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John Mellencamp - Whenever We Wanted Audio CD

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John Mellencamp Band: John Mellencamp
Title: Whenever We Wanted
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Release Date: 1991-10-08
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Love And Happiness 2: Now More Than Ever 3: I Ain't Ever Satisfied 4: Get a Leg Up 5: Crazy Ones 6: Last Chance 7: They're So Tough 8: Melting Pot 9: Whenever We Wanted 10: Again Tonight

A true rocker
I went out and got this CD on the spot. I LOVE this album! From the first time I heard "Get A Leg Up" on the radio in late 1991. Not a disappointing song on the CD. This album seems to get lost in the 1980s over played "Jack & Diane" and "Small Town" world of Classic rock radio. To bad, because this was the beginning of a fine string of 1990s albums for John!.


Hugely underrated masterpiece- Brilliant album

John Mellencamp really hit the nail on the head recording this album. Thanks for reading my review. Like his other great masterpiece " Scarecrow" this is just great song, after great song, no skipping of tracks required. And what about " Last Chance" ? This is pure brilliance from this magnificent singer who has a long and distinguished career.
A great album to start with John Mellencamp if you don't own one yet.
His lyrics as usual are thought provoking, and his melodies superb.
Just pure great music, nothing more can I say!!

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My favorite complete Mellencamp album
From front to back this is his best effort in my opinion. I have always liked the variety of hits that John has released over the years, but this is the only album of his that I own. He returns to his rock roots, but with a more mature approach. After all the experiments with various sounds, instruments, and styles, this album sounds as if he and his band locked themselves in a garage and just jammed. Simple in-your-face guitars and good lyrics all the way through. If you only want to spend money on 2 of John Mellencamp's catalog, get his greatest hits and then get this one.


Mellencamp's disappointment
Apparently he tried to regain the hard rocking sound he had with earlier efforts (Uh Huh and American Fool), but whereas those albums had great tunes, Whenever We Wanted is just a mangle of hard guitar sounds. After his best album ever (Big Daddy), Mellencamp followed it up with this waste of time.
The opening track, "Love and Happiness" is probably memorable with its political commentary, and "Get a Leg Up" got some radio play, but the album as a whole is quite forgettable. This one and Mr. Happy Go Lucky are two Mellencamp albums I wish he hadn't made.


A well-balanced triumph of an album

"Whenever We Wanted" is a nice balance between the two - there's some great, harder-edged rock, and some more subtle material too. For me, John Mellencamp's always been a great, straight-forward, no-nonsense songwriter, who was also capable of creating incredibly thoughtful music at the same time. . . all of it done with heart - as you would expect.

Overall, you couldn't ask for a better rock album - great performances by the band, heart-felt vocals from Mellencamp, done with complete sincerity and soul, and some great songwriting. Mellencamp's fans are his fans for one real reason: the honesty comes shining through everything he does. And his uncompromising attitude towards creating quality music (that earned him the "Little Bastard" nickname) is evident here - his stamp's clearly "visible" on every song, and it's all done with a truckload of heart.


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