paintings aren't they?
wandersahn
(N 39^23' W 76^28')
Posted: Dec 17, 2007 - 06:55
 
i'm not a JCM fan myself, but i like this tune. the guitars sound kinda like Big Head and the lyrics are honest.
E_A_D_G
(DC)
Posted: Dec 17, 2007 - 06:50
 
Nice work John; made me sit up and take notice. No overproduced shuck and jive – just fundamentally good stuff.

Album cover has a Dylan "Bringing It All Back Home" vibe.
GreenOnion
(Moncton, New Brunswick Canada)
Posted: Dec 17, 2007 - 06:44
 
This whole Album is Great!
SchoepTone
(Duke City)
Posted: Nov 15, 2007 - 21:29
 
Someone once called John Mellencamp the "Jeff Bridges" of the rock world. I like the comparison. Good, consistent body of work over the years from both artists. They don't always hit the mark, but both can boast some classic performances in their careers.
maxmox
(Broome, Western Australia)
Posted: Sep 14, 2007 - 19:21
 
Great tune, fine percussion, excellent groove
Greene
Posted: Aug 23, 2005 - 12:32
 
atticus wrote:

I agree. Great tune. Mellencamp won't get his due until he's dead. Long career, and he's come a long way: Both as a musician and as a person. Love the guitar riffs, too.

Could get into the politics, but won't. :tapedshut: Wait, sorry... I must speak! Just want to say... there's lots of eye-opening information out there we should all be listening, looking for. 8O Books. Radio. Documentaries. Not much t.v. (thanks Rupert...) Unless we're talking The Awful Truth. Frontline. And anything where Noam Chomsky or Howard Zinn are speaking.

Oh yeah... and Ann Coulter. She's "fair and balanced," along with everyone's pal, Bill O'Reilly.

Here's one: Did you know the name for Bush's pre-emptive strike on Iraq BEFORE 9/11? Operation Iraqi Liberation: O.I.L.

(Gotta' think George Jr. came up with that one on his own.)

Song comments only. There's plenty of other places on RP to talk politics.

atticus
(Monterey, CA)
Posted: Aug 08, 2005 - 14:03
 
joemama wrote:
That was a great song from one of his best albums. I remember hearing that song for the first time playing the record. It was pretty kickass guitar sound and riffs. Good choice Bill, that one will wake you up.


I agree. Great tune. Mellencamp won't get his due until he's dead. Long career, and he's come a long way: Both as a musician and as a person. Love the guitar riffs, too.

Could get into the politics, but won't. :tapedshut: Wait, sorry... I must speak! Just want to say... there's lots of eye-opening information out there we should all be listening, looking for. 8O Books. Radio. Documentaries. Not much t.v. (thanks Rupert...) Unless we're talking The Awful Truth. Frontline. And anything where Noam Chomsky or Howard Zinn are speaking.

Oh yeah... and Ann Coulter. She's "fair and balanced," along with everyone's pal, Bill O'Reilly.

Here's one: Did you know the name for Bush's pre-emptive strike on Iraq BEFORE 9/11? Operation Iraqi Liberation: O.I.L.

(Gotta' think George Jr. came up with that one on his own.)
KohlDaddy
(Wahoo, NE)
Posted: Aug 08, 2005 - 13:36
 
BooKitty wrote:


Who is "we"? The hateful religious right? Anti-environment & anti-worker big business? The Saudi Royal Family?

Your "we" can get on your knees and with your collective tongues manually remove the debris from around my anus.


Gee, with thoughtful, reasoned, even-handed, mature, compassionate and principled statements like that, it's almost hard to believe that "your side" lost.

Ah, and more to the point, this song is actually quite dull.
BooKitty
(My Own Private Idaho.)
Posted: Jul 24, 2005 - 18:27
 
trekhead wrote:
NICE! Good choice from Mr. M.
Despite his annoying pro-Kerry stance....
Oh, well...at least we won.


Who is "we"? The hateful religious right? Anti-environment & anti-worker big business? The Saudi Royal Family?

Your "we" can get on your knees and with your collective tongues manually remove the debris from around my anus.
ploafmaster
(Richmond, VA)
Posted: May 12, 2005 - 06:07
 
You know, throwing this rediculous, fruitless political discussion aside, I'd just like to state for the record that this song is BORING.

I gave it a 3.
twiggy77
(the state of denial)
Posted: Apr 27, 2005 - 15:06
 
bluedot wrote:
bush/diebold STOLE IT AGAIN.

bush is a war criminal.

bush "winning" is a pathetic abomination.

Bush should be in PRISON.

bush is leading us off a cliff.


You sound like just like google!
Mugro
(Lane Village, Massachusetts)
Posted: Mar 29, 2005 - 06:47
 
bluedot wrote:
bush/diebold STOLE IT AGAIN.

bush is a war criminal.

bush "winning" is a pathetic abomination.

Bush should be in PRISON.

get a CLUE, trekhead.

turn on your brain.

wake up and smell the coffee.

bush is leading us off a cliff.


The sky is falling! the sky is falling! Bluedot, is your real name Chicken Little? The Democrats sure aren't good at winning Presidential elections, but they sure are good at filling small minded heads with fear and drivel. You ask Trekhead to smell the coffee. Perhaps you should have asked him to drink the Koolaid......
joemama
(Mil-a-wau-kee)
Posted: Mar 14, 2005 - 13:58
 
That was a great song from one of his best albums. I remember hearing that song for the first time playing the record. It was pretty kickass guitar sound and riffs. Good choice Bill, that one will wake you up.

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