Mellencamp vs. Seger vs. Springsteen


When I was growing up these were some of the most prolific singer/songwriters. I'm curious what Audiogon members view as their favorite. Look forward to your comments!
dayglow
An interesting group. Always liked Seger but listened to him mostly on road trips, his didn't seem like music you played inside the house.

I didn't pay too much attention to Mellencamp all along but his 2008 'Life, Death, Love and Freedom', is an amazing album, one of my favorites of the last five years.

One of my close friends is considered a great poet in her native Spain and was widely published there. She came to the U.S. at age 35 speaking almost no English but quickly mastered the language. She says that she tried for years to make sense of American poetry but couldn't, until she started listening to Springsteen at my house.
I'm a huge Springsteen fan (even though some of his recordings are messy and not considered audio magic.) I also echo Tom6897 with Croce, King, Lightfoot Taylor Donald Fagen. I like Mellencamp, but don't own any of his recordings. I'm indifferent to Seger. The name I would recommend to you as a prolific singer/songwriter and an outstanding guitarist is Bruce Cockburn (pronounced "Co-burn"). A Canadian, he gets covered often by other artists and has been recording since 1970. His biggest hit in the US was "Wondering Where the Lions Are" in 1979 (charted number 21), off the "dancing in the dragon's jaws" album. When I bring this CD with me to try out audio equipment, I'm generally asked who the artist is because the music has made a favorable impression.
Hello Sfar and original OP -I am a fan of all three but I have followed Mellencamp since the beginning and that is NOT taking away from the other two artists who I have most of their recordings and have also seen them live..... but ; "Life, Death, Love and Freedom '' by Mellencamp is a truly as you noted ''an amazing album''....I'm 55 and he writes about what I am thinking and feeling because at this stage we all tend to struggle with our own issues of self worth and our own mortality. John nails it.....this one is my favorite but I also still enjoy - Big Daddy and Scarecrow ......good post about three good song writers