Life, Death, Love and Freedom — John Mellencamp

A stark and unflinching meditation on the physical and spiritual weight of mortality.

Tracklist · 14 Tracks · 49m

Longest Days

3:11

My Sweet Love

3:27

If I Die Sudden

3:47

Troubled Land

3:25

Young Without Lovers

2:51

John Cockers

3:54

Don’t Need This Body

3:27

A Ride Back Home

3:13

Without a Shot

3:42

Jena

3:42

Mean

2:35

County Fair

3:44

For the Children

4:38

A Brand New Song

3:58

Moments Worth Listening For

The skeletal acoustic picking on Longest Days that feels like a ticking clock.

The weary, gravel-throated delivery of the line 'don't need this body' over a funereal rhythm.

The sudden, sharp entrance of the fiddle on Troubled Land providing a brief spark of defiance.

Reviews

Also reviewed byAllMusic

Where This Album Departs

How does Life, Death, Love and Freedom sound next to the rest of John Mellencamp's catalogue?

This album stays in step with the catalogue across the board — no axis departs enough to be worth its own note. Hover the dots to see where each one sits.

If you loved this album for itsSound & genre

Strictly a One‐Eyed Jack

Sad Clowns & Hillbillies

Cassette uses generative AI to enrich its catalog. How we use AI →