John Mellencamp has spent his career chronicling life in America via his music. With
Life Death Love and Freedom, he looks at the four themes listed in the album's title. Eschewing rock anthems, he instead delivers introspective songs for a folk/country/rock mix (thanks to producer T Bone Burnett) looking back at life, his own mortality, and the country he as sees it today. Pop Matters says, "And make no mistake,
Life Death Love and Freedom is a serious work of art. Mellencamp may not have chart hits in his future, but if he keeps making albums like this, he’ll have something better—an enduring musical legacy of true artistic merit."
CD released July 15, 2008.
Articles, reviews, and interviews:
Pop Matters review
Rolling Stone review
All Music review
Track List:
1. Longest Days
2. My Sweet Love
3. If I Die Sudden
4. Troubled Land
5. Young Without Lovers
6. John Cockers
7. Don't Need This Body
8. A Ride Back Home
9. Without A Shot
10. Jena
11. Mean
12. County Fair
13. For The Children
14. A Brand New Song
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