The Man Comes Around [Bonus Tracks]
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£4.67
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Very good, if depressing album. Title track is excellent, but you can hear this is Johnny's swansong in the rest of the album. Good stuff, but don't listen if you're down, & have a bottle of whisky & pills to hand.
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This CD contains many of the songs which I have been looking for. The collection is definitely one for those with an appreciation of the blue mood, not a lot of laughs here, but is presented with the special touch of Johnny Cash, so fine by me.
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One of the best buys this year, play it all the time, if you like Cash you'll love this.
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I came to Johnny Cash's American albums in the wrong numerical order and I'm happy I did. Along with five, American 4 is some of the most honest work I've heard in music regardless of genre, and therefore some of the best. While the first three American releases are good, none touch the fourth.
When I heard the album contained a cover of NIN's Hurt, I was dubious but I'm more than happy to say that as Johnny Cash's version is such a different animal to Trent Reznor's original, comparisons are pointless. It is simply a work of genius - as is much of the album. The Man Comes Around, I Hung My Head, First Time Ever I Saw Your Face and We'll Meet Again amongst others are sung and played with such complete honesty that there's no need to compare them to any of the originals. This album is the sound of a man giving it his best during his final days.
It's not just the music world which was lucky to have Mr Cash in it. Buy this and listen to the sound of a man with nothing to hide.
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How did Johnny Cash do it? The man never could sing or play; he forged his 50-year career out of sheer intensity, and never was it more evident than in the title track of this album. If the century produces many more powerful songs than that, it will indeed be extraordinary.
Otherwise, it's an interesting selection of (mostly) covers, with a strong British / Irish influence (apparently, even The Man was inspired by a visit to Nottingham!). Not all of them work; not all are great songs; but for the most part, drumless and 'unplugged', simplicity and sincerity see Cash through.
It's really all about That song, though. Without in any way changing my aversion to Cash's earlier work, it really is worth getting for that alone.
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