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| Pure American rock. Crumblin’ Down, Pink Houses (orig. & bonus acoustic version), Authority Song, Jackie O, Warmer Place To Sleep, Play Guitar, Golden Gates, etc. |
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| 1 Crumblin' Down |
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| 2 Pink Houses |
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| 3 Authority Song |
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| 4 Warmer Place to Sleep |
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| 5 Jackie O |
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| 6 Play Guitar |
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| 7 Serious Business |
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| 8 Lovin' Mother Fo Ya |
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| 9 Golden Gates |
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| 10 Pink Houses |
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Album Review
Since "American Fool" illustrated that John Cougar was becoming an actual songwriter, it's only proper that he reclaimed his actual last name, Mellencamp, for the follow-up, "Uh-Huh". After all, now that he had success, he wanted to be taken seriously, and "Uh-Huh" reflects that in its portraits of brokenhearted life in the Midwest and its rumbling undercurrent of despair. Although his lyrics still have the tendency to be a little too vague, they are more effective here than ever before, as is his music; he might not have changed his style at all -- it's still a fusion of the Stones and Springsteen -- except that he now knows how to make it his own. "Uh-Huh" runs out of steam toward the end, but the first half -- with the dynamic rocker "Crumblin' Down," his best protest song, "Pink Houses," the punky "Authority Song," the melancholy "Warmer Place To Sleep," and the garage rocker "Play Guitar" -- makes the record his first terrific album. [Universal's 2005 CD reissue appends a bonus track, an acoustic version of "Pink Houses."] ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide
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