John Mellencamp Community
November 23, 2024, 10:35:54 am *
Welcome, Guest. Please login or register.
News: Visit Mellencamp.com's NEWS section for all of the latest updates!
 
   Home   Help Search Login Register  
Pages: [1]
  Print  
Author Topic: Mellencamp Outdoes Springsteen... - Bloomberg CD Reviews  (Read 5162 times)
mellenheadinohio
Global Moderator
One of the Crazy Ones...
*****
Posts: 425


~~ Paula


View Profile
« on: August 23, 2010, 07:37:09 pm »

The man once known as Johnny Cougar has spent his career trying to get serious while fending off negative comparisons with Bruce Springsteen.

At the age of 58, John Mellencamp -- as he prefers to be known -- has at last succeeded in surpassing the Boss with his new album, “No Better Than This.” The CD, produced by T-Bone Burnett, features tunes like the folkie opener, “Save Some Time to Dream,” that could have been written decades ago: Mellencamp makes a virtue of this.

He recorded in vintage locations: Sun Studios, Memphis (with a vintage single microphone and the floor plan used by Elvis Presley and Johnny Cash); in the hotel room where Robert Johnson cut some tracks in 1936; and in a Baptist church.

The material is so good that Mellencamp rises above gimmickry. Numbers such as “Right Behind Me” recall his peaks like “Hurts So Good” and “Jack and Diane.” Springsteen’s blue-collar rock faces stiff rivalry at last. Rating: ***...

(3 out of 4 stars)


http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-08-23/mellencamp-outdoes-springsteen-klaxons-get-lost-eels-relates-cd-reviews.html
Logged
Pages: [1]
  Print  
 
Jump to:  

Powered by MySQL Powered by PHP Powered by SMF 1.1.10 | SMF © 2006-2009, Simple Machines LLC Valid XHTML 1.0! Valid CSS!

 

WEBSITE & CONTENTS © JOHN MELLENCAMP. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.             PRIVACY POLICY | TERMS OF USE | CONTACT

 

Email Updates! Home Powered by BubbleUp,Ltd. John Mellencamp on YouTube.com John Mellencamp on Wikipedia John Mellencamp on MySpace.com John Mellencamp on Facebook.com John Mellencamp on Twitter.com John Mellencamp on iLike.com John Mellencamp on Pandora.com John Mellencamp on LastFM.com John Mellencamp on Imeem.com