American V: A Hundred Highways
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 | Product Details: Release Date: 03 July 2006 Record Label: Mercury Records Ltd (London) Rating:  Sales Rank: 382 | | Look for similar items by category:
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| | Customer Reviews: Wow, his masterpiece (27 June 2008)This is a masterpiece, this is how records should be done, crisp sounds, a great and passionate voice, an intensity that is difficult to see in other records. I think this is his best performance ever, too bad he was not there to listen to it. His version of "Further up on the road" is just unbelievable, I think Springsteen might have cried when he listened to it. Similarly "four strong winds" is really good and better, for example, than Neil Young's version on Comes a Time. A record that will make you cry, with passion and soul. I don't give 5 stars easily but this is just too good. A masterpiece of Country Music (21 April 2008)I have been listening to Johnny Cash for about 30 years and when I sat down to listen to this album there were tears in my eyes, Johnny was obviously in greast pain when making these last albums, but he soldiered on to the end like a true Pro. May you rest in peace Mr Cash, your music will live for ever. cammyp06. Awesome (07 April 2008)I'd never been a fan of Johnny Cash or rather I'd never let myself be a fan. However I was in HMV broswing for a couple of albumns when I stumbled on this. I bought it and listened to it on the way home in the car and absolutely loved it. It's simplicity , depth and emotion make it an accessible and devastatingly beautiful album. There isn't a average or poor track on the albumn, they are all fantastic but my favourites are ''Help me'' , ''On the evening train'' and ''Rose of my heart'' . Read the other reviews for more info. Buy it and love it. Believe the hype. (01 April 2008)I took a while to get this CD, having bought the previous "American Recordings". I wasn't convinced, partly put off by the fact that this was put together after he died, partly by some of the reviews on here - I just felt like it was too over the top, too much - how could it be so good - I wrongly assumed it would be a bunch of cast-off tracks brought together as some kind of final 'cash-in' by the record company. I was completely wrong - this is the best of all the American Recordings in my opinion. Believe the hype and buy it. Heart-breaking, yet uplifting at the same time. (17 December 2007)I came to Johnny Cash late in life (late 50s) via The Byrds and Willy Nelson, and hadn't realised until I heard this album that he was a staunch Christian, and a close friend of Billy Graham. Everything that I had imagined about "the man in black" was that he had lived a life and a half, and not all of it good. I'd assumed that he hadn't just given concerts in prison, but had lived there on occassions. However, from the first track - "Help Me" - a prayer almost of despair, but with the hope of a "believer", it is clear that his faith was the cornerstone of his life, in addition, of course to his love of June. His faith also gives hope to his bitter-sweet renderings of covers like "If you could read my mind" and "Love's been good to me". I just with I had a similar faith in something and Johnny's ability to love. |
