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Life, Death, Love And Freedom (CD)

By: John Mellencamp (Artist)

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DISC 1 for Life, Death, Love And Freedom (CD) Album By John Mellencamp (Artist)
1   Longest Days
2   My Sweet Love
3   If I Die Sudden
4   Troubled Land
5   Young Without Lovers
6   John Cockers
7   Don't Need This Body
8   Ride Back Home, A
9   Without A Shot
10   Jena
11   Mean
12   County Fair
13   For the Children
14   Brand New Song, A
 

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Review

Rolling Stone (p.88) - Ranked #5 in Rolling Stone's 50 Best Albums Of 2008 -- "[T]he darkest, most compelling Mellencamp album in years."
Entertainment Weekly (p.65) - "Though he may be contemplating mortality, Mellencamp, with his weathered snarl, still sound remarkably alive." -- Grade: B
Dirty Linen (p.52) - "[T]hanks to Mellencamp's melodies and the musical settings provided by his band and Burnett's lush, spirited production, the songs shine as beacons..."
Mojo (Publisher) (p.111) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "Amid producer T Bone Burnett's open prairie sound and aptly distorted guitar moods, Mellencamp croaks a sequence of raw, all but nihilistic yet far from self-pitying first-person tales..."

Title Note

Lyricist: John Mellencamp.

Personnel: John Mellencamp (vocals, guitars); Andy York (acoustic guitar, electric guitar); T-Bone Burnett (electric guitar); Troye Kinnett (melodica, piano, field organ); John Gunnell (upright bass).

In stark contrast to the full-on, anthemic quality of his 2007 album, FREEDOM"S ROAD, John Mellencamp's '08 offering is a stark, spare affair. LIFE, DEATH, LOVE AND FREEDOM was overseen by legendary roots-rock producer T-Bone Burnett, and bears some similarity to Burnett's work on the Robert Plant/Alison Krauss '07 album RAISING SAND; there's a subtle, restrained quality to much of the material, and the arrangements tend toward a simple acoustic setup.

The doomy lo-fi folk/blues of such tunes as the mortality-minded "If I Die Sudden" and "Don't Need This Body" could also be cousins of Bruce Springsteen's dark NEBRASKA tunes. Once in a while, Mellencamp picks things up, as with the rockabilly-like kick of "My Sweet Love," but for the most part, this is a spare, low-key set, its acoustic framework adorned only by occasional dusty touches of spacious electric-guitar reverb, rolling across the barren sonic landscape like errant tumbleweeds.

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5 out of 5 stars love for music, July 10, 2008
By goorty
this man has a deep love and passion for playing and writing music. Ive ordered mine already and I cant wait!

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