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John Mellencamp - Mr. Happy Go Lucky Audio CD

A fair review of the John Mellencamp "Mr. Happy Go Lucky" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all John Mellencamp reviews here, or go back to the John Mellencamp tabs.

John Mellencamp Band: John Mellencamp
Title: Mr. Happy Go Lucky
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Release Date: 2005-07-19
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Overture 2: Jerry 3: Key West Intermezzo (I Saw You First) 4: Just Another Day 5: This May Not Be the End of the World 6: Emotional Love 7: Mr. Bellows 8: Full Catastrophe 9: Circling Around the Moon 10: Large World Turning 11: Jackamo Road 12: Life Is Hard 13: What If I Came Knocking [Live][*]

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I get the CD on one of the days I should have get the CD the CD Play fine it is a very good CD if you like John Mellencamp music you should buy this CD.


Highly Unappreciated!
The hit "Key West Intermezzo" is a cool single, but it's the lesser-known songs that make this album soar. The lack of respect this amazing album has been given over the years blows me away, because I feel this is every bit as good as the better received "Human Wheels", and in many ways, better. John always goes hungrily after society, and this album is no exception on songs like "Jerry" and "This May Not Be The End Of The World" and the sensational "The Full Catastrophe"; but the real highlight for me is the emotionally charged breakup song "Circling Around The Moon". Mellencamp is a brilliant artist that continues to be unappreciated; these songs are as good as any produced in the 1990's.


Solid Effort
Not his best album but is highly recommended - give a listen to "Circling Around the Moon", "Just Another Day", and "Large World Turning"

NOTE: Kenny Arnoff quit Mellencamp's band when Mellencamp and Junior Vasquez decided to remix over Kenny's original drum work when editing this album
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A wonderfully different listening experience
Some work together towards a story, like Tommy or Kilroy Was Here. Some albums sound like group of songs thrown together randomly. But, this album is different than most. Mr. Happy Go Lucky is a collection of songs that have a sound that is different than what you hear with most modern rock, and they all hang together in a melodious way.

Overall, I found this to be a wonderfully different listening experience. The tunes are not toe-tapping pop music, but are enthralling, and make for a fascinating music session. I really enjoy this album, and give it my highest recommendations.
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Totally underated
Clearly John's brush with death (heart attack before this) left him focused and it shows in this album. Persoanlly, I think this is the best Mellancamp album. Not your typical Mellancamp effort - many fans might be left somewhat confused and disappointed, but from a more objective perspective this might be his best album. Integrated and thematically consistent in a way that many of his others albums are not. One could think of this as his "Sgt. Pepper. " Highly reccommended for anyone. .


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