Release Date: 1/01/1985
Recording Date: 1/1985
Tracks: 12
Length: 00:40:49 Hrs
Label: Riva
Type: CD,LP
- Genre/Styles
- Rock & Roll, Singer/Songwriter, Hard Rock, Roots Rock, Pop/Rock, Album Rock, Heartland Rock
Album Tracks (12)
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What the Critics Say
Uh-Huh found John Mellencamp coming into his own, but he perfected his heartland rock with Scarecrow. A loose concept album about lost innocence and the crumbling of small-town America, Scarecrow says as much with its tough rock and gentle folk-rock as it does with its lyrics, which remain a weak point for Mellencamp. Nevertheless, his writing has never been more powerful: "Rain on the Scarecrow" and "Small Town" capture the hopes and fears of Middle America, while "Lonely Ol' Night" and "Rumbleseat" effortlessly convey the desperate loneliness of being stuck in a dead-end life. Those four songs form the core of the album, and while the rest of the album isn't quite as strong, that's only a relative term, since it's filled with lean hooks and powerful, economical playing that make Scarecrow one of the definitive blue-collar rock albums of the mid-'80s. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide
