[2018-05-11] John Mellencamp "Plain Spoken: From The Chicago Theatre" DVD/CD and Blu-ray/CD combos (Eagle)

Linda · **Posted:** Wed Mar 21, 2018 3:18 am

Description
“Try to keep it as plain spoken as possible…” those are some of the first words the viewer hears in Plain Spoken: From The Chicago Theatre. A self-narrated musical journey, the film encapsulates the sound and soul of John Mellencamp. Stepping outside the boundaries of a concert film or documentary, Plain Spoken blends highly personal voice-overs from Mellencamp with live footage of him performing with his full band at the historic Chicago Theatre, just 250 miles from his native Indiana. He tells us the story of his Midwestern upbringing, the trials, turns and triumphs of his career, and his overall outlook on life while the music plays, supporting his stories. The result is the essence of John Mellencamp, delivered fully on-screen.

In addition to the full film with Mellencamp’s commentary, this audio visual release offers a “non-commentary” option (available in the Main Menu) in which viewers can watch the concert on its own. The audio visual set is completed with a component CD of concert audio. The set, which includes special guest Carlene Carter, showcases Mellencamp performing his most cherished songs. “Small Town,” “Minutes To Memories,” “Pop Singer,” “Cherry Bomb,” “Longest Days,” “Authority Song,” and “Pink Houses” are just some of the gems cherry-picked from his brilliant catalogue, as well as including songs from his most recent album Sad Clowns And Hillbillies.

With a career spanning more than 35 years, John Mellencamp has elevated his legacy from pop star to one of the most highly-respected songwriters of a generation. A GRAMMY winner, member of the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame, and Songwriters Hall Of Fame nominee (among many other accolades), he has achieved a total of 22 Top 40 hits in addition to earning the record for the “Most #1 tracks by a solo artist on the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks” chart.

Tracklist
1. Lawless Times 
2. Troubled Man
3. Minutes to Memories 
4. Small Town
5. Stones in My Passway
6. Pop Singer
7. Check It Out
8. Longest Days 
9. The Full Catastrophe
10. My Soul's Got Wings
 11. Overture
12. Rain on the Scarecrow
13. Paper in Fire
14. Authority Song
15. Pink Houses 
16. Cherry Bomb

Bonus Feature
The entire concert without the voiceover.

DVD/CD Combo
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07B5WCXLW/?tag=imwan-20

Blu-ray/CD Combo
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07B64T9RD/?tag=imwan-20

Tricky Kid · **Joined:** 23 Sep 2007 **Posts:** 8297

Kudos to TPTB for offering the various "music only" options!

Linda · **Posted:** Fri May 04, 2018 7:36 pm

We now have the tracklist in the first post. All of the songs appear on every format -- CD, DVD and Blu-ray.

Here are some samples to check out:

Linda · **Posted:** Thu May 24, 2018 1:39 pm

A further two samples -- the opening number, plus a song which features Carlene Carter:

Mark MN · 13 Aug 2012

Just finished watching this. What a show! It'd be nice if he did a show with his "classic" band and do all the old hits.

Smiff · 10 Aug 2006

I'm listening to this right now on Apple music. I like how his voice is aging.

Mark MN · 13 Aug 2012

Smiff wrote:

I'm listening to this right now on Apple music. I like how his voice is aging.

It's a bit more raspy now from his *cough* smoking. But it sounds good all the same.

[2018-05-11] John Mellencamp "Plain Spoken: From The Chicago Theatre" DVD/CD and Blu-ray/CD combos (Eagle)

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