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- Amazon Sales Rank: #36607 in Digital Music Album
- Published on: 2004-10-19
- Released on: 2004-10-19
- Running time: 8830 seconds
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91 of 94 people found a following examination helpful.
By James E. Bagley
A vital tie in American strain for over 25 years, Words & Music is John Mellencamp's initial (near) career-encompassing collection. Its dual discs enclose 37 digitally remastered selections - including all 22 of his tip 40 hits - covering 14 albums. Mellencamp's usually low-pitched proviso neglected here is his initial recordings for MCA Records from a mid-70s when he was regulating a Johnny Cougar moniker (and frankly, they merit to be ignored).
Even after Mellencamps's initial integrate of albums on Mercury in 1979 and 1980, it was tough to prognosticate that a long, estimable career distortion ahead. With his initial hits "I Need A Lover," "This Time," and "Ain't Even Done With The Night," Mellencamp came opposite as a insurgent with a few good riffs and basic lyrics that frequency went over stud-boy prowling. "Hurt So Good" - a ultra spreading leadoff singular from 1982's American Fool manuscript was some-more of a same, though Mellencamp's subsequent strike would perpetually change his image: "Jack and Diane," a cut of life tale of a child and lady flourishing adult in a Midwest (like Mellencamp did). The lyrics for "Jack and Diane" and a follow-up "Hand To Hold Onto," remained uncomplicated, though they reason a sentimental utterance to that a broader, post youth assembly could relate.
1983's Uh-Huh (with a enclosed singles "Crumblin' Down," "Pink Houses," and a rough "Authority Song") showed even some-more of an importance on heartland reflections, while 1985's thematically sundry Scarecrow manuscript - with vignettes of stone and hurl heroes ("R.O.C.K. In The U.S.A."), a elementary life ("Small Town"), immature adore ("Lonely Ol' Night," "Rumbleseat"), and a predicament of a complicated rancher ("Rain On The Scarecrow)" - found Mellencamp unequivocally entrance into his possess as a storyteller. At this time, he also became actively concerned in Farm Aid as one of a initial members. After Scarecrow, Mellencamp sealed out his initial decade during Mercury with his many sonically beguiling bid to date, 1987's The Lonesome Jubilee (represented here by "Paper In Fire," "Cherry Bomb," and "Check It Out)." This recover began Mellencamp's distinguished use of violin, giving his recordings some-more of a down home feel.
Aside from a spiteful leadoff singular "Pop Singer," 1989's Big Daddy was even some-more folk-oriented, with a impression investigate "Jackie Brown" ranking among Mellencamp's many relocating recordings. After exploring this gentler side, 1991's Whenever We Wanted presented some of Mellencamp's hardest rockin' element like "Love And Happiness" and "Get A Leg Up." Then Mellencamp unequivocally astounded us with a rather somber, always heterogeneous Human Wheels from 1993, highlighted by a tranquil pretension track, a windy "When Jesus Left Birmingham," and a scorcher "What If we Came Knocking." The follow-up - 1994's Dance Naked - was brief (about 30 mins in length) and simple, nude down stone and roll. Its enclosed pretension lane and effective cover of Van Morrison's "Wild Night" (that introduced Me'Shell Ndegeocello to a masses) are a album's sole standouts. Much softened was 1996's brave Mr. Happy Go Lucky that featured "Key West Intermezzo (I Saw You First)" and "Just Another Day."
Disappointed by a sales of his new Mercury albums, Mellencamp changed to Columbia Records in 1998. Album sales during Columbia would turn increasingly sluggish, however, and success during cocktail radio would now evade him totally (despite no dump off in quality). Mellencamp's 1998 self-titled recover offering some of his many contemplative material, including a enclosed singles "Your Life Is Now" and a outlandish shuffler "I'm Not Running Anymore." 2001's Cuttin' Heads served adult a timely - expelled usually before to 9/11 - singular "Peaceful World" that featured a entrance of duet partner India.Arie. Mellencamp afterwards took another stylistic road with 2003's Trouble No More, an desirous collection of rootsy and bluesy cover tunes represented here by "Teardrops Will Fall."
Words And Music also includes dual new Mellencamp compositions that underline prolongation and credentials outspoken collaborations by Babyface: a amicable commentaries "Walk Tall" and "Thank You." Both reason their possess among Mellencamp's best work. Mellencamp also supposing a sequencing for this collection. Instead of usually fixation a marks in sequential recover date order, he motionless to organisation recordings with identical themes and succeeded in formulating dual well-paced cds. While a few low charting singles ("Small Paradise," "Rooty Toot Toot") were left off this set, any poignant Mellencamp recording has been enclosed here (with usually a final lane "Now More Than Ever" rating as reduction than essential). It's a must-own retrospective of a means low-pitched icon.
This chronicle also includes a DVD with 5 Mellencamp videos.
49 of 51 people found a following examination helpful.
By M J Heilbron Jr.
Now this is a collection to be unapproachable of. His prior front didn't tell scarcely adequate of a story (although admittedly it was a "volume one") though this one seems usually right.
Every strain we know. Every strain sounds softened from a technical indicate of view.
Every strain is softened by it's context. The manuscript defines a career; it creates his considerable talent obvious.
The dual "new ones" are fine...they're "gravy" as we like to say. The "meat and potatoes" part...the "hits" part...is awesome...song after strain after song...
...the peculiarity of a songwriting improves dramatically. The musicianship improves dramatically. The range and extent of his work is simply good displayed here.
That's EXACTLY what we ask for in a biggest hits form of compilation.
Best of all, you'll frequency ever strike a "skip track" button. It's a fun from branch to stern.
The people who will need this record are:
1) The Mellen-heads...because any Mellencamp fan will need these songs sounding this good.
2) The some-more infrequent fan who recognizes a few of a strain titles here. This record will enhance your appreciation for his career, and you'll find new songs to love.
3) The "student" of rock. This manuscript creates a box for his inclusion among a good stone singer-songwriters of all time. While maybe not utterly Springsteen, he's close. Certainly adult there with (and in my opinion, above) people like Bob Seger, Tom Petty, Jackson Browne and a like.
4) The "newbie". If you're usually finding Mellencamp, or maybe usually know one or dual songs though wish to know more, this will positively HOOK you. You'll many expected find out some of his albums...I suggest starting with "Scarecrow" and "The Lonesome Jubilee."
And on a some-more extraneous level, this is an implausible "car" record. This is one to play with a tip down and a volume up.
17 of 17 people found a following examination helpful.
By R. Gorham
OVERVIEW: 25 years and 16 albums later, we're treated to a Mellencamp collection we've been watchful for. It was usually a matter of time before a new & softened digitally remastered 2-cd set came out - and here it is! Mellencamp's final gathering is now archaic - with all a songs from "The Best That we Could Do" being here, reduction one strain "Without Expression" (of that we frequency miss). This is truly a pleasing collection of Mellencamp's best work.
WHAT YOU GET: 2 discs, 37 marks - all digitally remastered. 2 new songs - "Walking Tall" and "Thank you" (featuring some good slip guitar). A 10 page pamphlet inventory all a tracks, a players and a albums they came from. The records contend these marks were selected and organised by a artist himself. All 22 "Top 40" songs of Mellencamp's are represented here... including a standards "Hurt So Good", "Jack & Diane", "Crumblin' Down", "Pink Houses", "Authority Song", "Paper In Fire", "I Need A Lover", "Small Town", "R.O.C.K In The USA", "Key West Intermezzo", and more.
EXTRAS & MISC: A reward DVD is enclosed containing a small 5 marks - 1 strain 'live', and 4 videos. The albums of Mellencamp are all represented on "Words & Music", reduction his initial 2 (somewhat obscure) releases. You'll find no songs from "Chestnut Street Incident" (1976), or "Kid Inside" (1977) with illusive good reason. Mellencamp's ("Cougar" during a time) self patrician manuscript featuring "I Need A Lover", followed by "Nothin Matter's And What If It Did" is where this collection starts. "American Fool" (1982) is where Mellencamp gained his celebrity featuring stronger strain essay with hits, "Hurt So Good" and "Jack & Diane". The success of "Uh Huh" in 1983 (featuring "Pink Houses" and "Crumblin' Down") perpetually would make Mellencamp a domicile name. "Scarecrow" is best represented on "Words & Music" with 5 songs taken from it. The manuscript "Whenever We Wanted" has 4 songs on this collection and there are several albums that had 2 or 3 songs taken from each. You'll find one strike ("Teardrops Will Fall") from his many new (2003) studio manuscript "Trouble No More". A few of my personal (non hit) favorites are blank like "Melting Pot", "Hot Dogs & Hamburgers", and "Circling Around The Moon"... though we can live with that. Like so many "Best Of" compilations, there can be hits and misses. This one from Mellencamp is a clear HIT. 2004's "Words & Music" is THE many finish 2-disc package to date from John Mellencamp.
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