Talk:John Mellencamp
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 |
This article is within the scope of WikiProject Biography. For more information, visit the project page. | ||
| Start | This article has been rated as Start-Class on the project's quality scale. [FAQ] | ||
 |
This article is part of WikiProject Indiana, a WikiProject related to the U.S. state of Indiana, in an attempt to build a comprehensive and detailed guide to Indiana on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, you can edit this article, or visit the project page to join the project and/or contribute to the discussion. | ||
| B | This article has been rated as B-Class on the quality scale. | ||
| Mid | This article has been rated as Mid-importance on the importance scale. | ||
|
Article Grading: |
|||
 |
John Mellencamp is within the scope of WikiProject Indianapolis, an open collaborative effort to coordinate work for and sustain comprehensive coverage of metropolitan Indianapolis, Indiana and related subjects in the Wikipedia. | |
| B | This article has been rating as B-Class on the Project's quality scale. | |
| Mid | This article has been rated as Mid-importance on the Project's importance scale. | |
 |
Please explain ratings on the ratings summary page. | |
 |
John Mellencamp is part of WikiProject Lutheranism, an effort to build a comprehensive and detailed guide to Lutheranism on Wikipedia. This includes but is not limited to Lutheran churches, Lutheran theology and worship, and biographies of notable Lutherans. If you would like to participate, you can edit the article attached to this page, or visit the project page, where you can join the project and/or contribute to the discussion. |
| Start | This article has been rated as Start-Class on the quality scale. |
| Low | This article has been rated as low-importance on the importance scale. |
Should not this be moved to John Mellencamp as that is what he has used for about 10 years
- yes, and done. Jgm 01:15, 23 Dec 2004 (UTC)
Contents |
[edit] NPOV
This article clearly doesn't display a neutral point of view. This reads like an entry on a fansite.
Tim 17:19, 20 September 2006 (UTC)
I second Tim on this. This was very likely cut-and-paste from a fan site.
The begining of the article states that he is dead which I'm fairly certain is innaccurate.
A third for seriously non-NPOV.
Dr. Sam Smoot 16:45, 8 February 2007 (UTC)
Not NPOV? Christ, yes. "harmony-drenched love song" ?? "considered one of the finest albums of the 1980s" ?? Please somebody torch all the sticky sweet adjectives? Tom NM (talk) 02:19, 26 December 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Influence of Paul Newman
I wonder if Mellencamp has ever spoken publicly on the obvious influence Paul Newman and his movies have had on him. Mellencamp named one of his children Hud, after Newman's movie, and several of his lyrics reference Newman movies. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 207.5.192.90 (talk) 03:47, 5 March 2007 (UTC).
[edit] In the John Mellencamp years
There're no comment about the "Human wheel" album
Why is there no mention of George Green, with whom John Mellencamp wrote many of his early songs including "Hurts So Good, his biggest hit? George Green is a wonderful lyricist who should be inserted somewhere in Mellencamp's wikipedia page. I tried to insert him and it was deleted.
[edit] Political Views
I remember seeing quite a lenghty portion on his political views. This is significant because he is fairly involved in politics, which can be easily seen by his songs. This should be added back.
[edit] Lopsided
The article gives a breif summary of his life and career in the 80's and 90's, but then includes an inordinate amount of detail about the last few years. Most notably a description of each one of mellencamp's concerts and public appearances in 2007.
If I wrote a 5000 word article about what he had for dinner on tuesday night, it would not only be irrelevant but it would also detract from the more important information.
[edit] Spina bifida?
According to the wiki Spina bifida page, John Mellencamp was born with Spina bifida, didn't know if there was validity to this or if it should be referenced in 'early years' or 'personal life' Polyphonickat 22:23, 10 June 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Last Name, First Name?
Is Mellencamp's recording name from the 1980's properly written as "Mellencamp, John Cougar" or "Cougar Mellencamp, John"? Crazydiamond1to9 00:30, 4 August 2007 (UTC)
[edit] WikiProject class rating
This article was automatically assessed because at least one article was rated and this bot brought all the other ratings up to at least that level. BetacommandBot 17:48, 27 August 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Poorly Written
Most of this article is very poorly written. Further, it reads as if it were written by a foreigner who just discovered Mellencamp in 2007 and became his #1 fan, then wrote this whole page. This article discusses heart attacks in people we never heard of, yet fails to mention that Mellencamp himself had a heart attack and vanished for a year and a half when he was only 42. I agree with all the other criticisms above as well. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.235.249.156 (talk) 13:03, 1 March 2008 (UTC)
[edit] "Four pack a day" habit
I sincerely hope that in the States smokes are sold in smaller packets, because where I live four packs is eighty cigarettes!!!!!!! ChrisTheDude (talk) 13:50, 18 March 2008 (UTC)
- Nope, it is indeed 80 cigs. Likely, he chain-smoked them, as opposed to lighting up 80 different times over the course of a day. Crazydiamond1to9 (talk) 04:16, 13 May 2008 (UTC)
[edit] 'Inflammory' uncited
The 'inflammory' citation just goes to Mellencamp's home page. There is no citation for this 'quote', which is obviously placed to make the Mayor of Jena look uneducated (which is funny because all 6 'Jena 6' accused have plead guilty, yet people keep trying to make it look like they're being unfairly persecuted).
