JOHN MELLENCAMP (FEATURING CARLENE CARTER) - SAD CLOWNS & HILLBILLIES (2017 ALBUM REVIEW) - Classic Rock Bottom2024-03-29T14:41:54Zhttps://classic-rock-bottom.ning.com/forum/topics/john-mellencamp-featuring-carlene-carter-sad-clowns-hillbillies-2?feed=yes&xn_auth=noYes, that is Christie Brinkle…tag:classic-rock-bottom.ning.com,2017-05-11:6060463:Comment:1452722017-05-11T19:18:28.502ZTageRychehttps://classic-rock-bottom.ning.com/profile/TageRyche
<p>Yes, that is Christie Brinkley at 63 years of age in this year's Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue with her two daughters.</p>
<p>Yes, that is Christie Brinkley at 63 years of age in this year's Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue with her two daughters.</p> I certainly agree with you on…tag:classic-rock-bottom.ning.com,2017-05-09:6060463:Comment:1454072017-05-09T19:42:55.551ZRJhog (Admin)https://classic-rock-bottom.ning.com/profile/JeffHogland
<p>I certainly agree with you on Scarecrow, it has always been my favorite of his.</p>
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<p>Appreciate you reading the review and taking a chance. That's what it's all about. Sometimes you find a gem, sometimes a dud.</p>
<p>I certainly agree with you on Scarecrow, it has always been my favorite of his.</p>
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<p>Appreciate you reading the review and taking a chance. That's what it's all about. Sometimes you find a gem, sometimes a dud.</p> Made an effort to listen to t…tag:classic-rock-bottom.ning.com,2017-05-09:6060463:Comment:1451762017-05-09T17:58:11.099ZYngve J. Chapleenhttps://classic-rock-bottom.ning.com/profile/YngveJChapleen
<p>Made an effort to listen to the whole album, on the strength of that last song.</p>
<p>Well, I was on the skip button more often than not.</p>
<p>'Easy Target' is a great tune, 'What Kind Of A Man Am I' is admirable, however to my ears the rest is no better than anything a street performers in a two block radius can do. Very vapid fare. If he was starting his career now and took this material to a record company, I doubt he would have gotten a deal.</p>
<p>It obviously struck a cord with you…</p>
<p>Made an effort to listen to the whole album, on the strength of that last song.</p>
<p>Well, I was on the skip button more often than not.</p>
<p>'Easy Target' is a great tune, 'What Kind Of A Man Am I' is admirable, however to my ears the rest is no better than anything a street performers in a two block radius can do. Very vapid fare. If he was starting his career now and took this material to a record company, I doubt he would have gotten a deal.</p>
<p>It obviously struck a cord with you and that's all that matters, but for me Scarecrow is still the album I shouldn't have lost over the years of extensive moving.</p> Christie Brinkley (background…tag:classic-rock-bottom.ning.com,2017-05-09:6060463:Comment:1449982017-05-09T06:19:56.184ZJonhttps://classic-rock-bottom.ning.com/profile/JonCStephenson
<p>Christie Brinkley (background model)?</p>
<p>Christie Brinkley (background model)?</p> tag:classic-rock-bottom.ning.com,2017-05-09:6060463:Comment:1451632017-05-09T00:07:25.341ZScotthttps://classic-rock-bottom.ning.com/profile/Scott
<p><a href="https://peopledotcom.files.wordpress.com/2017/02/christie-brinkley.jpg?w=1471" target="_blank"><img src="https://peopledotcom.files.wordpress.com/2017/02/christie-brinkley.jpg?w=1471&width=350" width="350" class="align-center"/></a></p>
<p><a href="https://peopledotcom.files.wordpress.com/2017/02/christie-brinkley.jpg?w=1471" target="_blank"><img src="https://peopledotcom.files.wordpress.com/2017/02/christie-brinkley.jpg?w=1471&width=350" width="350" class="align-center"/></a></p> For me, Grandview and All Nig…tag:classic-rock-bottom.ning.com,2017-05-08:6060463:Comment:1451562017-05-08T13:46:14.500ZRJhog (Admin)https://classic-rock-bottom.ning.com/profile/JeffHogland
<p>For me, Grandview and All Night Talk Radio have a similar vibe. Not sure that any of the others really sound like Easy Target, but the album does in some places. </p>
<p>For me, Grandview and All Night Talk Radio have a similar vibe. Not sure that any of the others really sound like Easy Target, but the album does in some places. </p> The only Mellencamp I ever ow…tag:classic-rock-bottom.ning.com,2017-05-08:6060463:Comment:1451532017-05-08T07:33:39.824ZYngve J. Chapleenhttps://classic-rock-bottom.ning.com/profile/YngveJChapleen
<p>The only Mellencamp I ever owned was the Scarecrow on vinyl. Who knows where it is now. I really liked it. Wore the grooves flat on that album, but never really cared for his other stuff enough to buy them. Not sure this one will do it for me either, (I should hear more songs) but dang, that Easy Target has a great Leonard Cohen feel to it. Really digging that one. Are the rest of the songs on this album like that last song or are they more like the Grandview? </p>
<p>The only Mellencamp I ever owned was the Scarecrow on vinyl. Who knows where it is now. I really liked it. Wore the grooves flat on that album, but never really cared for his other stuff enough to buy them. Not sure this one will do it for me either, (I should hear more songs) but dang, that Easy Target has a great Leonard Cohen feel to it. Really digging that one. Are the rest of the songs on this album like that last song or are they more like the Grandview? </p> Yeah, yeah, yeah. Great.
The…tag:classic-rock-bottom.ning.com,2017-05-08:6060463:Comment:1452512017-05-08T06:46:03.663ZJonhttps://classic-rock-bottom.ning.com/profile/JonCStephenson
<p>Yeah, yeah, yeah. Great.</p>
<p>The one standout of this:</p>
<p><em>Christie Brinkley (background vocals)</em>.</p>
<p>Billy Joel is probably fuming over this even though it was a long time ago.</p>
<p>Clark Griswold is probably still upset that the pool was so damn cold.</p>
<p>THink the last JCM/JC/JM album I have is.......Scarecrow? </p>
<p>Yeah, yeah, yeah. Great.</p>
<p>The one standout of this:</p>
<p><em>Christie Brinkley (background vocals)</em>.</p>
<p>Billy Joel is probably fuming over this even though it was a long time ago.</p>
<p>Clark Griswold is probably still upset that the pool was so damn cold.</p>
<p>THink the last JCM/JC/JM album I have is.......Scarecrow? </p> Nice review.
It's a pretty go…tag:classic-rock-bottom.ning.com,2017-05-08:6060463:Comment:1451502017-05-08T06:40:53.480ZNiels (Mod)https://classic-rock-bottom.ning.com/profile/Niels
<p>Nice review.</p>
<p>It's a pretty good album. In fact, I think it's Mellencamp's best since Human Wheels. But it could had been better. The last 3 songs are not very good. And that's a mistake. Always close the album with a great song or two, or the whole album will seem less good than it is.</p>
<p>So far only the second album in 2017 that deserves a place on my top 10.</p>
<p>Nice review.</p>
<p>It's a pretty good album. In fact, I think it's Mellencamp's best since Human Wheels. But it could had been better. The last 3 songs are not very good. And that's a mistake. Always close the album with a great song or two, or the whole album will seem less good than it is.</p>
<p>So far only the second album in 2017 that deserves a place on my top 10.</p>