Scarecrow by John Mellencamp

 

  Awesome album - the first 5 songs are ...

...as great together as any combination that I've ever run across on an album. They remind me of my rural Indiana roots - "Rain on the Scarecrow' starts us out at the farm, 'Grandma's Theme' reminds me of my own grandmother's voice, 'Small Town' and 'Minutes to Memories' link the urban and rural Indiana experience and 'Lonely Ol' Night' captures that restless, lonely spirit that we've all had. Perfectly put together.

This is not Mellencamp's best album overall (Uh-Huh is his best overall album, in my opinion) but it does have many of his absolute best, including 'Lonely ol' Night' and 'Small Town'. 

Truly a great album. 

Wonderful.

I rate this album 5 stars out of 5. It can be found on Amazon.com here: Scarecrow by John Mellencamp.

Reviewed on August 14, 2004.

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