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John Cougar
Rock · 1979 · 10 tracks

John Cougar

John Mellencamp

Polished yet gritty 1979 rock. A transitional record where bar-band energy meets the first real glimpses of heartland storytelling and small-town restlessness.

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The moment John Mellencamp stopped trying to be a glam star and started being a rock star.

A restless search for identity set against a backdrop of small-town bars and open highways.

John Cougar · vs · John Mellencamp
Restless+1.9σ

Restless saturates this record notably more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 10 Tracks
01
A Little Night Dancin’
3:44
02
Small Paradise
3:40
03
Great Mid-West
4:28
04
Miami
3:52
05
Take Home Pay
06
Sugar Marie
4:16
07
Welcome to Chinatown
3:58
08
Pray for Me
3:30
09
Do You Think That’s Fair
4:47
10
Taxi Dancer
4:58
Moments Worth Waiting For
the driving piano hook that kicks off A Little Night Dancin' setting a high-energy pace
the weary, cinematic fade-out of Taxi Dancer that closes the album on a somber note
the sudden shift to a more cynical, observational tone during the verses of Miami
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