Scarecrow by John Mellencamp

Pros: One of those albums you never skip a track on, John speaks from the heart!
Cons: Nothing I can think of.

I've been a fan of John Mellencamp since I first heard the album Nothing Matters and What If It Did, an album that I wrote a review on a couple years ago. Scarecrow came out about the time I lost my Grandfather, who was a farmer and retired around the ...

Pros: Great heartland outrage
Cons: not a one

The thing that I love about writing music reviews here is that it gives me a chance to listen to CDs I haven't popped into the player for a while. With a collection of nearly 2,000 CDs, listening to them all with any regularity would be impossible, and I...

Pros: GREAT Album period !
Cons: You can't enjoy it, if you don't have it.

From the Heartland of America comes a huge inspiration for the working class. The men and women who give their blood, sweat and tears just to get by. " Rain on the Scarecrow" gives us a very vivid and heartfelt image of how the farmers in this...

Pros: Almost Every cut is a classic
Cons: None

Have you ever bought a CD for a couple of the hits, and found you liked the deep cuts even more. And isn't this an all too rare phenomonon?

"Scarecrow" was like that for me. I had already worn the grooves out of my Mom's...

Pros: Captures the spirit of mid-America
Cons: Theme of music might not seem relevant to some

I have enjoyed John Mellencamp's music from the beginning. I bought this album knowing I'd have no regrets and I don't. "Scarecrow" is a work celebrating the hard-working people of the Midwest, their trials, sense of belonging, and the...

Pros: Excellent Music Composition
Cons: None

Mellencamp comes out rocking with Rain on the Scarecrow and doesn't stop til The Kind of Fella I Am. You can't go wrong buying this album. From Small Town to R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A. and every song in between, John keeps you rocking and rolling. There's...

Pros: Excellent Content
Cons: There are none unless your against the family farmer.

The first time I heard this album I cried it was so good. Johns music took a serious turn here as it appears that John was beginning to grow into the vocal man he is now. Taking a stand for the family farmers and for our country. I love this album.