John Cougar Mellemcamp - Uh-Huh (1983)
John Cougar Mellemcamp - Uh-Huh
Rock | MP3, 256 kbps CBR. | 63.55Mb | Covers.
Island-Mercury records 1983.
Rock | MP3, 256 kbps CBR. | 63.55Mb | Covers.
Island-Mercury records 1983.
"Pink Houses" is the state-of-our-union anthem that John Mellencamp likes to boast about, but the real class-awareness beef of 1983's Uh-Huh is in "Authority Song". Since American Fool illustrated that John Cougar was becoming an actual songwriter, it's only proper that he reclaimed his actual last name, Mellencamp, for the follow-up, Uh-Huh. After all, now that he had success, he wanted to be taken seriously, and Uh-Huh reflects that in its portraits of brokenhearted life in the Midwest and its rumbling undercurrent of despair. Although his lyrics still have the tendency to be a little too vague, they are more effective here than ever before, as is his music; he might not have changed his style at all -- it's still a fusion of the Stones and Springsteen -- except that he now knows how to make it his own. Uh-Huh runs out of steam toward the end, but the first half -- with the dynamic rocker "Crumblin' Down," his best protest song, "Pink Houses," the punky "Authority Song," the melancholy "Warmer Place to Sleep," and the garage rocker "Play Guitar" -- makes the record his first terrific album.
John Cougar Mellencamp: vocals
Larry Crane & Mike Wanchic: guitar
Louis Johnson, Willie Weeks & Toby Myers: bass guitar
Kenny Aronoff: drums
Jay Ferguson & Carroll Sue Hill: vocals
1. Crumblin' down (3:36)
2. Pink Houses (4:45)
3. Authority Song (3:49)
4. Warmer Place To Sleep (3:45)
5. Jackie O (3:03)
6. Play Guitar (3:22)
7. Serious Busines (3:25)
8. Lovin' Mother For Ya (3:05)
9. Golden Gates (4:03)
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