Susan Wong – Step Into My Dreams (2010/2014) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Susan Wong – Step Into My Dreams (2010/2014)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 44:14 minutes | 902 MB | Genre: Pop
Studio Master, Official Digital Download – Source: HDTracks | © evosound

Step Into My Dream is Susan’s third album with evosound. Susan returned to the studio in Geneva, Switzerland with producer Adrien Zerbini and Spanish guitar maestro/arranger Ignacio Lamas after the release of bestseller album 511.

Delving into golden age of pop/folk music from the late 1960s and early 1970s, Susan has reinterpreted classics such as the Beatles’ “Something”, the Turtles’ “Happy Together”, Creedence Clearwater Revivals’ “Have You Ever Seen The Rain” and The Mama’s & The Papa’s “California Dreaming” in her own laid-back intimate acoustic pop, folk and bossa nova style. Susan stepped into the world of Beyoncé with an intimate acoustic version of the hit, “Halo”.

The album was masterly mixed by Yvan Bing (coproducer of the latest album from Phil Collins). This incredible mix of classics is branded with Susan’s trademark clever arrangement and impeccable vocal. (more…)

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Royal Flemish Philharmonic, Collegium Vocale Gent & Philippe Herreweghe – Dvorak: Requiem, Op. 89 (2015) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Royal Flemish Philharmonic, Collegium Vocale Gent & Philippe Herreweghe – Dvořák: Requiem, Op. 89 (2015)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz  | Time – 01:33:20 minutes | 1,61 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Booklet, Front Cover | © Phi

Over the years, Philippe Herreweghe has amassed an extensive discography of more than one hundred recordings. In 2010 he founded his own label Phi in order to build a rich and varied catalogue in complete artist freedom.

The Collegium Vocale Gent, the Royal Flemish Philharmonic and Philippe Herreweghe join forces once again for a monument of the sacred choral repertoire: Antonin Dvořák’s Requiem, Op. 89. This work, dating from 1890, is one of those that marked a new phrase in the composer’s musical creation, in which he recognized himself “as much a poet as well as a musician”.

In addition, this reveals the veritable nature of a composer without constraint, probably being neither a commission nor an occasional work. Philippe Herreweghe offers us an interpretation as dense and concentrated as the writing of this masterpiece requires.

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Rosemary Standley & Helstroffer’s Band – Love I Obey (2015) [Official Digital Download 24bit/44,1kHz]

Rosemary Standley & Helstroffer’s Band – Love I Obey (2015)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz  | Time – 57:46 minutes | 606 MB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Booklet, Front Cover | © Alpha

Rosemary Standley (Moriarty’s singer), a Franco-American singer with a gentle, charismatic voice, tackles Baroque repertory with sobriety and elegance. She is accompanied by the ensemble of Bruno Helstroffer, a guitarist and lutenist at the crossroads between ‘early’ and ‘modern’ worlds, made up of musicians who specialize in early instruments (harpsichord, organ, viola da gamba, serpent).

Love, I Obey is the evocative title of a poignant tribute to ballads that seem to warp time. Yes, the music comes from the past, but those who perform it are steeped in the present. One listens to Love, I Obey like a proposition and experiences it like a fantasy, with its everyday stories that give us an insight into History with a capital ‘H’. The in-depth research pursued like a musical detective by the group’s harpsichordist Elisabeth Geiger restores to life pieces forgotten for 400 years, such as the title song by William Lawes: Love, I Obey.

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Rosemary Standley & Dom La Nena – Birds On a Wire (2014) [Official Digital Download 24bit/44,1kHz]

Rosemary Standley & Dom La Nena – Birds On a Wire (2014)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz  | Time – 56:33 minutes | 580 MB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Booklet, Front Cover | © Air Rytmo

Chanteuse franco-américaine, Rosemary Standley est membre du groupe Moriarty depuis 1999, formation au sein de laquelle elle exprime sa vision tantôt gothique, tantôt baroque, tantôt glamour, tantôt sépia d’une certaine Amérique d’autrefois. En 2014, elle sort en collaboration avec la violoncelliste et chanteuse Dom La Nena un premier album intitulé Birds on a Wire, explorant une sélection éclectique d’oeuvres tirées des catalogues de Tom Waits, Leonard Cohen, John Lennon ou encore Monteverdi et Purcell.

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Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra & Andrew Manze – Vaughan Williams: Symphonies Nos. 5 & 6 (2018) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra & Andrew Manze – Vaughan Williams: Symphonies Nos. 5 & 6 (2018)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz  | Time – 01:10:07 minutes | 1,15 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Booklet, Front Cover | © Onyx

Andrew Manze’s interpretations of Vaughan Williams’ Symphonies have been met with acclaim from audiences and critics alike. This third album in the series contains two masterpieces. The 5th Symphony of 1943 displaying a ‘greatness of soul’ as one commentator at the time wrote, draws on material for ‘The Pilgrims Progress’ from 1906. The 6th Symphony of 1944-7 stunned the audience at its premiere – some tried to explain the works last movement as depicting a nuclear wasteland.

RVW denied it was a war symphony, renewing the questions asked about the 4th: why did he write such another such violent work, and what did it mean? The composer, shocked by the nuclear wasteland talk commented ‘we can get in words nearest to the substance of my last movement in “We are such stuff as dreams are made on, and our little life is rounded by a sleep” from “The Tempest”.

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The Allman Brothers Band – Idlewild South (1970/2015) [Official Digital Download 24bit/192kHz]

The Allman Brothers Band – Idlewild South (1970/2015)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz  | Time – 30:57 minutes | 1,31 GB | Genre: Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download  | Front Cover | © Island Records

While that first album had little commercial success, the band’s relentless touring behind it led to a buzz that led Eric Clapton to enlist Duane Allman to take part on his 1970 Derek and the Dominos album which produced “Layla.” Produced by Tom Dowd, marking his first album with the band, Idlewild South was recorded in a variety of cities, including New York, Miami and Macon, GA, the band’s adopted home, because of their hectic performance schedule. Most of the songs, including two of their most iconic – Gregg Allman and Kim Payne’s “Midnight Rider” and Dickey Betts’ “In Memory of Elizabeth Reed” – were road-tested before they were ever recorded. The album’s title comes from the group’s name for the run-down, isolated hunting cabin the band used for rehearsals and partying. The farmhouse, which they rented for the princely sum of $165 a month, was located on a manmade lake outside Macon, and people came and went with such frequency, the band compared it to New York’s airport of the same name (later changed to John F. Kennedy International). Much of the material on the album was first created in that cabin, where the band’s “brotherhood came to pass,” according to Allmans roadie (and “Midnight Rider” co-writer) Kim Payne. The album didn’t sell well at first, but eventually peaked at #38 on Billboard, setting the stage for their 1971 breakthrough, At Fillmore East.

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Lissie – My Wild West (2016) [Official Digital Download 24bit/44,1kHz]

Lissie – My Wild West (2016)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 00:42:55 minutes | 466 MB | Genre: Folk
Studio Master, Official Digital Download  – Source: Qobuz | Artwork: Front cover | © Cooking Vinyl

There are both goodbyes and new beginnings throughout Lissie’s third album, My Wild West, reflecting her recent move from California back to her native Midwest. There is, therefore, a wistfulness, perhaps even a mournfulness, that makes the gentler country-flavoured songs like Together or Apart and Ojai extremely emotive. Emmylou Harris and Linda Ronstadt come to mind on these numbers; some tracks equally boast some U2-esque rock sounds, including the title track and Don’t You Give Up On Me, although this is not where we see the best of the young artist. The nasal twang to her gripping vocals is among several redeeming features on an LP that is an admirable, if not spectacular, addition to the catalogue of an impressively consistent artist to date. (more…)

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Thomas Ades – Asyla, Tevot & Polaris – London Symphony Orchestra, Thomas Ades (2017) [Official Digital Download DSF DSD64/2.82MHz]

Thomas Ades – Asyla, Tevot & Polaris – London Symphony Orchestra, Thomas Ades (2017)
DSF Stereo DSD64, 1 bit/2,82 MHz | Time – 01:02:51 minutes | 2,48 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download – Source: highresaudio.com | Booklet, Front Cover | © LSO Live
Recorded live in DSD 128fs, 9 March (Tevot, Polaris, Brahms) & 16 March (Asyla) 2016, at the Barbican, London

An acclaimed conductor and pianist as well as a composer, Thomas Adès has outgrown his status as the wunderkind of the British scene and become one of the most imposing figures in contemporary music. For his LSO Live debut, he conducts all of his seminal ‘Trilogy’ works – Asyla, Tevot & Polaris – pieces that not only occupy a special place in his output, but in modern classical music as a whole. This major release is also features a Dolby Atmos soundtrack, recreating even more precisely the unique atmosphere a concert of Adès’s music creates.

Composed in 1997, Asyla is one of the works that announced Adès as a major new voice. The title is the plural form of the word asylum, and plays on the dual meaning of both madhouse and sanctuary. Typical of his orchestral works, it utilises a large orchestra (including six percussionists and a variety of treated pianos) to achieve an array of colours, textures and timbres. It also showcases Ades’s wide-ranging influences, with a ‘four-on-the-floor’ techno drumbeat as the impetus behind the famous Ecstasio movement.

Tevot is a one movement symphony that builds upon the ideas of Asyla and pushes the players to the limits of their technical ability, with long passages written in stratospheric registers. Again, there is a dual meaning at play in the title, as Tevot is the Hebrew word for bars as well as closely related to the word used in the Bible when referring to Noah’s ark.

The final Trilogy work, Polaris, was composed in 2010 and is subtitled ‘A Voyage for Orchestra’. Taking the North Star as its inspiration, despite a relatively short running time it conjures up a definite sense of vastness, with musicians placed offstage to enhance the sense of space. The album also includes the Adès miniature Brahms, with words by Alfred Brendel. Sung here by baritone Samuel Dale Johnson, it is an ‘anti-homage’ to the composer inspired by the cold logic of his music, taking his compositional compulsions to extreme conclusions.

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Thunder – Stage (2018) Blu-ray 1080i AVC DTS-HD MA 5.0

Title: Thunder – Stage
Release Date: 2018
Genre: Rock, Hard Rock
Artist: Danny Bowes – lead vocals; Luke Morley – guitar, backing vocals; Ben Matthews – guitar, keyboards; Chris Childs – bass; Gary “Harry” James – drums, percussion

Production/Label: earMUSIC/Edel Germany GmbH
Duration: 01:44:31
Quality: Blu-ray
Container: BDMV
Video codec: AVC
Audio codec: DTS, PCM
Video: MPEG-4 AVC 14996 kbps / 1920*1080i / 29.970 fps / 16:9 / High Profile 4.1
Audio#1: English DTS-HD MA 5.0 / 48 kHz / 4310 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 5.0 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 24-bit)
Audio#2: English LPCM 2.0 / 48 kHz / 2304 kbps / 24-bit
Size: 21.68 GB

Thunder will release the brand new live album, “Stage”, through earMUSIC. “Stage” features hits from right across the band’s career and includes fan-favorite classics, like “Backstreet Symphony”, “Low Life In High Places” and “Love Walked In”, and brings things right up to date with tracks from the 2017-released, Top 3 U.K. chart album “Rip It Up”, like the storming title track and “She Likes The Cocaine”. “Stage” was captured at Cardiff Motorpoint Arena on March 24, 2017 during the U.K. tour; the band also played the rest of Europe, North America, and Asia, across Germany with Alice Cooper, at Planet Rock’s Rockstock, and is preparing to fly to Japan for some January 2018 dates.

Frontman Danny Bowes says: “The ‘Rip It Up’ album was so well-received — it was no surprise the tour was brilliant, too. We decided to include a Cardiff Motorpoint Arena show on the tour, purely because it was so good when we played there with JOURNEY and WHITESNAKE in 2013. Capturing it as well turned out to be one of our better decisions, because the resulting film and album are a shining example of an organic ‘coming together’ of fans and a band. We’ve released a few live recordings over the years, but this is most definitely up there with the best of them. We’re extremely pleased with it.”

Since forming in 1989, THUNDER has established itself at the top table of U.K. rock, notching up some 20 Top 50 singles and two gold albums. The band’s sound is a timeless marriage of unforgettable melodies and sheer rock power.

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Daniel Herskedal – The Roc (2017) [Official Digital Download 24bit/88,2kHz]

Daniel Herskedal – The Roc (2017)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/88,2 kHz  | Time – 48:14 minutes | 897 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download – Source: HighResAudio | Front Cover | © Edition Records Ltd.

Over the last 2 years, Daniel Herskedal, Helge Andreas Norbakken and Eyolf Dale (also on Edition) have defined themselves as one of the most unique and innovative small ensembles in Europe today, bringing together a vast mix of influences from Folk, Jazz, Classical and Arabic music.
The sublime Slow Eastbound Train, released in 2015, took Herskedal’s international profile to new heights. He toured extensively throughout Europe and Japan, culminating in a 26min commission from the BBC Concert Orchestra, performed at London Jazz Festival 2016.
A strong Arabic influence runs throughout The Roc, which has its roots in inspiring trips Herskedal made to Syria, Lebanon and Palestine. Themes of place and travelling are ever-present, as they were on Slow Eastbound Train. The titles of some of the compositions originate from the names of scales (Kurd, Bayat, Nahawand To Kurd) and rhythms (Thuraaya) used in them; others from Arabic sayings (There Are Three Things You Cannot Hide; Love, Smoke And A Man Riding On A Camel) and places that inspired the musicians (Hijaz Train Station). The title of the LP itself is a reference to the great bird of pan-Asian mythology.

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Markus Schulz Presents Dakota The Nine Skies 2018 720p+1080p MBluRay x264-TREBLE

Dakota has had its spiritual side from the off. The first and second ‘Thoughts Become Things’ albums were the pathfinders for this new, and possibly most definitive of Dakota projects. These releases were measures deployed to see if electronic music’s citizenry were receptive to something deeper and more involved. This very special limited edition audio-visual release will include the Blu-ray of Markus’ performance of The Nine Skies at Prague’s O2 Arena, as part of the Transmission 2017 event. A Limited Edition Box Set including: – The Nine Skies CD signed by Markus Schulz – 2 hour Blu-ray Disc including Dakota live performance of The Nine Skies at Prague’s O2 Arena + Bonus The Nine Skies customized visuals mix – 9 Tarot Cards with artwork of each of the Nine Skies – Markus Schulz presents Dakota Silicone Wristband

Tracklist

01. Markus Schulz presents Dakota – The Nine Skies Intro (2:25)
02. Markus Schulz presents Dakota – Bravo on the Go (2:43)
03. Markus Schulz presents Dakota – Follow Me (2:45)
04. Markus Schulz presents Dakota with Koen Groeneveld – Mota-Mota (3:26)
05. Markus Schulz presents Dakota – Who Are You (4:40)
06. Markus Schulz presents Dakota – Searching (3:46)
07. Markus Schulz presents Dakota feat. Bev Wild – Running Up That Hill (4:19)
08. Markus Schulz presents Dakota – Eve’s Doorway (4:49)
09. Markus Schulz presents Dakota – Edonismo (4:11)
10. Markus Schulz presents Dakota – Kismet (3:25)
11. Markus Schulz presents Dakota – The Way It Is (3:18)
12. Markus Schulz presents Dakota – Cafe Del Mar (5:11)
13. Markus Schulz presents Dakota – The Master (5:14)
14. Markus Schulz presents Dakota – Carbonado (4:47)
15. Markus Schulz presents Dakota – In Search of Something Better (3:41)
16. Markus Schulz presents Dakota – Future Shock (4:06)
17. Markus Schulz presents Dakota – The Spirit of the Warrior (3:48)
18. Markus Schulz presents Dakota – The Ninth Sky (5:47)
19. Markus Schulz presents Dakota – The Nine Skies (Continuous Mix) (1:13:46) (more…)

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Solomon Grey – Solomon Grey (2016) [Official Digital Download 24bit/44,1kHz]

Solomon Grey – Solomon Grey (2016)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 00:51:30 minutes | 551 MB | Genre: Electro
Studio Master, Official Digital Download – Source: Q0buz | Artwork: Front cover | © Universal Music GmbH

Solomon Grey may as yet be relatively unknown on the music scene apart, but the London due of Joe Wilson and Tom Kingston are to release their eponymous first studio album on Universal Music. Although mostly electronic & ambient, the album is perfect for showcasing their production and cinematic skills. Dark 80s pop, soul and even folk surface and resurface among the layered synthesizers, strings and gentle piano which accompany Wilson’s impressive vocals. A hi-res album to discover on Qobuz. (more…)

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Santana – Welcome (1973/2014) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Santana – Welcome (1973/2014)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96kHz  | Time – 00:50:39 minutes | 1,11 GB | Genre: Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download – Source: AcousticSounds | © Columbia Records
Recorded: April to June 1973

In 1973 Carlos Santana and The Santana Band were now one of the world’s most loved rock and fusion bands of all time. After several studio albums and the two collaboration albums with Carlos Santana & Buddy Miles Live and Love Devotion Surrender with John McLaughlin, the world was now buzzing around the energy that these superstars would lay down on vinyl with the soon to be rock/jazz/funk powerhouse Welcome.

Featuring a cross section of Santana classics such as “Going Home,” “Light of Life” and “When I Look Into Your Eyes,” plus the exotic rhythms and jams on workouts such as Santana and John McLaughlin’s “Flame – Sky,” and the stellar John Coltrane masterpiece interpretation” Welcome, Carlos Santana’s guitar was truly a voice heard around the musical world.

Along with the legendary Carlos Santana on guitar and vocal, he is joined with original Santana band mates Michael Shrieve on his dynamic drums, Doug Rauch on his prolific bass, Jose Areas on hard hitting percussion, plus the brilliant acid jazz superstar Leon Thomas on vocals, the celebrated Latin percussionist Armando Peraza, the legendary John McLaughlin on guitar, Joe Farrell on flute, and the stellar keyboard work of long time Santana associate Tom Coster. (more…)

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The New Appalachians – From The Mountaintop (2015) [Official Digital Download 24bit/192kHz]

The New Appalachians – From The Mountaintop (2015)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 57:39 minutes | 2,08 GB | Genre: Folk
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download  | Booklet, Front Cover | © Chesky Records

Featuring a full seventeen songs whose history can be traced back decades or even centuries through the Appalachian region, From The Mountaintop, and renowned Cellist, Dave Eggar, assemble an all-star cast of musicians set to treat your ears and transport you to the Appalachian region of years long passed.

This compilation, From The Mountaintop, is another hallmark in traditional music. It is the outgrowth of an earlier collaboration when award-winning, classically trained cellist Dave Eggar came to Appalachia and recorded with one of its seminal figures, Dr. Ralph Stanley. Since then, Dave Eggar and Deoro (Eggar’s trio with Chuck Palmer and Tom Pirozzi) have returned and performed numerous times, becoming “kinfolk” to musicians like Noah Wall, Tyler Hughes, Jake Baine, and Tommy Norris. That pilgrimage, in 2010, began Dave Eggar’s journey home to Appalachia and her music.

This CD is a result of that crossing. Part of the Chesky Binaural + Series, all recorded with a single microphone, the band appears right before you with this spacious, lush and multi-dimensional recording. Now headphone users will hear the same three-dimensional sound and imaging as audiophiles have for the past 25 years with Chesky Recordings. Also these new Binaural+ Series albums capture even more spatial realism for the home audiophile market, bringing you one step closer to the actual event. You will hear some of the most natural and pure cool Folk music ever recorded. (more…)

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John Mellencamp – Plain Spoken: From The Chicago Theatre (2018) Blu-ray 1080p AVC DTS-HD MA 5.1

Title: John Mellencamp – Plain Spoken: From The Chicago Theatre
Release Date: 2018
Genre: Americana, Heartland Rock, Roots Rock, Country-Folk, Singer/Songwriter
Artist: John Mellencamp, Guitar, Vocals; Andy York, Guitar, Background Vocals; Miriam Sturm, Fiddle; Dane Clark, Drums; Mike Wanchic, Guitar, Background Vocals; Troye Kinnett, Accordion, Keyboards, Harmonica; John Gunnell, Bass

Production/Label: Eagle Rock Entertainment
Duration: 01:20:20
Quality: Blu-ray
Container: BDMV
Video codec: AVC
Audio codec: DTS, PCM
Video: MPEG-4 AVC 25974 kbps / 1920*1080p / 23,976 fps / 16:9 / High Profile 4.1
Audio#1: English DTS-HD MA 5.1 / 48 kHz / 4258 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 5.1 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 24-bit)
Audio#2: English LPCM 2.0 / 48 kHz / 2304 kbps / 24-bit
Size: 38.79 GB

Songwriter. Storyteller. Musician. Actor. Artist. Social Activist… These are just some words that come to mind when the name John Mellencamp is spoken. On May 11, fans will have the ability to get a deeper look at this artist when Eagle Rock Entertainment proudly presents Plain Spoken: From The Chicago Theatre on DVD+CD, Blu-ray+CD, and digital formats.
“Try to keep it as plain spoken as possible…” those are some of the first words the viewer hears in Plain Spoken: From The Chicago Theatre. A self-narrated musical journey, the film encapsulates the sound and soul of John Mellencamp. Stepping outside the boundaries of a concert film or documentary, Plain Spoken blends highly personal voice-overs from Mellencamp with live footage of him performing with his full band at the historic Chicago Theatre, just 250 miles from his native Indiana. He tells us the story of his Midwestern upbringing, the trials, turns and triumphs of his career, and his overall outlook on life while the music plays, supporting his stories. The result is the essence of John Mellencamp, delivered fully on-screen.
In addition to the full film with Mellencamp’s commentary, this audio visual release offers a “non-commentary” option (available in the Main Menu) in which viewers can watch the concert on its own. The audio visual set is completed with a component CD of concert audio. The set, which includes special guest Carlene Carter, showcases Mellencamp performing his most cherished songs. “Small Town,” “Minutes To Memories,” “Pop Singer,” “Cherry Bomb,” “Longest Days,” “Authority Song,” and “Pink Houses” are just some of the gems cherry-picked from his brilliant catalogue, as well as including songs from his most recent album Sad Clowns And Hillbillies.
With a career spanning more than 35 years, John Mellencamp has elevated his legacy from pop star to one of the most highly-respected songwriters of a generation. A member of the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame, “The Souls of the People” John Steinbeck Award, and will be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame on June 14, 2018, among many other prestigious honors. He has achieved a total of 22 Top 40 hits in addition to earning the record for the “Most #1 tracks by a solo artist on the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks” chart.
Plain Spoken: From The Chicago Theatre serves as a stunning cinematic experience that offers a welcoming, intimate glimpse into the words and wisdom of John Mellencamp. (more…)

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