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| Life Death Love and Freedom | 
 enlarge | Artist: John Mellencamp
Label: Hear Music
Category: Music
List Price: $18.98
Buy Used: $4.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  84 reviews
Sales Rank: 697
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.5 x 4.8 x 0.3
MPN: 30822
UPC: 888072308220
EAN: 0888072308220
ASIN: B0018Q7K4O
Release Date: July 15, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: Complete with original disc(s), case, and artwork. In stock and ships today!
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| Customer Reviews:
 His Best Work in a Decade July 21, 2008
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
Here is John Mellencamp in all his American Glory. People who still bank on his stalwart hits like "Jack and Diane" just because it's still in heavy rotation on FM top forty are missing the best of this man's career. Songs like "A Troubled Land" and the beautifully melancholy "A Ride Back Home" are songs for the everyman and everywoman in the United States who are feeling spiritually bankrupt these days. This is truly a CD for the downtrodden, made for hard times, crafted for the helpless and the hopeless. I'm betting this one will go down as one of Mellencamp's masterpieces long after he stops making music. "Life Death Love and Freedom" is proof that there are still great songwriters out there and not all of them have sold their soul to the pop machine.
 Where's that suicide hotline number.... July 21, 2008
9 out of 35 found this review helpful
John Mellencamp has the idea he has something important and unique to say. He doesn't. If he would stick to making good rock and roll I could avoid throwing another CD in garbage can.
I Am Speechless August 3, 2008
8 out of 9 found this review helpful
John Mellencamp has made good album, very good albums, and great albums. This is easily the best album he's ever recorded and I realize that's saying a lot. At moments, it reminds me of Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash at their best but it certainly isn't imitation. Mellencamp has evolved over his career and makes increasingly incredibly complicated, sophisticated, beautiful music. I do have to say that this is the first album in a while, though, where I can listen to it the whole way through. Every song is pleasing over multiple listenings and despite having been addicted to "shuffle" on my iPod for a few years ... I have repeatedly listened to this album the whole way through.
Unplugged Mellancamp and very enjoyable......... July 16, 2008
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
I am rating this a five because I believe it is as good as anything I have heard lately.I enjoyed this CD very much and would rate it up there with his best. I am partial to Scarecrow and Big Daddy for Mellancamp's best works in my humble opinion. There are no
"hits" on here per say, that is why it might not sell as well as say a Scarecrow or Uh-Huh. They both had notable hits on them of course. That does not mean this is not one of his best. I actually listened to it twice. These are all mostly acoustic based songs and there is not a one that is not any good. Mellancamp has always wore his politics on his sleeve and I believe we all know his beliefs. On "For the Children" he states "I wish I could give you an answer as to when life really begins..I wish I could tell you where we went when our days come to an end". Furthermore claiming "I have worried about many things most of which did not come to pass". It seems John is being retrospective here to me. I certainly don't want to over analyze his thoughts or lyrics but I found these two passages interesting.
Also, there is a second DVD disc which comes with this. It supposedly is new technology explained in the Amazon write up and on the inside pages of this disc. Of this, I will disagree with the opinion below me. I played both discs simultaneously on my OPPO DVD player and my Sony CD player. I heard no appreciable differences in the sound. As a matter of fact there seems to be a bit much bass for me and a lack of treble. But that is me.
Lastly, if you enjoy this acoustic disc you should also enjoy the new Black Crowes, Mudcrutch and the Rancounteurs. They are all similar and all excellent in my opinion. Thanks for reading and this new Mellancamp again is very good.
 Tediously Boring... July 18, 2008
7 out of 23 found this review helpful
Zzz... is it over? I'm sorry, can't stay awake long enough to listen to this all the way through. I know that the so called Critics will call this a masterpiece but it's just not my cup of tea. I really enjoyed his last disc but this one is just far too mellow for my taste
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