Plain Spoken
by John Mellencamp
  • Record Label: Island
  • Release Date: Sep 23, 2014
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74

Generally favorable reviews - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
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  1. PopMatters
    Nov 4, 2014
    60
    Without Burnett directly quarterbacking the affair, the sepia overlay that tinted Life Death Love and Freedom and No Better Than This is too transparent this time around.
  2. New York Daily News (Jim Faber)
    Sep 29, 2014
    60
    Mellencamp finds his own delicate melodies, including some of the prettiest of his career. Their finery offers a sweet contrast to the increasing grit in his voice and bile in his lyrics--the most incisive of which take dead aim at himself.

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  1. ws16101
    Mar 3, 2015
    2
    I was very disappointed in this album. It is pretty boring compared to his other albums. This one will put you to sleep if you don't turn itI was very disappointed in this album. It is pretty boring compared to his other albums. This one will put you to sleep if you don't turn it off before that. I'm thinking that he is washed up. Hope I'm wrong though. No excitement on this one. There's not one song that you can tell your friends to check out.… Full Review »
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