Strictly a One-Eyed Jack, John Mellencamp

Roughness? Not halfway. Looks like Tom Waits, Bukowski and Dylan grated his throat to garnish their dish of garnishes. It’s not just that: the eye patch is reminiscent of the villainous Tuco in The good, the bad and the ugly. He’s scarred in his 70s, the guy from Indiana, and casts an evil eye on the future. His days seem numbered, those of America too. I Am a Man That Worriesanswer to Wasted Daysandt Gone Too So on sings an announced ending as if it had already happened. It’s not an album where Jack finds Diane, let’s say. Melodies that are more sad than tender, statements that weigh down. The hope—there is hope—comes from Bruce Springsteen’s participation in three ways: the subject isn’t jojoer, but there is an implicit joy in Springsteen that fills every mission note. their duet Did You Say Such a Thing, it’s still saving rock. Mellencamp isn’t alone with Bruce, and that changes the perspective. Solidarity is life fighting. Was it A Life Full of Rain.

Strictly a One-Eyed Jack

★★★★

Americana

John Mellencamp, Republic/Universal

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