Robert Christgau: Dean of American Rock Critics

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John Mellencamp

  • Whenever We Wanted [Mercury, 1991] Choice Cuts
  • Dance Naked [Mercury, 1994] Choice Cuts
  • The Best That I Could Do 1978-1988 [Mercury, 1997] *
  • Trouble No More [Columbia, 2003] Dud

See Also:

Consumer Guide Reviews:

Whenever We Wanted [Mercury, 1991]
"Love and Happiness"; "Get a Leg Up" Choice Cuts

Dance Naked [Mercury, 1994]
"Wild Nights" Choice Cuts

The Best That I Could Do 1978-1988 [Mercury, 1997]
the best that he could do was all he ever was--a well-meaning cornball with Kenny Aronoff in his band ("Jack and Diane," "Small Town") *

Trouble No More [Columbia, 2003] Dud