At 63 John Mellencamp is still going strong and released “Plain Spoken”, his first album in 4 year in 2014. His tour includes 2 stops at the newly renovated Northrop Auditorium.
He opened with songs from Plain Spoken and continued with a mix of his classic songs and newer material. Stage and lighting worked very well with his plain, no nonsense style. I have enjoyed John’s music since I bought a cassette tape of “The Lonesome Jubilee” way to long ago.
Set List:
- Lawless Times
- Troubled Man
- Minutes to Memories
- Small Town
- Stones in My Passway (Robert Johnson cover)
- Human Wheels
- The Isolation of Mister
- Check It Out
- Longest Days
- Jack and Diane
- The Full Catastrophe
- Away From This World – (with Carlene Carter)
- Tear This Cabin Down – (with Carlene Carter)
- Overture
- Rain on the Scarecrow
- Paper in Fire
- If I Die Sudden
- Crumblin’ Down
- Pink Houses
- Cherry Bomb
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