John Cougar, John Mellencamp, John Cougar Mellencamp - who sucks more?

[Rabrrrrrr]

The Pink Cadillac thread made me think of that awful Little Pink Houses, and the whole John Cougar/whatever phase that America sadly went through in which he was worshipped as musical and having something worthwhile to say.

Yeah, I know, he's a raging liberal, blah blah blah. I'm sure he's wonderful as a person.

But let's be honest - this man should have never sold an album, let alone had the popularity and the nation's ear in the way that he had it.

:puke:

I hated him the first time. And still hated him just as much through every name change, every look change, and every new MTV remake of the asshole.

[RetroLounge]

1. Actually Little Johnny Cougar was the worst...

RL

[GOPisEvil]

2. Agreed. Actually it's surprising he ever made a 2nd album.

That first one was a real piece of crap.

[dhinojosa]

3. Delete

[dhinojosa]

4. Because he's a dem, I refuse to answer.

I support those who support our cause.

[Floogeldy]

6. Thank you.

:)

[Rabrrrrrr]

11. Well, shit, i support him as a fellow liberal

But a person's politics doesn't put their art out of the bounds of critique. Nor does it mean that one has to exclude their art.

The art stands on its own.

[dhinojosa]

13. In that case perhaps you should rephrase it to

John Cougar's music, John Cougar Mellancamp's music, or John Mellancamp's music which sucks more?

[Rabrrrrrr]

15. Well, if you read the original post, you'd see that's in there

Not in those words, but that I'm talking about the artist, not the person.

[dhinojosa]

20. I need to go to the other post that someone did asking what flamebait is..

and put in John Cougar. hahah :)

[Zuni]

18. right on

there are liberals who make unlistenable music---example A would be Yoko Ono

[Rabrrrrrr]

22. and righties who make great art - like Bruce Willis

and, while he's not any kind of genius, Ted Nugent fucking JAMS!

At least he did on Double Live Gonzo! Holy shit!

Though truthfully, I haven't listened to anything else by him since then.

I don't understand at all why people say "I like this artist because he/she holds my political views". Who fucking cares??!?!?!!!!??!

The conservative fucking shitwits love Kinkade because he espouses their dangerous marriage of American patriotism with Christ's Church; but Kinkade still sucks as an artist. And, in his case, as a human being. But I wonder if the conservative useless fucks could be shown what a vapid and empty artist Kinkade is, if they'd still like him, no matter how many fucking flags he wraps around the cross.

[Zuni]

29. Clint Eastwood

probably my all time favorite actor and director is a noted conservative.

I could care less. I don't watch his movies for his political views

[Floogeldy]

5. HEY now.

John is a screaming liberal who has written and recorded more than one anti/Bush-Iraq war song.

Go easy on the guy.

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[MercutioATC]

7. ...and you forgot the phase where he was just "Mellencamp"

[demon67]

8. Wait a minute

Overhyped, sure. Arrogant, in the extreme. Bad haircut in 80s, didn't we all. But some of his music holds up very well - particularly the consecutive albums of "Uh Huh," "Rain on the Scarecrow" and "Lonesome Jubilee."

Even if you hate his singles and his videos, check out some deeper cuts like "Golden Gates" and "Hotdogs and Hamburgers" and tell me there isn't something good there.

[Floogeldy]

10. And "Human Wheels"

John purposely paints his music Americana, using fiddles and mandolins & such.

B-)

[Schema Thing]

9. You have bad taste in music

[Rabrrrrrr]

14. And you have bad taste in judging other peoples' musical tastes

:P

Just kidding.

All in fun!

[Rabrrrrrr]

12. There, I've edited the poll. I forgot about Mellencamp.

And I never even knew that there was a Little Johnny Cougar.



What a fuckin' bonehead he is.

[Schema Thing]

17. You wouldn't say that if you'd gone to Johnny Cougar's Melon Camp

as a kid, like I did.

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

16. So sorry-- I actually LIKE his music.

What can I say? I have wide-ranging taste in tunes.

Besides, he's a fellow Hoosier farmboy.

[Schema Thing]

19. Great taste, don't apologize ;-)

[Wapsie B]

23. I like him too.

I'll take John Mellencamp over Bruce Springsteen any day of the week.
I like how he talked out against the chimp too. Takes some balls to do that as a guy who wants to sell records.

[Floogeldy]

21. Let us just get it out in the open, Rabrrrrrr.

You are a narrow-minded musical reactionary, with limited tastes.

But we still luv ya! ;)

B-)

[Omphaloskepsis]

24. John Cougar Concentration Camp

sucks too..
And yes it is a real band...
http://zookeeper.stanford.edu/index.php3?s=byArtist&n=John+Cougar+Concentration+Camp&q=10&action=search&session=

[Rabrrrrrr]

25. LOL! What a great name!

[RummyTheDummy]

26. Is there anything you like?

And please don't say Bjork because that's what I think you're going to say.

[Rabrrrrrr]

28. Well, I kinda like Bjork, but I've never been able to sit through an

entire CD.

I like her intent, but I can't go with her execution it for long.

But yes, there is a lot that I like. I like music that's well done, that isn't cliche, that's creative, that's unique, that has integrity, and that is willing to experiment and try to push the level of the genre.

I don't see Mellenhead doing any of that.

Bjork kind of does some of them.

[datasuspect]

27. john cougar menstrual cramp

[dad]

30. =

For the best of BJORK, listen to the Sugarcubes. The music was better with the band than before she went solo.
I actually owned the John Camp Cougarmelon cassette "Uh_Huh" back in the day. I think it was his most rocking album, as I recall.