John Mellencamp Live at Walter Reed Hospital (TV 2007)

Washington Post - Walter Reed Concert Article/Review At Walter Reed, Mellencamp Shuts His Mouth and Sings By J. Freedom du Lac Washington Post Staff Writer Saturday, April 28, 2007 A funny ... See full summary »

Director:

Mark Lucas

Stars:

Dane Clark, John Gunnell, Troye Kinnett

Cast

Credited cast:
Dane Clark	...	Guitar
John Gunnell	...	Bass
Troye Kinnett	...	Keyboards
John Mellencamp	...	Lead Vocal, Guitar
Miriam Sturm	...	Violin, Fiddle
Mike Wanchic	...	Guitar
Andy York	...	Guitar

Storyline

Washington Post - Walter Reed Concert Article/Review At Walter Reed, Mellencamp Shuts His Mouth and Sings By J. Freedom du Lac Washington Post Staff Writer Saturday, April 28, 2007 A funny thing happened on John Mellencamp's way to Walter Reed Army Medical Center: He stuck a muzzle on himself. John Mellencamp is going to perform an historic concert inside the Walter Reed Army Medical Center for the wounded men and women of America's Armed Forces. The concert will be on Friday, April 27th at 8 PM ET. This full-band concert will repeat on July 4th Weekend as well. Washington Post - Walter Reed Concert Article/Review At Walter Reed, Mellencamp Shuts His Mouth and Sings By J. Freedom du Lac Washington Post Staff Writer Saturday, April 28, 2007 Article includes photo - Click HERE to read the article online. A funny thing happened on John Mellencamp's way to Walter Reed Army Medical Center: He stuck a muzzle on himself. Mellencamp has been a vocal critic of the war in Iraq and the Bush ...

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Genres:

Music

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Filming Locations:

Walter Reed Army Medical Center - 6900 Georgia Avenue NW, Washington, District of Columbia, USA

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User Reviews

Nice Show from Mellencamp's Freedom Road Period

John Mellecanmp Live at Walter Reed Hospital (2007)

*** 1/2 (out of 4)

Small Town / The Americans / Minutes to Memories / Someday / My Aeroplane / Freedom's Road / Lonely Ol' Night / Jim Crow / Walk Tall / Our Country / Jack and Diane / R.O.C.K in the USA / Pink Houses / Hurts So Good

Rocker John Mellencamp put his anti-war speech to the side when he decides to be pro-troops at the Walter Reed Hospital. The show starts off with Mellencamp visiting some of the wounded soldiers, hearing their stories and he even signs a few autographs. The actual concert lasts just over an hour and features some reworked versions of classic songs as well as many tracks from the songwriter's then latest album "Freedom Road". I think it goes without saying that there are a few too many new tracks and I'd say even some die-hard Mellencamp fans would agree that certain songs really don't stand out as classics. Stuff like "Minutes to Memories" and "My Aeroplane" really can't stand next to even the better songs on that album let alone trying to go up against many of the classics. "The Americans" is a good little number as is "Freedom's Road" but I think most people would agree that "Jim Crow" could have been left off for something else. The show kicks off with a very good acoustic version of "Small Town" and we get a really re-worked version of "Lonely Ol' Night" which features Mellencamp on stage alone with his guitar. The highlight of the entire film has the be the rocking "Jack and Diane", which just keeps getting better with age but what also makes this performance so good is what Mellencamp does with one of the veterans in the crowd. All in all this is a pretty impressive show and especially when one considers what it was for. I think a couple of the newer songs could have been left off but even with that said this is still an impressive performance.