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.
foobar2000 1.4.3 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2020-12-21 20:39:17
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Analyzed: John Cougar Mellencamp / Scarecrow
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR14 -0.70 dB -16.99 dB 3:46 01-Rain On The Scarecrow
DR12 -13.24 dB -28.41 dB 0:56 02-Grandma's Theme
DR13 -1.40 dB -17.71 dB 3:42 03-Small Town
DR13 -1.26 dB -17.37 dB 4:13 04-Minutes To Memories
DR14 -1.99 dB -18.00 dB 3:46 05-Lonely Ol' Night
DR13 -3.10 dB -19.28 dB 3:14 06-The Face Of The Nation
DR13 -1.75 dB -16.56 dB 3:34 07-Justice And Independence '85
DR14 -0.93 dB -18.79 dB 4:33 08-Between A Laugh And A Tear
DR15 -0.95 dB -17.77 dB 2:59 09-Rumbleseat
DR14 -0.70 dB -18.11 dB 4:35 10-You've Got To Stand For Something
DR14 -1.87 dB -18.13 dB 2:56 11-R.O.C.K. In The U.S.A.
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