You can buy it in two editions here and here.
Here is a snippet of my review:
Each one of the four discs has a distinguishing theme and narrative intertwined throughout it. In fact, each of the four discs could have culled single word one titles from Mellencamp’s 2008 album, Life, Death, Love & Freedom. “Life” experiences encompass disc one while disc two embraces a more political and bleak tone presenting the listener with harsh realities (“Death”). Disc three embodies a sensation of longing and “Love” while the concluding disc finds the narrator embracing their “Freedom” and they seem content with their voyage up to this point infused with hopefulness. The flow, execution and theme of the set are a striking revelation into the craft of songwriting. “Longest Days” begins the journey and sets the mood. “Longest Days” was inspired by a phrase his grandmother used to say to him (“Life is short, even in its longest days”). The song takes a look back the desolation we all stumble upon in one way or another. Despite the frail opening, it is Mellencamp’s most staunch lyric and quite possibly the greatest song he’s ever written. Over the next fifty-three tracks you begin to realize that besides songs like “Hurts So Good”, “Small Town” and “Paper In Fire” is a body of work worthy of thoughtful discussions and dissection.
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