Album Info
| Artist: | John Cougar Mellencamp |
| Album: | Strictly A One-Eyed Jack |
| Released: | Worldwide, 2022 |
Tracklist:
| A1 | I Always Lie To Strangers | |
| A2 | Driving In The Rain | |
| A3 | I Am A Man That Worries | |
| A4 | Streets Of Galilee | |
| A5 | Sweet Honey Brown | |
| A6 | Did You Say Such A Thing | |
| B1 | Gone So Soon | |
| B2 | Wasted Days | |
| B3 | Simply A One-Eyed Jack | |
| B4 | Chasing Rainbows | |
| B5 | Lie To Me | |
| B6 | A Life Full Of Rain |
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Description
On I Always Lie to Strangers, the brushed snare nudges the tune forward while Mellencamp’s sandpaper croak rides just ahead of the beat. Strictly A One-Eyed Jack finds John Mellencamp in late-career storyteller mode, flinty and economical, with arrangements built to frame the voice. Wasted Days pairs him with Bruce Springsteen, their two voices weathered but wary, counting time rather than chasing it. Between the hushed verses and the rough-edged choruses, he keeps the band lean and the tempos unhurried.
This LP pressing gives the band more breathing space, and the low end sits deeper without clouding the acoustics. It slots neatly next to Springsteen’s recent reflective records for the same reasons: grown-up songs, unhurried tempos, small-band grit. If you’d rather order online, you can buy John Mellencamp records online with us.
Fans who came for the hooks will find them quieter, more stubborn, and more rewarding on repeat. The closing A Life Full of Rain lingers like a late conversation, the kind you think about on the tram home. File it under seasoned Midwestern folk-rock with a painter’s eye for detail.
Grab it online now or drop in to our Melbourne shop and take it home today.
