Best Ever Albums

Re: Album of the day (#5427): American IV: The Man Comes Around

Romanelli — Wed, 29 Oct 2025 15:24:35 GMT

Author: Romanelli

Posted: 10/29/2025 19:24

"The Man Comes Around" is, for me, by far the best track on this album.

Re: Album of the day (#5427): American IV: The Man Comes Around

Johnnyo — Wed, 29 Oct 2025 14:09:59 GMT

Author: Johnnyo

Posted: 10/29/2025 18:09

Milhaud wrote:

More than 20 years later, I still find it amazing how Cash was able to version so many songs so effectively, to the point to make them his own. The selection of songs and the theme of the album makes it one of the best epitaphs ever written and recorded.

Totally agree with that. Hurt is an obvious puck as a great cover but personal Jesus amd desperado are particular favourites of mine. An all time great

Re: Album of the day (#5427): American IV: The Man Comes Around

Milhaud — Wed, 29 Oct 2025 10:39:42 GMT

Author: Milhaud

Posted: 10/29/2025 14:39

More than 20 years later, I still find it amazing how Cash was able to version so many songs so effectively, to the point to make them his own. The selection of songs and the theme of the album makes it one of the best epitaphs ever written and recorded.

Album of the day (#5427): American IV: The Man Comes Around

BestEverAlbums — Tue, 28 Oct 2025 16:00:32 GMT

Author: BestEverAlbums

Posted: 10/28/2025 20:00

Today's album of the day

American IV: The Man Comes Around by Johnny Cash (View album | Buy this album)

Year: 2002.
Country:
Overall rank: 702
Decade rank: 108
Year rank: 14
Discography rank: 2 (out of 125 albums on BEA)
Average rating: 81/100 (from 510 votes).

Tracks:
1. The Man Comes Around
2. Hurt
3. Give My Love To Rose
4. Bridge Over Troubled Water
5. I Hung My Head
6. First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
7. Personal Jesus
8. In My Life
9. Sam Hall
10. Danny Boy
11. Desperado
12. I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry
13. Tear Stained Letter
14. Streets Of Laredo
15. We'll Meet Again

indicates a top-rated track.

Top voted comments:

"A very sad album, but a good listen. He clearly knows he hasn't much time left with some of his song choices - In My Life, We'll Meet Again etc. His voice is clearly going in some of the tracks - In My Life is sung out of tune. Hurt for me is the stand-out track. Very poignant."
- albummaster
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"I wouldn't call anything here "very poor." Some songs are better than others, but none of them are bad. Great album, anyway. The "Hurt" video brought tears to my eyes when I first saw it, and the album as a whole has a similar vibe. You can tell he knew it would probably be his last, and wanted to make the last one he put out if not his best, as good as any of his previous albums."
- HyperBully
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