Strictly A One-Eyed Jack
| John Mellencamp
Strictly A One-Eyed Jack
Strictly a One-Eyed Jack is the 24th studio album by American singer-songwriter John Mellencamp. The album was released on January 21, 2022, by Republic Records. The album's cover, a portrait of Mellencamp, was painted by Mellencamp's son Speck, who graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design and is currently the executive director of Southern Indiana Center for the Arts in Seymour, Indiana. -Wikipedia
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Pitchfork
Featuring several collaborations with Bruce Springsteen, the self-produced new album from the 70-year-old songwriter is overwhelmingly bleak—but its best moments prove he can still surprise us.
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Stereoboard
‘Simply a One Eyed Jack’ presents an unvarnished and unflinching narrative that feels all too resonant. With the amount of misinformation currently circulating, and denial and self-loathing at play when it comes to how people see themselves, this magnificent record is a heart-wrenching allegory for our times and a requiem for days gone by.
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ABC News
Longtime fans of Mellencamp will find much to like on this new offering from the artist. Time spent listening will certainly not be wasted time.
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PopMatters
John Mellencamp’s Strictly a One-Eyed Jack is cohesively designed and features beautifully articulated performances and arrangements. His tough swagger always belied a pained vulnerability.
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Ultimate Classic Rock
Strictly a One-Eyed Jack may at times seem like the feel-bad album of the year, but Mellencamp's murk is mitigated in his earnest conviction - and not the least in the fact that he's still here and still has an eye on the "angel's dream" he sings about. And, despair be damned, it doesn't sound like he's going away any time soon.
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The Times
Still punchy and strangely uplifting.
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Rolling Stone
John Mellencamp is Compellingly Cranky on ‘Strictly a One-Eyed Jack’.
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