UK's Q Magazine - Life, Death, Love and Freedom one of the 50 Best Albums Of 2008
No. 38 John Mellencamp - Life Death Love and Freedom Universal
John Mellencamp has been making fine roots-rock albums for more than 20 years, and pairing him here with T-Bone Burnett proved an inspired move. Life Death Love and Freedom explores the same adult themes as its title across skeletal ballads (Young Without Lovers) and spare shuffles (John Cockers). Mellencamp’s 60-cigs-a-day voice is the constant thread on this haunting exploration of the human condition.
Key Track: My Sweet Love
Click HERE for the full list of Q’s Top 50 Albums of 2008.
John Mellencamp has been making fine roots-rock albums for more than 20 years, and pairing him here with T-Bone Burnett proved an inspired move. Life Death Love and Freedom explores the same adult themes as its title across skeletal ballads (Young Without Lovers) and spare shuffles (John Cockers). Mellencamp’s 60-cigs-a-day voice is the constant thread on this haunting exploration of the human condition.
Key Track: My Sweet Love
Click HERE for the full list of Q’s Top 50 Albums of 2008.