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Track Listings
| 1. Cry! Cry! Cry! | |||
| 2. Hey Porter | |||
| 3. Folsom Prison Blues | |||
| 4. I Walk The Line | |||
| 5. Get Rhythm | |||
| 6. Big River | |||
| 7. Guess THings Happen That Way | |||
| 8. Ring Of Fire | |||
| 9. Jackson | |||
| 10. A Boy Named Sue | |||
| 11. Sunday Morning Coming Down | |||
| 12. Man In Black | |||
| 13. One Piece At A Time | |||
| 14. Highwayman | |||
| 15. The Wanderer - U2 | |||
| 16. Delia's Gone | |||
| 17. Rusty Cage | |||
| 18. I've Been Everywhere | |||
| 19. Give My Love To Rose | |||
| 20. The Man Comes Around (Early Take) | |||
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Product Description
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This introduction to the Man in Black's catalog is about as fine a one as can be found on one disc, primarily because the 21 classic tracks span J.R. Cash's entire career, from his first rockabilly single, "Hey, Porter"/"Cry! Cry! Cry!" (Sun Records, 1955), to his last significant alt-country tracks (American Recordings, 2003). Though Cash had his peaks and valleys in the studio, what shines brightly on this collection is how constant--how unwavering--his creativity remained, whether he was writing and performing original material or interpreting the work of others. His voice, too, remained a majestic thing of wonder, even as Cash often sang off-beat; settled his bass-baritone somewhere around, if not on the note; and cared more about power and emotion than strict rules of measure--something that became especially important as illness changed his great oaken voice into a frail instrument. In this way, he was able to infuse novelty songs ("One Piece at a Time," "A Boy Named Sue") with undeniable cool and maintain the poetry of Kris Kristofferson's "Sunday Morning Coming Down" even in the awful advent of a gloppy, too-peppy string section. Other chestnuts here take on new dimension in retrospect. "Jackson," a duet with wife June Carter Cash, seemed almost comedic ("hotter than a pepper sprout") when it was released, but now reveals the couple's own white-hot sexuality, primarily in June's elegant, if straightahead vocal. The surprise of The Legend of Johnny Cash is how seamlessly the newer material blends with the seminal, and how full-circle it sometimes comes: Soundgarden's "Rusty Cage" doesn't seem markedly different from the quietly defiant songs that Cash defined himself with in the '50s and early '60s. Yet the compilation producers, like Cash himself, saved the best for last. "Hurt," Trent Reznor's poignant meditation on addiction, is devastating as written, but becomes a thing of terrible beauty in the ailing Cash's ravaged, autobiographical delivery. Sequenced as the final cut on the album, it ends with a kind of shocking void; stunning in its intensity, dropping the listener off a cliff of something very akin to grief. No artist, no matter what genre, could have planned a more haunting exit. --Alanna Nash
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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great compilation!,
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This review is from: The Legend Of Johnny Cash: 1955-2003 (Audio CD)
It's hardly the definitive collection of Johnny Cash but for a single cd there's no disputing what is here. "I Walk The Line," "Hurt," U2's "The Wanderer," every song's excellent. Maybe there should have been more of the older classics and less of the newer ones but it's a great sampler of his entire career, especially for people that may have only discovered him in recent years. Hopefully there'll be a sequel to the collection.
Update: In 2006 a second part was released to this collection, every bit as good as this one; it's definitely worth getting as well.
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The Legend Of Johnny Cash: 1955-2003,
This review is from: The Legend Of Johnny Cash: 1955-2003 (Audio CD)
This product was delivered when they said it would liked it very much the DVD was worth the money spent
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great for a younger audience,
By Jeffrey Thompson (BC, Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Legend Of Johnny Cash: 1955-2003 (Audio CD)
This album has a good portion of Cash's hits, including goodies like a live track of A Boy Named Sue and Hurt(Which I couldn't find on other albums). For a Single CD, it definately has the best possible collection I can think of. Being mostly new material(or, lack-of older material), it seems perfect for the new listener, because lets face it; not everyone likes country, but this album can really warm you up to it. No complaints with sound quality either, all the tracks sound shiny and new.
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