{"product_id":"cougar-john-american-fool","title":"Cougar, John - American Fool","description":"\u003cp\u003eRARE\/2HAND VINYL LP ON MERCURY 1982\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMercury 814 993-1 made in Holland with text inner sleeve.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVinyl VG+. Cover EX.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJohn Cougar's first albums were so bereaved of strong material that the lean swagger of American Fool came as a shock. The difference is evident from the opening song, \"Hurts So Good,\" a hard, Stonesy rocker with an irresistibly sleazy hook. Cougar never wrote anything as catchy as this before, nor had his romantic vision of small-town America resonated like it did on \"Jack \u0026amp; Diane,\" a minor and remarkably affecting sketch of dead-end romance. These two songs are the only true keepers on American Fool, but the rest of the record works better than his previous material because his band is tighter than ever before, making his weaker moments convincing.  \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/John_Mellencamp\"\u003ehttp:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/John_Mellencamp\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklist\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan id=\"tl\"\u003e1. Hurts So Good\u003cbr\u003e2. Jack \u0026amp; Diane\u003cbr\u003e3. Hand To Hold On To\u003cbr\u003e4. Danger List\u003cbr\u003e5. Can You Take It\u003cbr\u003e6. Thundering Hearts\u003cbr\u003e7. China Girl\u003cbr\u003e8. Close Enough\u003cbr\u003e9. Weakest Moments\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mercury","offers":[{"title":"Holland","offer_id":307551035,"sku":"","price":45.0,"currency_code":"DKK","in_stock":false},{"title":"Germany ( NM\/VG+)","offer_id":741973157,"sku":"","price":40.0,"currency_code":"DKK","in_stock":false},{"title":"UK (EX\/EX)","offer_id":7744800449,"sku":"","price":45.0,"currency_code":"DKK","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0067\/2072\/products\/john_cougar-american_fool3.jpg?v=1571438840","url":"https:\/\/recordpusher.live\/products\/cougar-john-american-fool","provider":"RecordPusher - International Vinyl Record Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}