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Summary: the first of his 3 acoustic masterpiece albums!....the other two being lonesome jubilee and big daddy.
Comment: i bought this on cassette and on cd and now the remastered version cd....i first noticed john mellencamp in about 1981 when the [american fool] album came out and then again when the [uh-huh] album came out about a year later....i remember well when this his 3rd big album came out ... it was kind of a big deal with the big song being [small town] and the video being in heavy rotation all over mtv....the whole album has a rich acoustic and rural sound and feel to it.... after all these years when i listen to this album i still get a sense of what this country was and what it still should be and i feel sad... because it isn't!...when i first heard this i knew that this guy was different and that he was someone to pay attention to... and i have paid attention all these years....he's a guy who tells the truth and has a lot to say about this country and about us....the songs on this album have a real sense of that same truth as well as the songs on most of his following albums like [lonesome jubilee] and [big daddy] and [human wheels] and [cuttin heads] and so on....if you're in a need for someone to reintroduce yourself to the music of your country and maybe a little part of yourself you lost somewhere along the way or maybe a part of yourself you never even knew.... this album and this artist might interest you.
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Summary: A "Must Have" Album
Comment: I bought this on vinyl in 1985 when it first came out and absolutely loved it. When I got my Cd player in 1986 I made a rule that I would buy no more than 2 CD's per week trying to switch my vinyl over to CD. the first CD I bought was Scarecrow. To this day it remains one of my favorites and a definite "Desert Island disc". Every song is either good or great. No filler here except maybe the bonus cut "Kind of Feller I am" which was not on the vinyl disc. From "Rain on the Scarecrow" to "Small Town" to "Minutes to Memories" to "Rumbleseat" this is a "must have" disc for any pop rock fan.
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Summary: Brilliant and Gutsy Album
Comment: This album is, to me, a trip through the midwest with JCM as the tour guide. The album starts with the stark "Rain On The Scarecrow" and never lets you breathe. "Minutes To Memories", "The Face Of The Nation", "Between A Laugh And A Tear" and "You've Got To Stand For Somethin'" all make this album worthy competition to Bruce Springsteen, and in terms of songwriting, it's superior to any of the Boss's 1980's albums. And those aren't even the singles (Lonely Ol' Night, Small Town, R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A.), all of which are top notch tunes as well. Considering the trendy nature of popular music in the 1980's, it's amazing how fresh this album still sounds today, and how topical it still is in a new millennium. For anyone wanting to know one of rock's most unappreciated artists, this is an excellent place to start.
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Summary: The album EVERY artist hopes for and few attain
Comment: This album is so honest, so perfect, so transcendent that I almost feel like an idiot for writing a review.
But I will.
Mellencamp (or "Cougar," take your pick) was an FM radio JOKE.
It doesn't matter that Pat Benetar had a hit with "I Need A Lover." I have friends who saw Mellencamp as an opening act on a Rolling Stones show and he was, for all intents and purposes, booed off the stage.
But "Scarecrow?" Are you KIDDING me?
It's Mellencamp's "Born In The U.S.A." It's his defining moment. It's real, it's raw, it's honest, it's so mind-numbingly beautiful that you shouldn't even be reading what I've written here.
You should be LISTENING to the album.
"Rain On The Scarecrow"
"Small Town"
"Minutes To Memories"
"Lonely Ol' Night"
"Between A Laugh And A Tear"
"R.O.C.K. In The U.S.A."
Six KILLER tracks on a 13 track album that doesn't contain ONE bad cut.
What are you waiting for?
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Summary: Mellencamp's most powerful music...
Comment: SCARECROW is my favorite of Mellencamps collection and I have quite a few. From the haunting lyrics of RAIN ON THE SCARECROW to the folksy pop hits SMALL TOWN and LONELY OL' NIGHT and stirring YOU'VE GO TO STAND FOR SOMETHING. His whole mid-west persona comes strongly through with some his best lyrics and rocking songs. I play it alot when I'm in the mood for some Mellencamp.
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