#dave parman

[mitjalovse]

We've noticed during our discussions about John Mellencamp he worked under different names before the 90's, though one of them got him on the path, where he still is. That one was John Cougar, but he didn't succeed thanks to his moniker alone. No, he achieved his status with American Fool, which might resemble a typical 80's rock, but Mellencamp, pardon, Cougar does have some trick up his sleeve, which make you do a double take. I mean, the tune in the link takes a typical let's-rock type of song, which Mellencamp's vocals and these weird Depeche Mode-like percussion elements bring into somewhere else. Moreover, I kept thinking, when I listened to the album, how he gave Bryan Adams a few pointers, since you could pass this disc as a platter by that Canadian rocker.