 | Johnny Cash American IV: The Man Comes Around
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| 4.0 excellent | lz41 | May 23rd 19 |
In a dream, Queen Elizabeth told Johnny Cash he was "a thorn tree in a whirlwind". "American IV" is the final stop on the mighty career of one of the most revered and self-destructive figures in American music and it is full of masterstrokes of gravity, sorrow, defiance, wry humour and - above all - dignity. Best songs: 'The Man Comes Around', 'Hurt', 'I Hung My Head', 'Sam Hall', 'Personal Jesus'.
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| 4.5 superb | kheman1317 | June 15th 18 |
This album is full of moving and dark songs and covers which challenge or surpass their original counterparts.
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| 4.5 superb | Alabaster Jones | December 3rd 15 |
It's rare that anyone puts out enough music to have eighty-seven records, but it's even rarer that the eighty-seventh record is as good as anything ever put out by the artist. That's what Johnny Cash accomplished, though, with his last recording before death. Full of classic Cash songs and several truly incredible covers, Johnny delivers one of his most heartfelt and emotional performances he ever lived to do. It was this album that taught me that covers of already written songs can still be original if performed correctly, that the best covers are the ones that add the covering artists personal flair and context, and that sometimes they're so good they get mistaken for the original (I'd venture to say that more people know "Hurt" as a Cash tune rather than a Reznor one). Cash's voice is so potent on this record that not only do some lyrics have new meaning, but clearer images are conjured up when they're heard. Truly, in his eleventh hour, Johnny Cash forever reminded the world why he was one of the greatest, if not they greatest, country artist to ever live.
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| 5.0 classic | Ghost22446 | July 1st 14 |
Best American Recordings-era album that Johnny Cash has ever made. I still cry when I listen to his cover of NIN's "Hurt", because a) it's one of the best covers in the world and b) because the man who did this cover died. "Give My Love To Rose" is great song too and so do others. R.I.P Johnny Cash, we will never forget you.
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| 0.0 | Perplexion | July 7th 12 |
The legendary country man pours out his soul on one final record.
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| 4.5 superb | Gassman3268 | May 10th 12 |
The best of Cash's American albums. You can hear the pain in his voice and his longing for his deceased wife June Carter. It's very haunting at points. Even though almost all of these songs are covers, he makes them his own.
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| 4.0 excellent | WhatKeepsMeHere | November 4th 09 |
This album is my favorite from Johnny Cash's later career. Although they're covers, each song has its own unique touch and it's very emotionally heavy. His voice may be strained at times, but that's something to expect for a person his age still writing music.
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| 4.5 superb | Brain Toad | June 21st 06 |
"Hurt" is what captured my attention first, just like everyone else. "Personal Jesus" was next, then the rest came. I didn't know this was an album, of covers when I first listened to it. Knowing now doesn't affect my opinion of it. I didn't believe "Hung My Head" was a cover, especially a Sting cover. But listening to any of the orginals after listening to Cash's is nothing. He does a much better job than the original artists on their own songs.
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