A forebear to the stripped-down, more serious-minded recordings of John Mellencamp's most recent period. At times, 'Big Daddy' echoed the folky inclinations of the preceding 'The Lonesome Jubilee,' but Mellencamp was moving toward darker themes and deeper ambitions. That began with his name. ...
bringing in David Coverdale and Glenn Hughes, who gave the band some new life. The newcomers also added some R&B elements to the band's usual hard-rock mix, energizing a group that had become stagnant on the preceding 'Who Do We Think We Are.' Like most things Deep Purple, it wouldn...
Tim Walz walked onto the convention stage tonight to a raucous crowd and what’s become his signature rally song —“Small Town” by John Mellencamp. It’s been a whirlwind two weeks for the Minnesota governor, who grew up in rural Nebraska, since Vice President Kam...
depicting her being used and ultimately left behind to kill herself. WhilePinkertonthe album offers no similar narrative hook, it does bear some similarities: a fixation on Japanese women and culture, and a lyrical focus on the ways men hurt women — onlyPinkertonis told from the...