Life Death Love and Freedom : John Mellencamp

It is definitely a dark record. It makes me wonder if Mellencamp got a bad report from the doctor?? It;s one of those rare albums where the songs become stuck in my head right from the first few listens.

"Hey Jesus can you give me a ride back home. I've been out here in this world too long on my own." Great stuff!

I've got in on CD, hi-rez and LP. The LP sounds stellar. Good music too, though not my favorite of his.

Read the thread, had to get the lp. Awaiting delivery. It's great to learn of excellent sounding lp's on this site. I'm not a big fan of JM, but if it sounds good, I'll surely listen. Thanks all.

......I have been a fan of his since the '' Cougar '' days. This is one of his finest pieces of work. I am about John's age and I hear his wrestling with getting older in these songs and also dealing with his / your own mortality. Yes, the songs are dark - but get right to the point and all songs on this album / CD are very well written. An artist that still makes sense and still can write music with purposeful meaning.