Country Weekly NBTT Review

[WildNight]

Kind of stunning this article calls "love at first sight" a second rate story, and "save some time to dream" supposedly is a hodgepodge of trite advice.

http://www.countryweekly.com/john_mellencamp_no_better_than_this/reviews/867

John Mellencamp
No Better Than This     
published August 13, 2010 by Ken Tucker

Partially recorded at the historic Sun Studio in Memphis, John Mellencamp’s latest album trades his signature heartland rockers for mellow, acoustic songs that tip the proverbial hat to rock/country pioneers Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash and Jerry Lee Lewis. Standout tracks like “No Better Than This,” “Coming Down the Road” and “Each Day of Sorrow” feature a classic, rocking boom-chuck bass line and were recorded with a process similar to the one used by Sun Records founder Sam Phillips. Though the sparse production here is a pleasant throwback, John’s weathered voice loses some of its clarity in this production style, and the lyrics are a bit clunky at times. “Save Some Time to Dream” is a hodgepodge of sometimes-trite advice such as Take some time to think before you speak your mind, while “Love at First Sight,” which begins with a man’s romantic musings on love and marriage with a stranger, quickly turns into a morbid, second-rate story of adultery and murder. Still, procurers of classic country-rock and rockabilly should find some gems in this set.

[jakesmom204]

I don't think the writer listened very closely to the end of Love At First Sight, obviously a charming, humorous song.