John Mellencamp: No Better Than This Tour
| Date/Time: | Thursday, 28 Apr 2011 from 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm |
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| Location: | Stephens Auditorium |
| Cost: | $125, $97.50, $77.50, $47.50 |
| URL: | www.center.iastate.edu |
| Phone: | 515-294-3347 |
| Channel: | Iowa State Center |
| Categories: | Arts, performances |
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No Better Than This is an album by John Mellencamp, produced by T Bone Burnett, that was released on August 17, 2010. The album was recorded at several historic locations throughout the United States. The title track is the album's first single and was sent to multiple radio formats on June 28.
Mellencamp said that the album is "as American folk as I've ever been." He also told Rolling Stone in July 2009 that he's not concerned whether or not there's a large audience for such a raw, simple record. "I am done being a rock star," Mellencamp said. "I have no interest in that, in having the biggest concerts. I have only one interest: to have fun while we're doing this and maybe have something that somebody might discover."
Mellencamp wrote over 30 songs for potential inclusion on the album but only 13 made the final cut. He debuted the first of those, "Save Some Time to Dream," on May 17, 2009 at a political fundraiser for President Barack Obama at the Westin Hotel in downtown Indianapolis. "It's about individual freedom and thought-and controlling our own lives," Mellencamp said of "Save Some Time to Dream," which he performed solo on acoustic guitar throughout much of his 2009 summer tour with Bob Dylan and Willie Nelson.